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Introducing Our Brand New Recyclable Packaging

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Grace Kreft

Beautiful, sturdy and recyclable!

This week we're really excited to share with you our brand new packaging.

Here at Angel Delivery, there is an important balance between making sure our packages arrive safely and chilled (food is delicate and needs carefully thought out packaging!), with minimising the environmental impact of the products we use.

That's why we're so excited to welcome our new recyclable cardboard delivery boxes. Not only beautifully designed especially for Angel Delivery, these boxes are super sturdy and also entirely recyclable. What do you think?!

Woolcool

Hiding inside is more sustainable goodness as well. We keep our goodies chilled during transit by using Woolcool. Woolcool is made right here in New Zealand from 100% pure NZ sheep wool, and keeps food products below 5 degrees for at least 24 hours! It's entirely made with sustainable, compostable, recyclable or recycled materials.

Zero Waste & Recycling

Our team at Angel HQ are also working hard behind-the-scenes to make sure all the other (many!) components of our packaging for our food products are recyclable. Our foil meal containers and plastic soup containers are recyclable, and our 'Angel Delivery' branded tissue paper is biodegradable. 

Angel HQ has many recycling bins parked outside - including separate bins for paper, plastic and cardboard - which are emptied by a dedicated service weekly or fortnightly. The team take it very seriously to make sure all items end up in the right place!

Our aim is to be zero waste and fully recyclable. We're dedicated to making big and small changes all the time to move in the right direction. If you have any ideas, thoughts, or questions, please let us know anytime. We're all ears!

Student Survival Favourites

Posted on March 04, 2019 by Grace Kreft

University starts back this week! Our Angel Delivery hampers are the perfect care package to send to students who are missing your home-cooked comforts and need a little help staying healthy.

Available for nationwide delivery to all of the university flats and halls, we've rounded up our most popular delicious hampers for students for you here... At least you know they'll be eating well!

"My daughter is studying law at Otago... I wanted to send her a care package that would boost her energy, cheer her up and be able to share some of the good cheer with her mates. The "Fresh Fruit and Wellness" hamper was the perfect choice to send - she was delighted and over the moon! There was plenty to share and it was good healthy nutritious food!” - Cathy

Our Student Survival Favourites

 The Ultimate Student Survival Box Click here

 Gourmet Soup Box Click here

 Fresh Fruit and Wellness Click here

Recipe - Valentines Day Home-Made Chocolates

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Grace Kreft

Did you know you can make delicious chocolates at home with just an ice-cube tray…?!

This is a really simple and fun way to make a thoughtful home-made Valentine's Day gift for a friend, partner, kiddies or teacher.

Pack them up in a cute box and tie with heart ribbon, to finish the gift off perfectly.

Here are the steps

   

Happy Valentine's Day! xo

If you get stuck, remember we have some gorgeous Valentine's Day hampers available to order for delivery directly to your Valentine or to a family you love on Valentine's Day. Order soon so you don't miss out on this popular delivery date - Click here to order.

Posted in Recipes

Recipe - Our favourite lunch-box filler

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Grace Kreft

After a wonderfully long (or too long, depending on who you ask!) summer holiday, school finally returns back this week for most. One of the biggest challenges during this time can often be getting back into the routine of filling those lunch-boxes every day. It can be hard to think beyond sandwiches!

We've dug out our old favourite pinwheel scroll recipe to share with you – they are pretty simple to mix up, and perfect to grab and pop into a lunch-box for a filling wee treat during the week (remmeber to include lots of fresh fruit & veges as well!). Here's the recipe...

Ingredients:

Method:

Heat your oven to 180 degrees celsius.

In a large bowl, add the flour and butter, and run-in the butter with your fingers until it's bread-crumb texture. Add the cheese, salt and parsley or dried mixed herbs (optional) and combine.

Make a well in the centre, pour in the milk and mix it all quickly with a dinner knife until the dough comes together in a bowl.

Tip the mix out onto a floured bench and bring together into a rough ball with your hands. Roll out with a rolling pin until it's around 25cm x 10cm in size, just under around 1 cm thick roughly.

Add your toppings – spread evenly around the whole rectangle. We suggest starting with a sauce (relish or paste), then some veges/meat, and finish with cheese to stick it all together. It's fun to add a mix of toppings (meat, cheese & vege), but don't go too crazy loading up or the pinwheels won't hold together when baked. In ours in the photos, we have relish, baby spinach, courgette, feta and edam.

Roll up your pinwheel from the longer side. Once rolled, cut along the log approx. 2cm rounds.

Place the rounds on a greased or lined tray, leaving a little room between them for growth.

Optional: You can add a milk / egg wash here if you want, which gives you a more golden finish in the oven.

Bake for 10-12mins, until golden brown.

     

** Recipe adapted from an old favourite Woman's Weekly recipe.

Helping to ease the load

With school and work heading back this week it might be a hectic time for a family you love. Send them an Angel Delivery meal hamper might help ease the load (and fill the fridge) – we find the Family Meal Hamper (complete evening meal) is a favourite for this, or you can always go big with a whole week of meals delivered to their door with the Here to Help (for a whole week).

Posted in Recipes

What are your New Years resolutions for 2019?

Posted on January 08, 2019 by Grace Kreft

We're back! Welcome to 2019.

After a refreshing break with friends and family, we're thrilled to be back in the Angel Delivery office, ready to head into an exciting new year together. We hope you had an enjoyable break and happy holiday season too.

As with most people at this time of year, our minds are turning to our New Years resolutions and goals. Although of course you can set goals and make plans anytime during the year, there really is something special about the New Year that presents a great opportunity to start fresh and create new habits going forward. A new year is like a blank canvas!

With this in mind, we've been researching New Years resolutions, finding out a bit about what the most popular ones are and some tips on how to keep your resolutions after the fresh-start buzz of January fades, and we thought we'd share some of our favourite tips with you here...

Popular New Year Resolutions

If you're looking for some inspiration for your New Year resolutions for 2019, research suggests some of the post popular ones this year include:

Tips for Keeping your Resolutions

Stats suggest that while over 60% of people make New Years resolutions, only around 8% actually manage to achieve them! How can you set yourself up to succeed in your goals and resolutions for the year? Here are some ideas we found to share with you...

• Choose one resolution to focus on – Don't go for a full life overhaul all at once. You're more likely to succeed if you pick one or two areas to focus on at a time.
• Write them down – According to studies on goal setting, people who write down their goals are more likely to achieve it than those who don't.
• Start small – When forming new habits, baby steps are key. If you want to start jogging, don't kick-off with a half-marathon, just try and get out for a 5 minute run and work your way up. Break your big goals into smaller attainable goals.
• Reward yourself – Along the way set small milestones and reward yourself as you go. Don't beat yourself up if you take some missteps as you go – if you go off track, just get back on the wagon as quickly as possible (the longer you leave it, the less likely you'll resume).
• Share with friends and family – Talk about your resolutions and plans with people, they'll be able to support you, but might also hold you accountable down the line – the guilt of being caught slacking off can be quite motivating!
• Use technology to help – Lots of apps, blogs and websites are out there to help you remember, track and motivate your goals, make the most of what technology can offer.

Keeping in Touch with Friends and Family

One of our favourite popular resolutions is to keep in touch with friends and family. We wanted to share a quick tip that we have a special new hamper ready for order now, especially for those final beautiful weeks of the traditional summer holiday time in New Zealand.

Our Summer Holidays Hamper is packed full of meals, treats and delicious extras - perfect to make beach day lunches, summer picnics or lazy late-night dinners a piece of cake (scrumptious lemon cake, that is!).

Orders are open on our website now (click here to order), so you can send a hamper directly to friends or family with a personal note, or arrange one to be delivered to your own doorstop to lighten the load while you're travelling.

If your new year's resolution or goals included reaching out, keeping in touch with friends and family, or aiming to show a little more kindness, sending an Angel Delivery hamper could be the perfect way to kick of 2019 the right way.

Good luck with your resolutions for 2019!