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Lunch

We pretty much repeated Tuesday’s lunch: turkey breast with sun dried tomato spread and Swiss; Giant Baked Beans and Swiss.

• The turkey is $3.49 and we shared ⅓ or 58c per serve
• Sprouted rye bread is 32c per serve
• The Giant Baked Beans are $1.99 per can and we shared ⅓ or 33c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 34c per serve
• Add 40c for butter, garlic spread, and sun dried tomato spread.

Toasted baked beans with melted cheese is particularly good. A pair of decent sandwiches for $1.97 per serve.

Dinner

Although Thursday night is “steak night” we interpret it more as our carnivore night! Tonight we grilled lamb loin chops and served them with a farrow, beet and feta salad.

• The lamb loin chops were $22.99 or $11.40 per serve
• The feta was $6.49 but we used ¼ or 82c per serve
• Pickled beets in vinaigrette are $1.69, of which we used about ⅓ or 28c per serve
• The farro was $1.79 for the pack, but we shared ⅓ or 10c per serve
• Add 10c for Apple Cider Vinegar on the salad.

The lamb chops were perfectly grilled and moist inside, while the salad was a great accompaniment in a great meal for $12.70 per serve.

Lunch

Today it was toasted sandwiches: turkey breast with sun dried tomato spread and Swiss; Giant Baked Beans and Swiss.

• The turkey is $3.49 and we shared ⅓ or 58c per serve
• Sprouted rye bread is 32c per serve
• The Giant Baked Beans are $1.99 per can and we shared ⅓ or 33c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 34c per serve
• Add 40c for butter, garlic spread, and sun dried tomato spread.

Toasted baked beans with melted cheese is particularly good. A pair of decent sandwiches for $1.97 per serve.

Dinner

Because we have ground pork in every Keller Crafted meat box, we return to the same recipes to use it. Because we served with rice, we’ll get six serves from this recipe.

• The ground pork came from our Keller Crafted meat delivery – 1 lb of ground pork cost $8.99 or $1.50 per serve
• A can of coconut milk is $1.49 or 25c per serve
• Two packs of mushrooms were 89c each, or 30c  per serve
• Chicken bone broth is $3.49 or 58c per serve
• Lemon grass was 12c or 2c per serve
• Limes were 49c or 8c per serve
• Add 5c per serve for the pepper on top
• Add 25c for seasonings
• Brown rice adds 33c per serve.

Dinner tonight might not look pretty but it tasted good for $3.36 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we finished the Wild Mushroom and Farro soup with a rustic panini roll.

• The roll is 63c
• The soup is $3.17 per serve.

Lunch today was enjoyable for $3.80 per serve.

Dinner

Today’s Meatless Monday is Savory Oatmeal with mushrooms and bok choy.

• Mushrooms were $3.99 or $2.00 per serve
• The steel cut oats are $3.49 for 24oz, and we used 8oz or 58c per serve
• The bok choy was $1.99 for four, or 50c per serve
• Add 30c for oatmeal seasonings.

A tasty dish without being terribly exciting for $3.38 per serve.

Lunch

While reheated fried chicken isn’t quite as good as freshly fried, it’s still pretty good. We served with a Taylor Farms Avocado Ranch Salad kit.

• A 10 piece special was $13.98 and we had two piece each, or $2.80 per serve
• The salad kit was $3.00, but we’ll get four serves, or 75c per serve.

Not a bad lunch for $3.55 per serve.

Dinner

For dinner Foodie Greg tried a new recipe: Sausages with Lentils. We used the Feta, Spinach Turkey sausages from our Keller Crafted box, and French lentils.

• The sausages were $5.00 for the pack or $2.50 per serve
• Du Puy Lentils (black lentils) are $2.99 for a 500g (about 1lb) and we used half or 75c per serve
• Add 30c per serve for red wine
• Add 35c for the other ingredients.

This wasn’t Foodie Philip’s favorite. While the sauce alone was a little salty, combined with the somewhat bland lentils, it was reasonably balanced for $3.90 per serve.

Lunch

We were holding the remaining Popeye’s for Sunday lunch, so today we reverted to toasted sandwiches. One with sliced turkey breast, sun dried tomato spread and Swiss, the other with Sweet & Spicy Tuna, capers and Swiss.

• Sprouted rye bread is 32c per serve
• The tuna pouch was $1.99 or $1.00 per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 34c per serve
• Add 40c for butter, and sun dried tomato spread.

Lunch was pretty decent for $2.06 per serve.

Dinner

We souse vidé two dry aged pork chops to just short of the recommended temperature, and the did a quick sear in the high tech, non-stick wok. They turned out as well as they did last time – great!

We served with stir fry bell peppers and bean sprouts.

• The pork chop was $12.20 per serve
• Add 20c for avocado oil
• Bean sprouts add 38c per serve
• Carrot adds 10c per serve
• Add 25c for dressing ingredients.

A very good meal for $13.33 per serve.

Lunch

As we’re having vegetarian tonight, we went “fishy” at lunch with canned smoked tuna.

• The smoked trout is $3.49 per can or $1.75 per serve
• Sprouted Rye bread is 32c per serve
• Two avocados were $1.98 but we shared one, or 50c per serve
• Add 30c for butter.

A good sandwich for $2.87 per serve.

Dinner

We over-catered with the grilled eggplant, so we had leftover. Add some more peanut satay sauce and a very inauthentic Vietnamese inspired salad.

• Eggplant was $6.78 or 97c per serve
• The peanut butter was $1.99 and we used about 1/2,  or 25c a serve
  
• Other seasonings in the satay sauce add 35c per serve
• Add 50c for marinade ingredients
• Carrot adds 10c per serve
• The bean sprouts were $1.49 and we used half, or 38c per serve.

It was worth braving the cold weather to grill outdoors because this is a great meal for $2.55 per serve, although we have learnt that reheating slightly enhances the texture, so perhaps next time we’ll grill in the day when it’s warmer and reheat for the meal.

Lunch

Foodie Philip was passing Popeye’s on the way home, so why not pop in and pick up some dark and spicy fried chicken.

• A 10 piece special was $13.98 and we had two piece each, or $2.80 per serve
• The red beans and rice is $3.99 or $2.00 per serve.

We enjoy Popeyes from time to time, for $4.80 per serve.

Dinner

Thursday night is traditionally our steak night, so tonight we defrosted a 10 oz rib eye from Keller Crafted and prepared it in our (new) high tech, non-stick wok. On the induction cooktop we can directly set the temperature, and we get a really good, quick sear on the outside.

We served with a home made Caesar Salad with home made dressing.

• At 10 oz the rib eye is $8.10 per serve
• The cos lettuce was the remainder of our gift
• An egg is 51c or 26c per serve
• Add 15c for the other dressing ingredients
• Baked cheese bites (substituting for croutons) are $2.69 for a pack and we shared half, or 67c per serve.

A fairly simple meal, but when everything is of high quality, the meal becomes something special for $9.18 per serve.

Lunch

With a little of the white bean chili left over, we opted to stuff a rustic panini roll fresh from the oven with the chili as a “sloppy Joe.”

• We shared a served of the chili for $2.07
• The panini roll is 63c.

Definitely a sloppy sandwich, but tasty for $2.70 per serve.

Dinner

Our guests tonight had some dietary restrictions so we went vegetarian with grilled eggplant, peanut satay sauce and a very inauthentic Vietnamese inspired salad.

• Eggplant was $6.78 but we will get seven serves or 97c per serve
• The peanut butter was $1.99 and we used about 1/2,  or 25c a serve
  
• Other seasonings in the satay sauce add 35c per serve
• Add 50c for marinade ingredients
• Carrot adds 10c per serve
• Mint came from our garden
• The lettuce was – ironically – a gift from one of our guests a couple of days earlier.

It was worth braving the cold weather to grill outdoors because this is a great meal for $2.17 per serve.