Gousto meal 2

Second meal. Second day. I was really looking forward to this meal as it included alot of vegetables! And i am a big veggie lover. This recipe was a ratatouille with parmesan polenta. This took longer than the first meal however that was  expected as it did state 'forty minutes' on the card. It was otherwise quite a simple recipe to follow. Cut up all the veg, grill it and add to fried onion and garlic along with a tomato tin. The polenta wheat thing however tasted very yummy with the addition of the parmesan but was a bit too hard for my liking even though i had cooked it for the amount of time stated. The ratatouille could have done with a little more spice i felt and maybe a little extra kick to it too. Apart from that i have still kept the recipe card but may need to re read through the recipe and add in my own little bits as i usually do.

Gousto meals 1

I cooked it. The first meal from my Gousto box. I chose the 'Melty shroom burger' recipe card which took about 30-35 minuted from start to finish. Now, I am used to having prepared vegetables but i am not used to having it all measured out which definitely made the meal easier and quicker to cook as the salad was literally a 'bung it all in' type. The burger, i had my doubts about- there was no sauce to add inside or layers of cheese, hash brown etc. However when tasting this melted cheese and onion mushroom in a warmed up ciabatta bun it tastes very delicious! Even i was surprised. I thought it would be dry and bready but the cheese melted just right and the mushrooms were really juicy!
The salad was very different and i have kept the recipe card which is proof that i did love it. It consisted of tomatoes/ onions/ capers and basil. The side serving was baked mini potatoes, waxy on the inside and crisp on the outside. yummy!

To new beginnings plus a little taster of GOUSTO.

Another day, another menu to think of! That's how it works for me. I don't consider cooking as a chore, but it is somewhat easier to have somebody set the menu for you. As nagging my other half in regards to what he wants to eat the next day doesn't always work.
What would be better than a set menu, than all the ingredients (measured out) already in your kitchen? As it so happens a voucher came through the post which entitled me to £25 off my first 'Gousto' box. Although i had never heard of it before, i knew what it entailed. I had seen other boxes such as the 'Hello Fresh' box. These are basically fresh organic ingredients delivered to your door according to your chosen menu. However they haven't always been the cheapest option so i had never opted for them.
£25 off did seem like a lot, so i flicked through the webpage and added a few things in my basket. After using the discount code it worked out to £9.99 plus free delivery for three meals for two people. it's not a bad price for three meals for two people and works out to just over £1.50 per meal.
Anyhow i scheduled a delivery date and lo behold it arrived prompt in the morning just as i stepped foot outside the house. After work i sat down to open the box of goodies (always happy to open parcels and post) and out came an ice pack and a 'wool rug' (to keep the goodies fresh) and an assortment of fresh organic fruit and vegetables, herbs, spices and grains. I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was in very good condition. Very cool/cold even though i had opened it several hours after receiving it.