Grocery Store Run! - Chris Plays Gourmet
Channel: Chris Plays Gourmet
Date: 2019-03-05

Last week I went shopping for food to cook a normal set of meals, for what is maybe the first time in my adult life. After using Blue Apron as my source of ingredients for 5 weeks, this was an experiment to see how cooking for myself, from “scratch”, would actually work out.

(This video is based on the content from https://www.chrisplaysgames.com/gourmet/2019/03/03/buying-ingredients-for-myself/ .)

I learned a lot from the experience!

First, I learned that shopping for two is impossible. I also learned that it takes about 30 minutes for me to shop for two meals, and is not much cheaper than buying from Blue Apron for just two people. 

For the time being, I’ll continue to use Blue Apron for the time being to build up more new food skills, especially as we move out of the winter months into the more spring and summer seasonal dishes. I’m still routinely learning how to prep new pastas, deal with new veggies, and mix new flavors, and given how time consuming shopping is for me currently, it’s well worth the convenience.

Currently, shopping is a time consuming and tiring experience. Making a list, checking it twice, and scrambling through the grocery store to find the items I need is stressful! Continuing to do it will likely result in a better understanding of the layout of the store and where to find things as well as a better stockpile of ingredients that I have and can reuse. Being able to make a quick run through the store to grab staples that I need to prep a few basic meals feels like a good goal to have for later this year.

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