I’d love to be a good cook. You know, whip amazing meals in minutes and just be a diva in the kitchen.
But, I’m not!
I mean, I can cook, but I am no master chef. I’m just really glad that my hubby is one of those not so fussy eaters, who doesn’t expect different, gourmet meals every day. He’s quite happy with steak and rice or steak and potatoes – which makes my life a whole lot easier!
Although I try to get a little more creative than steak and something, otherwise it gets boring!
I also want to be able to dish up something that raises his eyebrows (in a good way). You know one of those moments, where he just can’t hide that he’s really impressed with my cooking? The kind your taste buds send directly to your facial expressions and don’t even give the brain a chance to filter.
Well, that happened last week, for four days in a row, when I tried out the service from Daily Dish!
Daily Dish has been going in Cape Town for a while and has just recently launched in Jozi and Pretoria. And if you’re a boring cook, busy bee or you hate grocery shopping – like me, then pay attention, because Daily Dish is the answer!
In a nutshell, Daily Dish delivers four meals that you cook at home. They give you all the raw ingredients, and I mean everything you need to get cracking in the kitchen.
This includes your spices, condiments, veggies, meat, canned goods, etc, etc! Certain “pantry items” like salt and eggs for example are not included.
Then, you get four step-by-step recipe cards to whip up your creations.
Each recipe is innovative, quick and easy! But, the best part is that none of them take more than 30 minutes, start to finish!
Impressed? Well you should be!
After trying out the service, and four different meals, I was really impressed at how tasty these meals were, especially since none of mine took more than 20 minutes to prepare!
The other fabulous thing is that they measure out all your ingredients and seal each day’s product in it’s own little pack. This for me, is the BEST part!
I’m terrible at buying food and then forgetting about it. I know, it’s bad! Since I hate wasting (especially food), I make a trip to the dreaded grocery store every day to buy dinner, because otherwise I just sit with a fridge full of food that’s way past it’s expiry date.
Lets not even go there!
Having what I need, and in the quantities I need for the week is really fabulous since I don’t waste a single bit!
And the fact that every night’s dinner is something different and exciting is good for our tastebuds, but also my inner cook!
With this service you can choose from three menu options: Classic (includes meat), Low Carb or Vegetarian. You can also choose meals for two or four people.
I went with the Low Carb option, since we’re approaching summer and wanted to try out some different recipes. It’s only hubby and me, so I chose the two person option.
Although our meals turned delicious every day, I found the portions to be a little too small for us. They weren’t too bad for me, but definitely not enough food for the man.
For one of the meals – I made a delicious Shakshukka, but I had to go out and buy some steak to include, because it just wouldn’tve been enough. Sharing 50g of feta cheese between the two of us and 4 eggs was way too little “protein” for two people.
Other than the portion sizes, I really enjoyed this service and will definitely give it a try again when I’m feeling uninspired in the kitchen.
Check out their website for all the details – it’s pretty easy to use and understand and I love the fact that your service can be paused/resumed at any time without having to take any contracts. You can try it one week then leave it for a while and come back or just keep it running!
Up to you! Brilliant concept!
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