The Blue Apron Experience Part 2

If you haven't tried Blue Apron, I highly recommend the cook-it-yourself meal plan. So far, at the end of week 5, we've only had one meal that wasn't all that spectacular. We've enjoyed eating foods from different cultures and finding out how easy it is to prep/prepare when 2 people are involved in the process. From our first thought about dinner to sitting down to eat has not yet taken more than 30 minutes.

Part of what I have enjoyed is making the meal with Y. He's learned to read and follow directions, rather than flying by the seat of his pants in the kitchen. He's learned that the prep should all be done before the cooking starts -- unless there are potatoes or a grain. In that case, start the process by putting the grain or potato into a pot to cook as it takes that part of the meal about 14 minutes to cook and the rest of the meal half that time.

And, we do the dishes and clean the kitchen together, so I don't have to face a mess when all is said and done. Y is great at taking care of himself for most of his meals, but he "finishes" when he is done eating, regardless of what's left on the stove, on the counter, in the sink, and still on the table. Rarely is there a morning without a dirty pan still in the sink "soaking."

Sharing the Blue Apron experience means the meal prep and clean-up both get done, which makes me a much happier person all the way around.