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My grandmother passed away two weeks ago. The day I found out I was at my parent's house picking up a delivery from Chicago-based company,
Relished. The timing of that delivery could not have been more fitting; I'll tell you about
Relished, and then I'll tell you why.
What is Relished?
The concept behind
Relished is simple-Once a week receive a delivery of fresh ingredients you'll need to prepare 3 delicious meals without the hassle of grocery shopping and without the traffic headache of eating out. The company is based in Chicago and the ingredients are sourced locally from there.
Each week, a set menu of 3 meals is available for order. Your delivery will include all the ingredients (minus salt, pepper, & oil) needed to prepare those meals, as well as a
sturdy and detailed recipe card with pictures and directions. Every detail is covered, from how to prep the vegetables to how to present your food on the plate. Each of the ingredients are individually packaged and labeled for easy assembly in your kitchen.
Ingredients for Pepper-Crusted Flat Iron Steak & Vegetable Ramen
After
signing up for Relished, you will begin receiving a 3-meal delivery once a week. You can choose between 2, 4, or 6 servings at the price of $9.99/serving. The ingredients are shipped fresh, not frozen, with the goal of arriving at your house the same day it leaves Chicago. Right now they are able to ship within 250 miles of Chicago, or most places east of Colorado. Their website provides a helpful zip code locator to ensure you are in the delivery zone before finishing your order.
Once your receive your delivery, you simply put the ingredients in the refrigerator and pull them out when you are ready to make a meal. Each week the menu will change, providing variety, and if you want to skip a week, there is a simple process to do that through the website or via email.
Why It Was So Great For Me...
I mentioned I received my fresh food delivery the day I found out my Grandmother had died. Funerals are never a planned event, and they take up a lot of time and energy. Everything I had planned to do that week (grocery shopping, for example) went right out the window as family started to arrive. By the end of the week I'd missed several appointments and just wanted to hibernate in my house to breathe and take a break from the world. How grateful I was to have 3 full healthy and easy-to-prepare meals already waiting in my refrigerator! We made the first meal the day the ingredients arrived because of the unexpected change in plans. The second meal I threw together for lunch between funeral activities and family coming and going. And the third meal I saved for after everyone had gone home. It happened to coincide with Valentine's Day, and my husband appreciated a nice steak dinner with just the two of us after all the out-of-towners had gone back home.
I believe in what
Relished is doing! It might not be cost-effective for my family of little ones every week, but if you are a family that eats out often, the price per serving and quality are very comparable to anything you would find in a restaurant without the cost of gas and no crowds to fight. The instructions were so easy to follow and made me feel good to be preparing beautiful dishes with fresh food. I look forward to trying out another week of menus soon!
Sign up for your 1st week of deliveries and enter
freemples@gmail.com
in the Referral box at checkout.
Simple as that, and cancel anytime!
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