Month: July 2019

Lunch

Foodie Philip stopped in at a convenient Popeye’s on the way home from Burbank.

• 11 Piece Special is $16.41 with tax – $1.49 per chicken piece – or $2.98 per serve
• Red Beans and Rice is $4.36 with tax or $2.18 per serve.

We like fried chicken for $5.16 per serve.

Dinner

Among our meat box is always “beef for Fajita” or other stir fry. We never do Fajitas, but tonight we used the beef in a Beef and Mushroom Stir Fry, which we served on steamed Bok Choy.

• 1 lb of Keller Crafted ground beef is $8.25 or $2.75 per serve
• Sliced Portabella Mushrooms were $2.99 or $1.00 per serve
• The Bok Choy were $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Add 30c per serve for seasoning.

A flavorsome stir fry for $5.05 per serve.

Lunch

As well as a fairly conventional Turkey Breast, Sun-dried Tomato Paste and Swiss Cheese, we used a final half eggplant and paired it with Peanut Butter for an unusual, but good, sandwich.

• Daves’s Killer Bread is 66c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 16c per serve
• The turkey is $3.49 and we shared ⅓ or 58c per serve
• Add 20c for Sun Dried Tomato Spread
• The Eggplant has already been accounted for
• The peanut butter was $1.99 and we used about 1/8,  or 13c a serve
• Add 20c for garlic spread.

The Eggplant and Peanut Butter was unusual but good. Both sandwiches account for $1.93 per serve.

Dinner

Because it was a hot night we returned to a favorite: Nigella Lawson’s Watermelon Salad, although tonight we dropped the black olives and, sadly, our supply of pickled onion was “off” so it was very much a simplified version.

• The watermelon was $2.99, or $1.00 per serve
• The feta is $6.49 for 10.5 oz and we shared 1/2 or $1.63 per serve
• Mint came from our garden
• Limes were $1.95 or 98c per serve
• Olive oil and seasonings add another 20c per serve.

Simplified, but still good for $3.71 per serve.

Lunch

A trip to Jon’s always results in a BBQ Chicken, Heirloom Tomato and fresh Baguette. Add some garlic spread and it’s a great meal.

• The Chicken is $6.99 and we shared a breast, or 88c per serve
• The Baguette is $2.79 and we shared half, or 70c per serve
• The Heirloom Tomato was $1.56 or 78c per serve
• Add 20c per serve for garlic spread.

As always great ingredients make for a great sandwich and this is a good one for $2.56 per serve.

Dinner

We struggle on how to best use our ground pork that comes as part of our Keller Crafted meat box. One of our favorite ways to use it is as a Caramelized Pork Bowl

• The ground pork was $8.35 and we’ll get four serves from that, or $2.09 per serve
• Add 40c for ginger, shallot, garlic and chili, etc
  
• Add 10c for grated carrot
• Soba noodles add 40c per serve .

The wet and spicy sprouts are a perfect balance for the spicy meat mix to create a great meal for $2.99 per serve.

Lunch

Today’s sandwiches used up the remaining Heirloom Tomato and finished our current supply of Old Crock Cheddar. The Smoked Tuna pouch paired well with the sprouts adding some crunch.

• The Tuna pouch was on special for $1.00 or 50c per serve
• The Dave’s Killer Bread is 66c per serve
• The Heirloom Tomato was $1.92 and we used the remaining half, or 48c per serve
• The sprouts cost $1.99 and we shared about 1/8 or 6c per serve
  
• The Old Crock cheddar was $5.45 or 45c per serve
• Add 30c for the Garlic Spread.

Each sandwich had it’s own flavor and it’s good to sample two sandwiches at lunch, for $2.45 per serve.

Dinner

A simple weekend dinner using the BBQ Chicken Legs and serving it with a Roast Garlic Chopped Salad kit.

• The Chicken Leg (thigh and drumstick) is $1.75 per serve
• The Salad Kit was $3.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Add 30c for Garlic Spread.

The salad had a flavorsome dressing with crouton dust that provided a textural change. The Garlic Spread really enhances the chicken – think Zankou Chicken – and elevated the meal for $3.05 per serve.

Lunch

A trip to Jon’s always results in a BBQ Chicken, Baguette and Heirloom tomato that we enhance with Garlic Spread.

• The Baguette was $2.79 and we each had ¼, or 70c per serve
• The Chicken was $6.99 and we shared a breast, or 88c per serve
• The Heirloom Tomato was $1.92 and we used half, or 48c
• Add 20c for Garlic Spread.

An excellent lunch for $2.26 per serve.

Dinner

Sticking with the ‘fishy Friday’ theme tonight was a return to the Baked Cod with Beans and Olives recipe.

• The beans were $1.00 per can or 50c per serve
• The cod fillets were six for $6.47 or $2.23 per serve
• The olives come in a $4.49 jar, and we used half, or $1.25 per serve
• The lemons were $1.78 or 89c per serve
• Add 30c per serve for seasoning and oil
• We served with the rest of the Baguette at 70c per serve.

Largely because of the olives and lemon, this gets Foodie Greg’s approval because it doesn’t taste strongly of fish. A decent meal for $5.87 per serve.

Lunch

As we were nearly out of bread we had open faced sandwiches of Trader Joe’s Chicken Curry, which was great.

• Dave’s Killer bread is 33c for a single slice
• The Curry Chicken Salad is $4.49 and we shared ⅔ or $1.50 per serve.

The bread was more a convenient serving device but the meal was good for $1.83 per serve.

Dinner

Grilled Lamb Loin Chops with a Cucumber, Tomato and Feta Salad feels like a perfect summer evening meal.

• The Lamb Loin Chops were $15.51 or $7.76 per serve
• Tomatoes were $2.79 and we shared about half, or 70c per serve
• The Persian Cucumber was 88c or 44c per serve
• Mint was $1.79 and we used ¼ or 23c per serve
• The olives come in a $4.49 jar, and we used half, or $1.25 per serve
• Add 30c for dressing ingredients.

An excellent salad made a perfect accompaniment to the grilled lamb chops, for $10.68 per serve.

Lunch

Today we shared a couple of favorite sandwiches. On one Kumato and Cheddar: on the other Roast Turkey Breast, Sun Dried Tomato spread and Swiss.

• Dave’s Killer Bread is 66c per serve
• The Old Crock cheddar was $5.45 or 45c per serve
• Five Kumato were $3.49 and we each had one, or 35c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 16c per serve
• The turkey is $3.49 and we shared ⅓ or 58c per serve
• Add 20c for Sun Dried Tomato Spread
• Add 20c for garlic spread.

Good sandwiches come from good ingredients for $2.50 per serve.

Dinner

For this week’s Meatless Monday we grilled a favorite – eggplant – until custardy smooth, added Peanut Satay and serve with an Asian flavored Cucumber Mango salad and you ask “who needs meat?”

• The eggplant was $2.98, or $1.49 per serve
• Persian cucumber was 88c or 44c per serve
• We used Mango left over from July 19 (and included there)
• Add 25c for dressing ingredients
• The peanut butter was $1.99 and we used about 1/2,  or 25c a serve
  
• Other seasonings in the satay sauce add 35c per serve
  
• Add 50c for marinade ingredients.

The Eggplant was perfectly custardy and worked incredibly well with the Peanut Satay Sauce. It was all well balanced by the Asian salad. A great meal for $3.28 per serve.

Lunch

The excellent Yelp reviews, and availability of a Lamb Yeros, led to the Foodies buying two Lamb Yeros from New York Chicken and Gyro. They were excellent for $7.67 per serve with tax.

Dinner

When we were thinking of what to pair with the New York Strip Steak we discovered we still had sufficient ingredients to reproduce the Australian inspired salad of a couple of nights ago.

• The NY Strip Steak was $20.18 or $10.09 per serve
• Béarnaise sauce was $3.29 and we used ¼ or 42c per serve
• Spinach was $1.49 or 38c per serve
  
• The cherry tomatoes were $2.99 and we used half or 75c per serve
  
• Pickled beets in vinaigrette are $1.69, of which we used about ⅓ or 28c per serve
• The cheddar was $4.41 or $1.10 per serve.

A flavorsome steak and a good salad is hard to turn down, for $13.02 per serve.