Month: November 2022

Lunch

Today we finished the Soutzoukakia with Kumato on a Ciabatta.

• The Ciabatta is 58c per serve
• The Soutzoukakia is $1.15 per serve
• Kumato adds 30c per serve
• Garlic Spread adds 40c per serve.

A very tasty roll for $2.43 per serve.

Dinner

It was not the weather for Salad, so we paired our Beer Bratwurst with prepared Spätzle, a.k.a. German Mac and Cheese!

• Beer Bratwurst were $4.49 or $2.25 per serve
• Garlic Sage Spätzle was $4.49 or $2.25 per serve
• Add 20c for Sauerkraut.

A tasty meal for $4.70 per serve.

Lunch

Today we had a Ramen Noodle Bowl from Trader Joe’s for $1.69 per serve, that wasn’t very good. We didn’t finish them.

Dinner

A simple Meatless Monday meal of Folded Eggs on Avocado Toast.

• The Italian Bread is 32c per serve
• Two Pastured Eggs are 78c per serve
• The Avocado was 49c or 25c per serve
• Add 30c for Chili Onion Crisp or Sriracha.

A quite tasty meal for $1.65 per serve.

Lunch

We shared a Mushroom and Truffle Flatbread from Trader Joe’s for $2.25 per serve.

Dinner

The cooling weather brings us back to soup and stew season and tonight we Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops with Rosemary and Juniper Berries with Purple Potatoes on a Wld Rice Mix.

• The Lamb Shoulder Chops were $7.46, or $3.73 per serve
• The Bone Broth was $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Add 10c per serve for onion and garlic
• Juniper berries add 18c per serve
• Rosemary came from our garden
• Baby Potatoes were 68c per serve
• The Wild Rice Mix is 48c per serve.

A very tasty meal for $6.61 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we shared a Ruben with Steak Fries and Coleslaw from The Country Deli for $14.27 per serve. This “serving for one” is a generous serve for two in our world.

Dinner

We planned on having sous video Shrimp on Chicken Fried Rice, but the discovery that there was no Shrimp in the freeze left us with a frozen Chicken Fried Rice for $3.49 or $1.74 per serve.

Lunch

A welcome return to our Speck and Arugula Panini.

• 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 tasty sandwich for $3.28 per serve.

Dinner

A simple Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Frittata.

• Two Pastured Eggs are $1.00 per serve
• The Smoked Salmon adds 59c per serve
• Kumato adds 30c per serve
• Add 20c per serve for Neufchatel
• Add 30c for Arugula.

A simple, but tasty, meal for $2.39 per serve.

Lunch

We finished a Ciabatta in the oven, and heated some of the remaining Soutzoukakia to stuff in the Ciabatta with Garlic Spread and Kumato.

• The Ciabatta is 58c per serve
• The Soutzoukakia is $1.15 per serve
• Kumato adds 30c per serve
• Garlic Spread adds 40c per serve.

A very tasty roll for $2.43 per serve.

Dinner

A return to the Ramen with Pork Belly, tonight with Ginger Miso Broth with Bok Choy and Buckwheat Soba Noodles.

• The Pork Belly is $6.49 or $3.25 per serve
• The Bok Choy was $1.49 and we used half, or 38c per serve
• The soba buckwheat noodles were $3.39 and we used ⅓ or 57c per serve
• The Ginger Miso Broth is $1.99 or $1.00 per serve.

We managed to cook the Pork Belly perfectly, so that the fat was rendered but the meat not dried. It was a pretty good meal for $8.07 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we shared a Mushroom and Truffle Flatbread from Trader Joe’s for $4.99 or $2.50 per serve.

Dinner

Foodie Greg wanted another Italian Day, since the Flatbread was from Italy, so we had Tuscan Farro Soup, which is a new recipe for us.

• Shallot, Carrots, Garlic and Celery add 42c per serve
• The Tetra-pack Crushed Tomatoes at $4.39 are superior to canned, and we used half, or $1.10 per serve
• Tetra pack Cannellini Beans add 76c per serve
• Farro adds 44c per serve
• Instead of Parsley we used Arugula for 15c per serve
• Red Wine Vinegar adds 10c per serve
• Parmesan Rind add no direct cost
• Grated Parmesan adds 46c per serve.

The Parmesan Rind contributed the bulk of the deep flavor of this soup, which was surprisingly good for $3.43 per serve.

Lunch

Looking for more hot lunch options we had a Pepper Parmesan Oatmeal.

• The $3.15 and there are 18 servings, or 18c per serve
• The Black Pepper adds 5c per serve
• The Parmigiano Reggiano adds 86c per serve.

A very tasty, and surprisingly filling, meal for $1.09 per serve.

Dinner

A welcome return to our Asian style Duck Breast: sous vide and then seared Duck Breast on Yakisoba Noodles with Garlic Swiss Chard.

• The Duck Breasts were $14.95 or $7.43 per serve
• Swiss Chard was $2.47 or $1.24 per serve
• The Yakisoba Noodles $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Add 10c for Garlic.

A very tasty and varied meal for $10.27 per serve.