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Reviewing: Cherry Balsamic chicken with almond rice and shaved carrots 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: oops I forgot... Carrots  Garlic rice  Balsamic vinegar  Cherry Jam  Scallions  Almonds  Chicken breast  Chicken stock concentrate Add on: Brussel sprouts The rice and Brussels sprouts: I decided to add brussel sprouts, D's work at a small part with some vegetable broth until the most Polly finished and then left to steam. The rice is precooked leftovers from yesterday's meal.  I toasted the almonds in butter per directions and then added garlic when reheating the rice. The protein: The chicken doesn't take long to complete it was cooked for a total of 14 minutes turning halfway through. The carrots: I didn't get to try the shaved carrots in another meal so I decided to do that here and it made a time for these a lot easier. There were thrown in the pan after the sauce was done and heated up until tender....

Reviewing:  Sweet & Smoky pork tenderloin with apple carrot slaw mashed potatoes & Cherry sauce 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Scallions (not pictured) White wine vinegar  Yukon Gold potatoes  Smoky cinnamon paprika spice  Cherry Jam  Mayonnaise  Shredded carrots  Pork tenderloin  Hudson River Fruit Snapdragon Apple  Sour cream The slaw: Since you don't have to shred the carrots yourself this is relatively easy, you just have the wet components to combine with the carrots.  The Apple comes in later in the process. Likely so it won't oxidize but I sliced mine early and set aside the larger chunks in some lime water. They kept just fine while I finished the rest of the process and were added last. The protein: This was straightforward, you just salt, pepper, add spice to the pork loin and pop it in the oven. The flavor came out very nice. The potatoes: While the pork was cooking I got the potatoes going...