Ok folks, are you ready for TWO weeks of Papa Spud’s
updates?!?! That’s right, this sneaky
Chick did some strategic ordering to stretch out two weeks worth of Papa Spud’s
over the holidays to feed the whole crew and then some. Plus this is the week that you are all
starting new diets, vowing to be healthier in 2015, etc. etc. etc. so it’s
easier to get your attention ;-) Don’t
worry, you’ll thank me for my sneakiness.
First off, in Week 2 of The Papa Spud’s Experiment TWO boxes
arrived!
It turns out I just ordered bulky foods, but still it was
ridiculously exciting. And yes, when
only one box arrived for Week 3 of The Papa Spud’s Experiment it was a bit of a
bummer, until I opened it up that is.
Week 3 was the first time I included meat as part of my box
which is such a cool and unique benefit of using Papa Spuds. The meat arrived fully frozen so I happily
popped it into the freezer for future use.
Honestly, I’m overthinking the meat a bit. I am so sure that it is going to be fabulous
I don’t want to waste it on the wrong recipe.
Ridiculous? Yes. Surprising? No.
What were my favorite things about Weeks 2 & 3? Well, I’m glad you asked. I was able to spice up the ordinary,
strategically stretch my boxes over multiple weeks and make a few amazing
dishes for Christmas dinner!
When I selected my first Papa Spud’s box I made the mistake
of thinking only of what I could make it that week. With the holidays around the corner, I knew
that most of my meal planning would revolve around Christmas dinner. I realize this will sound a bit silly but
until that point it hadn’t occurred to me that much of what I ordered would
last for more than just a few days and thus began my strategery!
Sweet Potatoes
One of my favorite side dishes at Thanksgiving and Christmas
is Sweet Potato Casserole and I knew that it would be even better with fresh
local Sweet Potatoes and boy was I right.
Since I would be feeding the whole crew for Christmas dinner, I ordered
sweet potatoes in my Week 2 and Week 3 boxes to ensure that I had plenty. The results were nothing short of
scrumptious:
Spicing up the Ordinary
Another fun thing about new fresh fruits and veggies
delivered to your door every week is that you can not only try something new,
but you can re-experience the ordinary.
For me, it is the little things that make the biggest difference, like
the amazing lettuce I have gotten which has gotten me excited about sandwiches,
yes sandwiches. There was the
traditional Turkey sandwich:
The good old fashion tuna sandwich which was in fact
fabulous:
And the piece de resistance, the day after Christmas
leftover turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich:
Speaking of cranberry sauce, which too was made even better
this Christmas thanks to some awesome oranges from my Papa Spud’s box:
The makings of the perfect cranberry sauce
The actual cranberry sauce yumminess!
An Even Better Ordinary
My boys also insisted that I share some of their favorite
parts of the Papa Spud’s boxes from the past two weeks.
The little man has be loving his cute little tangerines
because he can peel them himself:
Little one-friendly tangerines from Papa Spud's
The big guy has also been loving the fresh apple he finds in
his lunch box every day:
A Papa Spud's Apple - perfect for school lunches!
AND I still have some red potatoes that we’ll be diving into
this week in addition to some fun new party cooking!
If you have any fun recipes you want me to try, send them my
way: info@cluelesschick.com
Until next time,
aka Chick #1
P.S. Another HUGE Clueless Chick thank you to the lovely
ladies at Clairemont Communications for connecting us :-)
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