On Saturday I had the opportunity to do something that was really fun, affordable and incredibly functional: Your Supper Solution.
Here's the premise:
Each month they have 14 different recipes on the menu. You choose your package based on number of meals & serving sizes (shown below) and then choose the recipes you want to make. Then you come to the location either during a public session or you can schedule a private party. For a private party you have to have a minimum of 7 people & a maximum of 14, then the hostess gets 50% off her order. You can also bring wine to a private party to enjoy.
At the location you get aprons and instructions. There are 7 stations that basically look like the counters at Subway. Each station has 2 recipes, one on the left and one on the right. So you go to a station that has one of your recipes that you pre-chose and get to work assembling. There are plastic covered recipes to guide you (one side has the 2-3 serving, the other has the 4-5). Most of the recipes are as simple as the following:
-Grab a ziplock back with chicken (cooked).
-Add one scoop of carrots.
-Add one scoop of peas.
-Add one scoop of mushrooms.
-Add one scoop of mushroom soup.
-Add one bag of rice (cooked).
-Grab a bag of cheese.
-Zip bag & freeze.
Then each recipe has a label to put on the bag so you know how to prepare it at home. At the end of the time you end up with a bunch of prepared meals that take little effort & vary times to cook. Plus they have a great variety of recipes for every taste. Other pros include knowing what is going into your food, being able to eliminate items you don't like/are allergic to/against belief systems, having someone else do the boring prep work & clean up and hanging with your friends while you are accomplishing something to help simplify your life. The company supplies all the zip lock bags, aluminium containers, etc. that you need. They are also very hygenic as they ask you to both wash your hands between stations & change your plastic gloves for each station (not enviromentally friendly though!).
Another advantage is it adds variety to your old stand-bys while giving ideas on how you can substitute items to create another whole new recipe. For example the Brie, Asparagus & Ham Strata could be made with a different cheese, vegetable & meat to seem like a completely different meal!
I had a ton of fun making the dishes as I like to cook but find I don't feel like it after work or I had cleaning the dishes mess. I had only ordered the 6 2-3 servings so I was done in a flash, but since it was so much fun (I felt like I was in a cooking show race, yep I'm a keener) I offered to help my one friend who has 12 4-5 servings to make. Then when we finished her's, I helped make the dishes for one lady that had paid but was unable to attend. Seriously, so much fun. I want to do it like every other week maybe :-)
Current Menu (to give you an idea of the menu variety):
-Chipolte Chilli
-Spaghetti & Meatballs
-Baked Tortellini
-Roasted Pork Loin
-Hunan Chicken
-Chicken Bake
-Cornflake Crusted Cod w/ a Lemon Dijon Mustard and Parsley Sauce
-Danita's Shrimp
-Black Pepper Honey Garlic Wings
-Three Dips
-Brie, Cranberry & Almond Tart
-Thai Marinade Beef Sticks
-Chicken Hoisin Spring Rolls
-Brie, Asparagus & Black Forest Ham Strata
Packages:
6 meals @ 2-3 servings = $75 + tax ($5.30/serving)
12 meals @ 2-3 servings = $150 + tax ($5.30/serving)
6 meals @ 4-5 servings = $150 + tax ($5.80/serving)
12 meals @ 4-5 servings = $255 + tax ($5.00/serving)
To learn more about the location in Red Deer they do have a website:
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