Happy Mardi Gras!!!!! Here is a simple cocktail to wash down all the King cake you will be eating. 

Ingredients: 
-5 ounces of vanilla vodka
- 6 oz of pineapple juice
-2 ounces of lime juice-
-lime slices for garnish
-purple, green and yellow sugar crystals for rim

Directions: 
- In a cocktail shaker mix the juices and vodka with ice. 
-Garnish the rim of your cocktail glass by dipping in water and then into a bowl of the sugar crystals.
-top it off with a few slices of lime. 
​Enjoy!

I like to think that I am not that bad of a cook(my husband may differ). I know how to follow instructions and I like to try new recipes. I have never tried any meal delivery services before, I have been a bit skeptical thinking it might be too daunting or call for unique ingredients that my palate may not be accustomed to. 
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I tried HelloFresh which delivers weekly recipes and fresh ingredients straight to your doorstep! 
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My shipment included 3 meals for two. A steak, chicken and pork meal. 

I decided to make the "when steak met potatoes and creamed kale with peppercorn sauce" meal first. It came with steak, potatoes, shallot, kale, peppercorn, beef broth and sour cream.
There is a recipe card that comes with each meal along with of course the fresh ingredients. When I say fresh I really do mean fresh. The kale was the most beautiful kale I have ever seen. The recipe card has  a beautiful picture of the meal and step by step instructions and photos for each step on the back. This meal took about 30 minutes to make and I am not much of a steak eater and this steak was savory and delish! The kale in the peppercorn sauce was AMAZING! 
I found it to be very easy to follow and I would definitely 
I highly recommend using HelloFresh. Give it a try, what is the harm? The cost of 3 meals for two is the same as just ONE night out to dinner. I really enjoyed  it and highly recommend it.