Month: February 2022

Lunch

We cooked our final Sausage Rolls for $4.88 per serve with a slide salad.

Dinner

Time for our sous vide and seared Duck Breast with Orange Sauce, served on a Wild Rice Mix, Preserved Lemon and Pecan Salad and topped with an Orange Sauce made from the cooking marinade.

• The Duck Breasts were $8.99 or $4.50 per serve
• Wild Rice Mix is 64c per serve
• Preserved Lemon adds 30c per serve
• Pecans add 48c per serve
• The Salad Mix adds 45c per serve
• Add 35c for other ingredients.

After finishing the sous vide cook, we seared the Duck Breasts to render fat and color up the skin. The sugars from the Orange Marinade prevents the skin crisping before burning, but the rendered skin is still extremely flavorsome and adds moisture to the Breast. An excellent meal for $7.17 per serve.

Lunch

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

Dinner

We had picked up a small Ham Shank from Aldi while they were still available, and sous vide it over a couple of hours, before carving and serving with Choucroute.

• The Ham was “full price” at $1.29 per pound, which works out to approximately 85c per serve
• Sauerkraut was $1.29 for four serves, or 33c per serve
• Add 50c per serve for Carrot
• Add 30c per serve for other ingredients.

As always the Ham is moist and tender and the Choucroute is a great side. Not quite the cheap meal it is in December, but pretty good for $1.98 per serve.

Lunch

It was way past time to get a Lamb Gyro from New York Chicken and Gyro, for $8.17 with tax and tip.

Dinner

We took the other Chicken Leg and served with an Australian-inspired Salad featuring Pickled Beetroot.

• The Chicken Leg was $1.25 per serve
• Pickled Beets adds 15c per serve.
• Salad Greens add 30c per serve
• The Parmesan Crisps we substituted for Croutons were $2.86 and we used about ¼, or 36c per serve
• Add 30c for Balsamic Vinegar.

The sharpness of the Pickled Beetroot is an essential ingredient in any Australian Salad (or Burger). Adding it raises culinary memories from times past. We substituted Parmesan Crisps for a much more interesting take on Croutons. A very simple, but satisfying meal for $2.36 per serve.