Tonight's meal is Brown Butter & Thyme Gnocchi with Maitake Mushrooms, Corn and Swiss Chard.  Based on the picture I'm really looking forward to it. Before trying Blue Apron, we often made a sweet potato gnocchi with basil that is so flavorful and filling that it sets a high standard for this dish we're about […]

Today's dinner is Basque-Style Cod with Sweet Pepper-Tomato Sauce and Freekeh.  The recipe sounds delicious, and I'm not all that familiar with cod outside the basic, universal fish-and-chip.  Unfortunately the garlic didn't arrive

Tonight's summer pepper and potato shakshuka was another unexpectedly delicious experience. The dish resembled what I've seen described as a garden hash, and would turn out to probably be a great breakfast dish as well as dinner.  Here's tonight's metrics:

This dish was the one I was admittedly most skeptical about.  In fact, I grabbed a 5-pack of bratwurst as a back-up plan.  To my surprise, it was actually quite delicious.  The corn added a cool texture to the pasta I hadn't experienced before.  Every once in awhile I'd take a big bite of the pasta […]

Our second meal on the Blue Apron plan was Spicy Hoisin Chicken Stir Fry w/ Baby Bok Choy and Sesame-Ginger Cucumber Salad.  Even after sitting in the refrigerator for four days, all the ingredients were still fresh and crisp. To the right is a picture of the ingredients included in this meal.  Aside from the […]

The first dish we'd attempt as part of our mail-in dinner adventure was a Paprika Shrimp and Cheddar Grits w/ Tomato and Sweet Corn.  Definitely not something I would get at a restaurant, although I recently had cheddar grits with shrimp, pork belly and kimchi which was incredible.  So I'm game to try this too. Here's a […]

Today we began our food delivery adventure with Blue Apron.  For those who don't know, Blue Apron is a food-delivery service available across the United States.  For $60/week, Blue Apron will send you enough fresh ingredients and recipes to make 3 unique meals for two.  My girlfriend is the resident chef, and together we'll do our best to […]