April 7th

Smells Legit

Tonight I had my second attempt at an Indian dish.  I never thought I could make Indian food at home.  I'm sure mine is not really authentic, but it's good to me!  When Doug got home tonight he said my Indian food smelled legit, so I'll take that as a compliment!

Indian Butter Chicken
recipe from: http://thekitchenpaper.com/indian-butter-chicken/

This was not exactly like the butter chicken I've had from Indian restaurants, but it was delish.  It had a little spice to it, so if you don't like spice, add less cayenne.  I served it with garlic naan from Trader Joe's, which was perfect.

Grades:

Megan - A- (I loved the flavor of this and even more than the flavor, I loved the smell.  The naan was amazing.)

Noelle - D (I can't tell if Noelle really didn't like this or if she was just too tired and filled up on snacks to eat it.  She didn't want any of the bread which is soooo strange for her because she loves bread.  She did ask for more chicken several times.)

April 6th

Change of Plans

I was going to make dinner tonight.... But then Noelle and I went to my cousins house to visit and meet her new baby.  When we were almost home, I realized I left my purse there.  So, instead of making dinner, I went to pick up my purse after Noelle went to bed.  But, I still wanted dinner so....

Wendy's
Oak Park, IL

I had a spicy chicken sandwich, which in my opinion is one of the best fast food chicken sandwiches you can get.  Crispy, spicy, and fried.  Yum!

Grades:

Megan - A (I mean it's greasy fast food so of course it gets an A.  Probably an F for health though.)

Noelle - Noelle was sleeping so she missed out on this one.  I saw a sign though that Wendy's has $1.99 kids meals after 4pm.  That's pretty tempting....

April 5th

Delivery Without the Wait

Most times I am far too lazy to go pick up food for carry out.  That limits me to restaurants that deliver.  And delivery takes forever!  This is like ordering Chinese food, but cheaper and quicker.

Sweet and Sour Tempura Chicken
From: Trader Joe's (frozen)

I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of Trader Joe's products, especially the frozen ones.  If you haven't had this one, try it.  In my opinion it's one of the best and is a Trader Joe's classic.

Grades:

Megan - A (The chicken comes out nice and crispy and the sauce is sweet and tasty.)

Noelle - A+ (The last time Noelle had sweet and sour chicken with rice we were at Asian Harbor and she got to eat it with chopsticks.  Without me saying anything about that, as soon as Noelle saw this dinner she said, "I need my chopsticks!"  This girl has a crazy memory!  So, she ate the dinner with chopsticks and loved it!)