I had to go back through all four recipes and make sure that I knew what ingredients went with each meal. I didn’t realize I had two recipes that used peppers and I almost accidentally used all the peppers in one dish.

Be warned that not all of the bags are labeled with the corresponding recipe. The Blue Apron recipes were very easy to follow. And for an additional cost, Blue Apron gave me the option to also add a wine pairing which I thought was a nice add-on. I think this is a great feature before you decide to sign up and commit to a meal kit. On the other hand, Blue Apron does have a cookbook where you can browse by ingredient, cuisine, and seasonal recipes. Note: You have to go through the process of signing up, adding in your delivery address, and putting in your credit card before you can see any of the recipes available.Īnother customization limit is that there is no real way to have the same recipe with a different protein substituted in. I wanted to see how Blue Apron would do with a fish dish so I substituted in the Tomato-Poached Tilapia.

Two of the four meals had the word spicy in them and I do not handle spice well, so I decided to switch them out. Beyond that, there weren’t many options to customize.

I wanted to see what they would give me to start before customizing. Once I created my account, it was up to Blue Apron to choose my meals.

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