shopping

flour 25 lbs

60% chocolate chips

whole milk 1 gallon

grapefruits 8 lbs

sirloin tip roast $4.58/lb

tomatoes 8 cans /package diced

carrots whole 5 lbs

whole birds, chickens $1.49/lb

Dubliner cheese 6.98/lb

 

Tomato and carrot sauce

Plain tomato sauce can be boring but amp it up with same veggies and it really is an improvement.

This sauce started out with sauteed onions, then some diced carrots added, cooked till soft.

A link of sausage, casing removed, added and cooked, finally, a can (14 oz) of diced tomatoes and half a can (or less) of tomato soup (Cambell’s), undiluted. Simmer and season.

 

Served over rice.

 

brocolli baked stuffed tortillas

Basically a broccoli pie but instead of a typical yeast dough, just  flour , (with a bit of bacon fat rubbed in), and water with pinch of salt. similar to a pie crust.  I started with about a cup of flour.

roll out the dough into separate circles.

Make a mixture of broccoli, (diced) onion, garlic, etc.(stir fry quick),cool, then add some shredded mozzarella too !

Sausage would also be a excellent addition.

Spoon the mixture into the circles

Carefully, fold over the dough to meet edges, tuck and form into balls, then flatten slightly on  lined sheet pan.

Bake till crispy.

similar to a broccoli pie, but thinner dough and more of a crunch.

HERE’S THE BEEF

Recent shopping at the warehouse club, sirloin beef was purchased. (sirloin tip roast @ $4.58/ lb)

Prepared for the freezer, some ground for hamburgers, some sliced for stir fry etc. and some cubed for a stew type recipe.

I find it easier to grind and cut the beef than to buy separate, ground beef and stew meat portions.

 

Baked fish fillets with potatoe and carrots

Diane prepared the fish fillets with seasoned breadcrumb and rice crispy (cereal) coating that was  baked in the oven till crispy.

Several potatoes washed and scrubbed, microwaved, wrapped in foil , and later whipped in the mixer with milk.

Carrots, simmered in chicken broth, and then whisked in the mixer also served. Topped with fresh cut chives.

Served with a glass of fruit wine

Garden update

The weather , very cool this morning and an effort to get out of bed early was successful. Did some gardening work weeding around the tomato pepper and eggplants. Some spent grain that was stored from previous beer brewing was used as mulch.

Next is to repot or plant some pepper plants .

Some of the herbs growing this year .

Chicken with garlic and oregano sauce

Now that fresh oregano is available from the garden, it would compliment some thin sliced chicken breast, coated in seasoned flour and fried in a minimal amount of oil. (Thin sliced fish fillets could also be used)
Bacon greased was used sparingly , first to sauté the garlic and oregano with some butter. A bit of flour was added, not to make a thick sauce just to give it some flavor and body, cooked till the floury taste subsides.
After the chicken breast are finished , the sauce was strained , and poured over the plated chicken. Garlic crisps can be used as garnish.

Sliced potatoes quickly cooked in the fry pan and served with chopped chives served as a side.

fried rice

Just a quick meal, leftover rice with Brussels sprouts, caramelized onions, and diced red pepper.

saute  quartered sprouts with diced  sweet red peppers in olive oil. Add the leftover rice (brown rice in this case) stir fry several minutes.

Splash with soy sauce , mix and drizzle on a small amount of sesame seed oil.

Herb and garlic flatbread

All of the herbs that were purchased this year were replanted into containers. By now there is enough growth to trim for the kitchen.

Chives
Basil
Thyme
Oregano
With the addition of diced garlic.
Added to a recipe of dough for flat bread.

with the addition of tomato and cheese, a mini pizza.