HelloFresh finally resolved my non-shipping food billing issue, after seven tedious emails.  I’m not completely turned off on them, but this week I’m stepping out and trying Plated.  I don’t see any need to be loyal to just one service, especially since none of them have a large range of vegetarian options.  By having memberships with all the meal boxers I can shop around, and choose whichever service has the best menu that week.  So in that spirit, next week’s box will be from organic boxer GreenChef.com.  (GreenChef is currently offering a free box if you pay $9 shipping.)  And, in the near future, I’ll be trying FreshChef.

But back to Plated.  Their service is a little more expensive, but the recipes seem a tad more sophisticated, too.  This week I get to eat

• Ricotta Corn Empanadas
• Smoky Chickpea Chili
• Miso Ginger Pollock (accidentally ordered a meat dish!)

Tonight’s dish was the pollock. I thought I had ordered all vegetarian meals, and when the recipe card arrived I thought “Hmmm . . .  what kind of vegetable is a Pollock?”  I had to Google it to find out Pollock is a fish.

I’m not a strict vegetarian, so the fish is OK, except I don’t like cooking meat of any type.  I’m afraid it won’t cook through, and I’ll end up with a terrible disease.  (Note:  Buy thermometer.)

The pollock was wonderful, but the one-inch fillets fed my irrational fears, so I couldn’t bring myself to finish eating it.  I also undercooked the potatoes, I think, but since the only way I normally eat potatoes is french fried I’m probably not the best judge.  But, oh, the Chinese broccoli was a revelation!  SO GOOD.  MORE.  NOW.  PLEASE.

I’m going to try Plated for three weeks total, and then write a comparison of the two services.  By that time I should have a good feel for the strengths and weaknesses of each.