Delicious ingredients delivered to your door, making a perfect and quick dinner that you can feel good about eating and serving. Gnocchi with Baby Zucchini, Crispy Squash Blossoms and Lemon Brown Butter Sauce … let’s go.
One of Nick’s favorite shows is Shark Tank, which I will happily watch with him any time. It’s a weird but awesome phase we’re in where there is little to no animation on the tv and we’re all agreeing on what we watch together. I’ll take it.
A few months back, one of the businesses profiled on the show was Blue Apron. The concept is pretty awesome. For $9.99 per person per meal, you will get a box delivered to your doorstep that includes all the ingredients to make a fresh, easy, and delicious meal. When you’re building your profile, you can note allergies, strong dislikes, whether you’re vegetarian or not, and other preferences, so you can be fairly certain that you’re getting meals you’ll actually eat.
Because, really, that’s kind of the point.
Using fresh produce that is in season, the meals are relatively simple to prepare. Your Blue Apron delivery includes large recipe cards, guiding you through the recipe step-by-step, and all the ingredients are neatly packaged up (this is how the first meal looked when it arrived). Whether you need a quarter cup of rice flour, or just a bit of butter, it’s all in there (so far, every single ingredient with the exception of olive oil; not sure why they don’t include that). Which is wonderful in terms of waste and cost effectiveness – no buying a four pound package of rice flour when your recipe only calls for a quarter cup. Your package includes three meals for the week, and you can get a peek at what recipes/food they will send you for the upcoming week.
Our first box arrived last week, and as soon as I opened it, I figured out one of the things I love most about Blue Apron.
It includes items I’ve never had before. So it became an exploration of sorts. Squash blossoms? Drum (fish)? Rice flour? All in that first box.
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