Wildfire^® partnered with Peapod to create new meal prep kits and I think it’s a home run.  My day started out off with rushing out the door at 6:30am for my 45 min commute to work, a day full of meetings and a skipped lunch, last minute projects having me leaving the office later than usual around 6:30pm.  I was stressed the entire day and mentally creating a list in my head of everything I needed to pack that evening for a business trip the next day to New Orleans.

On a typical stressful day like this, I would’ve swung by somewhere quick and just picked up dinner for the night to allow myself for more time in the evening. However, I had the Wildfire^® Beef Tenderloin with Couscous delivered to my door that evening.  I was lucky that traffic was kind to me and I got home within 30 mins.

I set out to prep my meal and I have to say, as stressed out as I felt that day, prepping the meal was actually very calming and soothing.  The box was left at my doorstep in a disposable cooler with ice packs to keep the food fresh and all of the ingredients you need are individually packaged and labeled, taking the guess work out of everything and making the whole process a cinch so that even someone who doesn’t know how to cook could easily prepare a delicious restaurant quality meal.

So the one “no no” that I did as a cook was not properly letting the meat marinade for the given amount of time suggested by the instruction card.  Why? Because I was starving and didn’t have the time.  So I marinated the meat, placed it in the fridge and prepped everything else; the beef really only marinated for approx. 10 minutes at most but it didn’t negatively affect the taste of the dish.  It was still one of the most delicious meals that I’ve had in a long time.  The steps were very easily to follow and the only things that I needed were the cooking utensils, a large skillet and a small pot.

To be honest, when I opened the box, I thought there was no way this was a serving size for 2 people.  But I was pleasantly surprised at how everything turned out and it was exactly the perfect portion serving.  The meat was  incredibly flavorful and tender and I wouldn’t change a single thing about how this dish is served.

Thanks Peapod and Wildfire for making my day even less chaotic and stress-free.

-ADT (Angie)