Family Traditions LLC and Teodora

I love, love, LOVE to cook so this entry pains me a bit but I really have to share a little gem I've found recently. I know many of you have crazy schedules and do not always want to eat out or on the run!! Well we are the same in this house - Roy and I have many nights (like tonight) that we do not get home until 8:30pm (or after) and unfortunately those nights are becoming more frequent due to his recent promotion and my call increasing. However, a little local company by the name of Family Traditions (www.familytraditionsky.com) has made it possible for us to have "home cooking" even with our crazy schedules!

This company posts a menu on their website monthly and you can place orders (usually place on Monday to pick up by Friday) that are preassembled so all you have to do is defrost and pop in the oven! For instance, today was a hectic day and when Roy arrived at home at 7:45 pm he preheated the oven and popped in a Chicken Pot Pie from FT and dinner was ready by the time I was home at 8:30pm (not to mention how proud my husband was that he "cooked"). The owner also has many Weight Watcher options to choose from!! My MIL bought us our first order last week which were all Weight Watcher items or "lightened up" selections off the regular menu. We are so thrilled that there is an option between cooking and eating out and intend to use her services more on my busier months.

Also, she can deliver but we picked our order up and discovered she shares her space with a Romanian bakery called Teodora and let me say . . . YUMMY!! We were headed to a dinner on Friday night and purchased several Romanian desserts called Carpati (carmel and chocolate dessert that looks like a thin bread slice with dark chocolate dipped on the side) and Amandina's (we tried the lemon and chocolate) to take as dessert! I included a pic of the Carpati because they were so good!

Although I still am a firm believer in planning ahead and preparing healthy meals, we are so excited that we have a healthier option as a backup! Hope you find yourself at their store and finding a way to have more meals at home.