grilled halloween sandwich

Continuing with the Halloween theme, here is a sandwich not quite so original or banking on the taste buds, although the kids enjoyed them!

The most difficult part was to get the kids to wait long enough for the Daiya to melt properly. Obviously, they couldn't. I'm sure the cheeze would have melted much better. As it is, I hope the idea of a pumpkin form can be discerned. 

Just take a pumpkin cookie cutter and cut out the shape. Then grill the bread to a golden brown and long enough to melt the Daiya. Follow Your Heart might be more difficult to melt here because the bread  might burn before the cheeze melts, unless you melt it first and then spread on the sandwich and lastly toast it under a broiler.

Cost Breakdown:

bread: $2

Daiya: $2

Yves cold cuts: $2

Tofurkey: $2

green pepper pieces for the stem: .$25

Total to make 5 sandwiches:

$8.25

italian rice casserole

Italian Night

Having to come home pretty late, I needed to plan something that would be easy and pretty hands-off. I cooked an Italian rice casserole full of vegetables: onion, garlic, pepper, spinach, olives, chickpeas and green beans.

After all the vegetables were chopped and the garlic, onion, chickpeas and peppers were sauteed, there was nothing to do but add the rice, the rest of the vegetables and stock. I baked it for 40 minutes and dinner was on the table without a whole bunch of hassle. The taste was pretty nice, too, so this was a success as far as I was concerned.

Cost Breakdown;

rice: $1

green beans, spinach: $3

olives, onion, garlic: $1

peppers: $2

chickpeas: $2

Total to feed a family of 8:

$9.00