Time for Tea!

Saturday, around two, Stephanie and I headed to Mount Dora for some good ole fashioned 

British tea and crumpets. 

We had heard good things about a tea room called Windsor Rose and decided to give 

it a shot.

We ended up in a cute little town on the water filled with shops, restaurants,
and tea houses.

When we walked in we were immediately greeted by a lovely lady in white apron and given the choice of a scenic window seat or a seat by the queen.

It was a hard choice, but we chose the window seat.

Once seated, we were able to look over the selection of teas and pastries.

High Tea Menu.

I decided on the Marlborough - Tea for One and Stephanie had the 

English Cream Tea which came with a scone.

I had the Rose Tea - which was fantastic! 

I loved the cake, the pastry, and most of the sandwiches. Next time I think 

I will order the Queen Mary Tea for One.

Stephanie and I had never tried clotted cream before, so 

we were very excited to see it came with the 

scone!

Once we had finished our tea, the owner showed us around, explained, 

the artwork on the wall, let Stephanie pick out a new hat, and

took as many pictures of us as we wanted!

After bidding farewell, we set out to explore a little more of the

town before heading home.

Hello Fresh

A few weeks ago my friend gave me a coupon code for a free

trial box from Hello Fresh.

Hello Fresh is a company that will send you a box

every week with fresh food and recipes for creating

amazing dishes!!

I got a choice of the kind of box I wanted: Vegetarian or Classic (meat eater).

I chose Classic - cause I love me some meat ;)

After choosing the kind of box I wanted, I was allowed to choose three meals out of 

five choices, that I wanted to be delivered to my house.

Once I had chosen my meals, all I had to do was wait patiently for it to be

delivered to my front door!

Thursday I was notified that my package had arrived!

I rushed to my apartment front office and picked up a very large box!

I could not get home fast enough to open my 

present. 

Once inside the door, I ripped the box open.

What's in the box?

Three different types of meat!

Three bags of fresh ingredients!

The first dish I created was the Wasabi Glazed Steak. 

Along with the fresh ingredients, the box came with a 

packet of information and recipes that go along with each meal.

Once the hubby and I had decided on what we wanted to eat, 

I got cookinnnnn!

Beeeeef Babyyyyy!

I cooked the steak to a medium perfection.

Soba Noodles

I added the Soba noodles to boiling water, 

and let them simmer for about 10 minutes.

Red pepper, chives, carrot, and garlic

I chop chop chopped all the veggies :)

I added soy sauce and other spices to the 

steak. I LOVE THE SOY SAUCE

FISHIES!

and it turned into thissssss. Yummmmm!

Once I mixed it all together, it looked like this.

I spooned it into bowls for the hubby and me, and we tried our creation.

Verdict: IT WAS FANTASTIC!

Even the hubby liked it, and he is one picky SOB.

And the best part? WE HAD LEFTOVERS! 

So yes, the box mayyyy be a little pricey, but if you are trying to figure out

how much you would be spending per meal with this, you need to factor in

that you may be able to get more than one meal for two people out of 

each recipe. We got four meals out of this one. 

I haven't cooked the other two meals yet, but you can bet there will be a post about it 

soon!

So far, I am a big fan of the Hello Fresh Box. 

I'd suggest giving it a try if you want to try new things, 

and you don't care for grocery shopping.