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Meal in a box
I love to send a theme in my boxes... one of the favorite themes is a meal in a box! Use your imagination and you can recreate most any meal... just think 'inside the box'!!
Here are some of the favorites that I have send.
Disposable Aluminum Pan or Reynolds HOT BAGs are great to cook in and help with clean up. I also include extra foil to cover the pan... just cut a big piece and fold it up!
If you send cans be sure they are pop top or include a can opener! I send Tuna or Chicken in the foil packets. Tastes better and is easier to pack.
Chicken Fajitas Chicken in a pouch, Fajita Seasoning Packets, Canned Chopped Tomatos/Diced Chilis/ Sliced Olives/Fried Onions, Lemon Juice (Plastic Lemon or Packets), Tortillas, Microwave Pre-Cooked Rice Pouches, Tabasco sauce/salsa
Pancakes- (Krusteaz pancake mix-only needs water, dried fruits, bacon bits (to add t the mix). Include a ziploc for them to mix the batter in. Honey, a shaker of cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, and even maple syrup… foil to cook on.
Italian Dinner - Pasta & Spaghetti Sauce-buy the canned type not in jars
Chinese Dinner Chow Mein, Chicken pouches, Waterchestnuts, canned baby corn, soy sauce packets, Fortune Cookies & Chop Sticks. We have an Asian market place by our house that I look for fun things to add to this box.
Nacho Supreme Makings Tortilla Chips, Velveeta, Salsa, Olives, peppers, and more
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Permalink Reply by Sue on
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Super ideas! I send movie themed boxes: several DVDs and microwave popcorn, movie type candy boxes, and I've even found some paper bags that are red and white striped, drink powders, toppings for the popcorn (salt, grated parmeson in the green bottle, I think it's Kraft, and you can find stuff at kitchen stores to include.)
My son likes peanut butter, so I've sent him a box full of anything peanut butter related. Have to watch the weather though!
Right now I'm putting together a Halloween themed package! Let's see, how can I get a turkey to him for Thanksgiving? LOL
I will DEFINITELY be using your recipe ideas Susan! -
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Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on
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Thanksgiving in a box... turkey jerky, can of olives/cranberries/fruit cocktail...
Trace your hand (or niece/nephew/siblings) on brown paper and cut out... decorate with feathers or construction paper cut to look like feathers....
Don't forget to burn a dvd of a favorite team playing football...
If you live somewhere the leaves are changing put some of those leaves in a ziplock... nothing smells more like fall than a big pile maple leaves!! -
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ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeh, everyone just check the photos on my page!!!! funny girl!
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These are just FABULOUS ideas, Susan! Thank you so much for sharing them with us. I never knew that they had chicken in a pouch before...I mean I have seen the frozen kind.
Sue, the movie themed boxes are fun to do...I have done those before too. -
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I have found chicken and tuna in a pouch... tastes good also!!
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love all these great ideas!! thanks
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I just knew I could count on you to help me figure out how to get a turkey in a box!!! And we live in central Illinois, and the leaves are just barely starting to turn! I should throw in a few cinnamon scented pinecones (double ziplocked though so it doesn't smell up the turkey jerkey!!)
Holy cow I just got SEVEN CASES of girl scout cookies donated for MAS!!!!! -
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now that is something to give thanks for!! love those cookies!!
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