StreetEpicure

I woke up with the flu today.

Lunch -
Toast with butter

Dinner -
Kraft Mac and Cheese

Lunch -
Ham and Swiss Sandwich
Chips
Dill Pickle

Dinner -
Fried Pork with Lime Juice and Soy Sauce
Cucumber and Pineapple Salad
White Rice

The fried pork dish is more like a stew or goulash than anything else. Served over the rice, it was a hearty meal, and the salad was a great compliment.

Lunch -
Salami and Provolone Sandwich
Chips
Pickle

Dinner -
Chicken Gorky
White Rice

I found this recipe for Chicken Gorky five years ago and this was only my second time making it. I found out why I kept the recipe, as it is different and tastes great. It also doesn't involve a lot of work.

Lunch -
Ham and Swiss Sandwich
Dill Pickle
Chips

Dinner -
Soba Noodle Stirfry
Cream Cheese Wontons with homemade Duck Sauce

For the wontons, combine 12 oz. cream cheese, the juice of 1/2 lemon and 2 scallions, chopped. Place a small dollop of the mixture into the middle of a wonton wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with water and fold one corner over to another, forming a triangle and seal the edges (make sure that you push the air out and completely seal the edges, otherwise you'll have trouble while frying). Fold the bottom two corners of the triangle up to the top corner to make a nice little package. Repeat this process until the mixture is gone. Heat a frying pan with 1/2 inch of oil. Fry the wontons, a few at a time, for a few seconds on each side, until they are golden brown. Place the cooked wontons on a plate covered with a couple of paper towels.

While I was doing that, G, noticing that we didn't have any duck sauce, decided to make his own. His recipe will be posted here, once he gives it to me.

For the stirfry, start by bringing a pot of water to a boil and prepare the soba noodles as per the package's instructions. Heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan or wok, and add two cloves of garlic, minced, and 1/2 cup of chopped onion (not red). After two minutes or so, when the onion is golden brown, add two chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces, and some teriyaki sauce. After a few minutes, add some bite sized broccoli florets and red bell pepper (how much is to your taste). When the chicken is two minutes from being done, add small bite sized pieces of tofu to the pan, along with soy sauce, cinnamon and a bit of nutmeg, all to taste. Add some cashews to this and cook until chicken is done, all the way through. Mix together the stirfry and the noodles, and serve with grapfruit sections on the side.

Despite a moderate amount of prep, it's relatively quick, and it's filling. And I love cream cheese wontons!

My order from Fresh Direct was:

0.54 lb Domestic Parmesan - (Grated) $5.26
0.53 lb Domestic Swiss Cheese, Sliced - (Thin Slices) $3.97
1 Land O'Lakes Salted Butter - (4 sticks) $4.89
1 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls - (8pc) $2.69
1 Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice with Calcium - No Pulp - (1/2 gallon) $3.69
0.23 lb Boar's Head Branded Deluxe Ham - (Standard) $2.30
0.26 lb Citterio Hard Salami - (Standard) $1.56
0.54 lb Provolone Cheese, Sliced - (Thick Slices) $3.77
2 Barilla Linguine - (16oz) $3.18
1 Barilla Spaghetti - (16oz) $1.59
1 Carolina Extra Long Grain White Rice - (2lb box) $2.69
1 Contadina Tomato Paste - (6oz) $0.89
2 Dole Pineapple Slices in Juice - (20oz) $3.98
1 Domino Dark Brown Sugar - (1lb box) $1.19
1 Lay's Lightly Salted Potato Chips - (11.5oz) $3.49
1 ReaLime Lime Juice - (8oz) $2.09
1 Rice-A-Roni Chicken Flavor Mix - (6.9oz) $1.99
1 Roland Capers Nonpareilles - (3oz) $1.99
3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - (3 pieces per pack, Grade A) $16.68
Ground Beef - (USDA Choice) 2.04 lb - $6.10
Pork Tenderloin Roast - (Standard, Standard Pack) 0.93 lb - $6.49
FreshDirect Unlimited DeliveryPass - (Two-Month Membership) FREE TRIAL
2 Dole Italian Salad Blend - (10oz) $5.98
1 Hothouse Cucumber - (Farm Fresh, Med) $2.49
0.53 lb Jalapeño Pepper - (Farm Fresh) $1.58
2 Organic Red Tomato - (Organic, Med) $5.11
7 Red Onion - (Farm Fresh, Lg) $4.86
1 Romaine Hearts - (Farm Fresh, bag of 3) $2.99

TOTAL - $103.49

A little bit above the goal, but much better than the previous weeks. With the free membership, we do away with the delivery fees for awhile, although if we decide to renew it, it's another $29.99. However, that will add up to about six weeks of deliveries once renewed.

I'm beginning to think that planning for seven dinners a week is not appropriate, as we are not untilizing it due to difference in schedules and events that are popping up...

Brunch -
Eggs Carbonara
Gonzo Grapefruit

I made the Eggs Carbonara with the Oscar Mayer Bacon. It was basically scrambled eggs. Don't expect too much from this one. The Gonzo Grapefruit (both recipes from an old Bob Blumer show) was fantastic. A cocktailk in a grapefruit half.

Dinner -
Tacos

I made a simple recipe for the taco filling, which G seemed to like a lot. I placed 1.5 lbs of ground beef in a medium saucepan, with 2 Tbs. Chili Seasoning, 1 tsp. garlic salt, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 3/4 tsp. cumin, 1 Tbs. paprika, and 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes. I covered the meat with water, broke the meat up and brought it to a boil, then brought it to a simmer for 75 mins (stirring and continuing to break the meat up). Add water, as necessary.

Strain the meat through a sieve for about 10 minutes, keeping the liquid, and cooling it in an ice bath. Skim off the hardened fat after 10 minutes, and place 0.5 cups of the liquid back in the saucepan. Bring to a boil, while dissolving 1 tsp. of corn starch in 0.5 cups of cold water, then add the water-corn starch mixture. Simmer for five minutes, then add the beef mixture. Bring together until heated.

Put some of the meat mixture onto a lightly heated tortilla with shredded cheddar cheese, lettuce, sour cream and salsa. Wrap and eat.

(Recipe inspired by Mex-Recipes)

I meant to serve this with the Goya Rice and Beans... I did not. I had 2 tacos, and G finished off the remaining six.

Brunch -
Coffee

Dinner -
Leftovers

Lunch -
Salami and Provolone Sandwich
Chips
Pickle

Dinner -
Kraft Mac & Cheese (2 boxes)