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| crab baguette |
My husband's two dishes: coconut curry soup with tuna steak; savory bread pudding (garlic sourdough bread, cheddar, bacon, jalapenos); Cavit Pinot Grigio
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| antipasto |
You have to pick your most important ingredients first, then do a little substituting for some ingredients you have at home, as you quickly realize you are running out of money. I went over budget by 18 cents. My husband had a dollar left over.
I thought I could buy a couple crab legs but had to settle for canned crab. The tortellini took almost one-fourth of my budget. Next time, with more time, I would make my own pasta. I opted to use huge martini olives from home instead of buying the normal size so I could put that money towards the wine. I settled for dried parsley instead of fresh, thinking, of course, that 99 cents could be better spent on the wine. (Seems I've got a theme going here.) And who really cares about parsley? Never in my life have I heard someone rave about how great the parsley was.
My wine was actually pretty good. I spent $5.99 on a bottle that I had never tried before, and I would buy it again. My husband's wine was $6.99. I think mine was better for a dollar less.
My baguette came from a great bakery, so I knew at least that would be good.
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| coconut curry soup |
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| savory bread pudding |
The soup and pudding were amazing!
What a fun and entertaining meal. We spent about 5 hours cooking, eating, drinking, and talking.
$40, 5 hours = bargain!
This is a challenge that can be modified to anyone's liking. Bigger budget; pick a theme for the food; more courses, less courses; pick the wine, then match the food. The possibilities are endless.
Fun Fact: (I read it on the internet and have no idea if it is true!)
30 million gallons of wine were lost in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake!
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