One day while wasting time on facebook I came across a little sponsored ad for Plated. If you want all the beautifully descriptive paragraphs filled with delicious adjectives describing what it is...click on the link.
I on the other hand will sum it up: You browse through and choose recipes you like, you pick 4 (minimum 4 plates per order) and you order. Plated ships all of the ingredients and instructions to your doorstep in pretty little ice cooled box and you cook it and eat it.
Pretty simple.
Essentially it saves you from grocery shopping. You are paying for convenience. This month it's for a good cause though. If you know about (RED) you know that the money from partnerships goes to the global AIDs fund and HIV/AIDs programs in Africa. From June 1st-10th Plated has teamed up with (RED) and your purchase will be for benefit.
Click the link for more details.
If you know me at all, you know I will go to 5 different stores to save $5 so this is definitely a one time deal for me. I got the trial package. 4 meals for $20. Otherwise you pay $10 for membership ontop of about $15 per plate (remember 4 plate minimum) which is roughly half of my grocery budget for the month. The meal was good but not $50 good. $50 good is when I don't have to cook it...and it comes with a glass of wine.
Was it fun? Yes! Food delivered to my door could never be a bad thing. Any kind of package makes me happy really. Will I pay the 5 (Martin Lawrence reference) to continue? Probably not. I could probably look up the recipes myself and just get the stuff at the grocery store. They are not super complicated meals. And...no leftovers! What??? This is a home built on leftovers! But...if you feel like getting in on the fun, they are still offering the 4 meals for $20. It certainly made for a fun blog post and it was fun to break up the meal monotony.
Meal 1: Swordfish with Spicy Mango Salsa and Israeli Couscous
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