So my mother has opened this shop in Zillah, WA called "Kate's Kitchen: Meals for Families on the Go". It's a place where you can come and make one meal or 12. All the ingredients are there for you, chopped up, ready to measure out and put in the freezable container. Then the choice is yours--you can take them home and freeze them for another day, or you can take them home and make them that night. It's a great invention for those of us who are too busy to shop and chop, as my Mom's website says (www.katesmealsonthego.com).
Last time Beckie and I went home, we brought back 4 meals (two Mom donated, two we purchased). The first one we ate was the Island Pork Chops. The flavor of the sauce was great--a little spicy, a little sweet. Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to take a picture of that meal.
However, last night we had some friends over for dinner and it was so simple. We just popped the Rosemary Garlic Chicken in the oven--no chopping, no shopping, no measuring--and let it cook covered for just shy of two hours (exact time was hard to tell due to an accidental oven being turned off mis-hap) and then uncovered it for the last
10 minutes. I confess that when I uncovered the chicken and potatoes, I was skeptical. The steam escaping from the pan smelled fantastic, but the chicken looked white and pasty, and definitely unflavorful; however, after 10 minutes of being uncovered the chicken browned right up and the meal got rave reviews from all partakers. Both the chicken and the potatoes tasted wonderful.
Mom also includes a side of bread with her meals--and so we took the frozen breadsticks out of the freezer, put them on a cookie sheet, brushed a little melted butter on them and placed them in the oven along with the chicken for the last 10 minutes to brown them up. What a wonderful addition to such a simple, but tasty and elegant meal.
Okay, so the end of the commercial is near, but one last thing. If you live anywhere near Zillah, WA (and if you do, you know who you are) then I'd suggest dropping by Kate's Kitchen and picking up a meal or two. It's easy, it's fun, and it's delicious.
Last time Beckie and I went home, we brought back 4 meals (two Mom donated, two we purchased). The first one we ate was the Island Pork Chops. The flavor of the sauce was great--a little spicy, a little sweet. Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to take a picture of that meal.
However, last night we had some friends over for dinner and it was so simple. We just popped the Rosemary Garlic Chicken in the oven--no chopping, no shopping, no measuring--and let it cook covered for just shy of two hours (exact time was hard to tell due to an accidental oven being turned off mis-hap) and then uncovered it for the last
10 minutes. I confess that when I uncovered the chicken and potatoes, I was skeptical. The steam escaping from the pan smelled fantastic, but the chicken looked white and pasty, and definitely unflavorful; however, after 10 minutes of being uncovered the chicken browned right up and the meal got rave reviews from all partakers. Both the chicken and the potatoes tasted wonderful.Mom also includes a side of bread with her meals--and so we took the frozen breadsticks out of the freezer, put them on a cookie sheet, brushed a little melted butter on them and placed them in the oven along with the chicken for the last 10 minutes to brown them up. What a wonderful addition to such a simple, but tasty and elegant meal.
The picture was taken today, when I warmed up the last piece of chicken in the microwave with a baked potato. It was just as good the second time, even though I left it in the microwave a little too long and turned it into Rosemary Garlic Chicken jerky.
Okay, so the end of the commercial is near, but one last thing. If you live anywhere near Zillah, WA (and if you do, you know who you are) then I'd suggest dropping by Kate's Kitchen and picking up a meal or two. It's easy, it's fun, and it's delicious.
