Steven Helmer Publications

My wife and I didn't have anything planned for dinner last night so, after a quick discussion (via text), we decided to just make spaghetti for the four of us. I had most of the stuff I needed already but we were out of pasta sauce so I ended up stopping at the store after work. Since money is a little tight at the moment until payday, I had planned on just buying the cheapest brand and attempt to doctor it up a bit. However, when I got to the store, I discovered the Prego sauces were on sale and, even though they were a little more expensive than the cheapest option, decided to try their three cheese Italian sauce instead. I picked this flavor because, being from Wisconsin, I love my cheese . And, after trying the product, I have to say I was happy with it. I've had other sauces that promised a cheese flavor. Very few of them really delivered. I'm sure they all had cheese in them. I just could not taste it in them. That was definitely not the case with ...

My wife and I decided to make fish for dinner tonight, mostly because we had purchased this product some time ago and remembered it was in our freezer. Normally, $16.99 for 8 fish fillets would be too much for our consideration. But, it's hard to find high quality fish around here and we figured it would be worth taking a chance on something a little different. While I'm still not completely sure it was worth the money, after trying the product tonight, I do think it was pretty decent. I ended up preparing this fish in our oven and, when it was done, was very impressed with the breading because it came out nice and crisp. This definitely scored it some points with me because I've purchased plenty of similar products I couldn't say that about and, at minimum, made it worth spending a little more on. I also thought the grain in the breading gave it a unique taste that did a good job complementing the natural taste of the cod and wasn't overwhelming. As I ment...