Month: April 2021

Lunch

We had a trip to pick up blocks, and decided to have Naan Pockets from Skewers, until we remembered they had that Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich we’d enjoyed so much. The Foodies quickly changed their mind and had the Chicken Sandwich, with Fries, for $8.75 per serve.

Dinner

With the warmer weather, it was time to grill Rissoles outdoor, although we ended up eating inside. We served with an Australian-style Salad of Lettuce, Pickled Beets, Caramelized Onion Cheddar, and Semi-dried Tomatoes.

• Grass Fed Ground Beef is $4.99 or $1.87 per serve
• Instead of Panko breadcrumbs, we crumbed four slices of Daves’s Killer Bread at $1.48 or 50c per serve
• A Pastured Egg is 34c or 11c per serve
• The onion is 4c per serve
• Butter Lettuce was $1.49 or 38c per serve
• Semi-dried Tomatoes add 45c per serve
• Pickled beets in vinaigrette are $1.69, of which we used about ⅓ or 28c per serve
• We used about ⅓ of the $5.75 Caramelized Onion Cheddar, or 96c per serve
• Add 10c for Carolina BBQ sauce.

The new supply of Ground Beef is a finer grind, which makes for a lighter texture in the Rissoles. These turned out well for $4.69 per serve.

Lunch

With some Meatloaf left, we repeated the hot Panini Roll, but with Mr Fish & Chips’ Coleslaw.

• The Panini Roll is 63c per serve
• The Meatloaf is $2.53 per full serve, or $1.27 per lunch serve
• The Coleslaw adds 45c per serve
• Garlic Spread adds 30c per serve.

Very tasty, as always, for $1.96 per serve.

Dinner

It’s been a while since we stopped our meat box delivery, so this is the first time we’ve purchased a Boston Butt from Whole Foods. Obviously we used it to cook Cuban-Style Roast Pork with Mojo Sauce. We did tonight and served with Cuban Black Beans and Jerk Plantain Chips.

• The Pork Butt was around $9.18 or $4.59 per serve
• Navel Oranges were $3.83 or 96c per serve
• Limes were $2.45 or 62c per serve
• Plantain Chips were $1.70 and we used half, or 85c per serve.
• The Black Beans are $1.99 or $1.00 per serve.

We totally over-indulged on the Pork, finishing 1.8 lbs at tonight’s meal! We probably should have fed four, but this meal is so tasty, it’s hard to stop. A great meal for $8.02 per serve.

Lunch

Today it was time for Smoked Salmon, Neufchatel, Kumato & Onion Sprouts on a Brioche Bagel.

• The Brioche Bagel is 58c
• The Smoked Salmon pieces were $1.38 per serve
• Add 20c for Neufchatel
• Add 40c for Sprouts and Capers
• Add 30c for Tomatoes.

A very tasty and indulgent sandwich for $2.86 per serve.

Dinner

We have had Pinto beans soaking overnight and today Foodie Greg turned them into a Pinto Bean and Andouille Sausage Stew.

• The pinto beans were $1.19 or 15c per serve
• The pepper was $1.12 or 14c per serve
• The fire roasted tomatoes were $1.29 or 16c per serve
• The bacon was $7.99 but we used ⅜ or 38c per serve
• The sausage was $8.99 or $1.25 per serve
• Add 35c per serve for Onion spices and seasoning
• Add 30c for Greek Yoghurt.

It’s more of a chili than a stew, but it was very tasty for $2.73 per serve.

Lunch

During our weekly shopping trip to Aldi, the Foodies picked up Fried Scallops, Fries & Coleslaw from Mr Fish & Chips for $5.19 per serve with tax and tip.

Dinner

We tried a Korma Simmer Sauce from Aldi to go with our Mussels. We added some vegetables remaining from a Tray Bake to round it out.

• Mussels are $2.29 for the pack, or $1.15 per serve
• The Korma Sauce was $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• The Naan is $1.00 per serve
• The Tray Bake is $2.34 per serve and we shared a single serve, or $1.17 per serve.

The Korma Sauce was way too sweet for the Foodies taste. We should know better because this, while purchased from Aldi, was not “Specially Selected.” An okay meal for $4.32 per serve.

Lunch

We used the full Rye Crispbread with Branston Pickle, Cheddar, Apple and Pickled Onions to make a variation on a Ploughman’s Lunch.

• The Rye Crispbread was $3.29 for a pack of 20, or 33c per serve
• The Irish Cheddar was $3.49 and we used about 60%, or $1.05 per serve
• Branston Pickle was $13.31 for the jar, and we used about 1/5th, or $1.33 per serve
• Apple adds 20c per serve
• Pickled Onion adds 10c per serve.

A simple, but good meal, for $3.01 per serve.

Dinner

A long-awaited return to the Turkey Bacon Chipotle Meatloaf. We created this recipe, with the addition of half a can of chipotle and it’s pretty good. Tonight’s result was particularly light in texture and made four serves.

• Ground turkey cost $3.59 or 90c per serve
• Bacon adds 60c per serve
• A can of chipotle is $1.50 and we used half, or 38c per serve
• Add 65c for onion, breadcrumbs and seasonings
• The gravy was $1.69 we used the remaining half for 22c per serve
• The Pinto Beans were $2.25 or $1.13 per serve
• The Coleslaw Mix was $1.99 and we used half, or 50c per serve
• We made our own Dressing from Mayonnaise and Apple Cider Vinegar for 40c per serve.

This is Foodie Philip’s favorite Meatloaf and a very tasty one it is, for $4.78 per serve.

Lunch

We weren’t anywhere near New York Chicken and Gyro, but we decided to drive down and pick up one of our favorite lunches: the Lamb Gyro for $8.17 per serve with tax and tip.

Dinner

We still have a little Ham so we did a Cobb Salad substituting the Ham for both Chicken and Bacon.

• We shared a serve of Ham for 10c per serve
• Blue Cheese Crumbles add 44c per serve
• Pastured Medium Eggs are 32c per serve
• Lettuce adds 35c per serve
• Avocados were 49c or 25c per serve
• We used semi dried Cherry Tomatoes for 60c per serve
• Add 40c for Olive Oil and Balsamic Glaze.

We think the Ham is a good substitute in a Cobb as this was very tasty and worked well together for $2.46 per serve,