Ham and cheese feels like a good hot pocket opportunity. Or mac and cheese. Or loaded baked potatoes. Or pizza (pineapple and chile peppers optional). Omelets for dinner?
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Thank you for the suggestions.
I am going to make a pepper & onion pizza next week, as I have some peppers in the freezer. I could certainly add a little ham on top – GREAT IDEA!!
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Ham would certainly fit there!
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Local Ontario rack of lamb was priced at $39.99 CAD/ lb at my local indie grocery store in London, Ontario earlier this week. Leg of lamb is running about half that at the same store. We prefer leg of lamb. I am just keeping track of prices.
I have met a local farmer who sells leg of lamb for about $10 CAD/ lb, and I know of 2 butcher shops selling good local lamb for less. I will post the price at Sanagan’s in Toronto tomorrow.
Tuna is on sale this week $.50/can – I stocked up. More Tuna Noodle Casserole and Tuna/Cheese Hot Pockets are in our future!
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I feel like I prefer chunk light tuna these days to albacore, both in flavor and price. Good find!
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I admire your ability to find such good bargains! And you are always able to put such nutritious tasty looking meals on the table.
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Thank you… I get some great ideas from Hungry Onion, Google and YouTube.
“Necessity is the mother of invention” - Plato
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I use a sshi mat! Works a charm. But of. course a fork wells well also.
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38 Canadian bucks for a filet of Arctic Char today. It weighed a little over a pound, and is enough for 4 servings.
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I never thought of that… What a great idea!!
Yes, a sushi mat would make the same grooves and much easier to use.
Thanks!!
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Latest calculation, for the past 10 weeks - just under $150/week, so $3.75 per meal . We’ve been eating out more often - a lunch or dinner once per week, and those aren’t included in the grocery expense totals but do reduce the number of meals for the price per meal calculation.
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Nothing on sale this week other than Peanut Butter. I do have a good supply of brats and tuna and a little bit of chicken, so I’ll be leaning on those items this week.
I did see a recipe for a Peanut Butter & Banana Panini sandwich. I hope it doesn’t come to that…
It appears that Starbucks sells a Peanut Butter Panini sandwich, so maybe??
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If you have chicken and peanut butter, you can probably make this:
Azin Nsonou (Peanut Stew) and Bay leaf-infused rice
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients- Serves 4-6
3 chicken thighs and 3 drumsticks
4 Roma tomatoes
1 small sweet onion
1 small red onion
1 inch ginger
3-4 garlic cloves
1 habanero or scotch bonnet
1/2 lb Okra
2 bouillon cubes(Maggi or brand that is accessible)
Olive oil(or oil of choice)
Tomato paste
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 cups chicken stock
RICE:
1 cup jasmine rice
1 1/4 cup water
1 bay leaf
Salt to taste
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Chinese-style peanut butter noodles are very popular — the original version uses sesame paste iirc.
There are many recipes, but the basic group of ingredients to mix in balance to your taste are peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar or honey, sriracha or other hot sauce, and if you want ( I always want), some minced or paste or powdered garlic.
Dilute with a bit of water and emulsify, then toss hot noodles in the mixture and top with scallions and sesame seeds. I like a bit of toasted sesame oil too. You can always tweak more spice or sour or sweet in an individual serving.
it’s good with a chewy noodle — spaghetti or linguini work as well as anything .
Good on its own, and good with a bit of shredded chicken or other protein to bulk it up.
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Yes, I make something similar. It is a Peanut Butter Chili Noodle dish I found on YouTube. (Yeung Man Cooking Channel). I’ll use crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth so there is some added texture.
Thanks for the reminder!!
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I checked with Sunshine and she is OK with a Peanut Butter Panini sandwich – just no bananas on it…
Crossing my fingers I’ll find something on “Clearance” – so I can add some variety to this week’s menu. If not, we’ll be OK – just some repeats.
If it’s a reasonable quality peanut butter without lots of sweetness, it can be a good value high-protein ingredient.
As pointed out above, it’s often used in African stews. Can be used as the base for Asian dips (eg. satay). Add to muffins for extra protein. I love this recipe from Dan Lepard:
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I know you often have ground turkey in the house so here are some things that came up in an internet search:
For the last one, I’d leave off the cheese they suggest, but I would add ginger and/or scallions to the burger. If this was a week with a cabbage on sale, slaw would be good here (and peanut butter also would be good in a slaw dressing).
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Also:
(Again, you could use ground turkey in the egg roll recipe.)
And here is a recipe for egg roll wrappers, if you are feeling so inclined:
If you are on YouTube, Sandwiches of History has a lot of short videos showcasing the use of peanut butter in sandwiches too (not all to great effect…sardines comes to mind…but, as a source of inspiration it’s good).
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