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