Family dinners are my parenting white whale. In the end, we are fed, often healthyishly, but the meal is usually marred by one of the following fails: a last-minute dash (or, no joke, TWO) to the store for a forgotten ingredient; one of my children feeling personally victimized by the dish?s vegetable content; or a dinner seating of roughly bedtime. Before I had kids, I rarely drank during the week. Now, wine is my sous chef.
You?re probably thinking I should just meal plan, but actually I meal plan like a mofo. (In fact, I even helped create an app for that.) Emergency grocery runs aside, my big shop happens on the weekend, so I kick off Monday with a full fridge and the week?s menu. But add two full-time working parents to two kids vying for attention and homework help, and add a dash of masochistic desire to try to new recipes, and you?ve got fresh hot chaos, served night after night. (Also, I think recipe developers might be gaslighting me. Has anyone ever actually cooked a recipe in 30 minutes") A mom friend who has it together more than I do turned me on meal kit delivery services. She said they were a game-changer, helping her expand her recipe repertoire and her kids? palates. She was having fun?actual fun!?with cooking. Could this be the panacea I had been seeking" I decided to try them all and find out.
How does meal kit delivery work"
All of them work roughly the same way. You sign up for a box, most of which contain two to four meals for up to fou...