This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. Thank you, Blue Apron!
You guys…December has been kicking my butt. Well, to be fair to December, November started it. December just picked up where it left off. Dinner has been getting the short end of the stick lately. Usually around 5:30 Annabel says, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” And I’m like, “Oh…how about breakfast for dinner?!” And she replies, “Again?”
I scheduled a Blue Apron delivery last week, one of my craziest weeks of the month (so far). We get the family-style meals, where they send you the ingredients to make two meals for four people. Perfect for us. Our meals were Stir-Fried Orange Shrimp, and Chicken Noodle Soup, two meals I knew everyone in my family would enjoy.
I was actually really excited about the chicken noodle soup. When I was a kid, the best thing about staying home sick from school (other than watching Price is Right) was my Grandma’s homemade chicken noodle soup. While I’d lay on the couch watching Bob Barker, she’d be in the kitchen whipping up the best comfort food ever. And here’s the thing…I make my kids chicken noodle soup, but I half-ass it. I know, take a moment to recover from your shock. My “homemade” chicken soup has been, up until this point, made with pre-made broth and pre-made chicken, and I just boil up some noodles and call it a day. It’s a real hack-job of a soup. So I was stoked to make soup from scratch.
As always, I was sent the perfect amount of ingredients:
It smelled amazing on the stove.
Here I am, carelessly stirring the soup as the broth cooks, spilling it and causing the fire underneath the pot to flare up.
hashtag careless
We were also sent bread and Swiss cheese to make grilled cheese sandwiches. Mike claims he is the grilled cheese master so I let him make the sandwiches.
Annabel was like, “Yay, it’s not cereal or scrambled eggs!”
She then said, “This is so much better than the soup you usually make!” I’d call that a win.
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Happy eating!
Sue says:
It looks delicious!!!
Jerilynn says:
I’m definitely checking this out! Thanks, Heather. Usually, when I try to cook, I go online and look up recipes from popular cooking shows. After an hour of looking for expensive spices I can’t pronounce, I usually ditch the cart at the grocery store and find myself in a fast food line. Grin. This is better!
Heather says:
The expression on Mike’s face as he’s grilling the sandwich is awesome! The soup looks good too!
Debbie says:
We have started getting Blue Apron also. The meals are delicious. I normally don’t cook (thanks to my husband), but when I make one of the Blue Apron meals, I feel like a chef…lol! Merry Christmas!
Jordan says:
james looks too busy eating to pose for pictures.
Mmm this looks yummy! love me some homemade soup. Made taco soup when sick in November and ate it almost daily for 3 weeks!
I learned a yummy trick from Giada on food network ie grilled cheeses yesterday: after smearing butter on the break (for it to not-stick/give your bread a good color), spread some shredded cheese on it and press it onto the butter. It gives you even MORE cheesy goodness, and provides a yummy crunch and good golden color. Tried last night with cheddar cheese- seems like a no-brainer honestly. It was delicious!!
Sara Mc. says:
I just signed up! Thanks for the discount. I have a question – do you know ahead of time what’s in the delivery or is it a surprise?
Heather says:
Yep, you know! You can go on the website and actually choose what you’d like from a few options! Or, if you don’t care, they’ll select for you.
Sara says:
Thanks!
Judy Moticka says:
Thanks to your post about BA last January, I’m now a happy customer. We LOVE Blue Apron. Thanks so much.
Jackson says:
Do you happen to know if they do gluten free meals?
Heather says:
From what I understand, they have a lot of recipes that don’t contain gluten, but they can’t guarantee that there aren’t traces of gluten on the ingredients.
Mercedes says:
Meanwhile, I’ll just admire and wait for entire US shipping (aka Alaska…)
Nicole says:
Drat! I clicked the link, but then when I got to the “un-check the meats you don’t eat” part, it says, “we’ll send vegetarian and poultry recipes.” Buuuuttttt I’m a vegetarian. I wish I could un-check poultry too. As a vegetarian I feel like I’m always eating the same 10 dishes because I’m afraid to try new Indian, Mediterranean, Asian, etc recipes for the first time. I was hoping to sign up for BA to have my boundaries pushed. I know a few people who use BA and love every recipe they’ve been sent, so I had high hopes. Wah wah.
Heather says:
Oh, but they definitely do vegetarian options, I’ve had them sent to me before! And they were delicious!
Jordan says:
excuse my butting in, but here’s the post with the vegetarian meals! http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/sponsored/the-veggie-zone/#axzz3uLqmWb7p
I’m a meat-eater to my core but I would even try that! mmm!
roshan says:
Jamesie’s face “Where is MY soup, mom!”. Seriously though, why no soup for Jamesie?
Heather says:
LOL he got some after it cooled down! He was super into the sandwich, though.
LD's Mom says:
Yum!!! I’m dying to try Blue Apron but their website just told me that they still don’t deliver to my area (rural, western Colorado). So probably all 48 states have some areas covered, but they don’t quite have it all covered yet. Just an FYI for others like me who are waiting patiently.