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Cooking has been my passion since I was a child. I remember being asked in college why I didn’t go to culinary school, and I said that I feared choosing my absolute favorite hobby for a career because it may make me lose some of the joy I experience when preparing food for loved ones. Well, fast-forward 20 years, and my career often includes preparing food for loved ones — And I love it! What I love even more is that my daughter also shares my passion for cooking. This past weekend, she prepared pancakes for the whole family with very little assistance. And this week, she helped me prepare dinner each night with the help of HelloFresh.
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If you have not yet tried HelloFresh… Well, first off, I don’t know what you’re waiting for. HelloFresh is a food delivery service. Each week, you will receive a box filled with fresh ingredients and simple step-by-step directions to prepare delicious, home-cooked meals. The recipes are simple to prepare in about 30 minutes each because all of the ingredients are already pre-measured and the directions include photographs so you know exactly what each step looks like. That’s why it’s perfect for the beginning home chef, like my 8-year old daughter Lydia!
Some of Lydia’s favorite foods include macaroni and cheese, bacon, and cauliflower, so you can only imagine how excited she was to help me prepare our first dish this week, Cauliflower Pancetta Mac ‘N’ Cheese! First I had her read through the entire recipe card so she knew exactly what we would be doing. Then we divided the tasks up based on difficulty. Lydia has been working on her knife skills for the past year or so maybe, so I felt comfortable letting her do simple tasks, like slicing the scallions. I demonstrated what to do first, and she copied me. She said using a real knife makes her feel confident. Cooking really can help your child develop important life skills that increase their confidence.
While she completed those portions of the recipe, I worked on some of the harder tasks, like filling a pot of water, boiling the pasta, and draining it after. I love that we can collaborate by completing separate components, then bringing them together to create one balanced dish for the entire family to enjoy!
Together, we sauteed the pancetta and made the creamy, cheesy sauce. I explained to Lydia what she needed to do to get the pancetta to be crisp, to create a roux to thicken the milk, and to incorporate the cheese. She’s awesome at following directions in the kitchen. She really wants to learn how to prepare dinners all by herself.
When dinner was ready, the kids loved it! This Cauliflower Pancetta Mac ‘N’ Cheese was just one of the three delicious dinners we were able to prepare this week thanks to our deliver from HelloFresh. The other two dinners included Chicken Sausage Pizzas with broiled zucchini and fresh oregano and Sizzling Southwestern Chicken with a sweet potato, bell pepper, and feta jumble.
Here are a few of the reasons why I highly recommend trying HelloFresh with your family:
- Recipes are easy to prepare, with simple directions and coordinating photographs
- Children can help prepare dinner – it’s fun for your entire family
- Each recipe can be prepared quickly and contain a variety of ingredients that help you to explore new flavor combinations you may not have tried before
- HelloFresh has vegetarian options if you do not eat meat. You can also list ingredients your family does not eat so they will not be a part of your kit.
- Each recipe contains all of the nutrition information, including calories, fat, nutrients, etc.
- Recipes contain fresh ingredients, like vegetables and herbs, along with high-quality proteins
- The ingredients for each recipe are separately bagged, so you can easily place the entire bags directly into your refrigerator for your convenience
Have I convinced you to give HelloFresh a try?
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