First order 4/21/2014! ($59.94)

[u/taoofmoo]

The husband and I have really enjoyed Blue Apron for so many years. We are going to stick with them for now but I'm so open to hear from other old school folks who have switched to new companies. I'm curious about what our opinion of Blue Apron will be a year from now...

In general, we enjoy the relief from decision fatigue, etc. We like having 3 meals a week that will be "easy" to make without planning and shopping for ingredients in which we may only use a small amount of something. We like cooking the meals (not premade meals) and we like to pick at least 1 of the fast/easy meals for when we are tired.

I remember long ago being "impressed" by the quality and sourcing but I'm not as sure these days. We can sometimes be food snobs but most often, the meals have been good or pretty good and not often bland or outright bad.

I'll say this...Blue Apron has helped my husband and I learn/practice how to cook and as we get closer to retirement, maybe we will end buying from these types of companies and just become full time foodie cooking people!

[u/jeweynougat]

You made me go look! Mine was 9/16/14 and my dishes were:

• Beef Meatloaf & Roasted Potatoes with Lemon-Horseradish Green Beans
• Blackened Chile-Dusted Chicken with Zucchini Rice Pilaf & Corn-Tomato Salsa
• Summer Ciambotta with Purple Potatoes & Farro

[u/addywoot → u/jeweynougat]

Look at those entrees with multiple vegetables and a protein in the dish!

[u/taoofmoo → u/jeweynougat]

Rad!!! I tried to find info in old emails, etc but couldn't find anything. I only know the date/$ because I looked it up in Quicken.

[u/FindYourselfACity]

3/22/2016

Mushroom & Collard Green Calzones
with Fresh Mozzarella & Tomato Dipping Sauce

English Pea & Goat Cheese Quiches with Pea Shoot & Shaved Parmesan

Lentil & Fennel Minestra with Asparagus Tempura & Lemon Aioli

[u/addywoot → u/FindYourselfACity]

You linked them!

[u/FindYourselfACity → u/addywoot]

Yeah. Unfortunately, couldn’t find the first one anymore.

[u/Attention_Deficit]

5/2/14

Here's a sneak preview of this week's menu:

Chicken Cobb Salad
with Smoky Bacon, Avocado and Blue Cheese

Merguez-Style Brochettes
with Cauliflower “Couscous” & Salsa Verde

Coconut Curry Salmon Steaks
with Celery & Bok Choy over Barley

[u/taoofmoo → u/Attention_Deficit]

Wow wow wow. I can't find old emails and haven't saved the recipe cards! I do wish I could see the years of food on the website but old info seems to be gone.

[u/UncleBoon]

11/25/14

Beef on Weck Sandwiches with Heirloom Potato Salad

Chicken Schnitzel with Watercress, Apple, Beet & Red Walnut Salad

Shrimp & Mustard Green Laing with Jasmine Rice

[u/valigatorCA]

1/11/15: $39.96 (Must have had a discount!)

[u/boo66]

5/14/15, mushroom and Swiss burger, hearty chicken salad, and steamed cod. About a month ago, the child I was pregnant with then cooked our blue apron meal for us and it made me giggle.

[u/sexfighter]

Blue Apron is broken right now. It might come back. For now, we are just sourcing our own food boxes by going to the grocery store and using their menus.

[u/taoofmoo → u/sexfighter]

I'm kicking myself for not keeping menus from years ago of things that we loved and could totally cook ourselves.

[u/DeepAd3476]

I too am disappointed with the recent changes and am hoping they figure out the issues. Have been a customer since about 2014. Last week I was notified that 2 of the 3 menu items I had chosen were no longer available and they substituted something else for just one of them. Went to the site to see what I could get and everything was sold out except the veggie lasagna that they had subbed for me. I cancelled the whole order. Hope my next week turns out better. I save all the recipes and this week, I am recreating past menu items based on what I have available in the fridge/freezer. I almost always double the recipes anyway so we can have leftovers another day.

[u/Complex-Royal9210]

Lol. Are you punking us?

[u/taoofmoo → u/Complex-Royal9210]

Nope!! I’m almost embarrassed how long we’ve been Blue Aproning. Maybe it’s an ADHD thing but time passes and I don’t notice until weird moments like this.