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Here's one more meal that I tried recently. (I'll try not to post any more of these for a while!) I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I was expecting the meatballs to be gross, the pasta to be blah, but nope!

There were 5 meatballs that were quite tasty. The pasta was good....big, wide noodles, and I loved the sauce. Most of the Swedish meatball meals I have seen/had usually have mushrooms in them. I was happy that there were no visible traces of mushrooms in this meal. There may have been some ground/pureed in the sauce to give it the "swedish meatball" taste, but I was happy I didn't see them.

I was very happy with this meal and I know I'll be getting it again. It's a nice change from the meals I normally have and it's a good fix if you want a "comfort" food.

Posted by Andrea on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 5:36pm. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

I tried this meal recently and I loved it. It made me think of Thanksgiving. The turkey was tender, the gravy was tasty and the seasonings in the potatoes were good, too.

Now if I just had some cranberries to go with it!

This meal only has 200 calories, so you could easily justify throwing in some cranberries if you wanted!

If you need a new idea for lunch, give this one a try!

Posted by Andrea on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 7:44am. | Permalink | Andrea's blog

I recently tried this meal from WW Smart Ones. It was all right. It had more calories than most of the others I eat at 330 calories. This sauce tasted like a very mild taco sauce. It wasn't bad, but I prefer a little spicier than that.

If I am in the mood for enchiladas, I think I will stick to the chicken enchiladas suiza meal. It is spicier and has 290 calories.

Posted by Andrea on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 10:12pm. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

I am way behind in the posts I want to have done. I did come across these. These are some cookies that Chuck's mom brought over one day she came for dinner.

I was so excited about the snowman cookie. Since I am tab obsessed with snowmen.

They were also delicious.

Posted by Andrea on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:49am. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

I came across this picture and website through a blog I read. I was fascinated! There's a video and everything. I thought it was such a genius idea. Check out the other pictures and the video when you can!

iSandwich (Scroll down a little to see the video.)

Posted by Andrea on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 8:55pm. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

A while back we had a birthday celebration for Chuck's sister. She requested a DQ cake. These are my favorite, too. Can you see that there are tiny leaf shaped candies on the cake?! So cute!

Chuck and I were out running errands and he made an impulse purchase (something he never does). They were these colorful candles.

The best part about them is what they do when you light them....their flames are the same color as the candles. They are the coolest thing we have ever seen!

If you happen to be near a Bed Bath & Beyond you should swing in and see if you can find some of these for your next birthday celebration.

Posted by Andrea on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 9:48pm. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

This is a terrible picture because I had already eaten most of this, but crappy picture or not...this was SO delicious. We had this at a friends' house recently and I was shocked at how simple it was to make. You should make it immediately and try not to eat it all!

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Corn & Bean Salsa

• Can of corn
• Can of black beans
• One small tomato
• Cilantro to taste

1. Put all of the ingredients into a bowl.
2. Chill before serving with tortilla chips...or a spoon!

Posted by Andrea on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 7:54am. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

This was the Lasagna Bake with Meat Sauce from WW Smart Ones. The taste was good, but there wasn't much sauce. So it was a little dry...even for my liking. I would probably eat it again, but there are many other meals I like better, so it would probably only be in a pinch.

I much prefer the Ziti over this.

But I am proud of myself for trying new things. Trying this many different meals is a big feat for me. So yay!

Posted by Andrea on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 7:59am. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment

A while back, my wonderful neighbor friends had us over for dessert after we went out to dinner. She made some fabulous brownies.

This is my neighbor friend, Kelly when we were out to dinner.

She baked these tasty brownies.

Then she made this cream cheese/peanut butter topping.

Then she topped it with frozen, crushed Twix bars.

She left a few plain ones in case we didn't like the topping. You should give this a try! You won't be disappointed!

Posted by Andrea on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 7:32am. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | 2 comments

I tried the Alfredo from Lean Cuisine and I wasn't impressed. It just didn't taste very good. I can't tell you what exactly it was that I didn't like. I just know I won't get it again. The chicken wasn't all that great and the sauce wasn't very good. Eh...it was worth a try. :)

I am learning that I don't like the Lean Cuisine meals as much as I like the Weight Watchers Smart Ones. Live and learn I suppose.

Posted by Andrea on Sun, 12/06/2009 - 9:10pm. | Permalink | Andrea's blog | Add new comment