Month: January 2020

For Lunch Foodie Greg picked up Albacore Sashimi and an Avocado Cucumber Roll, from our nearby Whole Foods for $9.99 per serve

Dinner

As Foodie Philip was still “under the weather” we prepared Côte d’Azur Cure-All Soup.

• Six pastured brown eggs are $3.06 or $1.53 per serve
• A whole head of garlic went into the soup: 50c  or 25c per serve
• Organic chicken stock was $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Parmesan cost $5.49 and we used it all, or $1.80 per serve.
• Add 40c for herbs, oil  and seasonings.

This is a great soup whether you’re under the weather or on top of the world, for $4.98 per serve.

Lunch

We used the left over cheese from last night and added Kumato to make some tasty toasted sandwiches.

• The Dave’s Killer Bread is 66c per serve
• Five Kumato were $3.49 and we had one each, or 70c per serve
• The Cheese came free.

A decent sandwich for $1.36 per serve.

Dinner

Before Christmas we picked up a Ham from Aldi for a ridiculous 49c per pound, or under $5.00 for 10 lb of ham. Instead of baking, as we have in the past, we decided to Sous Vidé it in an experiment to see if we could make it more tender. We expect to get at least eight serves.

Tonight we served with Choucroute Garni.

• Ham is 65c per serve
• Carrots were $1.99 or 50c per serve
  
• Sauerkraut was $4.99 or $1.25 per serve
  
• Rosé was $1.00 or 25c per serve
  
• Add 20c per serve for other ingredients.

While not a “controlled experiment” we decided the Aldi Ham was better than the Farmer John’s we’ve had in the past from Ralphs. There was a lot less water in the Aldi Ham, and it seemed to be more tender. Cooking Sous Vidé rendered the connective tissue and fat, making it much easier to break apart the Ham. All in all a good meal for $2.85 per serve.

Lunch

We reheated the remaining Popeye’s Chicken and served with a Sesame Crunch Salad kit.

• A nine piece special was $3.40 per serve with tax
• The Salad Kit is $3.99 or $1.00 per serve.

A fun lunch for $4.40 per serve.

Dinner

A ham bone had come our way, without the ham, so we made stock from it. Rather than Split Pea Soup, which is our go to with Ham Stock, we did 15 Bean Soup and added the remaining Chorizo Sausage from New Year’s Eve. We will get eight serves from this recipe.

• The 15 Bean mix was $6.99 or 88c per serve
• Crushed Tomatoes are $1.99 or 40c per serve
• The Spinach was $1.99 and we used 1/2, or 13c per serve
• Carrots were $1.99 but we only used half, or 13c per serve
• We used stock instead of water, but it was free
• Add 25c per serve for other ingredients.

Surprisingly good for $1.79 per serve.

Lunch

As we still had some of the Shredded Lamb Salad left, we heated it and packed it in a hot Panini Roll with Tabouli.

• The Panini Roll is 63c
• The Tabouli was $2.69 and we used about half, or 67c per serve
• The Shredded Lamb has already been accounted for.

An excellent way to finish the last of the Lamb for $1.30 per serve.

Dinner

For tonight’s Fishy Friday we wilted some Spinach in butter, and placed it on toast and left it to warm in the oven, while we scrambled eggs with Smoked Salmon.

• A slice of Dave’s Killer Bread is 33c
• Eggs are 51c or $1.02 per serve
• The Smoked Salmon was $9.99 or $5.00 per serve
• Add 30c for butter.

The Smoked Salmon permeated the Scrambled Eggs, while the spinach gave it a taste variation and the toast, a texture variation. Great meal for $6.65 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch the Foodies heated some Panini Rolls and stuffed them with reheated Skirt Steak from yesterday, Caramelized Onion Cheddar and Kumato.

• The Panini Roll is 63c
• Five Kumato were $3.49 and we shared one, or 35c per serve
• The Caramelized Onion Cheddar is $4.67 and we used about ⅓ or 78c per serve
• The Skirt Steak is included in yesterday’s lunch.

The Steak was excellent and made a great lunch sandwich for $1.76 per serve.

Dinner

We took the remaining two serves of Pot Roast and Vegetables and extended it with some egg noodles to make three serves.

• The Pot Roast was $7.22 per serve, but we split two serves three ways, or $4.81 per serve
• The Egg Noodles were $3.50 and we used half, or 58c per serve.

The meal turned out better than expected for $5.39 per serve.