The World Comes to an End. Maybe.

Today is the last day of the world as we know it so I guess I shouldn't have gone out and bought food for tomorrow. But old habits die hard as they say, and I set off for Price Chopper, remembering it had closed for renovations last week and was supposed to open yesterday. 

It is no longer Price Chopper, but FreshCo, and I have to say it is wonderful. I bought some ribs and a whole chicken for tomorrow and some halal chicken thighs for the afternoon.

I also bought a selection of dried beans that I am going to use for various dishes the next couple of weeks, and some good looking pasta.

I bought eight tomatoes so I could make roasted tomato soup. It is very very easy. Quarter the tomatoes and roast them on a sheet of parchment with three small onions, four or five whole cloves of garlic, about 1/4 cup of olive oil, salt and pepper and herbs of your choice. Basil and oregano are obvious ones.

After 45 minutes or so, remove from the oven and puree. It will be quite thick, so you need to put it in a saucepan and add some liquid. I added about a cup of water and a cup of chicken stock, but I would have used vegetable stock if I had any. It still needed salt to taste.

To serve I drizzled some fresh cream, and sprinkled some cubed feta and some parsley. A slice of French bread. Actual cost of homemade roasted tomato soup: about 40 cents. A similar portion of Campbell's tomato soup? About 40 cents.

Serena and I made our own BBQ chicken thighs using the barbecue rub from last week. I grilled them on indirect heat at about 425 for 30 minutes, then on direct heat with the store-bought barbecue sauce for about five minutes. They were tasty and juicy. Mmmm!

Serena made a chunky salad out of tomatoes, cucumbers, finely sliced onions, and feta cheese.

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We had a massive amount of fresh fruit salad left over, so today I pureed it, and made granita with a lime  and mint infused syrup.

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Final word about the non-ending of the world. The Bible refers to false prophets several times. Needless to say, they are not looked upon kindly. Think of it as an early example of brand protection. Deuteronomy, for example, is quite specific on this, saying that if a prophet says God told him X will happen, and X does not happen, then he is not speaking for God (clearly), and ... he should die.

I await the execution of Harold Camping with interest. If I was the guy who spent $ 140,000 of his own savings on billboards and subway ads, I'd be first in line. But that's just me.

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FOOD COSTS
Ribs  $ 8.75
Chicken $ 11.00
Chicken Thighs $ 8.12
Navy Beans $ 2.29
Black Beans $ 2.29
Romano Beans $ 2,29
Chick Peas $ 2.29
Penne $ 0.99
Farfalle $ 0.99
Linguine $ 0.99
Spaghetti $ 0.99
Tripoline $ 0.99
Tomatoes $ 3.56
Onions $ 1.77