Sunday, October 11, 2015

Blue Apron Delivery - August 21st, 2015


Tandoori - Spiced Chicken


















The first dish I tried from this delivery was the tandoori - spiced chicken. It was delicious and super easy to make. My own qualm is that most of the dishes rely a lot on the seasoning with mostly salt and pepper like every other step. The tandoori chicken was delicious but they have a bit too much of lentil for my liking. 

Seared Cod & Fregola Sarda
















This was delicious but I found the green beans weird combination. As noted below, my beans had moss and I had to throw away some of it. The pasta was an okay choice would have prefer couscous as a better option. I added some crushed garlic to the final product as it lacked a bit taste and depth.


Seared Pork Chops and Kamut






















I can't eat pork but my boyfriend found the dish to be okay. He did like the use of the stone fruit as it added a nice complexity to this dish. The corn side dish was delicious and made a great side dish for other dinner entrees in the future.


As a note, my delivery was for Friday but I cooked my meals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but I noticed most of my food were showing spoilage. The greenery items started to wilt noticeably and my green beans had white moss on Monday. Some of the veggies also came blemished and visibly wilted. The expiration date on the meat was within 5 - 7 days of delivery. The fish had no expiration or labeling.  As the cheaper of the food delivery programs, I was looking forward to the delivery but was disappointment by a) the seasonings & taste b) the food quality and condition c) the combinations are interesting but lack intrigue.

Friday, October 9, 2015

TBS Born Lippy Pomegranate Lip Balm













The cult favorite lip moisturizer is now in the stick format. I love TBS lip balms but hate the tubs since my fingers are not always clean. The new stick format was easier and more portable as well. The lip balm promises to give a pop of color, a bit of shimmer and shine, condition and moisturize lips.  I didn't notice any shimmer or color but my lips were soft and moisturized but it didn't last very long. The lip balm had a sweet pomegranate scent but no flavor.