I first heard about Blue Apron when we lived in the city and some our friends would use the service. One of my good friends would always order a Blue Apron box when she was having house guests or if she knew it was going to be a particularly busy week at work.
We are getting the house ready for that magazine shoot, so my mom offered to take my girls up to her house in the mountains for the week so we could focus on projects. It felt like perfect timing when Blue Apron reached out to see if I would like to try a box for myself this week – the last thing I have time for right now is grocery shopping! So last weekend I got my refrigerated box full of the exact proportions of ingredients I needed to make three meals for Michael and I (though you can order the box for either two, four or six servings).
Meals are $9.99 per person – and they are DELICIOUS. These recipes are for sure keepers.
I love that there’s no commitments with Blue Apron. I can skip or cancel my delivery at any time for the weeks I have a little more bandwidth. But sometimes, like this week, where I feel like my brain might explode if I have to make a single more decision, it’s nice to have a menu plan and all the ingredients sitting in front of me on my counter top at 5 pm.
The meals are so easy to prepare, especially with the well-designed recipe sheets. All of them take less than 40 minutes to make, though it will look like you slaved away for hours! Michael is always a good sport, but he definitely has an opinion about food (so it’s a good thing he’s always willing to cook), but this dish was a total home run with him. I’m excited to make it again when the girls get home! Claire loves anything with goat cheese. :)
Also, I was surprised at how generous the serving sizes were! We ended up sharing with friends who stopped over. It was fun to be like, “What? Oh, this? Yeah, I just threw it together. Just a regular old Wednesday night meal…” (as I’m quickly shoving the Blue Apron recipe sheets into a drawer) ;)
Have you tried Blue Apron? I am so excited to use it again and try some new recipes. They ship nearly everywhere in the US (there’s a full map here).
And good news! Blue Apron is giving the first 250 readers two free meals with their first order! Here’s where you can sign up. Happy cooking!
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I love the idea of some new dinner ideas. Lately it feels like I've been making the same dishes and nothing as good as a beet pasta!
What a cool idea! I think this would make a great gift, too! I could only get 30% off the order! but not two free meals…did 250 readers already sign up?
I love love LOVE my Blue Apron subscription! We made those lamb burgers the other night and they were to die for. I had gotten away from real cooking (as opposed to reaching into the freezer and chunking something into the oven), and this is really helping me get back in the swing of things.
Also, please keep up the great work with the blog – I'm a relatively new follower but I look forward to every new post. Thanks!
Ok so the food looks delicious, but I am seriously in love with the shots of your kitchen! I can't wait to see more!
It all looks so good, Jenny. You are a miracle worker! What kind of sink did you put in?
Love the kitchen! I'm so into dark walls right now. I think they look so modern and fresh. Can't wait to see the whole thing!
Shots look beautiful- what a great idea! And I'm having the same problem as above- did 250 already sign up? Thank you!
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Sri Gita Govinda
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Govinda Lilamrta
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Ananda Vrindavan Campu
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Prayers of Service to Radha and Krishna (Sankalpa Kalpadruma)
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Umm is that first picture from your kitchen?! Because the counters look to die for!! So excited to see the reveal!
hmm, Blue Apron needs to reach the midwest before I can sign up!
I've been using Blue Apron for maybe a year now? Huge stack of recipes sitting in my cabinet ;) I have to say the 40 min time estimate is generous though – they often take us more than 1 hour to make!
Agree with Alexandra Wade. There have been A TON of sponsored posts and pop-ups.
OMG I love this!!! I always need help in the kitchen during a busy week :) Love your pictures too…just a lovely as the food! Enjoy your blog!!! XO!
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