Month: October 2022

Lunch

For lunch we shared a Tarte Au Brie Et Aux Tomatoes, for $4.29 or $2.15 per serve.

Dinner

Foodie Greg wanted to experiment with a Japanese version of a Hamburg Steak – Hambāgu – with it’s own Sauce, served with Mushroom Brown Rice. We will get four serves from the meat.

• Ground beef was$5.99 or $1.50 per serve
• 8 oz Panko breadcrumbs are $2.99 and we used half, or 38c per serve
• A Pastured Egg is 50c or 12c per serve
• Cream Cheese adds 11c per serve
• The Shallot is 6c per serve
• Ketchup adds 40c per serve
• Add 17c for Red Wine
• Add 20c for other Sauce Ingredients
• Add 34c for Brown Rice
• The Mushrooms add 89c per serve.

The Hambāgu is very moist and light in texture and the Sauce was tasty. We didn’t eat a lot of the Mushroom Brown Rice, because of the texture. Overall, a quite tasty meal for $4.17 per serve.

Lunch

Being Sunday we brunched on Oat Pancakes with Nutella and Butter for about 95c per serve.

Dinner

We swapped our Meatless Monday to today and had Stuffed Shells in Marinara Sauce.

• The Shells were $3.49 and we only prepared half, or 88c per serve
• The Marinara Sauce is $1.79 and we used half, or 45c per serve
• Add 40c for freshly Grated Parmigiano Reggiano.

A very tasty meal for $1.73 per serve.

For lunch we fell back on our favorite “at home” sandwich: Speck, Arugula and Olive Oil.

• The Speck was $3.99, or $2.00 per serve
• The Ciabatta is 58c per serve
• Arugula adds 40c per serve
• Olive Oil adds 30c per serve.

A favorite for $3.28 per serve.

Dinner

We have decided that the Ground Pork and Sage Rissoles, based on the meat mixture for our Sausage Rolls, are our future go-to rissole.

• The Ground Pork was on special $4.70, or $1.57 per serve
• The Bacon was on special for $3.60 and we used ⅝, or 67c per serve
• Sage came from our garden
• 8 oz Panko breadcrumbs are $2.99 and we used half, or 50c per serve
• A Pastured Egg is 50c or 17c per serve
• Add 20c for Onion and other ingredients
• The Coleslaw adds $1.20 per serve
• Add 20c for a bed of Arugula.

An excellent meal, for $4.31.

Lunch

Our lunch came from Mr Fish and Chips and was a welcome return to Fried Scallops, Coleslaw and Fries, for $7.31 per serve.

Dinner

Foodie Greg picked up some fresh Steelhead Trout from Aldi so we fried it and served with a homemade Myer Lemon Ponzu Shoyu and Japanese Slaw.

• The Steelhead Trout was $9.12 or $4.56 per serve
• The Meyer Lemons were a gift
• The Shoyu (Soy) adds 40c per serve
• The Coleslaw Mix adds 35c per serve
• Add 30c for Dressing ingredients.

The homemade Ponzu Shoyu was exceptionally good, perhaps because we went off recipe and added a little Fish Sauce. A pretty good meal for $5.61 per serve.

Lunch

We ended up with what is obviously our favorite at-home sandwich: Speck and Arugula with Olive Oil.

• The Speck was $3.99, or $2.00 per serve
• The Ciabatta is 58c per serve
• Arugula adds 40c per serve
• Olive Oil adds 30c per serve.

A favorite for $3.28 per serve.

Dinner

Our constantly shifting plans for tonight’s dinner settled on a Ham and Mushroom Frittata, with some Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar grated on top.

• The Mushrooms add 89c per serve.
• Two Pastured Eggs add $1.00 per serve
• The Breakfast Ham is $2.99 for six, or 50c per serve
• Add 30c for Arugula.

The Frittata was quite tasty for $2.69 per serve.

Lunch

We experimented with a couple of Crispbread ideas. One with Paté and Pickled Onion, the other covered with an Asiago Cream Cheese Spread.

• The Rye Crispbread was $3.29 for a pack of 20, or 33c per serve
• The Asiago Spread was $4.99 and we used about 30%, or 83c per serve
• The Paté was a gift from a friend
• Add 10c for Pickled Onion.

The Pickled Onion on the Paté wasn’t as good as we hoped, but otherwise both Crisbreads were tasty for $1.26 per serve.

Dinner

We swapped out our regular Bratwurst for some Nuremberg Bratwurst, but kept our Apple Endive Salad.

• The Nuremberg Bratwurst were $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• The Endive were $2.99 and we used 2/3 or $1.00 per serve
• The Apple was 48c or 24c per serve
• Add 30c for dressing ingredients.

The Nuremberg Bratwurst were quite tasty, so it was a good meal for $3.04 per serve.

Lunch

Today’s Speck and Arugula Panini was enhanced with some of the Unexpected Cheddar Spread.

• The Speck was $3.99, or $2.00 per serve
• The Ciabatta is 58c per serve
• Arugula adds 40c per serve
• The Unexpected Cheddar Spread adds 62c per serve.

Unfortunately the Cheddar Spread was lost in the Panini, but otherwise still a great sandwich for $3.62 per serve.

Dinner

A simple Meatless Monday meal of toasted Italian Bread coated liberally with Garlic Spread, topped with Giant Baked Beans and finished with two Fried Eggs.

• Italian Bread adds 38c per serve
• Garlic Spread adds 45c per serve
• The Giant Baked Beans are $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Pastured Eggs add $1.00 per serve.

A pretty good meal for $2.83 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we had Enchiladas from Viva La Fiesta down the road from us, for an average of $17.00 per serve.

Dinner

We sous vide Argentinean Shrimp and placed them on top of a Creamy Cauliflower Gnocchi.

• 1 lb of shrimp was $1o.99 on sale,  or and we used half $2.75 per serve
• The gnocchi was $2.69 or 67c per serve, although we ate so little, it’s more like 17c per serve
• Neufchatel adds 5c per serve
• Stock adds 15c per serve
• Add 10c for Arugula.

The Creamy Sauce was stodgy and unpleasant. We finished less than ¼ of the Gnocchi. The Shrimp were tasty, for about $3.21 for the meal we ate.

Lunch

We had a simple Ham, Cheese and Tomato Sandwich for lunch, on toasted bread.

• Dave’s Killer Bread is 74c per serve
• A slide and a half of Gouda per sandwich is 51c per serve
• Add 50c for a Kumato each
• The Breakfast Ham is $2.99 for six, or 50c per serve
• Add 30c for Mustard.

Not a bad sandwich for $2.65 per serve

Dinner

We decided on a ‘Grazing’ dinner featuring Speck, Melon, Delice de Bourgogne, Duck and Port Paté, Endive, Grapes, Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar, Pickled Onions and Pecans, served with a hot Baguette.

As it’s hard to calculate the price per serve accurately, I usually allocate $8.00 per serve.