Dollar Store Cooking Vol. 1 - Pasta Salad

I've been thinking about trying this experiment for a while, so here's the first attempt.
RULES:
1. Everything must be purchased from the dollar store or listed as a cheat.
2. Leftovers (stuff you didn't use) can be used later.
3. Cost = Items Purchased + Cheats - Leftovers



Items purchased:
1. Mini cucumbers
2. Roma tomatoes
3. Bell peppers
4. Green onions
5. Sliced turkey
6. Asparagus salad
7. Black olives
8&9 Pasta Salad mix.

Cheats = Salt, crushed red pepper, a little bit of italian dressing.



Nom-alicious!



Leftovers:
1/2 of the cucumbers
1/2 of the tomatoes
2/3 of the peppers
3/4 of the onions

Bottom line:
Items purchased ~ 9.00
+ cheats ~ 0.10
- leftovers ~ 2.41
Total = 6.69

Fed 6 = $1.13 per serving.

I should have bought a box of saltines!

That's my girl!

You're doing it wrong!

Thanks Stingray.

You made my day.

The "Spanglish" Sandwich

If you haven't seen the movie.
Adam Sandler plays a chef. He makes the ultimate "chef at home" sandwich.

I started with thick sliced bacon. I like to cook bacon in the oven on a baking sheet.
More even cooking. Better grease control.

I found a loaf of wheat french bread which I sliced into long diagonal cuts.
I toasted them in a bit of the bacon grease.


Then comes the bacon.


If I'm ever unemployed, I can get a job as a short order cook. I know how to flip an egg. Cook the egg to over-medium/ AKA slightly runny.



Egg goes on top of bacon.


Next comes tomato. Maybe a bit a pepper and salt here.


A leaf of romaine lettuce.


A horizontal view of the finished product.


Ready for eating!

Nap, Interrupted

I wish I could sleep that soundly

I have pissed off the internet

No one wants to talk to me today.
Sorry, internet.

Snoozing Woozle

Meet the newest member of the D4 household:
Grrr T. Wozzle