Hadn’t had Every Plate for a few weeks… months… I liked their meal options this week, so went with them. I forgot that they packaged things a bit more than Dinnerly. Also, they have the recipe cards. I have gotten used to using the Kindle to get the recipes for Dinnerly… but the recipe cards are good too.
Only ordered 2 different meals this time – which was actually right before Christmas… it was to come on Wednesday but didn’t come till like 7pm… so I didn’t cook that night. On Christmas Eve we ordered Chinese (tradition) and then I didn’t cook them on Christmas. I cooked the first one on Saturday… and then tonight.
Meal #1
Crispy Caesar Chicken
I ordered this for 4 but could easily stretch with extra chicken and potatoes. In fact, I didn’t even cook the potatoes they sent because we had plenty still left over from Christmas dinner. I will keep them to add to another meal when I need to stretch the potatoes.
Ratings: Wayne – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ – it was good. He really liked the carrots and the crust on the chicken. Esther – ⭐⭐⭐ .9 (yep, 3.9) She did NOT like the carrots. Said they weren’t flavorful enough. Me – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don’t do carrots. Period! The chicken was very good. The parmesan crust was very tasty!
Meal #2
Pork Chops
I added extra pork chops (remember, I buy a whole tray of them and freeze them in pairs in baggies). I also added extra biscuits. Because this meal was another carrot meal, I added some extra spice to them to try and improve them for Esther. Since I don’t like carrots and Lydia isn’t a fan either, I cooked up some of the broccoli I had on hand. I also added some more of the leftover mashed potatoes to finish out the meal.
Rating: Wayne ⭐⭐⭐⭐ He LOVED the carrots. The gravy was very good. I do agree with that. This was probably the best gravy of any of the pan gravies I’ve made in the last couple months. Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The pork and gravy was very good. (I also like the broccoli – but it doesn’t count.) Lydia ⭐⭐⭐ 1/4 The pork was tender. The gravy was good. The biscuits were good. Not a fan of carrots. Esther ⭐⭐⭐1/4 She thought the carrots were better this time.
Next week back to Dinnerly for a week or 2… and then once the kids go back to college, I’ll go back to trying out other services. 🙂
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