And the verdict is....

Well, I think the House Party went well today.  It was nice having people over to the house, since we really haven't 'officially' done that since moving to MS.

Plus, we got to eat good food.

So, there were 4 Velveeta Cheesy Skillets we got to try.  And the most well received skillet was:

Yep - the Chicken Broccoli.  Now, I didn't say the most well receive by who.  The adults liked this one the most.

The second runner up was the:

Yummy, Zesty BBQ Chicken.

The other two, which were way more popular with the kids, were the Nacho Supreme and the Ultimate Cheeseburger.  They were - eh.  Nothing that we hadn't seen before.

So, on a cost breakdown - the 2 chicken meals cost $1.75/box + $1.88/lb for chicken = $3.63 for a meal.  And there was PLENTY of food.  Our family of 4 would have no problem (right now).  I'm sure once kids get bigger that might be different.

The 2 beef meals were $1.75/box + $2.50/lb for ground beef = $4.25 for a meal.  Again - a pretty good deal.

Positives of these meals (when comparing to other box dinners with add-on meat):
1) Different types of pasta - you didn't have your ordinary elbows every meal.
2) Cheese!  I don't really need to say anymore than that.
3) Chicken option.
4) Cost.

Negatives:
1)  Meat meals didn't seem much different than the average box that is out there now.  Nothing spectacular.
2)  You have to get your own meat.  I like boxes (or frozen bags) that have everything there.
3)  Availability.  @Walmart yesterday in town they only had 1 of the 4 options we tried.  At least one of them was the chicken.

Overall, I think the meals were good.  They were different and easy.  Plus, the company sure did make them more fun.

Thanks for everyone that came and did some sampling!!

House Party!

Who doesn't like a good party?

I have started reading couponing blogs and ran across this website called House Party.  After perusing it a bit, it looked legit enough I thought for fun I'd apply to be a host of a party.  What better way to really meet people than to have a party at our house!

I applied for the Ball Canning Party - this is right after I did my first canning experience.  I was really excited.  I thought - this will be AWESOME to have one of these and get free stuff (the premise of most parties is to get new products out there for people to try, to spread the word). 

Well, at the end of May I got the disappointing email that said, sorry, but you weren't selected.  I was bummed!  But I had also applied to do a few others as well - and by luck I was selected to host a Velveeta Cheesy Skillet Party!

So, the party is this weekend.  I got my 'house party' box today in the mail!  I'm excited!  This will almost be an 'open house' for friends that we've made here in our new town.  Brandon is a little worried that our house won't be exactly like he likes, but hey, we have 2 kids 4 and under - its not gonna be perfect. Ever.

Also, some other exciting news is hopefully tomorrow I will officially be a 31 consultant!  If you've never checked out 31, you really should!  I will have a party open in the next few days and will get to show some local people the amazing products you can get! If you're interested - just let me know and I'd be more than happy to help you out!

Anyway - here is the stuff I got today!  How cool is this?  And stuff to go home with our guests!  Yea!