Sep 16: Red Wine and Mushroom Meatloaf with Cauliflower Gnocchi in a Blue Cheese Sauce

Lunch

We imitated a Reuben using Deli Ham.

  • The Dave’s Killer Bread is 74c per serve
  • Swiss slices are 12 for $3.99 or 34c per serve
  • Deli Ham is 38c per serve
  • The Sauerkraut was 32c per serve
  • Add 40c for Dressing ingredients.

A very tasty sandwich for $2.18 per serve.

Dinner

After quite a long wait, it was a return to the Red Wine

  • The grass fed Ground Beef was from Aldi for $5.49 per pound, or $1.38 per serve
  • Baby Bella mushrooms were $1.99 or 50c per serve
  • Onions and garlic add 20c per serve
  • Two medium eggs are 64c or 16c 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
  • The English Peas were $3.49 and we served half, or 88c per serve
  • The gnocchi was $2.69 or 67c per serve
  • Blue cheese crumbles were $3.49 and we used half or 44c per serve
  • Heavy cream is $3.29 per pint, but we used only ΒΌ or 21c per serve.

Although we cooked all the Gnocchi we put half back for another meal. Flavorsome and filling for $5.27 per serve.

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