Monday: Thai veggie noodle stir-fry with bok choy
and sugar snaps
You
can’t go wrong with a stir-fry for a quick and easy, but nutritious meal and
this was packed full of veggies for colour. The Thai paste wasn’t overly spicy,
but the lime gave it some much needed zing. The addition of salted peanuts
transformed the dish, adding a crunch to an otherwise soft bowl of food. I
would make this again in an instant – it was so much fresher and tastier than
those bags of pre-packed stir-fry veg you can get.
Tuesday: Pork & oregano sausages with glazed
apples and savoy mash
What
happens when you take a classic like bangers and mash and ramp it up a few
notches? This is the outcome! Proper meaty sausages, with a totally transformed
creamy mash (the addition of cabbage is spot-on) and oh my gosh, there’s
something about those pots of apple & sage jelly that you get with a lot of
the pork dishes... I need to know where to get it from or make my own! All
Hello Fresh recipes containing mash potato say to never peel the potatoes and
this has changed my life – it definitely makes a difference to the flavour.
Again, I’d make this again in a heartbeat!
Wednesday: Mexican beef loaded wedges with zesty cream,
peppers and carrots
I
wasn’t a fan of this recipe at all, it was far too dry and too spicy. Alfie
didn’t like it either, but I think that’s more down to all the veg and mince
(he only eats mince as bolognaise, and even then, sometimes will pick at it). I
cooked it in my Le Creuset square roasting tin, so it didn’t look the best –
hence no ‘after’ photo. I think I cooked this on a day I’d been out for lunch at
work, so wasn’t feeling hungry – and definitely didn’t enjoy it the next day.
Ash had no complaints, mind. I feel if you’re a fan of Mexican, you’ll be
disappointed by this.
Thursday: Hoisin chicken & plum stir-fry with
zesty rice
Ending
on a high – a huge high – and possibly, my favourite Hello Fresh recipe card we
got from our six boxes. We had previously had something very similar with
noodles and I sung this recipe’s praises then, but it really is divine. I often
prefer noodles to rice, while Ash is the opposite – but this was a hit with
everyone, including my mum, which shows how long ago I made this! It stretched
fine to three portions too, supplemented with spring rolls, of course! Can you
even have an Asian-inspired dinner without picky starters?! The plum this time
was in chunks, rather than wedges, and properly cooked down, so mixed with the
sauce for sweetness. I mean, I would never have considered cooking plum in a stir-fry,
but it really works – and totally lifted the flavour of the chicken, which was
beautifully marinated. After the disappointment of the day before, they pulled
it out the bag here!
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