Beef + Broccoli

This afternoon we waited for Brent to come home.

And when he did, we had another wonderful E-mealz meal:

Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Trust me, it tasted much, much better than it looks in the bottom picture.  It took much longer than I thought it would (+ some extra corn starch) for the sauce to thicken up and if I make it again, I will revise the sauce recipe to include less water, less orange juice, more corn starch and more soy sauce.

The only “gripe” I have about E-mealz is that the meals don’t seem to be very balanced.  Take tonight, for example: rice AND French bread? It seems a little carb-heavy. And one recipe for next week calls for three sides: potatoes, carrots, and corn, which I always thought didn’t necessarily “go” together because they are all starchy.  Maybe it is just the South, or the way I ate growing up, but to me, a meal is not complete without a green veggie!  And not one that is stir-fried in a sugary sauce!

Regardless, I still <3 E-mealz.  We are talking about changing to the low-fat, non-Walmart option.  Publix, here I come! :)

And tonight I did go to dreaded WM for groceries.  It was so crowded (even my cashier was complaining) and it took me way too long because I couldn’t think of where certain things might be – for example, molasses or minced garlic.  Anyway, I got some goodies that I am excited to try!!!  Scale Back Alabama starts this week, so we are cutting back for sure.  Me and Brent are on a team together at work.

YES!  I found the Tazo tea from Manna!  Now I can make my own!!!