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  (I saved this beef recipe from one of my Hello Fresh boxes. Click Here for the original full recipe) Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef 6 tsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp sesame seeds 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce 2 scallions 1/2 clove minced garlic 1 tsp sesame seeds (optional) 2 cups cooked rice Directions:  Thinly slice the scallions, keeping the whites and greens separate. In a large bowl, combine the soy sauce, hoisin, scallion whites, and garlic. Add the ground beef and thoroughly mix with your hands. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat into pieces, until browned and no longer pink.  Serve the beef on a bed of rice, sprinkled with scallion greens and sesame seeds . We loved to eat with Broccoli or Sauteed Mushrooms.

Spring is here!! I just wish it wasn’t so cold still. The kids requested dirt cake. Perfect for spring, family time, and dreaming of warmer tomorrows. Ingredients 5.9oz Instant Chocolate Pudding 2 Cups Milk 16 Oreos 8oz Cool Whip 8oz Gummy Worms   Directions Separate Oreo cream into a large bowl and cookie ends into a smaller bowl (or Ziploc bag depending on preferred method for crushing). Crumble cream between fingers, and crush cookies with the back of a spoon (or rolling pin in bag). Add milk, then pudding mix, to bowl with the cream. Stir until well blended for 2 minutes. Mix in Cool Whip until just blended. Spread out pudding mixture in 9×13 pan. Cover with crushed Oreo cookies. Place gummy worms in dirt. Alternatively, for individual servings, layer the pudding and Oreo in small clear cups. Add a surprise worm at the bottom of the cup to start. I always do the individual cups with the kids, so they can each make their own. We made 10-...

I love Hello Fresh recipes! I always like to save my favorites and try to adjust the ingredients to see if they can be made again successfully. This one was easy to do just that. These are my edits to accommodate what I keep on hand or can regularly find at the grocery store. Ingredients:    12 oz Cheese Tortellini 1lb Ground Beef 28oz Crushed Tomatoes 1 Yellow Onion 1 tsp Minced Garlic (2 cloves Fresh) ½ tsp Dried Basil (0.5oz Fresh) 2 TBSP Sour Cream ½ cup Panko Breadcrumbs 5 oz Spinach ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese 4 tsp Olive Oil Salt Pepper   Directions: Preheat broiler to high. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Halve, peel, and dice onion. If using fresh, mince 2 cloves garlic and finely chop basil leaves. Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large, tall-sided pan over medium-high heat. (TIP: If you have an ovenproof pan, use it instead. I use my Dutch Oven) Add onions and garlic, and toss until softened, 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Ad...