After almost two weeks in Florida I can home last week to a pretty empty fridge. I usually try to keep grocery shopping to a minimum before a trip and/or EAT ALL THE THINGS! So when I got home jet-lagged and hungry I ate PB out of the jar and figured I’d have to stock up asap. But, I also had a ton of work to catch up on – with deadlines hanging over my head and stressing me out.
Luckily I had arranged for a Blue Apron order to be delivered the day after I got home. It was perfect timing!! Suddenly I had all the ingredients for two delicious healthy meals delivered to my door.
I was most excited that there was a fresh vegetable in my house! I had no veggies and wanted something fresh.
Vegas was most excited that I was making fish. He isn’t a huge beggar but if I’m making fish or eating turkey he will stand there and meow until I cave and give him some. I’m usually a bad pet owner in that I don’t share ‘people food’ with my dogs but I figure Vegas has 9 lives so he’s fine.
I appreciate that Blue Apron makes an effort to create meals with sustainable seafood. When I saw that the salmon was wild caught I sent a picture to SR.
Did you know my one and only friend SR grew up in Alaska and hails from a family of fisherman?! Yes. She full on worked on a boat for several summers when we first met. I thought it was the coolest thing. Anyway, I told her to thank her dad for the salmon. It was good!
The first night I made Salmon Rolls with roasted potatoes. Salmon is one of my favorites but I don’t really know how to cook it well. I have only ever thrown it in a pan and cooked it with a few random spices I have.
This salmon roll taught me a new way to enjoy it. This dish reminded me of something I would have on vacation somewhere near the ocean. Loved it.
The potatoes came out perfectly too! This was a winner all the way.
And if you’re wondering about Vegas…
I gave him the salmon skin. After cooking the salmon the instructions were to remove it from the skin and flake into a bowl. He totally scored on the fish!
The next day I packed up dinner #2 and headed to my parents’ house. I hadn’t seen them in a while and missed my people!
My Blue Apron delivery serves 4 people so it was perfect to cook for my mom, dad and brother. Last time my little brother helped, this time he just supervised. They offer two types of plans, the 2-Person Plan and Family Plan and I am on the family plan right now (I’ve tried both).
You boil the potatoes and then cooked them in a little butter and seasonings. Ah-mazing. Like crazy good.
I was excited about this meal because I feel like I keep seeing amazing recipes for Smashed Potatoes but haven’t tried them. This meal gave me a crash course in how to make smashed taters and they were so good I’ll definitely make them again.
They were so good, I’m definitely getting on board the smashed potato wagon.
You can choose from a few options each week and I usually pick the chicken or fish recipes because I’m not a big red meat eater.
But you can check out a ton of the Blue Apron Recipes here to get an idea of how many different cuisines and the variety of dishes they offer.
I want to make ramen next time!
Blue Apron Sale for RER Readers:
Blue Apron is offering the first 25 RER readers three FREE meals on their first order. <- use that link to sign up
Question: What’s for dinner tonight??
Me: I think super easy quesadillas… which seems kind of anti-climactic after those meals.
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. All opinions are my own.
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