“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central for InnovAsian Cuisine. I received coupons for Lemon Grass Kitchen frozen meals to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”

One of my favorite times of the day is dinner time with my family. Now that the kids are back to school, dinner is my time to get together as a family, share a good meal and talk about what happened during the day. While most nights you will find me making meals from scratch, there will be nights when I want to take a break from cooking and prepare quick and easy meals with the microwave.

We enjoy a variety of food and I was excited to try the new Lemon Grass Kitchen line from InnovAsian Cuisine. This is one of the first Thai frozen food lines which has been created by Chef Mai Pham. This new line allows you to bring some flair to your freezer without having to prepare a difficult meal.

The InnovAsian Cuisine’s Lemon Grass Kitchen offers a variety of flavors including:

• Chicken Pad Thai
• Shrimp Pad Thai
• Beef & Broccoli Noodles
• Red Curry Chicken
• Lemongrass Chicken Stir Fry
• Thai-Style Chicken Fried Rice

I buy some of the other InnovAsian Cuisine products on a regular basis to keep on handy when I am craving Chinese food. I love their Sweet & Sour Chicken and their Sticky White Rice. This last week I purchased the Red Curry Chicken, Chicken Pad Thai, Beef & Broccoli Noodles and the Thai-Style Chicken Fried Rice to try.

I like that these frozen meals allow you to prepare some Thai style meals at home in just minutes with minimal effort. The Lemon Grass Kitchen line also includes high quality ingredietns that are individually packages for superior freshness and also constructed to prepare exceptionally well in your microwave or on the stove.

With the meal above you simply add the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl, add a couple of tablespoons of water, cover and microwave.You can also choose to use the stove top which takes just a little bit longer. Dishes can be prepared in a microwave in under 6 minutes whereas you can use the stove top and have your meal ready in 12 minutes or less.

What I also like about InnovAsian Cuisine Lemon Grass meals is that they contain NO MSG and NO trans fat. They can also be customized by simply adding other ingredients to your meal. You can add ingredients like peanuts and bean sprouts to the Shrimp & Chicken Pad Thai or maybe add some basil and cilantro to the Lemongrass Chicken Stir Fry. The options are endless when it comes to making your own unique Thai style meal with InnovAsian Cuisine.

In addition to the Chicken Pad Thai meal I tried, I also tried the Thai-Style Chicken Fried Rice that was really good.

Want to try the InnovAsian Cuisine Lemon Grass Kitchen products? Be sure to PRINT an InnovAsian coupon to SAVE $1.50 OFF your next purchase.

To find out more about InnovAsian Cuisine products visit:

• Lemon Grass Kitchen website
• InnovAsian Cuisine Twitter page
• InnovAsian Cuisine Facebook page

Have you tried the InnovAsian products? Which ones are your favorites?

 

This is a partnered post with EatSmart.  Product or compensation has been received for this review and all thoughts are my own.

Last year while taking classes at my local community college I signed up for one of their culinary classes. I have always wanted to learn how to make breads and fancy pastries so I signed up for the Pastry & Breads class. As a student I was required to have certain kitchen tools & supplies. One of the things that I had to have was a food thermometer.

I will admit that I have had an OLD food thermometer in my drawer in my kitchen for years but I had never used one. I always thought that I would save it for the day when I would need it.Well that day came when I learned how to make homemade bread. When making bread, you have to check the internal temperature to make sure it is done. A fully baked loaf of bread that is DONE will have a temperature of about 200F and you can’t check the temperature without a food thermometer.

Now that I know how to make bread I now have the EatSmart Precision Elite Food Thermometer to help me my kitchen. I wish I would have had this when I took my class because I would have been the envy of the class when it came to checking our loaves.

Here are the features of the Precision Elite Food Thermometer:

• Rapid temperature read in 3 seconds or less
• BROAD range (-40°F to 572°F)
• Fahrenheit/Celsius switchable
• 1.5mm Folding Step-Down probe
• Hold feature to “freeze” temperature when removing from food
• Blue illuminated backlight
• Anti-microbial nylon carrying case

What I like about this thermometer is its ability to read the temperature fast. I also like that when you fold it to close it, it automatically shuts off for you so that you don’t waste battery life.

With this thermometer I also like being able to “freeze” the temperature. With my old thermometer I used in class I would have to read the temperature while it was still in the hot bread. With this feature you can push a button to save your temperature, pull it out and then read it making it much easier!

You can purchase the EatSmart Precision Elite Food Thermometer on Amazon for only $39.95.

This is a partnered post with Sunbelt Bakery. Product or compensation has been received and all thoughts are my own.

In just two days my kids will be starting the new school year. I know it is strange to start the school week on a Thursday but it does give my kids a little break after their first two important days of school. Since the kids are going back to school I have been thinking of different snacks to keep in the pantry for them to eat before and after school.

Growing up one of my favorite snacks have always been granola bars. Luckily my kids have taken after mom and love granola bars too. Granola bars are not only taste great, they have some health benefits too. Below I want to share five reasons why you should by the Sunbelt Bakery Granola Bars…

Reason One – These granola bars are made with nutritious ingredients like whole grains, fruits and nuts.

Reason Two – Sunbelt Bakery uses NO preservatives!

Reason Three – The granola Bars are baked and delivered FRESH weekly to your grocery stores.

Reason Four – Great for breakfast or a snack with only 150 or LESS calories.

Reason Five – There is 13 varieties of granola bars to choose from.

I have been buying the Sunbelt Bakery Granola Bars for years. I also enjoy eating their granola cereal. I love that the Sunbelt Bakery products taste fresh and available in a variety of flavors that my whole family enjoys.

To find out more about the Sunbelt Bakery products visit: www.sunbeltbakery.com