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| Thread ID: 69711 | 2006-06-09 11:02:00 | The $1.50 dinner | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 461897 | 2006-06-09 11:02:00 | Hot, nutritious, and even with a touch of decadence. I made soup tonight and it struck me how inexpensively we can eat in this country: Leftover chicken bones from the other day's roast: Free Water: Negligable Can of Italian tomatoes: 80c Handful of mixed herbs from the garden: Free Onion: 10c Celery: 25c Garlic: 5c Salt and pepper: 10c Two freshly baked bread rolls: $1.00 Butter: 20c Electricity: 20c Chicken bones and seasonings simmered for a few hours to make a stock. Strained. Saute vegetables, and add to stock. Simmer a bit longer. Served with warm buttered rolls. Serves two. Cost: Less than $1.50 each. Would be even cheaper using bread instead of rolls, and margarine instead of butter. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 461898 | 2006-06-09 11:09:00 | But you had to buy the chicken at some stage to get the bones... But nevertheless, well done! |
godfather (25) | ||
| 461899 | 2006-06-09 11:11:00 | Oh now i want soup (my 500th post yay) |
sambaird (47) | ||
| 461900 | 2006-06-09 11:14:00 | yeah its quiet suprising how people throw away perfectly good food expecially with a liitle effort it can be such a nice dish :) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 461901 | 2006-06-09 11:14:00 | But you had to buy the chicken at some stage to get the bones... Correct, but that $10.00 size 18 chook gave us 2 full meals, plus several sandwiches. But yeah, factor in the initial costs and level it out, the average would be more than my buck fifty. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 461902 | 2006-06-09 11:41:00 | We substitute the can of tomatoes for a packet of noodles and hey presto, a very cheap lunch....but good effort though! A |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 461903 | 2006-06-09 21:42:00 | Ever heard of the hooligans in USA who get their food - occasionally unopened, unspoilt food - for free right from the dumpster? Meal Cost = $ 0.00 Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 461904 | 2006-06-09 22:08:00 | ^ Ahh yes the hobos lol | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 461905 | 2006-06-09 22:36:00 | Leftover chicken bones from the other day's roast: Free Water: Negligable Handful of mixed herbs from the garden: Free Cost: Less than $1.50 each. Not quite accurate, divide chicken by total paid, minus previous % consumed. Water - can be checked from your water rates bill unless like us, you use bore water. Herbs - well did you buy seeds or plants at some point? Do you make your own compost or buy extra fertilisers/manure etc? Probably not a huge cost but still not free. I spend about $200 - $240 per fortnight on groceries. Plus $250 3 times a year for meat. So our food bill isn't huge. The grocereies of course include more than just edible items. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 461906 | 2006-06-10 00:51:00 | simmered for a few hours electricity aint free...... |
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