I've had take out sushi three times this week. Not the most economical, but laziness won. And boy was it delicious... every... time.

Tonight, I spent an hour battling myself to cook at home rather than grabbing take out again. I looked at multiple take out menus with consideration to distance and price, but I finally accepted that the quickest and cheapest meal is right in my own kitchen.

Freezer: steak and a bag of beans.
Fridge: leftover homemade tomato sauce.

Pan fried the steak with dried, crushed basil leaves and olive oil. The beans were cooked in the same pan to take up any residual flavours.

Heated the sauce in a pot and just like that, no money spent today.

Earlier in the week I made a vat of parsnip and ginger soup. I microwaved a bowl up to start my dinner meal.

(I now own an immersion blender. Soups will start to be a large part of my life.)

This meal was all about the sauce.
Grilled the chicken and boiled the brussel sprouts.

Sauce:
Roast the red peppers
Throw that in to a blender (magic bullet!) with chili powder, paprika, ground pepper, and soy milk.

And plate.