Continuing my conversion to “haus-frau”

Because my scrapbooking addition will be taking up more of my time, how will I be able to cook dinner for my hungry family?  Never fear, Let’s Dish  is here.  It’s a fun concept – grab a couple of friends, or head in yourself, and put together a bunch of meals to take home, freeze and cook later.  You come into the place, don protective gear (see below) and pick which meals you want to make.  At each station, you assemble the ingredients for a meal and place them into ziploc bags to be frozen and cooked later.  In just over an hour, I had the makings of 4 meals (you could also do 8 or 12, I started small).  The benefits?  You don’t have to chop anything, or clean up for that matter.  It’s more expensive than making it yourself, but it’s cheaper than take-out.  You make it yourself, fresh, and you can also control the ingredients that go into it. 

I thoroughly enjoyed myself, not just because of the food, but the company.  I went with Kris, who works with me, and she brought a friend from another publishing house not to be named.    As you can see, a great time was had by all. 

 

I’ve cooked two of the meals already, and they fed 4 people heartily.  The French Farmhouse chicken was delicious.  The Portabella Beef Stew was good, but the reviews in the house placed it at less yummy than the stew I make myself.  Let’s Dish claims that each of the dishes feeds 6, but those 6 people must be very small and not so hungry.  I know portion size is an issue in my world, but 6 people would starve if they had to share one Let’s Dish dish.  Since you see exactly what goes into each meal, I can say that they were pretty healthy, especially when combined with a big yummy salad at mealtime.  Mr IT is struggling to get the concept (“You can’t just do this yourself at home?”) but I think it’s something I would be happy to try again.