Month: October 2021

Lunch

For lunch we shared an Imagine Tetra Pack of Creamy Portobello Soup for $1.71 per serve, which we thought was very good. It had an excellent creamy mouth-feel for having no dairy.

Dinner

Since we had remaining Cuban Style Roast Pork, it was only natural we’d be making Cubanos a few days later.

• The Cuban Roast Pork is $2.26 per serve
• Ham is 92c per serve
• Swiss is 41c per serve
• Bread and Butter Pickles are $4.69 for the jar, but we used less than 10%, or 23c per serve
• The Brioche Bagel is 58c per serve
• Plantain Chips were $1.70 and we used half, or 43c per serve.

As aways, a very tasty meal for $4.83 per serve.

Lunch

There’s nothing simple about a Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich because when it’s done right, it’s sublime.

• Dave’s Killer Bread is 74c per serve
• Uncured Bacon was $5.99 for 10 slices, and we shared three, or 75c per serve
• Butter Lettuce adds 25c per serve
• Semi-dried Tomatoes add 40c per serve.

Perhaps not sublime, but very tasty for $2.14 per serve.

Dinner

After more than a year without it, we returned to a Winter favorite: Frogmore Stew. Think southern boil with shrimp, corn, etc, but where the stewing liquid is turned into a sauce by adding Butter.

• Leaks cost $1.08 and we used half, or 14c per serve
• The can of diced tomatoes cost 99c or 25c per serve
• Vegetarian Fish Stock was $2.51 or 63c per serve
• A cup of white wine is about 80c or 20c per serve
• The corn cost $2.25 or 56c per serve
• Andouille sausage cost $4.99 or $1.25 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 Italian Bread for 10c per serve.

For a simple boil, this has great depth of flavor, mostly thanks to the Old Bay, for $6.13 per serve.

Lunch

As it was a gray day, the Aldi Potato Soup for $1.00 per serve was a perfect fit.

Dinner

Tonight’s Meatless Monday was Soyrizo (a Soy Chorizo substitute) with Beans on Nachos.

• Soy Chorizo is $2.29 or 58c per serve
• Refried Beans are 99c or 50c per serve
• The Corn Chips were $1.99 and we used about ⅓, or 33c per serve
• Baby Bell Peppers add 32c per serve
• Add 10c for Plain Yoghurt
• Add 40c for Guacamole
• Add 30c for Salsa.

A pretty decent meal for $2.53 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we defrosted and heated the remaining Turkey, Bacon, Chipotle Meatloaf in a Par baked roll.

• The Sandwich Rolls are 89c per serve
• The Meatloaf is $2.53 per full serve, or $1.27 per lunch serve
• The Coleslaw Mix was $1.99 and we used 1/4, or 25c per serve
• We made our own Dressing from Mayonnaise, and Chipotle Hot Sauce for 30c per serve.

A decent lunch for $2.71 per serve.

Dinner

A welcome return to Cuban-Style Roast Pork with Mojo Sauce, tonight with a Black Bean Salad and Brown Rice. We will get four serves from the Pork, and two from the Sauce and Salad.

• The Pork Butt was around $9.88 after all discounts, or $2.47 per serve
• Limes were 56c or 14c per serve
• Grapefruit was $1.39 or 35c per serve
• Navel Oranges were $1.19 or 30c per serve
• Cuban Black Beans were $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Add 34c for Brown Rice.

The Pork becomes very tender and flavorsome with the Marinade. An great meal for $3.60 per serve.

Lunch

Having had more than three weeks between Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches from Skewers, we enjoyed them again with a side of fries, for $8.75 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight’s Vietnamese Style Caramelized Pork Bowl was served with a Vietnamese inspired Coleslaw.

• The ground pork was $5.99 and we’ll get four serves from that, or $1.50 per serve
• Add 40c for ginger, shallot, garlic and chili, etc
• The Coleslaw Mix is 30c per serve,
• Dressing ingredients add 40c per serve
• Mint came from our garden.

A tasty meal for $2.60 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we had an open faced grilled Ham, Gouda and Tomato.

• The Sourdough was $2.85 or 19c per slice
• Sliced Gouda is 36c per serve
• The Deli Ham adds 66c per serve
• Semi-dried Tomatoes add 30c per serve
• Add 30c for Garlic Spread.

A decent lunch for $1.81 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight’s Fishy Friday is a return to the Striped Bass, but tonight with a Southwest Salad Kit from Aldi.

• The Striped Bass was $4.68 per serve
• The Southwest Chopped Salad kit from Aldi was $2.99 or $1.50 per serve.

A simple, but tasty meal for $6.18 per serve.

Lunch

Trying our a Sourdough Bread from Aldi, we made some Tuna Melts.

• The Sourdough was $2.85 or 19c per slice
• The Tuna Pouch is 99c per serve
• Swiss is 41c per serve
• Add 45c for Garlic Spread and Capers.

The texture of the Bread was disappointing with none of the “chew” that defines a Sourdough, but the flavor was okay, and contributed to a decent open sandwich for $2.04 per serve.

Dinner

Our favorite Beef Salad is definitely the Cambodian Hot and Sour Beef Salad, although we don’t make it all that hot, but we do like our sour!

• The NY Strip was $15.88 for two steaks, or $3.97 per serve
• Limes were 49c for two but we shared one, or 13c per serve
• Mint was from our garden
• Lettuce adds 40c per serve
• Spring Onions we grow
• The Bell Pepper was 64c or 32c per serve
• Instead of a Chili we used some Sweet Chili Sauce, which adds 20c per serve
• Add 30c for Fish Sauce and other ingredients.

A very tasty meal for $5.64 per serve.

Lunch

We returned to a favorite: Delice de Boougogne on toasted Italian Bread with crisp, fresh Apple.

• The Delice de Bourgogne was $5.38 and we shared ½, or $1.35 per serve
• The Italian Bread was 32c per serve
• Apple adds 20c per serve.

A very tasty lunch for $1.87 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight’s dinner was a return to the Soutzoukakia with Australian Lamb, served with Dolmas, Caramelized Onion Hummus and Butter Fried Mushrooms. We get three full serves from the Soutzoukakia recipe.

• Australian Ground lamb was $5.99 at Aldi or $2.00 per serve
• An egg is 32c or 11c per serve
• 8 oz Panko breadcrumbs are $2.99 and we used half, or 25c per serve
• Parmesan is $3.99 for 8oz and we shared 2 oz or 50c per serve
• 1/4 cup and a tablespoon of red wine – halved – is 34c per serve
• Parsley was $1.49 for the bunch, but we only used 1/4 or 13c per serve
• Fresh mint came from our garden
• The Mushrooms were $2.49 for a pack and we shared the last ⅓, or 42c per serve
• Dolmas from Whole Foods were $3.41 (on special) or $1.13 per serve
• Add 46c for Hummus.

Always a tasty meal for $5.34 per serve.

Lunch

Taking advantage of a shopping trip to Trader Joe’s Foodie Greg picked up a $3.99 Greek Spanakopita, which we shared for $2.00 per serve.

Dinner

A return to Black Pepper Beef with Top Sirloin (Rump) Steak from Amazon Fresh.

• The Top Sirloin was $7.99, for a six ounce steak or $4.00 per serve
• Bell Peppers were 48c per serve
• Chipotle powder adds 10c per serve
• Onion and garlic add 25c per serve
• Brown Rice adds 34c per serve
• Add 50c for the other ingredients.

As always, pretty tasty for $5.67 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we finished the Smoked Trout Chowder for $5.06 per serve.

Dinner

For tonight’s Eggs in Purgatory we had an Organic Mushroom Pasta Sauce and Pastured Eggs, both from Aldi.

• The Organic Mushroom Pasta Sauce was $1.85 or 93c per serve
• Pastured Eggs are 33c or 66c per serve
• Italian Bread adds 33c per serve.

The Pasta Sauce was better than expected for the price. Although not particularly heavy with the Mushrooms, the overall flavor was of a long simmered Tomato Sauce. A very satisfactory meal for $1.93 per serve.