I love frozen food as much as the next gal - if you say you don't then you're lying - but my appreciation for the convenience and fun packaging, (I get such satisfaction from stabbing the plastic wrap to allow the steam to come out, don’t you?), pales in comparison to the adoration my best friend Ali bestows upon Lean Cuisines. For the three years we lived together, every grocery list consisted of the same things: cheese, beer, turkey, and Lean Cuisines. After the first couple of trips we developed a great route to navigate the store – she would go to the deli and get the turkey and cheese while I grabbed the booze, and we would meet in the beloved freezer section to make our choices for the week. Beef stroganoff? Asian chicken? Penne pomodoro? The possibilities were endless! And, after a few of those beers, the Lean Cuisines were just as satisfying as eating a crepe out of Fabio’s hands on the Champs Elysees (actually, that sounds really disgusting but you get my point). I thought the best part about Lean Cuisines was the fact they are relatively low in calories, so they cancel out any of the liquid calories one may gain from the brewskies, but no, they are so much better than that…
When Ali and I first heard about the next theme party – “Anything but Clothes” – we knew immediately what we would wear. While the other girls would be in saran wrap and tin foil, we decided to think outside of the box. Literally. We saved up our Lean Cuisine boxes until we had enough to make an outfit, (which only took about three days), and I went to work. Like a little elf on Christmas Eve, I sat awake in my room crafting the creation. Have you heard of the wearable chocolate shows in New York? Well I was determined to make our ensembles a thousand times more glorious!
Did I succeed? You be the judge! And remember, don’t be a food snob! Even foodies can appreciate over priced and under portioned frozen meals – even if it’s only as a fashion statement.
Side note: after many, many, frozen meal taste tests I can assure you that the pizza, (plan NOT sausage), is by far superior to any other options. The macaroni and cheese can also be perfectly scrumptious, but only when doused with salt and pepper, (and Ali would even add chopped up carrots and celery for a little crunch – quite lovely indeed!)
*The above photo is of Ali in her Lean Cuisine haute couture
4 comments:
Loved your Lean Cuisine dress. You're one cool chick. Have you worn it again? To where? Wouldn't that raise some brows at a cotillion ball?
Another suggestion to make an already delicious Leaner even better is if you have the Mac & Cheese one (which is personally one of my favorites along with the veggie pizza) and add some of own cheese. My good pal Jane likes to add light laughing cow cheese in the French onion flavor (only 30 calories so it will not spoil your diet and the only purpose of eating a LC because lets face it if you are not watching the pounds you might as well splurge for a Hungry Man) and adds it to an almost defrosted M&C and then she puts it back into the micro for a few seconds and mixes it all together and there you have it a delicious and nutritious LC with an added homey touch. Plus it also makes a big difference to take the extra free seconds to take the M&C out of the plastic and put it on a nice plate or bowl that way you don't have to feel like a lonely spinster as much...
Clearly I am kind of an expert on the subject of frozen foods and would be happy to answer any and all questions on the subject via LT's fantastic blog
-The girl in the Lean Cuisine dress
Judging by the craftswomanship of that lovely ensemble... looks like LT is in the wrong line of work. You should be designing ready-wears, my dear! (Talk about new wave green: you could totally get in with the hippie conservationsist fashionista use-all-parts-of-the-buffalo crowd.) I can envision the spring line now... trashbag galoshes, sandwich baggie shower caps, recycled soda bottle rain slickers... very "Singing in the Rain" meets new-edge green.
Will there by valet parking at the show, or should I park my Prius around the block?
Love you,
Love your blog.
This was hilarious. Thanks,
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