Last week was the first week in a very long time that I have planned any meals and gone grocery shopping for anything. I loved it. I forgot how mice it is to have plenty of food in the house and be able to make whatever, whenever. It also meant that we ate out way less than most any other week in the past year and we spent far less on food. Honestly, I think it also saved us time in the end. We were not having to worry about who was going to go get lunch or what was for dinner and who would get it, we just ate what was on the menu and in the house.

There were, of course, a few things that did not get prepared, so those have been jumped to this week's list. There were also a few things that I loved- these balls being one of them. They were so good and ridiculously easy to make and kept my sweet tooth in check just fine! I did make a few changes to them and will have the recipe up soon!

As for other meals, here is what we will be eating this week!

Monday

Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs and Fruit
Tuesday: Spinach and Strawberry Smoothie
Dinner: Creamy Tortellini Soup with Shrimp
Snack: Kale Chips (I did not get to make them last week)

Tuesday

Breakfast: Eggs and Toast
Lunch: Caprese Salad (it was so yummy last week and easy to make!)
Dinner: Blue Apron Meal
Snack: Yogurt

Wednesday

Breakfast: Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
Lunch: Meal Replacement Shake
Dinner: Caesar Salad with Shrimp
Snack: Fruits and Vegetables

Thursday

Breakfast: Meal Replacement Shake
Lunch: Egg Sandwich
Dinner: Kale and Salmon
Snack: apples with almond butter

Friday

Breakfast: Salmon Omelet
Lunch: Eggplant Pizza
Dinner: Big night out!
Snack: Bar

Saturday

Breakfast: Flaxseed Smoothie
Lunch: Meal Replacement Shake
Dinner: Raw Kale Pesto over Linguine
Snack: Small Fruit and Yogurt Parfait

Sunday

Breakfast: Meal Replacement Bar
Lunch: Egg Sandwich
Dinner: Blue Apron
Snack: Bars

Summer Cooking with Blue Apron- Cook Book

There have been many people I have talked with who either have too big or too little a family to justify Blue Apron, are unsure about getting food in the mail, or are not in an area that Blue Apron delivers to. All of them, however, either loved Blue Apron's food or love the way it looks. For those and everyone else out there who enjoys eating, you are in luck! The hubs just informed me a few days ago that Blue Apron now has a cook book and it is on pre-order.

The book is filled with Blue Apron's favorite summer recipes in their always easy to understand format. Blue Apron has taken 50 of their most popular summer recipes, improved on them based on customer feedback, and added them to a cookbook just for us. I love Blue Apron's recipes and am so excited to see the improvements they have made to already yummy meals. The cookbook also has dessert recipes and a whole rundown on different summer foods.

What I love more than any of this is the Feast with Friends section. Sure, a good cocktail and dessert is almost always appropriate, but being able to share some of these ridiculously good meals with friends makes me over the moon excited! Hopefully the title, Summer Cooking with Blue Apron- A Collection of Simple, Seasonal Recipes Vol. 1, is a good indication of what Blue Apron has planned for the future. Yes, I will be pre-ordering this one and all other seasonal cookbooks they are [fingers crossed] making throughout the year!

Summer Cooking with Blue Apron is currently on pre-order until July 31st. Best to order yours ahead of time since they have knocked the price down to $22.95 (from $29.95) until the pre-order has ended. Did I mention that it is a limited edition? Better get to the getting!

Also, if you have not read it yet, here is my review of Blue Apron and Hello Fresh :)