When I was younger, despite being a picky eater, I used to love cooking. Now though, I just cannot be bothered! I want something quick and easy whilst still maintaining an acceptable level of nutrition, whilst ALSO being vegetarian. It’s a tough challenge that I usually leave to Mum or Tom! However, when I got offered the chance to try out a Gousto box*, I decided to man up and take over the cooking reins for a change!
The thing I liked the most about the whole Gousto ordering process was just how easy and straight forward it was! After signing up you simply decide how many people you are wanting to cater for (either 2 or 4) and how many meals you would like to order. I went for the 2 meals for 2 people option to give Tom and I two meals that were all ready to go. Gousto separates the recipes out to make it easy for you to find something that’s suitable. The tabs include vegetarian, low calorie and even family-friendly to ensure you pick something that’s going to be a good fit!
The box is scheduled to arrive any time before 5pm on the day you order it so it will always be in time for dinner! Mine arrived before midday which was great but don’t worry if you are out, you schedule arrangements for your box prior to delivery and you select the day too so you know when it’s going to appear. The boxes are also okay out of the fridge for up to 24hours due to the ice backs and insulation inside the box! The use recyclable ice packs and bags of sheep wool to keep the chilled ingredients cold! At 7pm when I started cooking, the ice was only half melted which was pretty impressive! I’m not going to lie, I got quite excited when the box arrived and rushed to open it to see all the goodies inside! I can honestly say that the veg was some of the freshest and most perfect looking veg I have seen in years! It was like they had just been harvested! Both my recipes were actually Italian as we love Italian food but the ‘store cupboard produce’ like the tinned tomatoes looked incredible quality (and later proved to taste incredible too)! Gousto had even popped in a wooden spoon which I thought was one of the cutest touches and I’m banning anyone from using it so it still looks perfect when I move out and add it to my own kitchen!
Each recipe is printed on a card with step by step instructions and even pictures to guide you through it! This was something I found to be really useful as I often get a bit paranoid that what I’m making isn’t quite what the recipe is asking for! One thing I will point out is that the times printed on the cards are quite unrealistic. The aubergine parmigiana was meant to only take 35 minutes from start to finish but 10minutes in and I was still on step one! From opening the box to sitting down to eat it took me just over an hour, still not an unreasonable length of time in my opinion but it’s just something to be aware of, particularly if the recipes have slightly longer times on them!
Have you tried Gousto before? What do you think of the concept?
Much Love
xoxo
*I was sent this box free to try but all opinions remain my own. I was genuinely intrigued to see if a kitchen hater like me could be converted and I really enjoyed trialling this out!
I ended up buying the 3 recipe box as it was only a couple of pounds more for three meals rather than two, we’ve had two of them so far and we also had the aubergine dish last night!
My pesto looked the same as yours I couldn’t get it to a smooth paste like they described, I passed it over to Ben to try and he couldn’t get it down any further, I did debate putting it in the Nutribullet but decided I couldn’t be bothered!
We had the American Pulled Chicken with Creamed Corn and Sweet Potato – which was a huge portion compared to the Aubergine, and we have the Chicken Indonesian Rendang Curry this evening!
Rachael http://helplesswhilstdrying.com
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Ooh they sound nice! If only they’d included a pestle and mortar hahahahaha
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This is such a great idea. I often find a recipe I quite fancy making but then don’t because i’m missing a few ingredients (im not a natural cook as you can tell!) but this sounds like such a great solution! x
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I really like the sound of this! Healthy cooking can be such a chore sometimes, especially with a busy schedule. Seems like this box would help keep you on track! X
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The food looks good, I am so impressed!
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This sounds like a good box with everything in for the meals and the photos are making me hungry! The wooden spoon is a nice touch too.
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Ooh looks beaut Molly! I am really tempted to give this a go as we are such boring cooks! xx
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I absolutely love Gousto – ive been using them for the past few months and have been loving getting creative in the kitchen. I love how after your third one, you get a recipe book too so you can keep your cards in line. I’ve taken to recreating most of the recipes as they are so darned tasty.
Sherry x
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I’ve tried the first week and it was amazing! I’m not sure if I would pay that much each week, but with the discounted price it was definitely worth it!
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