For tonight’s dinner, we had a scrumptious delight of Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa. It was fairly easy to make, where most of the prep work went into making the dressing and salsa. One thing I know to do for next time is to cut the chunks of pork into smaller bite size portions. Total meal cost $8.24*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)
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Today’s dinner was a delicious serving of Penne with Sausage & Peas minus the parmesan cheese. It was so simple, that the most time consuming parts were waiting for the water to boil and cutting up the veggies and sausage. We had enough for the hubby to take to work and a small lunch for me tomorrow. Total meal cost $4.04*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)
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What a hearty meal today! Today I made Slow Cooker Corn & Crab Chowder, but instead of a slow cooker, I used my dutch oven in the oven. Cut the cooking time tremendously. The bulk of the time was cleaning and cutting the vegetables, but there was a lot of down time during cooking. I could not find the Old Bay Seasoning at the store so I substituted with Tony Chachere’s. After cooking, I tasted and noticed it needed more flavor, so I added a bit more of Tony Chchere’s, All Spice and a pinch of salt. It was quite delicious. I had enough to share with my neighbors. For a dipper, I baked some wheat rolls that enhanced the meal and was free. Total meal cost $12.41*. (*Note: Most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)
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Today’s dinner was a twist on Grilled Shrimp & Cold Rice Salad. Instead of doing the wild, brown and red rice mixture (the Rice Select cost over $8.00 for a jar of it, I didn’t want to spend that much not knowing if it was going to be good), I opted for a cup of white rice. Afraid that the rice would not cook with the amount of water suggested, I added a little bit more water to cook. The rice came out a little mushy but it was very tasty. I just know for next time to use the water suggested. It was the first time cooking with craisins and I think I’ll have to keep that in my back pocket, it was quite good. I was not wanting to fire up the grill for the shrimp nor make the house hot using the broiler, so I decided to sauté the shrimp in a non-stick skillet with a little bit of EVOO. Also, instead of doing a cold rice dish, after the shrimp were done cooking, I added the rice mixture to the pan to dry up some of the rice. The dish reminded me of the consistency of a paella. Needless to say, there was not any leftovers tonight. Total meal cost was $5.75*. (*Note: I bought a 2lb. frozen bag of shrimp, that way I have extra for another meal. Also, most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)
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Today’s dinner was Chicken Stir-Fry with Mushrooms & Bok Choy. I apologize, I forgot to take pictures of the dish, but this I can say, the hubby couldn’t stop eating it. Fairly easy to make, mostly in the preparation of cleaning and cutting the vegetables. Total meal cost was $9.83*. Wowsers! Pretty good for 6 servings, enough for the hubby to take to work tomorrow. This is a dish worth keeping in the recipe books. (*Note: this does not include the cost of the Sesame oil and teriyaki sauce since I can use this for other dishes as well. Also, most of the ingredients I have already, so the price may be higher if you’re buying things from scratch.)
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I took a little break from cooking since I’ve been busy with work. But I’m happy to say I’ll be back to the stovetop this week. I usually find my meals for the week using Martha Stewart’s Everyday food magazine, but it looks like I’ve made all the meals from the magazines I received. So, I recently subscribed to Family Circle and this month’s food section features Healthy options, each meal being 350 calories or less.
Day 1
Chicken Stir-Fry with Mushrooms & Bok Choy
Day 2
Grilled Shrimp & Cold Rice Salad
Day 3
Slow Cooker Corn & Crab Chowder (instead of the slow cooker, it’ll be in my dutch oven)
Day 4
Penne with Sausage & Peas
Day 5
Pork Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
I’ll keep you posted with pictures and reviews of the recipes.
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