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We go out for lunch 2 - 3 times a week.
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As Dtail^ mentioned, its as costly over time as investment ERs can be!
I refuse to pay 5/6dollars for a salad that costs close to 1 buck!
I used to be in produce.......
Do not get me started on Oranges & Banannas.
Good luck & Best wishes....
Occasionally, I like to go out to eat if I suddenly crave some dishes.
Most of the time, we cook whatever we like to eat, because cooking is part of the fun. With the Web, one can learn to make any dishes.
This reminds me that I need to make another try at Adana Kebab. My 1st try a couple of weeks ago was a disaster. This time, I am going to cheat by mixing in a bit of flour to make the meat stick together better. Additionally, I will just use flour tortilla, rather than getting the genuine lavash bread, which is tricky to handle.
And if you want one glass of wine, which is all we consume at a meal, it will cost 4x what you'd pay for your own bottle at home.
That has always been true...the thing is, I just don't recall restaurant food being so expensive 20+ years ago, even accounting for inflation. Memory can be deceptive, so I could be wrong about this. Note, I am talking about sit-down restaurants with tablecloths.
You've inspired me to do this, I just fixed the BBQ so this will be a good thing to do on it.
I'm going to go with the flour tortilla as a first timer.
Do you actually use lamb, or a pork & beef mixture ?
Make our own coffee as well, i have yet to find a better coffe than just plain old Folgers or Butternut or Dollar General coffee made in our 60's General electric steel perculator