I dropped them for two reasons after using them for nearly a year. First, these meals actually take longer to prepare and way longer to clean up after than what I normally make. The food is very good, but the instructions are written by someone who (a) seems to have a gourmet kitchen at their disposal and (b) doesn't do dishes after. No, I am not going to chop all six veggie ingredients into six separate bowls, just to combine them in the next step. Also, I'm not going to chop everything up front just to realize that the garlic goes in at the last step for 30 seconds before the dish is ready.
The second was an issue I had repeatedly with the meat and fish ingredients: I had several weeks where meat/fish packaging was open when I got the shipment and the contents went bad. I emailed them every time, but at some point I got tired of having to immediately go to the grocery store to find the right quantity of pork or cod or whatever to complete the meal.
Realistically, their 35 minute meals always took me closer to an hour once all was said and done. There almost never were any leftovers (yeah two medium sized sweet potatoes don't go too far for four people). Finally, the price was just a little too high.
I keep a few of the recipe cards and try to make those once in a while, but mostly I am just back to regular grocery shopping now.
The second was an issue I had repeatedly with the meat and fish ingredients: I had several weeks where meat/fish packaging was open when I got the shipment and the contents went bad. I emailed them every time, but at some point I got tired of having to immediately go to the grocery store to find the right quantity of pork or cod or whatever to complete the meal.
Realistically, their 35 minute meals always took me closer to an hour once all was said and done. There almost never were any leftovers (yeah two medium sized sweet potatoes don't go too far for four people). Finally, the price was just a little too high.
I keep a few of the recipe cards and try to make those once in a while, but mostly I am just back to regular grocery shopping now.