It Doesn’t Always Have To Be Homemade…

It Doesn’t Always Have To Be Homemade…

It doesn’t always have to be homemade or even semi homemade.

Did I really say that?

Yes I did!

Last week when I went shopping at Price Chopper I found bags of ready to cook meals on sale made by their upscale brand called Central Market.

I don’t usually buy a lot of ready to eat foods because of the cost and the fact that I usually have to add things to these meals to make them a little more palatable.

Throwing caution to the wind I decided to pick up a couple bags of these meals while they were on sale and give them a try. Crossing my fingers  as I did so hoping that I was making a good purchase.

Because of the issues with my hip the days I go shopping I am unable to make dinner later that same day and if I have not prepared something beforehand I am out of luck and have to resort to something like cereal. Don’t get me wrong I like cereal but not for dinner. I am a little more traditional than that and like dinner food at dinner time.

So I thought it was worth giving these meals a try. I already knew I loved Central Market Coffee better than any other brand and I am very fussy about my coffee so I figured they had a good chance of at least tasting ok.

Tonight after another day on my feet and working in the garden I again I knew I would not be able to make a dinner later today.

When dinner time came around I looked it the freezer for something easy and fast to prepare. I had forgotten about these bags of ready made meals and though I would have to settle for a Hot Pocket for dinner tonight. That was when I spotted these dinners and decided this was a good time to give one a try. I pulled one of these dinners out of my freezer and divided the bag in half and made it for dinner. I chose the Shrimp Scampi. The ingredients appealed to me and sounded good. It contained Shrimp, garlic, green onions and more.

I was pleasantly surprised. It was great! The shrimp had been frozen fresh and only was cooked when I put the meal in the microwave.

The flavor was pungent and had the tasted of fresh garlic. I really enjoyed my dinner tonight and I will defiantly buy this item again.

I cannot wait to try the second bag of these prepared meals that I bought at the same time that I bought the Shrimp Scampi. The other meal I chose was Chicken Marcella. Next week I will do just that. I know once again after shopping I will not want to cook and it will be nice to know that there will be something good I can make for dinner later that day.

So if you run into days when cooking is not a top priority and you are hungry give this product a try.

I plan on buying and trying more of this Central Market in the future because even when they are not on sale they are still affordable.