Why We Splurge on Meal Delivery Services

Last year for Christmas Kevin surprised me with a subscription to Home Chef.  I was excited to give it a try.  Since then we have tried Home Chef, Blue Apron and Hello Fresh.  They've all been fun to try, but we have a favorite that I'm excited to share with you today.

Hello Fresh is our #1 meal delivery service.

The portion sizes are generous.
The ingredients are really fresh.
Great customer service.
Delicious meals that I would have never cooked on my own.
Large variety of meals to pick from each week.
It's like having a cooking class show up at your front door.

Since November is my birthday month, I'm giving away 

A FREE WEEK OF HELLO FRESH to 3 readers!!!  

It's a $69.95 value for each winner.  You do have to be a new customer for this coupon to work.  Just leave a blog comment with your email address telling me why you'd like to try Hello Fresh.  I will draw 3 winners on Friday, Nov 9th.

*** Contest over.  There were so many entries that I decided to pick FOUR winners instead of THREE.  All winners have been emailed.  Congrats Julie, Kristen, Stephanie and Becca!  Hope you enjoy Hello Fresh as much as we do.***

In our opinion,
Blue Apron has a small menu, we didn't love the recipes and small portions.
Home Chef has small portions, we felt like we had to add things to the meal to make it filling and the recipes were a lot of work for just an average result.

We don't have the time or money to go out to fancy dinners or cooking classes regularly.  It's pricey to pay for a babysitter on top of an expensive dinner.  So for us, a meal delivery service is the perfect splurge.  It allows us to try new ingredients, new cooking techniques and new recipes from the comfort of our home.  It runs about $20/dinner for the two person meals.  I realize this is not cheap, but it's FAR cheaper than going out to a fancy dinner + babysitter.

We try to do one box a month sometimes two.  It's fun to try new recipes, but it's also a lot of work/time in the kitchen for a week night.  These meals aren't easy and usually end up getting more dishes dirty than I would on a regular night.  That's why we splurge on these meal delivery boxes and don't rely on them to make up our dinner menus every week.

We are trying Taco Flatbread, Jalapeno Burgers and Grilled Cheese Veggie meals this week.

Here are some of our favorite meals from the past couple of months.

1. Figgy Balsamic Pork
These was AMAZING.  I've never cooked with fig jam before.

2. Beef Chiles Rellenos
I had never cooked with poblano peppers before.  They were delicious!

3. Beef Taco Loaded Potatoes
I loved baked potatoes, but would have never thought to build a taco on top.  These were so good!

4. Chicken Cheddar Fajitas
Loved the fresh jalapeno slices

5. Pulled Pork Fiesta Bowls
Homemade burrito bowls were much better than store bought ones.

6. Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas
Pineapples + sweet peppers on these quesadillas were so good.

7. Pork Carnitas Tacos
The pickled onions were amazing!

If you are interested in trying out this service right away, I do have a coupon code for $40 off your first week of Hello Fresh!  Just follow this link: $40 off to Try Hello Fresh
 



I also felt like I needed to warn you about Graze.  It's a snack delivery service that I WOULD NOT recommend.  The first box is free, but they quickly auto ship your next box for a charge of $13.99.  It is very difficult to cancel requiring at least 3 contacts to customer service to do so.  The snacks are strange and expensive.  Out of 12 snacks we received, we liked 2 of them.  I recently tried them again after giving them a couple of years to improve.  They have not improved.  AVOID!!

Have you ever tried a meal delivery service??

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