Month: December 2021

Lunch

Shin Ramen with Coleslaw Mix makes a warming meal on a very chill day for $1.63 per serve.

Dinner

A warming Chili makes a great meal on a cold, rainy night. Tonight we experimented with a 13 Bean Chili using Soy Chorizo instead of Beef. We will get at least four serves from this recipe.

• The 13 Bean Mix was $5.49 and we used half, or 69c per serve
• Soy Chorizo is $2.29 or 58c per serve
• Two cans of Tomato Sauce (Pissata) were 27c each, 14c per serve
• Add 40c for Onion, Garlic and other ingredients
• Sour cream adds 30c per serve
• An Avocado is 39c or 20c per serve.

A tasty Chili, although a little Bean heavy for Foodie Philip, for $2.31 per serve.

Lunch

Because it was both a Sunday and the day after Christmas, we put a little more effort into an “English” style breakfast for brunch.

• Italian Bread adds 32c per serve
• The Giant Baked Beans are $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Pastured Eggs are 38c each, or 76c per serve
• Bacon was $4.99 and we used five of 10 slices, or $1.25 per serve
• The Cherry Tomatoes add 36c per serve.

The charred Cherry Tomatoes added a nice pop of freshness to the meal. Most enjoyable for $3.69 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight’s thick cut Pork Chops came from Whole Foods and we sous vide them to a perfect medium rare, then seared in brown Butter to give some color, and served with a Waldorf Salad.

• The very generous serve of Pork Chops was $7.06 after all discounts, or $3.53 per serve
• Two sticks of Celery add 10c per serve
• Apple adds 34c per serve
• Toasted Slivered Almonds add 28c per serve
• Add 30c for Dressing ingredients.

We really like cooking Pork sous vide because we can dial in the perfect “cook” temperature for medium rare. Of course sous vide does no browning, so a quick sear in Brown Butter gives it a golden gleam. Served with a Waldorf Salad it was a great meal for $4.56 per serve.

Lunch

As the main celebratory meal for the day, we went Japanese with a ‘traditional’ Fried Chicken lunch. In Japan it would be KFC, but we like Popeye’s better. /

• The Chicken is $5.24 per serve
• Brown Rice adds 24c per serve
• Coleslaw Mix adds 35c per serve
• A Ponzu and Sesame Oil Dressing for the Coleslaw adds 60c per serve.

Our poor planning thwarted our attempt to turn Japanese for Christmas 2020, but we succeeded in 2021 for $6.43 per serve.

Dinner

It’s almost traditional to have a “grazing” meal for Christmas evening, and tonight’s included Delice de Bourgogne, Caramelized Onion Dip, Raspberries, Prosciutto, Cheddar and more, for about $12.00 per serve.

Lunch

Our lunch was the remaining Red Wine and Mushroom Meatloaf, heated and stuffed into a hot Panini Roll with Gouda, Lettuce and Beetroot Slices.

• The Panini Roll is 63c per serve
• Gouda adds 34c per serve
• Lettuce adds 20c per serve
• The Meatloaf is $1.92 per serve
• The can of Beetroot was $1.20 and we used about ⅓ , or 20c per serve.

We both got hints of Australian-style Hamburgers that always come with sliced Beetroot (usually pickled), and a lot of flavor for $3.29 per serve.

Dinner

This week’s Fishy Friday is a return to Smoked Trout Chowder, which makes four serves.

• The Smoked Trout was $8.72 after all discounts, or $2.18 per serve
• Potatoes add 34c per serve
• Garlic and Scallions add 15c per serve
• Chicken Bone Broth adds 50c per serve
• Wine adds 13c per serve
• Grass fed Half & Half is $3.79 per pint and we used ¼, or 24c per serve
• Add 20c for other soup ingredients
• Add 29c for half a Brioche Bagel.

An excellent, warming soup for $4.03 per serve.