Devour Frozen Foods Review

I tried out some of the frozen foods from Devour that I saw at my local grocer and here are my thoughts about the ones I tried.

Lasagna Alfredo with Bacon and Sausage
Lasagna Alfredo with Bacon and Sausage
Lasagna Alfredo with Bacon and Sausage

I’m used to eating lasagna with a red meat sauce, so this was a nice switch up.  The flavors of the Applewood Smoked Bacon and Italian Sausage went well with the creamy alfredo sauce.  570 calories with 330 coming from fat was delicious.  This is a single serving sized container but nothing says that you have to eat all of it at the same time.  I found it to be rich and good.  I would buy it again.

Angus Beef with Cornbread
Angus Beef with Cornbread
Angus Beef with Cornbread

This was my favorite of the three Devour foods that I tried.  The beef was covered with a sweet and smokey sauce.  The cornbread was made with jalapenos and had a nice and spicy flavor.  It had 750 calories with 310 coming from fat.  I actually wished that the serving size was twice as much, that’s how tasty it was.  If I see it in the store again, I’m buying more than one of these again.

White Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Bacon
White Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Bacon
White Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Bacon

This was good but it was also the one out of three that I tried that I liked the least.  It’s not that it tasted bad, it just wasn’t as good as the other two.  It was cheesy and the bacon taste was nice.  If Bacon Mac & Cheese is your thing, you should still give it a try.

The product page at Devour shows many more in addition to the ones I bought at Publix, and I hope to be able to try the others at some time and review them as well.  Happy eating!

My favorite Girl Scout Cookies

Girl Scout Thin Mints
Girl Scout Thin Mints Cookies

My favorite Girl Scout cookies are Thin Mints.  I place them into the freezer and later when I take some out to eat, they are very cool.  If I were to only buy 1 box then this is what I would choose.

Girl Scout cookies
Girl Scout cookies

The shortbread cookies are my second favorite Girl Scout cookie variety.  I decided to try some of the Thanks A Lot cookies which are shortbread but have a layer of chocolate at the bottom.  They were pretty good as I expected them to be.

Girl Scout Peanut Butter Patties
Girl Scout Peanut Butter Patties

My third most favorite is the Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies.  These can be sort of dry sometimes, so I tend to only eat one or two at a time, and that’s a good thing.

I’d place the Peanut Butter Patties as my fourth favorite.  I wrote about them in this post.

Elite Airline status without flying IS possible

United Airlines Elite
United Airlines Silver Elite for 2017

I didn’t fly on United Airlines last year, but I received my 2017 Silver Elite MileagePlus materials in the mail today.  It IS possible to earn airline status without flying.

In my case, I earned this status based on my participation in a hotel chain’s customer loyalty program that is partnered with United Airlines at this time.  I’ve spent a lot of time and money with Marriott and they recognize that via their Marriott Rewards program.

There are some credit cards that include airline elite status as a part of their benefits, or the use of that card for a certain amount of spending also allows the holder to earn airline status without flying.

You do have to sign up for the frequent flyer program, and use the associated ID on your reservations in order to take advantage of the program’s benefits.

United Airlines
United Airlines Silver 2017

United Airlines no longer issues a physical card for their frequent flyer program and like other airlines has migrated to a digital image of a card inside of their smartphone app for members to display if required.  I think there is an option to print one out via their website but I won’t be doing that.

This year they still sent a small tag that can be use on a piece of your luggage.  I’ll probably put this on whatever small cabin bag I use on my next trip.  There were no drink or snack coupons in the mailing.

United Airlines Tag
United Airlines Silver Tag

I wrote a blog post about my Medallion Elite Status with Delta Airlines earlier this year, and why I was no longer going to have it in 2017.

 

 

Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries review

Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries
Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries

I tried a recent addition to the Burger King menu this week and I liked their Jalapeño Chicken Fries.  To tell the truth I actually had these two different times this week.  The first time they weren’t served in the box that you see above, so I got them again in order to have a better picture to share.

Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries
Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries

I ate mine plain the first time, and the second time I used some Ranch sauce from Burger King to dip them.  It’s not like they are very hot and spicy in taste, but it complements their flavor in my opinion.

I liked these better than the plain or the Cheetos flavored Chicken Fries that I’ve had from them before.

Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries
Burger King Jalapeño Chicken Fries

According to the Burger King website, there are 300 calories in one serving.  Try them, you might like them.