
The ingredients are sourced from small farms whenever possible, utilizing fresh, seasonal produce and local pastas, breads, meats, and cheeses. And the only thing you have to supply is salt, pepper, oil, and your time. If you’re new to Blue Apron, the concept is pretty simple: each week they send you a box filled with enough ingredients to make three complete meals for two (or four if you go the family route). We hoped that the weekly deliveries of fresh recipe ingredients would teach us a bit more about how to cook, while alleviating some of the stress and cost of our normal meal planning routine (or lack thereof). Neither Michael nor I had learned much about cooking growing up, so after our roommate moved out last year (aka the one person in our house who wasn’t afraid of the stove) dinnertime became fraught with stress and anxiety and, well, a lot of pizza. When I first started cooking with Blue Apron, my goal was simply to learn my way around the kitchen. For more about APW and how we make money, please click here.
