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Make tacos. I make the fillings up before my work week and make tacos, quesadillas, and burritos. Here is a recipe I remake from Dinnerly. I add cheese, avocado, and cilantro to mine. Also if you buy the large burrito wraps you can easily add rice to them. The recipe makes well with beans and chicken strips too. I have even seen the seasoned pre-cooked chicken strips at Costco.

For any herbs like cilantro and green onion you can put them in a glass of water in the fridge. It will keep them from wilting, and green onion will actually grow in water. There’s also these handy things I am thinking about ordering: Prepara Herb Savor Pod 2.0, Set of 3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LIP5PDI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_KR85P1BGTASJ5SSF9ANF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I can’t tell you if they work because I haven’t ordered them yet lol I also store veggies that could be left out in the fridge. They last much longer.

Epicurious has a man who used to design kitchen gadgets who reviews them for his channel. In one vid, he reviewed some cheese-themed kitchen gadgets and after watching the video, I immediately bought this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08G3RXKZQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hands down one of the best kitchen gadgets I've bought; saves me so much time and saves me from killing my fingers. Also dishwasher-safe.

That’s why I got one of these metal gloves thingies! It works great and I just toss it in the dishwasher to clean it. You can also soak it in hot soapy water.

I use it specifically for shredding cheese, using a microplane to zest or even to use a mandolin.

I eat a LOT of cheese, so it was definitely worth it so I can use up all the little cheese odds and ends. But I would always end up shredding my fingers even if I wasn’t down to the end🤦‍♀️

https://smile.amazon.com/Dowellife-Resistant-Protection-Shucking-Processing/dp/B06XBGR2L9/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa

Chefnbox is all Indian that taste awesome, with a couple of chinese/thai dishes that run heavy on the salt. Gobble is founded by a North-Indian American so every now and again they have good Indian fusion.

https://www.gobble.com/referral/G0BEsEhCs

https://www.groupon.com/deals/chef-n-box (get lamb or shrimp...mmmm)

I haven't done the deep dive into EveryPlate pricing like you have, that seems really confusing.

To add to your confusion (but possibly save you some money), here's a Groupon deal for EveryPlate: https://www.groupon.com/deals/every-plate-1 It's 6 servings (2 people x 3 meals) for $17 for the first box, but no mention of the shipping cost, so it could go either way vs. the Save50 deal.

> I read somewhere a lot of the time these companies keep sending you more and more promos, and so it's not clear to me whether it's better to choose greater instant savings each time (i.e., a $20 off current order promo over a seemingly more valuable $30 off code that's spread out over the next 3 orders).

I haven't tried EveryPlate, but I have tried HelloFresh (which owns EveryPlate) and several other services, and I've only seem them offer extra deals a while after you cancel - resubscription/"come back" deals. So, if you already know you're going to stay with EveryPlate for several weeks, go with the greatest total discount ($10 off your first 3 boxes instead of $20 off your first box).

As others have said, pretty much only Dinnerly and EveryPlate are anywhere near that price point for full-price unprepared meal kits. Generally speaking, home-cooked meals made from scratch are cheaper, they just take more time and forethought, and much of what you save is in the form of extra ingredients, which will be wasted if you're not careful.

If you're going to try EveryPlate, this Groupon seems like a pretty good discount on the first week: https://www.groupon.com/deals/every-plate-1

By the way, what discount did you get for Dinnerly? The one I've seen is $10 off your first 3 weeks.

Savory Choice Broths Reduced Sodium Broth Variety Pack 10 each Beef, Chicken and Vegetable Concentrates (30 Total) Make Great Soups Gluten Free Dairy Free https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L9VM89C/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_8TEJVY6MPJGVA803KQEJ

I got a groupon deal for Gobble and like it so far. They have a nice variety of meals and most of them take only 10-15 minutes to fully prepare. The only (slight) downside is that they don't really give you the recipes so you can recreate them later.

Here is the link to the groupon deal: https://www.groupon.com/deals/gobble-com-4

You can get one week of meals for two for $35 or two weeks of meals for two for $70

The meals are good but there isn't a lot of variety (Steak is almost always offered as the "premium" meal). It would be a great low cost introduction to meal kits. I was able to snag a deal for this on groupon and paid $17 for my first week of meals. You can still get the discount here: https://www.groupon.com/deals/every-plate-1

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Here you go: recipe card and also the front of the card (it has the spice mix ingredients and ratios in the ingredients list). Sorry the pictures in the recipe card wouldn't come out any better.

This is solid advice. A lot of the difficulty could be solved by reading through the recipe once, thinking it through and planning your steps and the dishes you'll need, and then actually going through it.

Everyplate and Dinnerly are somewhat simpler, and also cheaper. I have codes for boxes for both, DM me.

One of the best things I did to improve my HF experience was to get a nice pair of sharp kitchen scissors (which separate the blades for easier washing) and then I open every non-liquid package ahead of time so they're ready to go when I need them.

If you can find it, and really need to go back to beginner's, get the Campus Survival Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Campus-Survival-Cookbook-1/dp/0688050301/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=campus+cookbook&qid=1640194430&sprefix=campus+cook%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-5

which is designed for totally hopeless students who know no more than how to boil water. I found it an invaluable guide to learning, as the steps are very procedural, provide a month's worth of recipes, and have a teaching approach of increasing difficulty.

That's an interesting idea. Are these the containers that you are talking about?

So, I just bought America’s test kitchen ultimate meal prep cookbook. I'M in the process of selling my house, so I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks like it totally fits the bill and I’m looking forward to giving it a shot. It has a shortened grocery list of 8 to 12 ingredients that are supposed to compose 5 meals for 4, with 25 or 30 different lists, and all the recipes. You still need some standards in your pantry, but they list them out. it says that it uses all of what you buy over the week, so no waste. It encourages you to spend an hour pre chopping or cutting for the week to speed up cooking every night. It seems like it’s comparable to the pre planned boxes, especially if you live somewhere with free grocery pickup.

Book

Couldn't find my toaster oven and have been a long time hf, gc, ep, and hc user. You need a dedicated gfci outlet and wifi, but you pour 8 oz of water into this oven's carafe and it totally levels up your cooking. Meat is very even throughout the thickness. https://www.amazon.com/Tovala-Gen-Multi-Mode-Programmable-Stainless/dp/B07K85LXBK?ref_=ast_sto_dp

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tovala.tovala&hl=en_US&gl=US

Hey /u/JessieBee84, while we don't have any free invites to other services, we do have an app that reads you the recipe steps from Blue Apron and Home Chef, letting you focus on cooking rather than reading the recipe. So if you keep using Blue Apron, or switch to Home Chef, try out our app! Go download here!.