Month: October 2018

Lunch

For lunch we finished baking some par-baked panini rolls and stuffed them with egg salad and mixed sprouts.

• The panini roll is 63c per serve
• The egg salad is $3.69 for 10 oz and we used 2 oz per serve, or 74c per serve
• The nanoshoots cost $2.50 and we shared about ¼ or 31c per serve.

We enjoyed this roll a lot for $1.68 per serve.

Dinner

Cooler weather is an opportunity for soups, and one of our favorite soups is Dutch Mustard Soup, which is just onion, leak, cream and mustard, but totally delicious.

• Bacon is $4.99 and we used 3 rashers, or 83c per serve
• Yellow onions were $2.79 for 2 lb, or 23c per serve
• The leeks were $2.99 and we used half or 75c per serve
• Add 10c for butter
• Garlic adds 5c per serve
• Heavy cream adds 50c per serve
• Mustard adds 25c per serve
• Add 20c for the remaining seasoning.

This is a simple but great soup for $2.91 per serve, with a little left over.

Lunch

Since we had an avocado that was ready to go, it had to be used today! We paired it with canned smoked trout for a good lunch sandwich.

• The smoked trout was $3.49 or $1.75 per serve
• Sprouted Rye bread is 32c per serve
• Avocados were $1.38 for two and we shared one, or 35c per serve
• Add 25c for butter.

A good lunch for $2.67 per serve.

Dinner

Since mushrooms are almost meat, and today is meatless Monday, we grilled a pair of portobello mushrooms as if steak, and topped with the fabulous onion, blue cheese cream sauce, and paired with sugar snap peas.

• Onions were five for $2.49 and we shared one or 25c per serve
• The mushrooms were $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Heavy cream was $1.79 and we used half or 45c per serve
• Blue cheese crumbles are $3.49 and we used about ¼ or 44c
• Butter adds 75c per serve
• Sugar snap peas were $4.99 and we shared ⅓, or 83c per serve.

Grilled mushrooms have their own “meaty” flavor and when paired with the onion blue cheese “steak” sauce, there’s no sense of missing meat. A great sauce on good mushrooms with a refreshing side for $4.22 per serve.

Lunch

Because of an odd schedule we had an early, partial lunch of a single Sweet & Spicy Tuna pouch with capers and Swiss toasted.

• The tuna was $2.00 or $1.00 per serve
• Sprouted Rye bread is 16c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 17c per serve
• Add 25c for butter.

A good sandwich for $1.58 per serve.

Dinner

Because it was a cooler night, we decided on something baked, and what better than a red wine and mushroom meatloaf, which makes four serves.

• The dry aged ground beef was $18.88 or $4.72 per serve
• Portobello mushrooms were $2.99 or 75c per serve
• Onions and garlic add 20c per serve
• Two large eggs are $1.00 or 25c per serve
• The butter is $3.99 per block, and we used about 3/8 for four serves, or 38c per serve
• Red wine adds $1.00 or 25c per serve
• Add 20c for Worcestershire sauce and other spices per serve
• Sugar snap peas were $4.99 and we shared ⅓, or 83c per serve
• The kabocha squash was $3.67 and we shared half, or 46c per serve.

This meatloaf recipe is always good and it paired well with the baked kabocha squash and sugar snap peas for $8.04 per serve.

Lunch

Since we were nearby we decided on a Bahn Mi for lunch at $8.75 per serve.

Dinner

For dinner we tried something a little different: Baked past a la Norma, which makes four serves. We substituted lentil and brown rice pasta which had a good toothless and decent flavor.

• The eggplant was $1.49 or 38c per serve
• Grape tomatoes are $2.99 for the container and we used half or 38c per serve
• Eggs are 50c or 25c per serve
• The pasta was $2.99 and used about ⅔  or $1.00c per serve
• Parmesan cost $5.75 but we used about 1/2 for this dish, or $1.43 per serve
• Add 65c for capers, oil and seasoning.

For the amount of effort, and the time it takes, this dish needs to be a whole lot more flavorsome. It was okay, but we won’t be repeating it. The pasta bake cost $4.09 per serve.

Lunch

A trip to purchase gas containers for a new outdoor tabletop fire feature, end up passing The Country Deli, and you can’t pass The Country Deli.

Foodie Philip had his regular marinated skirt steak, eggs over easy and home fries. All were great as usual but the home fries were especially good. Foodie Greg chose a Pastrami on Rye with steak fries.

The Country Deli averages $21.99 per serve with tax and tip.

Dinner

Every since Foodie Greg ate the Sussex Smokey at The Abergavenny Arms on our recent trip, he’s been looking for an opportunity to try his own version, and a cool night was the right time to try it.

A simple dish largely consisting of leeks, smoked fish (haddock in the recipe, smoked trout in our version), and a roux with some seasoning.

• The smoked trout was $7.49 or $3.75 per serve
• Heavy cream is $3.49 but we used ⅛ or 22c per serve
• The leeks were $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• A pint of organic Half and Half is $1.99 and we used ½ or 50c per serve
• Add 40c for breadcrumbs
• Add 30c for butter
• Add 30c for seasoning.

While not quite in the same class as The Abergavenny Arms, but a very enjoyable meal for $6.97 per serve.

Lunch

We had to finish the heirloom tomato before it went off, so we went classic: tomato, Swiss with garlic spread.

• Two heirloom tomatoes were $4.35 and we shared half of one, or 54c per serve
• Sprouted Rye bread is 32c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 33c per serve
• Add 45c for garlic spread and butter.

When the ingredients are good, simple is great for $1.54 per serve.

Dinner

Our expected meat delivery looked like it was going to be delayed so we defrosted some lamb loin chops for the grill. We paired it with the remaining Bean Pilaf and a serve of Tikka vegetables. A little bit of cuisine from all around the world.

• The lamb loin chops are $13.40 or $6.70 per serve
• The bean pilaf is $1.53 per serve
• The tikka vegetables were $1.99 or $1.00 per serve.

While the cuisine seemed eclectic it was a good meal for $9.23 per serve.

Lunch

For lunch we decided to finish the Pinto Bean and Andouille Stew by frying bread in the panini press, covering it with the heated stew, and topping with a fried egg.

• The Pinto Bean and Adouille Stew of two nights ago was $1.85 per serve and we shared one serve, or 93c per serve
• The rye bread is 16c per slice
• A pastured egg is 50c
• Add 25c for butter.

A pretty good lunch for $1.84 per serve.

Dinner

The very last of our Keller Crafted meat was a pork sirloin roast, which we brined and baked. (More meat is on the way, but we’d taken September off as we were away so much of the month.)

The pork sirloin was sliced and served with baked kabocha squash onto which we piled the garlic butter mushrooms.

• The roast was around $16.00 or $8.00 per serve
• The kabocha squash was $3.67 and we used half, or 92c per serve
• The mushrooms were $2.99 or $1.50 per serve
• Add 50c for garlic and butter.

The roast came out perfectly cooked and tender. The garlic butter soaked into the kabocha squash to very good effect. In fact we felt that we should have double the amount of butter!  A good meal for $10.92 per serve.

Lunch

Back to toasted sandwiches. Today we shared a Heirloom Tomato and Swiss and a pseudo Reuben of Pastrami, Sauerkraut and Swiss.

• The pastrami was $11.99 for 16 oz and we used 3 oz across two sandwiches, or $1.13 per serve
• Two heirloom tomatoes were $4.35 and we shared half of one, or 54c per serve
• Sprouted Rye bread is 32c per serve
• Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 33c per serve
• The Bubbies (natural) Sauerkraut is expensive at $6.99 or 22c per serve, but it is a very superior sauerkraut without the bad odor of most sauerkraut
• Add 45c for butter and garlic dip.

A pair of decent sandwiches for $2.99 per serve.

Dinner

Tonight we had the roast chicken legs from our supermarket chicken, and served with a bean and rice pilaf, based on this basic recipe, but with black beans and bone broth. The recipe makes four serves.

• The chicken leg is $1.75 per serve
• Brown rice is 33c per serve
• Canned black beans are 25c per serve
• The bone broth was $2.99 for one pint, or 75c per serve
• Add 20c for seasoning & turmeric.

The bone broth infused pilaf was really tasty and overall it was a decent meal for $3.28 per serve.

Lunch

Foodie Philip was back in Burbank for lunch and once again at In and Out Burger for a Double Double Animal Style for $4.54.

Dinner

We were looking for a simple, meat-light meal and decided on baked tostadas topped with avocado, a fried egg, salsa and spring onion.

• Pastured eggs are 50c each  or $1.00 per serve
• The tostadas are 22 for $2.29 or 21c per serve
• Avocados were $1.38 for two and we shared one, or 35c per serve
• Add 40c for salsa
• Add 5c for spring onion.

It ended up being a quite satisfying meal and surprisingly filling for $2.01 per serve.