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Hey hosers.
Ventured out to Home Depot today. It was kinda crowded, and my goodness, it was hot outside!
In other news, you may remember me talking about trying out the Hello Fresh meal delivery service. So I did it for probably about 2 months. The meals are tasty enough, and the recipes are easy to follow - maybe more difficult for someone who has never picked up a kitchen knife, but still not complicated.
But the recipes do get a bit repetitive - most of the recipes involve green onions, sriracha sauce, sour cream or mayo-based sauces, and there was almost always a lime involved. Also, veggies are almost always green beans, carrots, or broccoli, and it seems like they only send jasmine rice. And it was guaranteed that you would have to add "a generous drizzle" of oil or a tablespoon of butter at some point in every single meal.
Also, they would choose two meals for you automatically each week based on what kind of meal plan you chose. If you didn't want those meals, you could switch, and they would show about 18 different options. I chose "vegetarian" as my meal plan, and the meals they chose were vegetarian, but the 18 or so alternative meals I was shown if I wanted to switch were about 80% meat-based. And I know they had other vegetarian options because the meal alternatives changed every week, but they didn't show me those options. I had to pick through all of the meat-based meals to find the handful of alternative veggie or fish-based meals they offered. Not a huge deal, but very annoying nonetheless.
The cheapest weekly package (2 recipes/week) was about $50/week, or about $12.50/meal. (Each meal is supposed to serve two people - or one person for 2 meals - so it's 4 meals per box). It really depends on the recipe, however, and how much you want to eat. Their meals that featured a separate protein, a veggie, and a starch would usually be fine for 2 meals for me, but some of their one-dish meals (like chickpea tabouleh or a veggie bibimbap) felt more like one full meal plus enough for a snack later on or a side dish for the next day's meal. When I got those, I would usually supplement with my own salad.
For others, this may seem like a good value, but for me, it's just not worth it. I know how to cook and can manage to make the same meals for myself much more cheaply. It was nice for a while when it was harder to get fresh veggies or to provide a little variety, but I've saved the best recipes to make on my own later on if I want, and I learned a few new little tricks, so it served its purpose for me.
Ventured out to Home Depot today. It was kinda crowded, and my goodness, it was hot outside!
In other news, you may remember me talking about trying out the Hello Fresh meal delivery service. So I did it for probably about 2 months. The meals are tasty enough, and the recipes are easy to follow - maybe more difficult for someone who has never picked up a kitchen knife, but still not complicated.
But the recipes do get a bit repetitive - most of the recipes involve green onions, sriracha sauce, sour cream or mayo-based sauces, and there was almost always a lime involved. Also, veggies are almost always green beans, carrots, or broccoli, and it seems like they only send jasmine rice. And it was guaranteed that you would have to add "a generous drizzle" of oil or a tablespoon of butter at some point in every single meal.
Also, they would choose two meals for you automatically each week based on what kind of meal plan you chose. If you didn't want those meals, you could switch, and they would show about 18 different options. I chose "vegetarian" as my meal plan, and the meals they chose were vegetarian, but the 18 or so alternative meals I was shown if I wanted to switch were about 80% meat-based. And I know they had other vegetarian options because the meal alternatives changed every week, but they didn't show me those options. I had to pick through all of the meat-based meals to find the handful of alternative veggie or fish-based meals they offered. Not a huge deal, but very annoying nonetheless.
The cheapest weekly package (2 recipes/week) was about $50/week, or about $12.50/meal. (Each meal is supposed to serve two people - or one person for 2 meals - so it's 4 meals per box). It really depends on the recipe, however, and how much you want to eat. Their meals that featured a separate protein, a veggie, and a starch would usually be fine for 2 meals for me, but some of their one-dish meals (like chickpea tabouleh or a veggie bibimbap) felt more like one full meal plus enough for a snack later on or a side dish for the next day's meal. When I got those, I would usually supplement with my own salad.
For others, this may seem like a good value, but for me, it's just not worth it. I know how to cook and can manage to make the same meals for myself much more cheaply. It was nice for a while when it was harder to get fresh veggies or to provide a little variety, but I've saved the best recipes to make on my own later on if I want, and I learned a few new little tricks, so it served its purpose for me.
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