Month: January 2020

Lunch

We used the second Chicken Breast on sandwiches, with Swiss and Kumato and toasted them.

• Dave’s Killer Bread is 66c per serve
• The Chicken Breast is 75c per serve
• The Swiss is 33c per serve
• Five Kumato were $3.49 and we shared one, or 35c per serve
• Add 30c for Garlic Spread.

A tasty toasted sandwich for $2.39 per serve.

Dinner

Our Meatless Monday meal was a new one: Miso Butter Mushroom Broth.

• The Mushrooms were $3.99 or $2.00 per serve
• Edamame was $2.29 and we used half or $1.15 per serve
• Broth was $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• An egg is 51c per serve
• Soba Noodles are $3.29 and we used about ⅓ or 55c per serve
• Add 30c per serve for other ingredients.

This turned out really well. The Mushrooms became quite meaty and the broth flavorsome. A good meal for $5.51 per serve.

Lunch

A friend was in town so we met for a late brunch at 101 Cafe. It was acceptable diner food, without being outstanding. Our friend paid.

Dinner

We created a quick Yellow Curry from a simmer sauce, some Capsicum, Onion and Sugar Snap Peas, and heated the Chicken Leg in that.

• The Chicken Leg was $1.50 per serve
• Peas were $3.49 and we used about half, or 88c per serve
• Curry Sauce was $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Bell Pepper adds 30c per serve
• Onion adds 10c per serve.

We thought this was tasty and better than “Chicken and Salad” on a cold night. Pretty good (and easy) for $4.28 per serve.

Lunch

A lunch trip to Jon’s always gets us a BBQ Chicken, a fresh Baguette and a Tomato – usually a heritage breed, but today a regular tomato.

• The Chickenwas $5.99, and a Breast is $1.50 or 75c per serve
• The Baguette id $2.79 or 70c per serve
• Tomato was $1.16 and we used half, or 29c per serve
• Add 30c for Garlic Spread.

Jon’s do a great BBQ Chicken, and with the Tomato and Baguette this is a great sandwich for $2.14 per serve.

Dinner

A return to a Winter favorite: Frogmore Stew. Think southern boil with shrimp, corn, etc, but where the stewing liquid is turned into a sauce.

• Leaks cost $2.99 or 75c per serve
• The can of diced tomatoes cost $1.49 or 38c per serve
• The fish stock was $3.99 or $1.00 per serve
• A cup of white wine is about 80c or 20c per serve
• Potatoes add 30c per serve
• The corn cost $3.49 or 88c per serve
• Chicken andouille sausage cost $3.99 or $1.00 per serve
• 1 lb of shrimp is $10.99,  or $2.75 per serve
• Other ingredients add another 25c per serve
• We served with the remaining Baguette for 70c per serve.

The recipe serves four (at least). We keep the shrimp out of the soupy mix until each meal, cooking only enough for that meal to prevent the shrimp over-cooking when reheating. An excellent meal for $8.21 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we finished the Ham, Cheese and Mushroom Frittata from last night, for $2.81 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight we returned to an old favorite, Eggplant, sausage and ziti casserol, from a hybrid of recipes. The basic inspiration is from an Emeril recipe from Food Network. When we’ve cooked this in the past we found the recipe to have too much oil, so we grill the eggplant.

Instead of Emeril’s meat sauce we used the remaining Bolognese sauce. The béchamel sauce was made with half-n-half.

• The meat sauce was $4.31 each for two remaining serves, but we will get four, or $2.16 per serve.f
• Onion works out at 10c per serve
• Carrot is 17c per serve
• Celery is 11c per serve
• A pint of half & half is $1.49 and half is used in the béchamel, or 19c per serve
• The eggplant cost $1.35 or 48c per serve.

Dinner tonight cost us $3.21 per serve and we have another meal to come. It was perhaps a little meat light, but otherwise very tasty and enjoyable.

Lunch 

A parcel drop-off put us at The Country Deli, where Foodie Philip had is usual Skirt Steak, Eggs and Home Fries. Foodies Greg experimented with his first Tuna Melt. The meals averaged $22.00 per serve, with tax and tip, although we took half the Tuna Melt home for later.

Dinner

We decided to us some of the Ham bounty with Mushrooms and Cheese in a Frittata.

• Mushrooms were $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Ham is about 30c per serve
• Grated Cheddar adds 50c per serve
• Eggs add 51c per serve.

This turned out really well, with a nice light texture to the Frittata and a good mix of flavorsome add-ins for $2.81 per serve. We have half left over for lunch tomorrow.

Lunch

A cold day and two Foodies recovering seemed the perfect time to finish the French Onion Soup with a hot Panini Roll.

• The Panini Roll is 63c
• French Onion Soup is $1.38 per serve.

A great warming lunch for $2.01 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight we tried a Tomato Curry, although we served with Black Rice.

• Organic Cherry Tomatoes were $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Onion and Garlic add 15c per serve
• Frozen Peas are $1.29 per pack and we used half, or 33c per serve
• Add 30c for seasoning
• Add 44c for the Black Rice.

This was a rare miss for a Nigella Lawson recipe, but the seasoning was strange, and it had no real curry flavor. Neither of us were interested in finishing the meal. The Black Rice was the best part of this $2.72 meal.

Lunch

Lunch for one today – Foodie Greg was still unwell – was a Toasted Sweet & Spicy Tuna with Swiss Sandwich.

• The Dave’s Killer Bread is 66c per serve
• The Swiss is 33c per serve
• The Sweet & Spicy Tuna pouch is 99c.

Definitely a better sandwich than the Ham & Swiss of a couple of days ago, for $1.98 per serve.

Dinner

Also planned for much earlier in the week before Foodie Philip took ill, tonight’s Penne Bolognese was very simple to put together – basically a Tomato Sauce with Cooked Ground Beef – because of the quality of ingredients, it wasn’t super cheap! Fortunately we’ll get four serves.

• 1 lb of Keller Crafted ground beef is $8.25 or $2.06 per serve
• The Marinara Sauce was $8.99 or $2.25 per serve
• Penne was $2.39 and we used half, or 60c per serve.

High quality ingredients translate to a high quality dish, and this was no exception for $4.91 per serve.

Lunch

Still eating solo, Foodie Philip picked up Heuvos Rancheros from Via La Fiesta nearby for $10.00 per serve with tax and tip.

Dinner

Tonight’s Pan Searched Scallops with Chorizo and Corn had been planned for Wednesday night’s meal. Instead it was prepared for one tonight.

• The Scallops were on a Prime Member special at Whole Foods, for $14.02 less $6.10 or $3.96 per serve
• The Chorizo was $7.99 but we used 1/4 in the recipe, or $2.00 per serve
• Scallions were 89c per serve
• Serrano peppe was 16c and we used half, or 8c per serve
• Three Cobs of Corn were $4.99 but we only used one, or $1.67 per serve
• Add 20c for other ingredients.

With perfectly seared Scallops this turned out to be very tasty for $8.80 per serve. Unfortunately my main camera battery was flat, so today’s photo is from an iPhone.