Filet Mignon

We can all imagine a juicy, pefectly cooked filet mignon being served at a fancy restaurant that none of us can afford. In our home we occassionaly eat filet mignon.

The difference is we have to do a tiny bit of preparation to make it perfect. First we purchase inexpensive sirloin steaks, we do this when our grocery store is having a sale. The steaks usually come in a package of 5 or 6 individual steaks. We also purchase a small 1/2 package of bacon.

As described in earlier posts we will age the sirloin in the fridge for 4 -6 days by wrapping it with paper towel and changing the paper towel each time it becomes moist.

Each piece of sirloin is wrapped in bacon, held in place with tooth picks. All that is left to do is grill your meat.

I find that we can occassionally eat like we are at a fancy steak house by doing it this way and adding a couple veggies on the side.

Inexpensive Breakfast

If you are like me you have probably noticed the "gentle" increase in the price of cereal lately. Some cereals have gone up by 50% or more.

We have changed the cereal we eat and now we eat Quick Oats as the basis of our hot cereal breakfast. The best part is Quick Oats are low in sodium but high is quality. The cost is 1/4 the cost of regular cereal. In my city I can purchase bulk quick oats for $0.99 a pound.

4 pounds of cereal can feed a family a lot of meals for very little. The problem is quick oats can be a little bland or become boring after awhile. To help make brfeakfast more appealing we change a few things such as;
Cooking with milk instead of water
Adding raising to the milk while it heats up
Sweetening with 1 Tbsp of brown sugar per serving
Adding 1 Tbsp of Maple Syrup (sugar free) to each serving
Topping with fruit (we like banana)

You can even add small pieces of chocolate

For us a  $4 purchase of Quick Oats from a bulk store will feed our family for more than 1 month.