We've decided to work our way through the meal subscription services. Trials are steeply discounted, and we figured it could be fun.
Week 6: Marley Spoon
Biggest Perk: Again, this is a bag and a protein
On a 5 star rating (low to high):
Flavor:*****
Price: $$$
Portion:****
Variety: ****
Prep (Difficult to Easy): **
Website: ***
Sustainability? Your box comes with a guide to where they source ingredients and how each packaging component can be recycled.
Promo used: "RUYVM6" $30 off
Other Codes?
Shipping: This shipped in a somewhat smaller box with the same recyclable batting insulation as sunbasket and the standard cooler packs in the bottom.
The Recipes: Standard full page cardstock. We did a Keema Curry, Fish Tacos, and Vietnamese Noodle Salad. The recipes were a little disjointed, and i really feel like you needed to read them over twice before beginning just to figure out your steps. As this was our 6th box, I think i have a pretty good grasp on the step-by-step directions process, and most boxes really do just walk you through it.
Prep/Time: There were numbers on the bags but nothing mentioned about the numbers. i made the one with a number 1 on it first, just in case. The first recipe was fish tacos with jicama slaw. It was supposed to take 30 minutes, i'd wager it took me closer to 45 minutes. That jicama slaw had me zesting, juicing, and slicing 3 pieces of fruit, peeling and grating jicama, separating leaves and stems on cilantro (i really should have just cut the whole bundle with kitchen shears, it would have been so much easier), and slicing scallions- all in different steps for one slaw.
Price: This is in the low range. It normally runs ~$61
Variety: We could choose from ~6 recipes, and they offer a vegetarian option. One thing i didn't like was that allergens weren't really marked, and one of the ingredients we got was edamame (soybeans. i have a soy allergy) for the Vietnamese Noodle dish. We adapt pretty easy (and just left them out), but a flag would have been nice.
Portion: These were decent portions and easy to share with a toddler. The tacos were 3 tacos per person rather than the 2 you often see.
Flavor: This was great flavor, and despite the pain in the ass nature of the jicama slaw, my husband and i both agreed we would probably make it again.
Variety: We could choose from ~6 recipes, and they offer a vegetarian option. One thing i didn't like was that allergens weren't really marked, and one of the ingredients we got was edamame (soybeans. i have a soy allergy) for the Vietnamese Noodle dish. We adapt pretty easy (and just left them out), but a flag would have been nice.
Portion: These were decent portions and easy to share with a toddler. The tacos were 3 tacos per person rather than the 2 you often see.
Flavor: This was great flavor, and despite the pain in the ass nature of the jicama slaw, my husband and i both agreed we would probably make it again.
Cancelling: This has a button on their website. easy peasy.
Overall: This was great flavor with good portions. Another "bag and protein" box which i prefer. The directions were a little disjointed and the prep was a little more intense than i think most people really want in a meal service kit. Though the flavor to value ratio is great, I probably wouldn't choose this box again.
Next Week, we'll be trying out Plated!
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