staying in…blue apron

This week I am trying out the home food delivery service Blue Apron.  All ingredients for three meals (for two people) are shipped to your door with recipe cards as a weekly subscription.  You can skip a week if the menu doesn’t appeal to you and I must say it is a very convenient way to go grocery shopping.  I just moved to a new place in downtown Dallas and I am using this as inspiration to jumpstart cooking at home and it has also forced me to get my kitchen unpacked.  The three meals this week are tomato basil burgers, Taiwanese three cup chicken and shrimp with grits.  I cooked the burgers the night I received the package and I must say so far I am really enjoying the service.  The recipe was very easy to follow and the portions are smaller which is never a bad thing.  My only complaint so far is the amount of packaging used seems wasteful.  Everything is labeled and comes in a separate bag for easy identification, but it leaves behind a lot of trash.  If you are looking for something to inspire you to cook or if you just like the convenience of not having to go to the store I say give it a try.