How I Learned to Cook: One Meal Kit at a Time
Key takeaways
- The first time I bought a meal kit was during the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- I remember making a chicken dish with a homemade white sauce, but I dried it out, because I was worried it wasn't cooked all the way through.
- I loved not having to brave grocery stores (which, if you remember, were not enjoyable), and the kit gave me each ingredient I needed, since my kitchen cabinets were pretty bare with only a few takeout sauces in sight.
The first time I bought a meal kit was during the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was living alone in my first solo apartment and my job at a local magazine had gone temporarily remote. Restaurants in the area were starting to shift to takeout-only, so I thought, "Well, I guess I should learn how to cook."
I remember making a chicken dish with a homemade white sauce, but I dried it out, because I was worried it wasn't cooked all the way through. Later in the week, though, I nailed a super-simple stuffed ravioli dish and made my way through a handful of other tasty meals.
I loved not having to brave grocery stores (which, if you remember, were not enjoyable), and the kit gave me each ingredient I needed, since my kitchen cabinets were pretty bare with only a few takeout sauces in sight.