How often do you go to the fridge, check what’s in there and start thinking of all these yummy things that you can make with the basics. Until you look in the cupboard and see that you have none of the extra things that are needed to make what’s in your mind, so you settle on chicken and vegetables. Or mince and veg. Or veg and veg?
I feel like I was going around in this annoying food circle. Eating the same things all the time and never spicing it up because every trip to the shops is thwarted by little people. We tend to leave with the essentials and all the fun, tasty stuff gets forgotten.
When Daily Dish For You contacted me offering me a box of fresh ingredients that are perfectly measured out to make 4 meals, I jumped at the chance to try something new.
As I posted pictures on Instagram and Facebook, more and more people were asking what exactly Daily Dish For You is, so let me give you a quick run down before I tell you about our experience. These are the top 7 points that you need to know:
- Daily Dish For You has been around since 2012 (in Cape Town) and have recently opened up in the Johannesburg/Pretoria area.
- The provide 4 menus to use over 4 days for either 2 or 4 people.
- They offer the “Classic Menu” (including carbs), “Low Carb Menu” and a “Vegetarian” option.
- Deliveries are made on Monday
- Orders placed before 4pm on Wednesday will arrive the next Monday, orders after Wednesday will be delivered the following Monday.
- You can pause and resume the service as you wish
- As from September, you can choose which meals you want included in your box (for now it’s set)
Signing up for the week was a breeze, it took maybe 10 minutes. We have been keeping gluten to a minimum in our home for a while now, so the obvious choice for us was the Low Carb Menu. A box full of yummy ingredients was delivered bright and early on the Monday morning with 4 recipes for – Lamb Sliders, Shakshukka, Tuna Balls with Cucumber Salad and Mustard Chicken with Greens for four people.
My overall experience?
The meals were super easy to make (the recipes were easy to follow), nothing took me longer than 30 minutes (except for the Shakshukka because I didn’t have the right lid for my pan) and the meals were really tasty, with a good blend of spices and flavour.
The only crit that I have, is that the Low Carb option didn’t provide enough to fill our hungry supper time tummies. There was enough protein, but not enough veg to fill us up. (I have raised this with them and they are already looking into it – how is that for efficient!). I have heard that the Classic Menu is really filling though, so it’s not across the board.
If you are keen to try out the service head on over here.
While I love getting to try out new experiences through our blog, nothing brings me more joy than being able to extend that experience to you. You guys take the time to pop in here every now and then and read what I have to say and it really blows my mind. You are all awesome. And so, because Daily Dish For You is also awesome, we will be giving away 3 boxes of 4 meals to 3 different people!
To win one of the boxes of yumminess, all you need to do is live in Cape Town/Johannesburg/Pretoria and share on FB or Twitter and let me know (by commenting below) which one you did:
- Share this post on Facebook by clicking that little button at the bottom of this post
- Share this post on Twitter by clicking the little birdie button at the bottom of this post – make sure your tweet includes our handles (@cindyalfino AND @dailydishforyou)
Entries close on 31 August and winner announced Monday 1 September 2014.
I did them both – FB and twitter because I must win this! I MUST!
I live in Pretoria, shared on twitter (@malieappleton)
Reblogged this on What happened to my body ? and commented:
What an awesome prize, I’d love to win and give them a try!
Shared on Facebook, awesome prize to win!!
I wanna win I wanna win! This would come in handy so much. Hubby working night shifts, and we moving and I start studying this week at cput and I work fulltime and I’m a fulltime Mommy and I have no time or energy to go grocery shopping and I hate doing the grocery shopping… hahaha
I tweeted, facebooked, reblogged and telling everyone I work with lol
I’ve tweeted and shared on Facebook 🙂
Shared on FB and Twitter! I’ve always wanted to try a service like this.
Shared on FB and Twitter ❤ 🙂
Me, me, me! Am I allowed to say that I hate cooking?? It’s actually the ‘what the hell am I going to cook?!’ that I hate. I love this concept. Fingers crossed 🙂
What an awesome idea!!! I shared on FB 🙂
Did both 🙂
Shared on both!
Shared on facebook, hasttagged #dailydish 😀 I’m in CPT @baked_CPT
I shared on twitter and facebook!!!! This is exactly what I need to stay on the straight and narrow! GLUTEN and DAIRY free!!! I just love this so much will get my health back if I join Daily Dish. Thk u for all the educational information Cindy!
Shared on FB! Would be awesome!!!
Shared on facebook
Reblogged this on The Stiletto Mum and commented:
Just a heads up for an awesome competition, make sure you read and like the post, but don’t enter because I want/need/have to win this.
I have re-blogged, tweeted, shared on my Facebook page and complemented you like crazy… I’m in Cape Town and if I win you have a dinner invite. #holdingthumbs
Shared on Facebook and Twitter
Did all the above!
Simply AMAZING! This is the most nifty idea i have ever heard of, i’m no chef and seriously i am sure my meals get extremely boring, oh my sole how this would change my cooking creativity 🙂 Going to share on FB and Twitter as soon as internet plays nice with me lol.
TWEETED!!! 🙂
I tweeted and shared on Facebook. 🙂 (P.S. TOTALLY feel you on the cooking in circles thing. Super frustrating!)
shared on twitter and following both!
This would be a great win, for me. I tweeted and shared on facebook.
This is a brilliant alternative. Going to visit their website now. Tweeted, Shared on FB
Live in JHB, and tweeted it!
I shared on Twitter. I live in Joburg and would love to take a cooking break 🙂
Just shared this on Twitter. I live in Cape Town and am keen to try something that would mean not having to go to the shops with a toddler.
Shared n Facebook and Twitter – what a great idea – would love to win this
shared on FB… and i totally need this
FB… i am about to ‘pop’, so this would be super helpful!!
Facebook Nom nom nom
I did both!
Tweeted!
Shared on FB. This will inspire me to rethink my cooking!
oh i need this please 🙂 i shared on twitter @stefeg79 iam from Pretoria
and i shared on facebook 🙂
I shared it on FB 😉
Shared on Facebook. Would REALLY love this.
Did both – so need some foodspiration at the moment!
Tweeted 🙂
Done the tweet, the FB, the comment…live in the Mother City 🙂
Im entering, sharing on Facebook…..looks like a new delicious way to eat….:-)
Shared on FB. Thanks Cindy! Great giveaway 🙂
Posted on FB 🙂
Shared on FB
So exciting!! Iv shared on FB 🙂
I shared this on facebook and twitter and would really love to win this for my son and his family who live in Pretoria. 🙂
Shared on Facebook and Twitter!!! oooh crossing fingers. (live in Cape Town)
Just tweeted this! YUM – was eyeing your Instagram pics while drooling…Daily Dish looks fab and I’d love to try it out.
Shared on Twitter. ..I neeeeed this.
Shared on twitter 🙂 do you know if they have a halal friendly version?
Shared, commented, facebook, tweeted…just need morse code and pigeon messenger now 🙂
Fingers crossed!!!!!
Shared! On Facebook.. I live in Cape Town
Twitter xxx
I Shared on Facebook and twitter.
Also, how did you enjoy the shakshuka?
Would love to try this:)!!!Shared on Facebook.
Great competition! Been looking at daily dish for a while but have not been brave enough to sign up…
I have shared this competition on Facebook.
Shared on twitter @stavteuchert. Pick me pick me! Would love to try this before signing up permanently, looks awesome 🙂
Shared on facebook 🙂 looks like an amazing concept
What a great business idea – Shared on Facebook
I tweeted it. So badly want to win this.
Shared on FB (FarmersDaughter)
I shared on Facebook 😃
I did both 🙂
Love this idea!!
Ooh this would be great – I’m always stuck for dinner ideas. Shared on Twitter and Facebook
Would love to win – I shared on FB 🙂
Shared on Facebook. Brilliant idea.
Tweeted to win!
Shared on FB and Twitter.
Isn’t that daily question of “what the heck do I cook tonight?” Just the Pits? This is an awesome idea and an even better prize! You bet your bottom dollar I Tweeted this baby!
Cape Town, mother city hello!
Tweeted x
Please enter me! Would LOVE this!:-)
(Shared on Twitter)
Who won this?
The winners were:
– 47 Zoie Segers
– 4 Nicci Lawrence
– 67 Nadine De Kock!
🙂
Brain came online after i posted this and I checked your fb page.