Well-balanced meals, unlike million-dollar fortunes and overnight ascensions to the throne of a third-world country, don't just happen on their own. Today's Groupon lets you reap the benefits of professional meal-makers without lifting a finger: for $15, you get $36 worth of freshly prepared meals from Fresh Dish. This Groupon is valid for pick-up only; it is not valid for lasagna.

Fresh Dish offers a menu of freshly prepared, ready-to-cook entrees, sides, and desserts, offered in half portions to accommodate small groups of supperers (2–3 people) or whole portions to feed the attendees of mid-sized meal gatherings (4–6 people). Healthy, preservative-free entrees, such as the tender Filipino-style steaks ($18.95/half size) or the chicken ($18.95/half size) with a citrus and cilantro sauce, offer perfectly portioned plates of protein for a growing or all-too-quickly shrinking family, while the abundant selection of vegetarian options—such as the veggie patty ($4.95 each) piñata-packed with walnuts, carrots, sunflower seeds, and pecans—promise to please the hungry hoard of herbivores loitering in your living room. Savoury sides, such as the butternut-squash risotto, pre-cooked and portioned into solid individual triangles (six servings, $12), and the green beans and onions topped with tomatoes and crumbled feta cheese ($7.95/full size), highlight a harvested selection of flavourful flora. Fresh Dish also offers a daily changing selection of single cooked meals ($7.95) for the solitary diner, typically constructed of a protein (such as molasses-baked ham, Sicilian meatloaf, or roasted-garlic prawns), a starch, and a vegetable—ideal for lone wolves and armies of one.

Fresh Dish's fare is designed to be frozen and stocked in the freezer for forthcoming supper emergencies, but you may order them fresh and raw for a fast-approaching feast if the fete calls for such measures. Consult Fresh Dish's monthly changing menu to design your next few dinners, and call ahead at least 48 hours in advance to place your order. Gluten allergies and other dietary restrictions may be accommodated upon inquiry.

Reviews

Though there are few online reviews of Fresh Dish, customer testimonials appear on the business's website:

• The dinner was absolutely fabulous. Everybody raved about the food and the wonderful selection. – ES
• The great thing was that I had company and just had to slide it in the oven with no work on my part and I could spend more time with them and out of the kitchen. – NS