This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. Thanks, Blue Apron!
Sometimes I feel like my life is either incredibly busy or very slow, with no middle ground. Right now we’re in the midst of a crazy six weeks. Mike and I are both juggling a bunch of projects, plus he’s been working later hours in the office. By the time the kids are in bed, I could easily crawl in after them, except I still have several hours of work ahead of me. But this is life! And I’m one of the lucky ones.
As always, when my time is this taxed, I start looking for shortcuts in other ways. It’s so tempting to make the kids a quick dinner and work while they eat, but having a family dinner is important to me – especially when Mike is working late and can’t make it. But I also have to resist the urge to serve a dinner of chips and salsa (what, it’s vegetables) because it’s easy. I have to take advantage of their willingness to try new things! Or more specifically, James’ willingness to try new things and Annabel’s desire to not let her brother be braver than her.
That being said, this Blue Apron delivery arrived literally as I was looking through my takeout menus.
I made the steak sandwiches first because YUM but also EASY.
They sent me all the ingredients I needed, although I ended up using my own homemade mayo because I’m a weirdo like that.
I roasted carrots as the side dish and man…I don’t even LIKE carrots and these were delicious. As usual, roasting veggies with oil, salt, and pepper makes everything taste like magic.
I caramelized onions in my own ghee. They smelled SO amazing as they cooked. I honestly could have eaten them plain.
While the veggies cooked, I put the steaks into a big pan and cooked them up to differing levels of doneness (the kids like their meat well-done, Mike and I like it a little pinker), then sliced ’em up.
I didn’t use gobs of mayo, but it still looked (and tasted) delicious!
Annabel was like, “Oh, a sandwich!” And James was like, “GIMME EAT NOW.”
James doesn’t really understand the concept of a sandwich.
Annabel’s side-eye there is cracking me up.
The kids were also happy to hover around Mike when he got home later. All three of them said the dinner was delicious. Well, James said, “More! More meat!” So I assume he liked it.
Blue Apron sends two or four family-style meals for four people at $8.74 per person per meal per week, or you can get three meals per week with portions for two at $9.99 per person per meal per week. Shipping is free! And, GOOD NEWS! Blue Apron delivers to (almost) the entire contiguous United States!
Are you ready to try Blue Apron for yourself? The first 50 readers will get two free meals on their first Blue Apron order – just click here! And check out Blue Apron’s recipe section – there’s soooo much meal inspiration there!
Happy eating!
Sharon says:
Looks good but did that one meal really cost 34.96? I see the bloggers I read all raving about this service and it seems so expensive to me.
JennS says:
Yes! But (almost) everything Blue Apron sends is delicious. We also remade some of our recipes on our own and it wasn’t significantly cheaper. The biggest perk is that the ingredients come to you (no searching at the store) and the portions are right. We made three days worth of food when we made our recipe on our own.
Leslie says:
Yeah, that’s the main reason I don’t do Blue Apron. I can spend $8.74 for all the food needed to make my husband and I a meal w/leftovers for the next day. So that’s $2-ish/meal. I did get a few orders and it was fun, but waaaaay too expensive to use regularly.
Sara Mc. says:
I tried Blue Apron because of a previous post you had and I’m hooked. I do the 3 meals for two and it has been a lot of fun. I’ve cooked foods I’ve either never heard of (Udon noodles) or foods I’ve never thought about cooking. It really has been a life saver when you’re stuck in a food rut. I also like that you can skip a week, for whatever reason, and pick back up when needed. Thank you for sharing!
Stacey T. says:
I agree, I was going to try it out, but the thought of the expense was too much. I threw together a chicken stir fry last night for my family of 4 for about $5 total…
Jill H says:
We had that exact Blue Apron meal recently…SO GOOD!
Linda says:
Okay.I really ordered this time! Can’t wait to try and this will make meal planning a cinch. “What should we have for dinner” is a sore subject at my house.
Yippee for Blue Apron
Mary says:
Could you tell us about your homemade mayo sometime, please? I read that and thought “maybe I should be making my own mayo too”.