President's choice : General tao chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : General tao chicken

Contents : Breaded seasoned chicken, sweet and spicy chinese sauce, vegetable fried rice

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A nice one, I liked it. However the "vegetables" in the rice are only peas and omelette. The chicken and sauce are good, maybe too few compared to the quantity of rice in the box. Still a bit expensive though, knowing that the whole collection had a price decrease over the last few months, and why is this one never on sale ?

President's choice : Macaroni & beef

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Macaroni & beef

Contents : Macaroni pasta, tomato sauce with beef

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Immagine the lasagna from March 14th with macaroni pasta instead of actual lasagna and no cheese. Well, this is your meal. I really miss the cheese though.

President's choice : Chicken alfredo

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Chicken alfredo

Contents : Seasoned roast chicken breast strips, fatucine pasta, alfredo sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A nice meal. The chicken is good, the sauce as well. Apologies for the lack of picture of the actual inside due to a small technical problem, but definitely worth trying.

President's choice : Meat lasagna

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Meat Lasagna

Contents : Meat (beef) lasagna, mozarella, cottage and parmesan cheeses

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Despite a different packaging, this one looks exactly the same as Daniel's contribution (see January 18th). I have reduced the cooking time to 5 minutes as well, and I do not want to think what this would look like with 3 more minutes. Neither great nor bad, a forgettable lunch.

President's choice : Macaroni & 3 cheeses

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Macaroni & 3 cheeses

Contents : Macaroni pasta, cheddar, parmesan and romano cheeses.

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Very creamy, this one looked quite promising, although the taste is not really there.

Swanson : Chicken nuggets

Product : Chicken nuggets

Contents : Breaded chicken nuggets, french fries, corn, brownie.

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : Quite junk food-ish, but still good. Although I am glad the piece of corn did not manage to escape in the brownie. I still find it odd the way the desert is places in the trailer.

President's choice : Yellow curry chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Yellow curry chicken

Contents : Seasoned chicken fillets and vegetables (green beans, red peppers), thai-inspired sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A good one. I really enjoyed the coconut in the sauce. I missed some rice though.

Swanson : Turkey

Manufacturer : Swanson

Product : Turkey

Contents : Seasoned turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, apple cranberry dessert.

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : The turkey with gravy was really good, and the dessert as well. However the green beans were totally tasteless and watery (a little something on them would not have hurt at all).

President's choice : Tomato and herb chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Tomato and herb chicken

Contents : Chicken, vegetables (zuchini, peppers), meditarenean-inspired tomato sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : Pieces of chichen with a "ratatouille" like dish. The sauce is not bad but very watery, the chicken is not very tasteful either. Not a great success.

Stouffer's : Asian citrus wild salmon

Manufacturer : Stouffer's

Product : Asian citrus wild salmon

Contents : Pacific salmon, whole wheat pasta, vegetables (brocoli, carrots, red peppers), soy ginger sauce

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : Overcooked, knowing that I put the minimum cooking time on the box once again... The 5 pieces of salmon were quite bad actually. Although, the pasta, sauce and vegetables were pretty good.

President's choice : Rotini with chicken pesto

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Rotini with chicken pesto

Contents : Whole wheat rotini (pasta), seasoned chicken and vegetables (zucchini, spinach, red peppers), pesto sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : A disappointing one. The chicken is pretty good, although, the vegetables and pastas are really tasteless. The sauce was too weak and too few.

President's choice : Chicken curry

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Chicken curry

Contents : Seasoned chicken fillets and vegetables (green beans, onions, yellow zucchini, tomatoes, cauliflower) indian-inspired sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : The first thing you notice is that the inside is so much different than whan you see on the box. I did not find any tomatoes or onion inside (maybe they are in the sauce?), vegetables are mostly green beans featuring 2 pieces of bonzai cauliflower. But the sauce is quite good and saves the meal.

President's choice : 3 cheese cannelloni

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : 3 cheese cannelloni

Contents : Pasta stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella and romano cheese, tomato sauce

Cooking time : 7 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A good and creamy one, a nice sauce also. Although, I have to admit that based on yesterday's experience I cooked it for 5 minutes instead of 7. Also, this is definitely not easy to eat if you only use a fork to eat and no knife... One last comment, there are 2 cannelloni in the box, the number 3 is for the cheeses, not the cannelloni.

President's choice : Sheperd's pie

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Sheperd's pie

Contents : Beef, corn, mashed potatoes

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Once again the cooking time indicated on the box is too high. The box says 8 to 10 minutes, I would rather not thing about what would have happened if I had left it 2 more minutes in the microwave. A bice meal overall who might have deserved a higher grade if cooked properly and therefore less dry.

[contribution] Michelina's : Cheese tortellini

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Cheese tortellini

Contents : Tortellini pasta, brocoli, alfredo sauce

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Guillaume : Not much to say actually. This one closes a disappointing week. Very few brocoli, not much taste either.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet)

President's choice : Cashew chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Cashew chicken

Contents : Chicken, cashew, vegetables, rice, 5 spice chinese sauce

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Well, another promising one which turned out to be an average meal. Not great, but not bad either. I like the cashew a lot, and it would have desserved more on my mind. Also the sauce is rather plain.

No name : Chicken nugget dinner

Manufacturer : No name

Product : Chicken nugget dinner

Contents : Breaded chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, barbecue sauce

Cooking time : 3½ minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : The box pictures 6 nuggets and I found 7 inside, that was a good start, but the barbecue sauce is really disgusting (maybe not really microwaveable) and the mashed potatoes watery. The corn and the chicken were all right.

Stouffer's : Philly-style steak and cheese crustini

Manufacturer : Stouffer's

Product : Philly-style steak and cheese crustini

Contents : Meat and mozarella chausson

Cooking time : 2 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : You need some arts and craft skills to try this one. Both chaussons are individually wrapped in plastic and you have to put them in their individual cardborad holder before carving a nice plate from the box before putting it in the mircowave. After that, you have something that tastes more like a meat and cheese chausson than an actual Philly cheese steak (we are far far away from Jim or Pat's steaks from Philladelphia). Not bad, but not what i expected and quite heavy on the stomach if thisis all you have for your lunch and eat both.

[contribution] Merit selection : Tricolour fusilli primavera

Manufacturer : Merit selection

Product : Tricolour fusilli primavera

Contents : Fusilli tri-colour pasta, primavera sauce, vegetables (brocolo, carrots, pepper)

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Guillaume : Looked surprisingly good once taken out of the microwave, but the taste was not there. A nice quantity of vegetables, but really nothing else.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet)

Michelina's : Macaroni & cheese

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Macaroni & cheese

Contents : Pasta, processed cheese sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Quite good, but (yes, there is a but) would have deserved more sauce actually...

[contribution] No name : Lasagna alfredo with broccoli

Manufacturer : No name

Product : Lasagna alfredo with broccoli

Contents : Lasagna noodle, broccoli, 3 cheese alfredo sauce

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 1 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Guillaume : Really tasteless. No name = no taste? Even if broccoli is written in big letters on the box, finding them is like a treasure hunting.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet)

Stouffer's : Italian sausage cavatappi

Manufacturer : Stouffer's

Product : Italian sausage cavatappi

Contents : Pasta, tomato sauce, italian sausage, mozarella

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : Good sauce, nice taste. Maybe a bit more sausage would not have hurt but a nice meal.

[contribution] Merit selection : Cheese tortellini

Manufacturer : Merit selection

Product : Cheese tortellini

Contents : Tortellini pasta, mushrooms, cheese sauce

Cooking time : 4 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Guillaume : Slightly overcooked. 3 pieces of mushroom. The sauce is surprisingly good (the sauce saved the grade).
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet)

President's choice : Mango chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Mango chicken

Contents : Chicken, mango, red pepper, jasmine rice, thai-inspired sauce

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : I have to admit that I was really excited by this one and sadly, it did not fully meet my expectations. The sauce is sweet and sour, very liquid. A rather good one, but... something is missing.

[contribution] President's choice : Shrimp Pad Thaï

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Shrimp Pad Thaï

Contents : Shrimp, vegetables, eggs, peanuts, rice noodles, mildy spicy sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Daniel : The meal really tastes like what it was supposed to taste. Nice taste overall, you can feel all the ingredients. A good size meal.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet, courtesy of Guillaume telephone)

Michelina's : Meat loaf

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Meat loaf

Contents : Meat loaf (beef), mashed potatoes, gravy

Cooking time : 3 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : The best one I have tried from this brand so far. Actually quite good. The meat loaf is not dry, saucy enough. A normal size meal.

Michelina's : Three cheese pizza

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Three cheese pizza

Contents : Pizza, tomato sauce, mozarella, cheddar & romano

Cooking time : 2½ minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Obviously the pizza is more microwave-friendly than the pogo sticks. Quite plain, but not bad at all. Still a rather small portion though.

[contribution] President's choice : Meat lasagna

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Meat Lasagna

Contents : Meat (beef) lasagna, mozarella, cottage and parmesan cheeses

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Daniel : The cooking time has been reduced to 5 minutes instead of the 8 indicated on the box and is really hot enough. Nice quantity overall, but maybe too saucy.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet)

Michelina's : Lasagna alfredo

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Lasagna alfredo

Contents : Pasta, brocoli, mozarella cheese

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : First of all, I have to admit that I am not really keen on brocoli, and that I would probably not have picked up this one if I had looked closer at the box in the store. The only thing I can say is that there is too much "bonzai" brocoli for someone who is not into brocoli and too few for someone who enjoys brocoli.

Michelina's : Spagetti bolognese

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Spagetti bolognese

Contents : Pasta, italian style meat sauce

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Although bolognese is not usually my favorite pasta sauce, this one is quite decent and the meal does not suffer from his microwave experience like what we got yesterday (see below).

Michelina's : Fries and corn dogs

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Fries and corn dogs

Contents : Fries, batter wrapped turkey wieners

Cooking time : 2½ minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : The perfect example of junk food. This one has tempted me for a long time actually. Although, it looks (see how the pogos exploded) and tastes like re-heat junk food in a ridiculously small portion (16 1/2 fries...). I guess the microwave does not give it justice. I would recommend it more for a hung over Sunday morning than for a lunch at the office.

Michelina's : Fettucine alfredo

Manufacturer : Michelina's

Product : Fettucine alfredo

Contents : Pasta, creamy parmesan sauce (alfredo)

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Nice overall, though maybe a bit too much pepper in the sauce. Slightly overcooked again (I guess there is something between the Alfrodo sauce and microwave cuisine..). The packaging is not really users friendly when you eat it inside.

No name : Rigatoni pomodoro

Manufacturer : No name

Product : Rigatoni pomodoro

Contents : Rigatoni pasta, spicy tomato sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : Well... does "spicy" mean with sugar ? Do not expect a very good sauce actually. I don't think I would like to have this one again. Not a good start for this new year.