I know everyone loves Summer, but Autumn is my absolute favourite season. There’s just something about the coziness of staying in, sipping on a hot cup of tea, and wearing my favourite oversized jumpers.

The worst part is that my good eating habits tend to go out the window this time of year. With the days becoming shorter, I lose the motivation to chop and prepare my meals, so I opt for microwave dinners, frozen pizzas, and takeaway when I’m too tired to go to the supermarket.

None of this is good for my health or bank account, so I wanted to find a solution to keep me in a better routine. I remembered my friend Aoife telling me about a service called HelloFresh. She claims it saves her loads of time in the kitchen and makes her mum life a breeze. I don’t have kids yet, but I thought a meal kit delivery service might be a good solution — so I checked out their site.

I couldn’t believe they have 60+ fresh recipes to choose from monthly. There are mouth-watering dishes like Irish Beef Meatballs with rice and tomato spinach sauce and Crispy Crumbed Hake Burger with chips and zesty side salad. It also features ace veggie options like Sweetcorn Butter Masala with golden cheese and coriander. I can skip, pause or opt-out at any time, so I had to try it.

When my HelloFresh box arrived on my doorstep, I was so excited I opened it immediately. I was impressed to see that the meals were individually wrapped and labeled in eco-friendly, brown paper bags. I’m even doing my part for the environment. It’s also such good value — only €2.50 per portion when I used a discount code!

First up, was a Gourmet Cheese Burger with homemade oven chips. I’d never cooked burgers from scratch, but HelloFresh’s easy-to-follow recipe cards made it so simple and fun that it was ready in just 35 minutes! They were so delicious, I couldn’t believe I made it myself — so proud of my homemade chips!

Tried and tested by in-house chefs, their QuickCook recipes can be ready in less than 30 minutes. Now that the days are getting shorter, I’m relieved that dinner can be ready so fast. All the meals I’ve had tasted delicious! My favourite so far has to be the Thai Style Chicken Curry.

Thanks to HelloFresh, I’m ready for those Autumn and winter evenings. I don’t have to go to the supermarket as much and won’t have to resort to frozen pizzas anymore. I’d highly recommend it to anyone who wants to save time and cook more homemade meals!

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