Author: Philip

Lunch

We cooked a Specially Selected – Eggplant & Grana Padano Cheese flatbread fro Aldi for $4.19, or $2.10 per serve.

Dinner

It’s amazing what simple ingredients, plus time can give. We took two Lamb Shoulder Chop, which is a cut we to a long braise, and braise them in a Kashmiri Simmer Sauce to make Rogan Josh.

• The Lamb Should Chops were a generous serve for an average of $5.31 per serve
• The Kashmiri Simmer Sauce was $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Add 34c for Brown Rice
• Add 36c for Rice and Peas
• Stewed Eggplant was $1.00 per serve.

The Simmer Sauce picked up a lot of unctuousness from the Lamb to make a very tasty Curry for $8.01 per serve. The Stewed Egg0plant was a huge disappointment as it was mostly flavorless. Neither Foodie had more than half.

Lunch

We have a plethora of left-overs so we reheated some rustic Panini Rolls and filled them with some of the remaining Soutzoukakia.

• The Soutzoukakia is $3.23 per full serve, or 81c per lunch serve
• The Panini Roll is 63c
• Add 10c for Lettuce.

A very enjoyable sandwich for $1.54 per serve.

Dinner

Speaking of left-overs, we reheated the Caramelized Pork and topped a Salad with it.

• The Caramelized Pork is $2.30 per serve
• Lettuce adds 35c per serve
• Baby Bell Peppers add 64c per serve
• Dressing ingredients add 40c per serve
• Mint came from our garden.

A very good variation for the Caramelized Pork that worked well, for $3.69 per serve.

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.