Labor day - while more representative of idle than labor- has been a wonderful day from a culinary standpoint. First, I was thrilled at the sale on potatoes as it inspired the day's culinary recreation. For less than $1, I have made a pot of Potage Parmentier (a glorious name which means Leek or Onion and Potato Soup). Potatoes were on sale for less than a dollar for 10 pounds. Chicken quarters were also on sale for less than $.40 per pound. So lunch was comprised of a luxurious potato soup topped with fresh chives from the garden and roasted chicken. I was amazed at how something so simple could taste so wonderful and it was a prime example of taking advantage of sales to inspire new recipes for the home. The main trade off was time - the selected recipe was low calorie (less than 200 calories for a generous serving topped with roasted chicken), economical and full of great flavor but it did take almost an hour to prepare from start to finish. While there was only about 10-15 minutes of hands on time, the aroma's gracing my kitchen for the 45-55 minutes of chicken quarters baking and soup simmering prompted a low growl from my stomach.
I waited for the final results and let me tell you that it was completely worth the wait.
Pictured above are the results of today's shopping trip. I had a few splurges such as the extra firm organic tofu, organic fresh baby spinach and bok choy. The splurges were balanced by the cost savings on the chicken, potatoes, onions and garden harvested goodies. This recipe will definitely make it into my low cost meal collection as well as the Skinny Gourmand meal plan.
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