Last week a good friend offered me a voucher to try Blue Apron . All I knew: it's an ingredient delivery service. But, the first week was free, so I agreed. I signed up for the two-meal family delivery. There is also an option for a three-meal, two person delivery. Yesterday I received the box with ingredients for two dinners with four servings per dinner. "A great recipe is composed of incredible ingredients" read a cardboard insert in my package. While I certainly agree with the sentiment - and find their one-use packaging visually appealing (read "super cute") - there is a lot of packaging and plastic in that box. Most is recyclable; some looked compostable. But it's a lot of packaging. A lot. I received ingredients and slick, glossy recipe sheets for Pressed Chicken Tortas and Shepherd's Pie. Because I had a meeting at school last night, I didn't get a chance to try either. So, I woke up this morning and made the chicken tortas ...