Break Out of the Winter Cooking Rut with Blue Apron + Free Meals!

Last week was the perfect time to receive my latest box from Blue Apron. As you might remember, I get a fun box of meals from them every so often. It is a great way to jolt me out of my cooking comfort zone and get the family excited for new foods. The box comes packed with farm-fresh ingredients for three delicious family meals measured out and ready to be cooked. Not only are the recipes they send inventive and interesting, it also means no trip to the grocery store and no throwing out unused food. Perfect!

Since we like to change up our diets I always get one poultry meal, one seafood meal, and one vegetarian dish. Last week two of the three dishes had a wonderful Asian flair which we enjoyed since I rarely cook Asian-style family meals, though we love the cuisine. The third was a delicious chicken dish featuring a kumquat and cracked wheat salad. I’ll admit, I think kumquats are pretty in the store but I rarely buy them. Now I have an idea of what to do with them and I think I might pick some up.

All in all this box was the perfect thing to get me back on track with trying new recipes and cooking meals full of fresh produce.  Though find it harder to cook with loads of fresh vegetables this time of year there is really no reason why I should. I think it is just because I miss visiting the farm stand so much.

If you feel like you are ready be plucked out of a cooking rut, or you just want to try a week of new, inspiring meals you really should give Blue Apron a try. There are lots of people I know who love them! In fact, right now Blue Apron is giving Naptime Chef readers a special incentive. The first 50 readers to sign up here get 2 meals FREE!! If you get hooked on Blue Apron you can continue ordering from them and cancel or skip a week at any time at no cost. Oh, and the shipping is always free. Hard to argue with that! So, what are you waiting for? Treat you and your family to a mid-winter change and have some fun!

(Disclosure: I was sent the meals from Blue Apron to try. The photographs and opinions are wholly my own. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make The Naptime Chef possible.)