Steven Helmer Publications

  Everyone had Friday off from work and school, so we took a family trip down to Madison and on the way back, stopped by Costco. I saw Rana Southwest-Style Linguine near their meat section and thought it looked interesting enough to give it a try. Overall, I wasn't disappointed. Fortunately, my kids decided they wanted something else because there really wasn't enough in the packaging to make much more than a meal for two.  However, as far as convenience goes, it was one of the easier meals for two I've ever made. All I had to do was open the package, combine the ingredients in the container provided and cook in the microwave for eight minutes. I started this after my wife got out of the shower and it was done by the time she got dressed. I thought the linguine had a unique flavor. The andouille sausage gave it a bold taste without being too spicy and certain filled the kitchen with its aroma as I was cooking it. There was also plenty of chicken and vegetables to go with th...

My oldest daughter had figure skating yesterday evening and her younger sister had dance. As a result, I planned on making an early dinner for everyone. However, because the girls also had an afternoon dentist appointment yesterday, we ended up having a late lunch and, knowing nobody would be hungry for an early dinner, we decided to just find something to eat after the girls were done with their extracurricular activities. The kids wanted to have ramen noodles for dinner so I ended up looking for something for my wife and me. After some consideration, I made this product. I purchased the On-Cor turkey dinner a couple days ago while doing some other grocery shopping, mostly because I figured we would end up having a day like yesterday and would need something that was easy to make. And, the fact this was less than $4 helped with that decision. After having it, my opinion of it was a bit mixed. I'll start out by saying the dinner did prove to be much more filling than I w...