The most amazing thing happened to me the other day. After a long day of work, I was headed home to start my real job of being a mom. I was focused on who had to be to what practices and which board meeting I needed to type minutes for. Of course, the constant nagging thought was, “What the heck am I going to make for dinner?” With that thought came, “Darn it! What the heck do I even have in the fridge?” I was resigning myself to a making a trip to the store in my “free” time when I pulled into my driveway. This is where you can insert the sounds of angels singing. As I rushed out of the car, I noticed an orange box on my front porch. Like manna from heaven, I realized it was my first order from TableRunner.
I know what you’re thinking, TableRunner? What’s that? I want one! I’ll tell you what it is. It’s gourmet food, ready to heat and eat, sitting on your front porch when you get home! I simply visited the website, chose my favorites and it showed up on my porch. 
I’ll be honest, when I was first approached to try a fresh food delivery service I thought there is no way this is going to be very tasty. Convenient, sure, but delicious, no way. Well, I was very wrong. Let me break this down for you.
Inside the adorable orange box I found great packaging that was keeping the dishes very cold. We received four assorted meals. The great thing was that they were all able to be warmed up at the same temperature for the same amount of time. We’re not talking boring pot roast or enchiladas and please don’t picture a TV dinner. These were things like, Pesto Crusted Chicken Breast, Balsamic Glazed Short Ribs and Blackened Pork Tenderloin. The meals are locally sourced so they are so fresh! The flavors are varied and complex. Not like many heat and eat meals where everything tastes the same.
Their whole packaging approach is really cool too. Everything is tightly packaged and surrounded with several ice packs (which were still frozen solid). The best part, you simply tape it all back up and leave on your porch. When they deliver your next order, they take last week’s packaging. Gotta love this green approach. TableRunner recycles 100% of their packaging.
There are some drawbacks. The portions are not huge. Which, for me, was great portion control. However, my 2 teenage sons were looking for more. Especially since the food was so tasty. It’s a bit pricey for a family. My budget wouldn’t allow me to replace my entire weeknight menu with TableRunner meals. 
I definitely see this as a fantastic gift for a new mom, someone who’s had surgery or a death in the family. I can see myself ordering during the crazy busy times in our household. It’s so nice to know you won’t have to rush out to fast food even when the family calendar is jam-packed.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS PROMOTION
For the playoffs and now the championship series, TableRunner crafted a special recipe inspired by Steph Curry. The new dish showcases the company’s commitment to “keeping it local” and making sure they are creating and delivering food that Bay Area residents are looking for – quality cuisine, lifestyle centric, and out of the box. The company also sent the Warriors 150 free meals (including Steph’s dish) last week
TableRunner has created a limited edition Warriors t-shirt that will be included with the meal’s of new and veteran meal subscribers! Go Warriors!
Next time you’re looking at your calendar and feel like you can’t breathe, do yourself a favor. Stop by TableRunner.com and order a week of gourmet meals. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised as I was.
Erin is a writer for Jen is on a Journey. She’s a 40 year old Student Data Specialist at a rural K-8th grade school, but her most important job in life is being a wife (married almost 21 years) and mom to two boys 18 and 15. Ever the multi-tasker, she loves to volunteer and be involved with her boys’ activities. Vice President of the High School all sport booster club and Player Agent of the local Babe Ruth baseball league, her greatest joy is watching her boys do what they love. In her spare time (what’s that?) she enjoys custom making & selling t-shirts, sweatshirts and other gift items. A HUGE fan of all things sparkly, she tries to leave a little trail of glitter wherever she goes. erinlivingston521@gmail.com
Product was sent for honest review, all opinions are 100% my own.
I’ve been googling all over the place looking for a service like this for an older couple. Everything here sounds wonderful, I need to check this out further!