April, 2009

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Noodles with Roasted Chicken, Veggies and Chicken Broth

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

noodles

Cost: $7.75(CD
Markets:  Purchased ingredients at Sunny Supermarket (North York)
Notes: This will feed wifey for dinner and for at least 3 lunches this week. Yes I cook her lunch to take to school.

Ingredients:

  • Two Roasted Chicken Breasts
  • One packet of the cheapest rice noodles I could find in the market
  • One large White Onion
  • One large carrot
  • Bunch of celery
  • 2 Bary leaves
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • Several 1/4 to 1/2 cup of dried Chicken broth
  • 1 vegetable cube
  • Agave Nectar
  • Red Pepper flakes
  • Lemon Juice, 2 Lemons
  • A lot of water
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Romaine Salad with Broccoli, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Walnuts, Cucumbers and a Creamy Garlic Vinaigrette

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

salad

Cost: $8.00

Markets: Ambrosia and Longos in North York. Ingredients in bold were purchases.

Notes: This is a huge salad that can easily feed 4 people with ample portions.

Ingredients:

  • Two heads of romaine lettuce
  • Broccoli florettes, 2 or 3 cups
  • 1/2 sliced red onion
  • Half of an English cucumber
  • 2 cups of fresh walnuts
  • 1 cup of chopped sun dried tomatoes

For the vinaigrette

  • Lemons, juice of 2
  • Excellent Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil few TBSP
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • A few TBSP of Dijon mustard
  • A few TBSP of cheap balsamic vinegar
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