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It’s the return of the weekly menu! Here’s dinner for two for 6 nights (assuming you want leftovers or take out once a week) complete with shopping list & recipes. These menus assume that you know how to cook already, so it may call for something like cooked rice without telling you how to cook it. Most recipes are super flexible so you can substitute whatever is in your pantry or fridge at will. Tips for cooking, or for cooking ahead are included - if you see “ Save for future meals ” then set those ingredients aside for later in the week.   Since the original menus were meant to be low cost, they shopping lists don’t include a lot of luxury. If you have the extra funds you can toss in an avocado or fancier cheese. BARGAIN MENU B01 Saturday Fish Cakes Rice Peas Save for future meals cooked rice frozen peas egg yolk Tip:   Cook and refrigerate extra rice for Tuesday night. Sunday Waldorfish Salad Cheese Toasts Save for future meals

Who doesn't like breakfast for dinner I was too hungry to take the food porn picture of waffle dripping with syrup and bacon once in a while? Yeasted waffles, which need to rise for at least 8 hours, are ideal for dinner service. I mix them up in the morning before I (used to and will hopefully once again) leave for work and they're ready to cook by dinner time. If you like to have breakfast for breakfast, go ahead and mix them 14 hours before you want to cook, then pop them in the fridge where the chill will slow the rise. Yeasted Waffles makes 5 double waffles 1/2 cup warm (105F)water 2 tsp. yeast* 2 Tbsp. sugar** 1/2 cup melted butter 2 cups buttermilk*** 1/2 tsp. salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla happy yeast Mix water, yeast and sugar in a bowl with at least 10 cup capacity. Let stand for 10 minutes until it starts to foam. Stir in melted butter, buttermilk and salt. Add flour a cup or so at a time, stirring