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Home Chef | Steak Au Poivre

March 22, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I went home this morning and brought along my pasta leftovers. Mum made me some surf clams so I had a couple of those as well. I’m so happy I remembered to bring them back to Scruffy’s to enjoy as a snack later!

Before I started eating and watching TVB’s Sniper Standoff, I handed Rocky a cow’s cheek to chew on since he hasn’t gotten a treat from me in a long time. Poor baby. I wonder if he misses Rizzo.

2018 | 081/365 | Home Chef | Steak Au Poivre Ingredients

Home Chef Ingredients for Steak Au Poivre

[2018] 081/365: Home Chef’s Steak Au Poivre

After hanging out with my parents and June for a bit, I went back to Scruffy’s and we started to cook our first Home Chef meal!

Home Chef | Steak Au Poivre with Roasted-Onion Mashed Potatoes

Scruffy wanted to stray away from the recipe a few times but I kept telling him to stick to the recipe. He always makes steak the same way so this was something new to him and the end result was better than he’d expected. Oh, and pairing it with red wine was an added bonus.

After doing this recipe, I noticed how big his family’s plates are! The portions look so tiny on the plate but it was more than enough! I am so stuffed and happy.

If your boyfriend isn’t much into taking you to those fancy Sur La Table cooking classes, then this is a better route.

Tomorrow we will be trying Beef and Pepper Tamale Pie. I cannot wait to see how that turns out and what my thoughts on this meal delivery service.

Stay tuned!

P.S. If you want $30 off, I can refer you! Just let me know and I’ll send you an invite! We can both get $30 off!!

Busy Body

March 21, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I had so much human interaction today, I felt like a busy body. Literally drained from it all but it was fun!

This morning started with me cleaning the skimmer (pool filter) and Scruffy getting a call from his friend, Albert. He was in town and wanted to see if we were free for lunch so we headed to Scruffy’s recommendation of Pacific Coast Tacos.

How cute is this Salsa Bar?! I made Scruffy get one of each so I could try it all. Habanero and Roasted Tomatillo was my favourite. Scruffy loved the Tomatillo. The real winner though was none of the above. It was from a bottle they bought, Trappey’s Hot Sauce Ghost Pepper. Albert went and asked where to buy it and they told us the Whole Foods next door. We went and couldn’t find it. I couldn’t find it online either so either they don’t sell it anymore or they just don’t want us to have any of our own.

Pacific Coast Tacos | Sugar Land, Texas | Grilled Fish, Fried Fish, Korean Beef, Bang Bang Shrimp, and PCT Originals

Grilled Fish [mango pineapple pico, purple cabbage, creamy jalapeno cilantro sauce] • Fried Fish [mixed cabbage, laguna sauce, chili sauce, cilantro] • Korean Beef [napa cabbage, cilantro, sliced radish, scallion, citrus soy, chili sauce] • Bang Bang Shrimp [tossed in PCT Bang-Bang sweet heat chili sauce, mixed cabbage, radish] • PCT Originals Killer Fries [cripsy twice fried Kennebec fries with house seasonings]

I can say with confidence that this place is better than Torchy’s Tacos. Go try it out. You will not be disappointed. My favourite was the Bang-Bang Shrimp. I’ve told Scruffy that if Jarro Cafe is too far away this will be our taco place. It’s THAT good.

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Before we left our Home Chef delivery arrived. I’m so excited. I’ve always wanted to try one of these boxes type meals. We were in a rush so I wasn’t able to see their packaging fully until after lunch. We opted for the Steak Au Poivre and the Beef & Pepper Tamale Pie. I loved that the meats were at the bottom with some ice packs and divided where the rest of the ingredients were. Even those were packaged individually per meal. They had three ice packs total which can be reused, how amazing!

And look at their insulation system. I’m pretty sure it’s just a lot of recycled cloths but it’s so simple and smart.

We cannot wait to see how everything tastes!

We met Saleh and Lacey at Churchill’s Sports Bar & Grill.

We threw back a few and had some stimulating conversations. It’s been a while since I’ve had those since I’m home all the time nowadays.

The boys played a round of pool before we called it quits.

We all headed to Saleh’s house where Salah was making his chili. We laid it on a bed of Fritos and sprinkled on cheese, sour cream, and jalapenos. Though it isn’t as spicy as Scruffy’s chili, it was equally delicious. Salah even made an eggplant concoction and I was surprised Scruffy liked it!

We stopped by Andrew’s for a hang out session and are now getting ready to watch Scrubs or Game of Thrones, or whatever our hearts desire. The night is young …. right?

Pacific Coast Tacos
1525 Lake Pointe Pwky, Sugar Land, Texas 77478 | (281) 980-0403 | Website | Yelp

Churchill’s Sports Bar & Grill
16687 W Airport Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77498 | (281) 325-0095 | Website | Yelp

A Day With Rizzo and Luna

March 20, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I had my leftover Creamy Pesto Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli for lunch and we had it for dinner as well. I still have one more serving leftover and I’m excited to have it tomorrow morning!

Then, while I was doing some top secret stuff which I’ll share another day, I gave Rizzo and Luna the cow cheek treats as distractions and they loved them! When I gave one to Rocky last week, it took him about 2 minutes.

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Luna finished hers in about 20 to 30 minutes then decided to stare down Rizzo as he finishes his. This is the usual occurrence as Rizzo takes longer which took him almost an hour this time. I love that his little tongue is out.

I brought him with me to pick up some prescriptions and I was surprised he was quiet the whole time. The weather was amazing so I had the sunroof opened and he just stared out the window, watching the people and cars pass by.

Now, it’s more LOVE on Netflix and who knows what else.

Until next time,

Getting Fat On This Harry Potter Marathon

March 12, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

We started Harry Potter #6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, last night but Scruffy was falling asleep so we called it a night and finished it this morning while eating lunch.

We used our Door Dash credits and got Thai Cottage. Mmm …

[2018] 071/365: Tea and “Crumpets”

After many hours, I had tea, Scruffy, coffee, and shared a slice of Chinese chiffon cake.

We ate our leftover Thai Cottage and started watching Harry Potter #7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.

I’m so excited for him to finish this marathon so we could get to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. I don’t know if he’d wanna watch it though.

Deep Fried Chickens

March 8, 2018 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Rami and his co-workers came over for lunch and games. They brought pizza while Scruffy and fried up so4me chicken nuggets. We used Hot Cheetos, Seasoned Fry, and Hot Funnyuns to see what results we got. We both liked the Hot Funnyuns the most.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

[2018] 067/365: Harry Potter #1

Scruffy and I are hoping to go to California soon and if so, visit Harry Potter World (?) so I finally got Scruffy to watch the first HP movie with me. I’m hoping we can get through them all, including Fantastic Beasts. That’s the only one I haven’t seen.

Scruffy made fajita steak and grilled zucchni while I made sauteed peppers, onions, and mushrooms as well as guacamole. Everything came out great.

Rizzo doesn’t play ball a lot but when he does, it makes my heart melt, especially because the ball is the size of his face and he can carry it in his mouth. Luna wasn’t pleased since it was her ball and she could only stare at him playing with it.

Right now Scruffy is in a frying chicken high and using the rest of the chickens we had marinating earlier to make a different version, beer-fried. It’s coming out okay but keeps falling apart. We cannot open our own restaurant just yet. hahaha

Pacific Coast Tacos 1525 Lake Pointe Pwky, Sugar Land, Texas 77478 | (281) 980-0403 | Website | Yelp

Churchill’s Sports Bar & Grill 16687 W Airport Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77498 | (281) 325-0095 | Website | Yelp

Pacific Coast Tacos
1525 Lake Pointe Pwky, Sugar Land, Texas 77478 | (281) 980-0403 | Website | Yelp

Churchill’s Sports Bar & Grill
16687 W Airport Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77498 | (281) 325-0095 | Website | Yelp