Friday, January 5, 2024

BEATING THE PRICES OF EATING OUT - ONE MEAL AT A TIME SERIES 1 - 5 Gyros At Home

Gyros at home. This has been a real game changer here with my tribe. Who doesn't like that seasoned warm meat, with cold veggies, and a thin drizzle of that cucumber tzatziki sauce and place in a warm flatbread or pita. We at one time were getting them only at special restaraunts but Arby's started to make a decent one. You know that kind that just hits that spot.

I was on a mission to find the meat. The place online that sold the meat were very expensive. One day I happened upon the Daphne's Beef and Lamb Gyro slices. I am thinking it was about 13.00 when I last bought this. No matter I still would have got it. The meat is really good. However I did decide that it needed a little more flavor and I bought some cavendars greek seasoning and that was nice to make the flavor pop, with the cold creamy taziki. We have tried doing a thin cut pieces of chicken and season with the greek seasoning and it was just as good. Alton Brown also has a recipe for a decent gyro loaf, if you have a hankering to make your own.

The same for the tzatziki sauce, I just bought the one at Aldi's and it was pretty decent. The others I have tried were too lemony. I usually will make my own. It is very easy also.

For the flat bread, I have actually seen Mediterranean bread at the Publix, but it was really bready. Pita is also a good substitute. Just warm them up. For us I did the two-ingredient dough recipe and fried them in a pan and they were really killer.

So enough and I will get right to it.

Gyros At Home

Needed:

Gyro meat (Costco makes a really tasty one, I in this picture put it on my pizzazz and it kind a grilled it, you can do in a pan and I have even added 1/2 cup of water and put in the crockpot. )

Greek Seasoning (the meat is seasoned but this gives it more of a kick)

Lettuce/onion/tomato/cucumber

Tzatziki Sauce (Aldi's makes a nice one, but there are lots of ways to make it from scratch)

Flat bread (you can buy this or a pita or you can make the two ingredient dough - and make it flat and brown in a pan w/olive oil) (will post that recipe next)

Then assemble.

A smear of tzatziki/meat/lettuce/tomato (slice and cut in half) onion(do the same) and cucumber slice.

Fold and enjoy. You can make

*Estimated 20.00 and you could make 8 large gyros.

That to me is a great bargain, and it really was worth the time. You can prep the veggies, and put the meat in the crockpot and all you have to do is warm the flat bread of your choice. I don't fry my dough bread until the last minute, we appreciate it warm and yummy.

So if you try this or have any questions always feel free to holler.

Living your best life and doing what feels good for you is the secret.

Keep it simple, Stay well and safe.

Welcome to my Journey

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Peace

Louise

BEATING THE PRICES OF EATING OUT - ONE MEAL AT A TIME SERIES 1 -3 Brocolli Cheddar Soup Instant Pot- faux Panera Soups

BEATING THE PRICES OF EATING OUT - ONE MEAL AT A TIME SERIES 1 - 3 Brocolli cheddar Soup - faux panera soups

Season of Soup, Stew and Chili's

It is here, the fall of 2023, the time for the chilly weather that makes you crave a good warm bowl of soup, or such. I am digging up all my recipes to share with you. The first one is a favorite and I enjoy making this one, because I always make enough to save for a pasta bake. So two meals for one. Can't beat that for these days where food it getting so high. Making your own soup, you know what you put in it, and that is important too. I think with prices so high that it is really important, because of costs, you will be trying to buys things on sale and marked down and I sometimes find that to be items of convenience that is packed with chemicals, sodium and just really don't taste so great.

Broccoli Cheese Soup - Faux Panera Tasting - Instant Pot

Ready in30 minutes

Serves 6 people

Ingredients

3 cups broccoli (fresh/frozen)
1 diced onion
3 cloves of garlic
2 diced carrots
3 cups of broth
1 tbsp of chicken bouillon
1 tsp of salt and pepper
¼ tsp of paprika
1 cup of milk
2 cups of cheese / (I use one cup and ½ block of velveeta cheese)

(if you like it thick you could add a little dried potato flakes)

Preparation

Put the cheese and the milk to the side, we add that at the end.
Put the rest of the ingredients into the instant pot and give it a stir.
Put the lid on, close the vent and put it on for 7 minutes.
When finished, take your immersion blender and blend it to how you like it. I leave just a little bit of the broccoli showing.

IDEAS FOR ANOTHER MEAL

Leftovers you can save and add to pasta the next few days. We do a pasta bake with the leftover soup.

From my kitchen

https://interludefrominsanity.blogspot.com/2012/03/brocolli-cheese-pasta-wwpp6.html