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BOXING in the KITCHEN: Hello Fresh!


OUR FIRST MONTH OF BOXING IN THE KITCHEN:
Boxed dinners that is provided by various great options and we have paid for our boxes so these responses and reviews are completely our own and not compensated by anyone; and with that - here we go!



THE COOK'S EXPERIENCE (ERIK'S SIDE/HE SAID)
When my significant other suggested that we try cooking at home, I was really excited. I was thinking to myself, now I can show off my culinary skills and introduce her to the cooking of my childhood. She suggested that we try the box subscription, Hello Fresh and immediately I could hear my mother in the background of my brain saying, "I taught you how to cook, you're better than that." From a cook's perspective, I really enjoyed cooking the Hello Fresh kits. They came neatly prepared and ready to go. The instructions were so simple, it didn't take a lot of time to prepare them. I get off of work at 5:30 pm so by the time I get home and take the fur kids out for a little bit, I can quickly get dinner on for the family. Most dinners took about thirty to forty-five  minutes to make which is not bad at all. The choice of meals was very exciting and exotic, I had Pork Taquitos for the first time and I truly enjoyed the dish. Overall I would use Hello fresh again simply because its simple and easy and if you do have a busy life and schedule you can easily fit this in. An overall "winner" in my book.


THE DINER'S EXPERIENCE (ANNA'S SIDE/SHE SAID)
Erik has really taken on the role of chef and it's been nice to not have to be the one responsible for cooking after I get off work (as I get off work later than he does). Hello Fresh actually allowed us to try some things outside of our comfort zones. While I wish I could fully taste all the dishes he's prepared (as I'm currently healing from the long-haul symptoms of Covid 19); I will say that everything made was very tasty. The only thing that I found less appealing in the new things I tried with Hello Fresh was the scallops. I have never really had scallops before and I don't know if was the seasoning or the risotto, but I was left thinking "I'm not sure scallops are MY thing." I did eat them though, just didn't become a fan. Meanwhile I have discovered a love for salmon (as I had only eaten tuna fish prior to this); and that Zatar grilling cheese...omg was divine! If you truly want to know though, I'm most impressed with some of the skills that Erik has retained that he's learned from these Hello Fresh meals, from how he now prepares shrimp to his ability to satisfy my cravings for taquitos. In fact we've made them a number of times since and that's a winning moment in any one's story!

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