Sunday Cooking
February 28th, 2010
I am cooking up a storm over here. I like to do batch cooking whenever possible because, while I like to cook, I don’t necessarily want to do it every day. Besides, running a family sometimes means I don’t have time to cook daily.
Typically on Sunday, I make our meal for the day, the husband’s lunches for work, and something to carry us into Monday.
My husband’s lunches have been very simple lately. Partly because he has a picky palate that eschews leftovers. For the last few months I’ve just been making some frozen mushroom ravioli or cheese tortellini. A bag costs $3.69 and will last for 3 days. I add some fresh fruit and I’m pretty much done with lunch for him. The fourth lunch of the week will be a leftover and the husband eats out on Fridays.
If you think about it, the frozen pasta is a higher end lunch than sandwiches and cheaper too. Lunchmeat is so expensive, it’s not worth it. In our area, you can easily spend $7 a pound. Add in the cost of bread and condiments and you’re looking at a $4-$5 per sandwich while I’m only spending….let’s see
-Pasta $3.69
-Sauce $1.89
-Cheese $1.00
Total: $6.58 for three days which is just $2.19 a day for lunch. Add in fresh fruit and it goes up to maybe $2.80.
Interesting how sandwiches aren’t cheap any more, isn’t it? I hadn’t thought about it before.
Okay, so moving on, what else did I make today?
Crockpot spaghetti meatballs. Love this recipe and as far as I know/can remember, it’s my own variation. No frying. No complicated anything. Just make the meatballs, drop ‘em in the crock pot, cover with sauce and cook. 7 hours later, you’ll have perfect meatballs in a great slow roasted sauce. The left over sauce (there’s always leftover sauce with this recipe) will be given a second life on pizza night.
I also made my own version of ‘Shepherd’s Pie’–mashed cauliflower in cheese sauce and ground turkey. I haven’t made it before so I’m not sure if it’s any good, but it smells great in the oven.
At the moment, I’m taking a break from the kitchen to post here, but later I’ll go back in and try a new flax muffin recipe to which I’ll add some frozen berries.
What’s cooking on your end?
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