My delicious gourmet dinner tonight cost...

[JanMichael]

...about $2.25.

OK. A nice bottle of Italian Pinot Grigio, which I will finish momentarily, was $6.50 so the total Total is about $8.75 for such a great meal.

What did I have?

[SoCalDem]

1. Chef Boyardee???

:)

[JanMichael]

2. Nice try but NO!

Not even close darling.

[Ohio Dem]

3. Chef Boyardee pizza is the best.

The best.

[JanMichael]

14. I haven't had that for quite some time but...

...IT ROCKS!!!!!


I LOVE that stuff!

Seriously, it's friggan' great pizza.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. Ramen Noodles

?

[Catch22Dem]

5. better be some damn good ramen

for $2.25

[L.A.dweller]

6. Nah, Roman noodles cost

10 cent a pack.

[slor]

7. pasta...

with a nice freshly made pesto?

[MissMarple]

8. Pasta in a lovely cream, butter and wine sauce.

With a mixed green salad sprinked with a light dressing of lemon juice and vinegar.

[JanMichael]

9. Right track and probably dinner tomorrow night!

But wrong...

OK. Because you were so close I'll tell you in my next post.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. Well,

if you lived in Newton County AR, you would have bought your whole wheat angelhair pasta for about 77cents at the food distributors. The aged Parmesian would cost about a buck, and you'd use fresh basil from your garden to make the pesto. The rest of the expense would be the extra virgin olive oil you used. Am I close?

[JanMichael]

12. Right line of thinking.

Sounds good. That'll be Thursday night's dinner.

Thanks!:hi:

[JanMichael]

11. 1/4 block of Brie on hearty wheat flat bread, grapes and a banana.

Friggan' delicious and filling.

The Pinot Grigio complemented the Brie beautifully.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

13. OK next time

cut the brie in half....carmelize some mushrooms and onions,, put them in the center, put the brie back together and bake it..then pull it out and serve it to your bride....:D

[JanMichael]

15. I was hungry tonight.

And alone.

I'll try your suggestion this weekend though!

[SOteric]

17. Nummy!

[MissMarple]

16. Sounds great, except for the banana.

I can't even swallow them. My children had them only because I'm a Good Mother. But the brie and Pinot Grigio, sounds like a good idea.

[Interrobang]

19. Sorry, JanMichael...

Practically your whole dinner tonight sounds inedible to me: I don't like wine, I'm terribly allergic to milk and milk products, and I can't digest bananas, for some reason, which leaves me with the flatbread and grapes. Sigh... Then again, I never did like Continental cuisine. :)

I had Tandoori chicken (I make it without yoghurt using the Sharwood's Tandoori spices), jasmine rice, and chick-pea and vegetable salad with an olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper dressing. I have got some great recipes, if you're interested in sharing!

[MUAD_DIB]

18. Waffer-thin mints?

[dofus]

20. Well, my dinner was slightly more expensive

but I made Grecian chicken -- boneless chicken breast marinated in lemon, olive oil, garlic, and oregano, then grilled. Served with Rice Pilaf, and (because I didn't have any Pouilly Fuisse around) a nice Beaujolais. French.

[grasswire]

21. here....

....quiche lorraine and bread salad. Yeah, I know it's an odd combination, but I reallly realllly like bread salad and had the quiche leftover. Bread salad: cubes of good italian or sourdough bread, shreds of a good salami, shaved parmesan cheese, fresh basil leaves, chunks of good tomatoes, fine slices of red onion, some cured olives, and a very good vinaigrette. I made a balsamic vinaigrette with tarragon in it. You could put cucumber in it, too. Maybe pine nuts would be good.

[slor]

22. That parmesan...

better be Reggiano, or you are not eating the real deal!