Pasta and tomato sauce Scratch made semolina pasta. Two kinds of home grown tomatoes, Italian seasoning all from public library seeds. Olive oil, lemon juice. Leftover bread, some butter. Parmesan I've been holding onto for 12 years. Cost per person $1 and 100 hours. #cooking

Pork chops and cucumber carrot salad I found clearance pork chops yesterday and today she wanted salad. Cucumber, carrots, red onion, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and Italian seasoning and we have our salad. I used the dressing as a marinade for the pork chops. Cost per person $3.35 #cookomh

Italian seasoning I don't know what the cost of this is because five of the six ingredients were from my garden. It's pretty close to zero. Even that jar of red pepper flakes has been refilled from a bulk source. Recipe in alt text. #cooking

My variation on a Gizmo sandwich Sweet Italian sausage cooked with jalapenos, tomato sauce, sauteed bell peppers, mozzarella, pepperoni, Cost per person $4.45 #cooking

Coconut curried lentils and rice This has Penang red curry paste in it in addition to a lot of other spices and just enough coconut milk to take off the edge. It is full of depth and is going to feed me for a few days. Cost per person: $2.45 #cooking

Running all on curry powder Time to make more. This will make one cup for less than a dollar. Salt free and zero fillers. #cooking

Tim Curry is dead. This is, in my world, way bigger than Dolly Parton I know the myth, legend, biography and a few songs from Dolly. I know the universes of Tim Curry. Legend, Clue, RHPS. They are whole different worlds.

Naan focaccia Focaccia but with naan dough. What I paid for: pepperoni, flour yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, mozzarella, olive oil, sugar. Things grew: basil, oregano, muscadine grapes, Roma and tiny tomatoes, jalapeno, rosemary. I smoked the mozzarella myself. Cost per person 91¢ #cooking

Three years ago I made some basic Italian beef with pureed tomatoes and red wine. I had leftovers and canned them for later. Combine that with oven fries, smoked mozzarella and some seasonings and we have this monster meal. Not available in stores. Cost: $4.00 #cooking

Needle gauge tool Just found out that my needle gauge tool is lying to me. I started a project with 00 size needles. Thinking I had six of them. And then figured out that some of them are size 00 and two of them are really close to that but not quite the same. They're not (1/5)

French toast and roasted tomatoes Yesterday's leftover bread makes the best french toast. Cost per person, $1.70 #cooking

Shakshuka & bread Without the egg this is a vegan meal. It is difficult to overstate just how tasty shakshuka is. Cost per person $3.28 #cooking

"I'm probably not going to be that hungry for dinner. You should just make something for yourself." Which meant I could use obscene amounts of cilantro, heat and something else. I decided on sardines. Cost per person $3.26 Over half that is the sardines. #cooking

New socks are finished. Strong heel, barn toe, size 1 needles, red heart supersaver yarn, cable pattern 125 from Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible. 20 days.

Latke tacos. Full explanation in the alt text. Because I realize that's a lot to explain. Cost per person $2.75 #cooking