#cook unity

I have no desire to cook, so a pre-made, quick nuke meal is fine for now. And in that space, Cook Unity is still winning, for me, by far. It's not delivered in a big heavy box (rather, a tote bag that's heavy but functional and can be set/traded out each week for conservation). 

over orecchiette.

I’m glad I saved these pastas for last, cuz these last two were both pretty good. I have no idea what an orecchiette* is, but it’s pasta of some kind! Once this was heated (2 minutes in the microwave as always - 3 is too much!), I put the chicken on top of the pasta and then gave it a good helping of the Parmesan cheese. They provided way too much Parmesan cheese, but it was good. The chicken was fantastic, despite this being one of the ones that I ended up freezing it cooked up really nice and was moist and incredibly flavorful. The pasta even managed to survive really well for the most part and tasted great. There was also zucchini bits in with the chicken? I’m not a huge zucchini fan, but it seemed to go really well with everything else in the meal.

*Orecchiette is a type of pasta that has a unique ear-like shape

And that’s it for the CookUnity meals! Again pretty disappointed with some of these, definitely disappointed with the use by dates and none of them were really prepared to be frozen so it was hit or miss with whether they could handle it well at all. A lot of these had really high calories and carbs, while frankly not enough protein. These being “created by chefs” I expected more fresh ingredients, but so much - the vegetables, especially - were all canned and lacked a lot of flavor and dimension because of that. My husband, on the other hand, really enjoyed them and how restaurant-quality they were. I, personally, don’t think I will try CookUnity again.

Next up: Marley Spoon by Martha Stewart!

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with cilantro rice and fresh guacamole

Finally, some damn chicken breast! This is what I’m talking about. This had a really nice basmati rice that I loved. And more of that corn and black bean salsa with some pico de gallo. The “fresh” guacamole wasn’t exactly fresh (as this had technically expired by the time I got to it) and was starting to turn brown but that’s avocado for you! The chicken was really flavorful and there was a lot of it. Everything was on a bed of fresh spinach which I really liked a lot (yes, mom - I finally grew into spinach. Spinch is one of my favorites now!). And for whatever reason, there seemed to be a ton of everything in this one - I maybe ate a third of it for lunch and another third for dinner, so my husband got to try it out as well and he really enjoyed it. This was would definitely have been a winner if it wasn’t so close dated.

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I ordered one of these for me and one for my husband each because I knew it was something that he would like.

Again, super easy prep - heat up for two minutes in the microwave. It says 2 to 3, trust me 3 is way too much. I was an idiot and forgot that I wasn’t supposed to take off the plastic seal so these got a little gummier than they should’ve, but it was still really tasty. The steak was absolutely delicious, still moist and not tough at all. It had a little bit of peppers and onions mixed in to give it something extra. It came with a tub of sour cream, which was very, very runny but again this one was close dated as well. It expired the next day, so I’m not gonna hold that against it too much. Overall a really nice quesadilla.

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I had such high hopes for this! This was a close dated one, basically it expired four days after delivery. All the oil in the dressing had completely congealed so I had to microwave that for a few seconds to get it to the right consistency. Otherwise, prep was super easy. - you don’t have to microwave this one! Just pour on the sauce and mix it up.

Unfortunately, the pasta was very much already passed its date. It was very gummy and unpleasant. Everything else in there was pretty good though. This is basically my favorite type of pasta salad - with a little bit of meat & cherry tomatoes & banana peppers & kalamata olives. Just needed fresher pasta.

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with pico de gallo and chile-lime crème.

This was my first CookUnity meal and I’m pretty impressed. The quesadilla was much bigger than I expected it to be, which is really nice. The filling had a little bit of spice, but not too hot. The chicken kinda had the texture of tuna fish, which is a little weird - like it had been blended? The pico de gallo was fantastic. I’m a sucker for fresh pico de gallo and the crema had a great texture - nice and thick instead of runny. At this point in my GLP-1/GIP journey, I’m only able to eat about half of one of these meals for lunch and then save the rest for dinner. So it ends up being two meals instead of one! That breaks the price down a bit more. My husband also had a bit that I couldn’t finish and seemed to like it too.

We also discovered that you can peel off the inner plastic layer on these containers and the rest can be recycled! Huzzah!

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This was another good deal - 60% off your first order, $4.99 per meal (not including shipping &/or service fees). They didn’t offer a 10 pack so I just went ahead and got 12 meals, that knocked the price down to $4.49 per meal, which is really awesome. Shipping and fees were around $15. So actual price paid per meal was about $5.80. Rakuten has a 15% off first order as well, so use that if you’ve got it! (I didn’t qualify because I cancelled them too fast - but there were reasons, see below)

Ordering was quick and easy, it can be done through their website or app. Unfortunately, you really have to jump on the meals that you want early in the week because they tend to disappear closer to the end of the week, which is when I like to order. At that point they also no longer had Monday delivery available, the closest was Wednesday - So nearly a full week after ordering. And delivery on Wednesday took forever. I understand that this is being delivered by, like, a courier service or something, but they didn’t show up here until almost 5 PM so no lunch meals for me that day! They did come in a really lovely insulated bag with a large ice pack, though.

Given that this is a weekly subscription I was under the impression that the meals should be good for at least seven days however my delivery was in the evening of Sept. 30th and I had meals expiring on Oct. 4th through the 6th - so that’s pretty disappointing. Most were NOT freezer friendly, either.

Meal reviews incoming…

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CookUnity, la plateforme de livraison de repas préparés par des chefs, a fait sensation en organisant un événement pop-up unique en son genre : le « CookUnity Peep Show ». Une expérience immersive et culinaire inspirée du food porn, qui a régalé les visiteurs à Brooklyn. Exit le traditionnel dîner aux chandelles, la plateforme a réinventé l’expérience culinaire en la teintant d’un soupçon de voyeurisme. Dès l’entrée, les visiteurs étaient plongés dans une ambiance feutrée, rappelant les bars clandestins. Avec des enseignes au néon et une mise en scène spectaculaire, tout rappelait les peep shows d’antan, ces spectacles vus par une seule personne à la fois à travers une petite ouverture.

L’expérience proposait plusieurs attractions alléchantes :

Des fenêtres de dégustation interactives où les invités pouvaient recevoir de délicieuses bouchées préparées par des chefs de renom.

Des cabines privées permettant d’observer les chefs en pleine action, en train de concocter leurs plats minute sous les yeux des gourmets curieux.

Une hotline ASMR de food porn pour éveiller tous les sens avec des bruits de cuisine immersifs.

Des magazines culinaires thématiques, poussant encore plus loin la fusion entre plaisir gustatif et esthétique audacieuse.