IndigoSol's Adventures

I'm sorry that I am just getting around to updating this four days after the fact, but I had a wonderful, busy weekend that prevented me from writing this blog earlier. On Thursday, I cooked my HelloFresh dish #2 for the week. This was Figgy Balsamic Pork! It was a second HelloFresh WIN! In my opinion, it was not as good as the Pecan-Crusted Trout, but it came extremely close. I would 10/10 order this again or attempt to make it on my own. The pork came with potatoes and green beans for roasting and topped off at a whopping 550 calories, which was about 500 less than the trout. This is a bit surprising to me because you think of fish as being low calorie (usually), but I assume the panko/pecan/butter crust for the trout ran the calorie count up. I can tell you, that for a less than 600 calorie meal, this dish was extremely filling. This meal required less utensils than the trout, needing only 2 baking sheets and a pan. Again, I had to provide salt, pepper, oil, and butter. ...

WOWZERS! This meal DID NOT disappoint.           I need to preface this review with some background information about me. I have cooking experience. I love to cook. I cook good food on a regular basis. (I'm not just tooting my own horn. I could get positive reviews of my food from non-family members to share. Seriously. It's a thing I do.) I'm not afraid to try out new dishes or techniques (like making a mac & cheese with a roux for the first time last year).  I used to work in a restaurant kitchen, on the line, but also as a prep cook. There are many things for me to learn still about culinary arts, BUT I am not a newbie. I know my way around a kitchen. My knife skills are good. I have tips and tricks I like to share with people. In short, I know what I'm doing.           That being said, I went into this following the steps EXACTLY how the recipe card said, as if I didn't know what I was doing. While I saw potential for p...

I'm so awkward. Forgive me. Here's my unboxing video for HelloFresh!! My first impressions, what recipes I received, etc. I will post more later once the cooking begins! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7jOAQYARXc&feature=youtu.be For now, IndigoSol

H ellloooooo, my friends !       Today is the day! My HelloFresh box will be delivered by FedEx at some point today. FedEx  usually delivers to my house later in the day, so I expect it after 4-5pm sometime. The tracking information originally said that it was going to be delivered on Wednesday, which is NOT what HelloFresh promised. I was concerned about the quality of the food if it got delayed almost 24 hours, but it seems that crisis has been averted.      I've decided to try out all of these food subscription boxes and see how they work (in general and for me). I'll be comparing price, packaging, freshness/quality of food, ease of use, on-time delivery/undamaged delivery, types of recipes available, taste, customer service (if there's an issue), and probably other things as I think of them.      So far I have these on my list: HelloFresh, Dinnerly, Plated, Blue Apron, Green Chef, Sunbasket, Misfits, Home Chef.  I...