Day 05

BREAKFAST - Frittata (for four)
Eggs - $1.08
Milk - $0.05
Ham - $0.16
1/2 large zuchinni - $0.25
1/4 lb shredded cheese - $0.25
TOTAL: $1.79
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$0.45 per serving

Not long after our daughter Noe was born, a family from Andrea's "Moms Group" delivered a meal.  The wife was from Spain and the Husband from South Africa... long story short, they dropped off a frittata and a bottle of wine.  Even though its and Italian dish, I guess the Spanish have acquired a hankerin' for it too.  It was meant to be dinner when the delicious goodness was bestowed upon us, and don't get me wrong wine and frittata are awesome!  But, Andrea and I are big frittata in the morning kinda people now.  Breakfast is where we tend to dawn a skillet with the Italian ovum delight.  Some people just call it an open faced omelet.




LUNCH - Good Ole Fashioned PB&J with Bananas
Whole Grain Bread - $0.32
2 TBS Organic PB - $0.32
Jelly - $0.10
Banana - $0.14
Corn Chips - $.10
Water from home - FREE
TOTAL: $0.98

Nothin' says hanging with the kids and eating a sandwich, like PB&J.  Gourmet? No.  Dirty Dijon Status?  Not even close.  The perfect sandwich to satisfy you, the kids, and stick to the roof of your mouth?  Bingo (said like cousin Eddy).  Add a banana, a bottle of water, and a tailgate (sort of, cause we have an SUV)... it's almost the meal you were craving.




DINNER - White Bean Soup w/Ham (10 Servings)
White Beans - $1.59
Ham - $1.60
2 Large Carrots - $0.20
2 Celery Ribs - $0.20
1/2 onion - $0.06
TOTAL: $3.25
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Per serving - $0.33
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Organic Spinach salad - $0.18
Whole Grain Rustic Bread - $0.25
Pat of butter - $0.06
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Dinner total:  $0.82

Being from Illinois, I know bone chillin' cold.  At the ripe age of twenty-one I parted ways with old man winter and set my sails for the sunny So. Cal.  With that said, I remember many a night when Patrish (my mom) sent me outside to get a large pot of soup she's been planning for dinner.  On a side note, the reason she kept the soup outside (with a lid of course) was the fact that it was huge and took up too much space in the fridge, plus... outside was colder than the fridge.  Patrish had perfected putting porridge in a pot.  OK, no more Dr. Seuss.  My mom could make a killer soup!
Ladies, ya know how they say you wind up marrying someone like your dad? Well, the same is true for the fellas.  Andrea can stew up a mean soup!  Two for two with the soups!  With her usual kitchen graces, a morsel of bread and spinach salad were her complimentary additions of choice.
Did I mention everything tasted really good?

BREAKFAST: $0.45

LUNCH: $0.98

DINNER: $0.82

5th day total: $2.25