eat well on the cheap

here's an attempt at making a cheap meal for one,

polenta w/chanterelles, chard, leeks, garlic

baguette w/garlic herb butter

blackberry lemonade/soda:

1 small chanterelle mushroom = 1.00

1/3 bunch of rainbow chard = 0.66

1 leek = .49

thyme = pantry item

polenta = pantry item

romano cheese (all i had)= pantry item

small amount of goat cheese = 1.75

baguette = <>

garlic = pantry item

parsley = pantry item

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~ 5.89

blackberries = $1.69 basket

sugar = pantry item

lemon = .50

sparkling water 1.39

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~ 3.58

--> 9.47 + pantry items

flora's oaxaca tacos

green chile corn tortillas stuffed with mashed potatoes, jack cheese, and dice jalapenos, baked crispy and topped with lime creme fraiche

pico de gallo with ripe early girl tomatoes

swiss chard sauteed with chili,garlic, and lemon

stewed black beans cooked in no-chicken broth

basmati rice cooked with cumin, black bean water, and no-chicken broth

pretty satisfying, complete meal :-D

dinner at 1am as usual....

Baked-Yam Fries w/Spicy, Fresh San Marzano, and Plum Ketchup

YAM FRIES!!!!
Peel and SliceYams into fries,
Parboil in cold water on high heat for 10 mins
Dry thuroughly, toss in olive oil and bake in a pre-heated 450 oven
stirring every 10 mins for about 50 mins

Fresh Ketchup
Saute Red Onion (diced) in olive oil with paprika
add 2 cloves garlic minced,
add tomatoes, red wine vinegar, soy sauce,
simmer covered for 20 mins
remove from heat

add 3 peeled,seeded, and diced plums
add 2 T lemon juice
let cool
puree

updates

fresh blueberries
turned into muffins
hash-browns, sunny side up, queso and fresh tomatoes, a watermelon, strawberry, mint juice
Pizza Margarita
Zucchini, Corn, Jalapenos, Cheese, Fresh San Marzano Sauce

channa masala

channa masala
curry roasted potatoes and carrots
sauteed kale with red pepper, garlic, golden raisins and lemon juice
saffron'd basmati rice

local organic food?

spaghetti

Spaghetti, tossed with egg, fried bread crumbs and smoked cheese.

fry bread crumbs in butter
Cook chili flakes and diced onion in olive oil. combine with minced garlic, chopped green olives, and parsley.
cook dry spaghetti in salt water
mix eggs with Parmesan cheese
grate some smoked cheese

drain spaghetti when aldente and immediately mix in an egg and the onion mixture.
toss it with the smoked cheese.
toss it with the bread crumbs.

all done :)

some simple good food on a late night after a trying day.