When you arrive in your new home, you have to start from scratch. Collect your oils and vinegars all over again. And sometimes you plan your meals around items that you think you own, but in fact, do not. Like when I was trying to make this sweet and sour chicken. I was in need of a simple red wine vinegar. While making the grocery list I thought to myself "Of course I have red wine vinegar, I didn't use it all before I left New Haven." Wouldn't you know, Tuesday night came around and I was without red wine vinegar.
I did however have a bottle of balsamic vinegar! So we went in a different direction with the flavors in this dish, more italian, less asian. It worked out so well, because I recieved a box goodies from the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program! Inside the box were these delicious items...
Look, risotto! That will work perfectly with my italian sweet and sour chicken! And it was perfect. While it's not going to equal spending a half hour at the stove, Bird's Eye did a pretty good job! The mushroom risotto was what I decided to pair with our chicken dinner. (Boyfriend ate the rest of the items while I was out of town this weekend! He said they were good and that the risotto was his dinner one night!) Apparently they are coming to stores in September, aka, tomorrow!