Archive for the 'Easy Meals in a Box' Category

Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream Dessert

Monday, November 21st, 2005

I’ve had green tea and I’ve had green tea ice cream before, but this is the first time I’ve had green tea mochi ice cream. It was… interesting. It’s like a chewy doughy funky-tasting outside around a small ball of green tea ice cream. I don’t really get the combination. […]

Chinese Mabo Tofu… From A Box

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Another Asian meal-in-a-box! Well, not really, it’s basically just a sauce packet, but add in some meat (if you want), veggies, tofu, and rice - and it’s a spicy Chinese meal! You can find these sauces in most Asian groceries as well and even in some mega-marts, they are relatively popular.
Ingredients:

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Easy Chinese Bar-B-Que Pork (Char-Sui)

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

While cleaning out my cabinet, I came across a packet of NOH Chinese Barbecue Seasoning Mix. It must have been at least a couple years old, as it was left by an old roommate who used these seasoning packets a lot. But I hadn’t had char-sui in a while, so I […]

Old El Paso Taco Dinner Kit Review

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

I usually like to keep one “Meal in a Box” type of dinner kit in the house for when I am super tired and need to feed the pack of ravenous hyenas I live with house. So when I saw this 12 taco dinner kit on sale for $2.50, I went for it.
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Easy Eats Review: Trader Joe’s Thai Red Curry in a Box

Friday, August 12th, 2005

I really like Trader Joe’s, they have a lot of good stuff there. So when I came across their little Red Curry and Rice in a box for about 2 bucks, I figured I’d give it a try. Turns out, not such a good idea.
First, the box came unsealed in […]