When do we want to start up again?

Hi ladies! When do we want to start up again? I was just looking over the adds and will buy some chicken if we are going to do an exchange for March. Who is in? I can do it. How about the rest of you? I wouldn't be opposed to donating a meal to Sarah to help her out. What do you think?

February Exchange

Hey girls! How is it already February? Where did January go? Is everyone wanting to do a meal exchange this month? I took the liberty of updating the meal assignments. Comment to this post and let us all know if and when you would like to get together! I hope to see you soon!

A Belated Thank You!

I just wanted to tell Tami thank you so much! On the day you guys exchanged meals last month, she sent Dave over to my house with the lasagna she had made for her family. AMAZING!! It probably doesn't seem like a big deal, but it was very touching to me. Thank you so much!!

Amy- wait to add the sour cream?

I just made Amy's meal tonight which was great! The only question I have is should you wait to add the sour cream until the end before serving? I added it at the beginning and it kind of balled up instead of mixing in. I have had other recipes with sour cream in the crock pot and you add it at the end. Anyone have an answer?

Beef Stew

The beef stew was really good Sarah. I put it in a casserole dish and sprinkled cheese on it and then warmed it up in the oven. It was yummy!

Jane's meal gets an A++++++++

If you haven't had Jane's meal yet, get ready for some REALLY GREAT Beef and Broccoli. When I served it to my kids they said, "Yuck, I don't like broccoli!!!" I told them they haven't tried this dinner before. I told them how Jane had made it and that Sam and Nate LOVED it. I told them they thought is was sugar meat. (The things we say to get kids to eat!) So, Jeffrey reluctantly took a bite and said, "Wow, this is REALLY GOOD". About 2 minutes later he was asking for more!!! It took Kyle awhile to give it a try, but once he did, his plate was gone too. As for Chloe, I think you all know she doesn't eat. I ate way too much myself just because it tasted so good and Scott asked if I could get the recipe. So Jane, PLEASE pass on the recipe!!! (If you haven't already.) Thanks Jane!!!

Add a little more cornstarch...

I gave you each baggies with 2 t. cornstarch (plus some sesame seeds) to thicken the sauce at the end of cooking. I made the meal tonight, however, and realized you will probably want to add an additional 2 t. cornstarch (4 t. in all) to make the sauce just right. Also, I forgot to take out my meal to thaw so I just thawed it in the sink with some warm water. It didn't take too long--from start to dinner was only about 30 minutes.