My final choices were the Spiced Beef Skewers, Spicy Hoisin Chicken & Broccoli, and Smoked Mozzarella & Cabbage Pizza. ![]() (I just checked for this review's purposes and see that vegetarian meals are now labeled with a small green leaf on the photo.) In fact, Blue Apron doesn't currently offer recipes for specific dietary needs (i.e., paleo, gluten-free, soy free, dairy free) and only the 2 person plan offers a few vegetarian options. The Blue Apron meals the week I ordered weren't labeled for dietary restrictions. ![]() For comparison, the other service at the time of review had seven and currently offers 12 recipes including a variety of paleo, vegetarian, gluten-free, soy free and dairy free options. Once I started selecting, options grayed out, leaving me with only 4 meals to choose from. Looking at my delivery week's menu options I have to admit, I felt a bit limited. It's also a few dollars less expensive per serving than the service I reviewed last summer.īlue Apron's website is easy to navigate with every section clearly labeled:īeing single, I opted for the 2-person plan. But I had been curious about Blue Apron since I have several friends who are using the service. ![]() I already knew how convenient a meal delivery service can be having reviewed another cook-it-at-home meal delivery service last summer. Just when I was feeling like I couldn't eat another scrambled egg for dinner, along came the folks at Blue Apron – the ready-to-cook-at-home meal delivery service started in 2012 that sends you a box of pre-portioned, high quality ingredients along with step-by-step instructions to prepare your meal – inquiring in my interest to try their service and provide feedback to share with you. I've been cooking, styling and photographing a lot for the newspaper over the last few months and with the emotional roller coaster that has occupied my life outside of work, not much energy has been left for big weekend shopping trips let alone for creating blog-worthy recipes or even healthy weekday meals after long hours at work. Imagine not having to spend hours of your weekend at the grocery store, list of meals for the week in hand and having to buy more than you know you need for any given recipe (how often will you actually use oyster sauce or an entire can of chipotle in adobo sauce?).
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