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GROCERY STORE |
FROZEN IN THYME |
RESTAURANT |
SCENARIO
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If you were to purchase all the ingredients at the grocery store for our recipes you would end up with more food than the recipe required; you can't buy just 3/4 Cup broccoli.
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Select 4 or more menu items you would like. You pay for exactly what you need only. We make all our own sauces from scratch, no preservatives. |
Try to choose a restaurant that:
1. has good consistent service
2. you can hear your kids talk to you
3. isn't too far away from home
4. uses fresh ingredients, no packaged sauces with too many preservatives
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| TOTAL PURCHASE |
In all, you would spend:
Chicken Primavera
$23.18
Green Chile Enchiladas $22.92
Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya
$32.18
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no tax and no tip for 6 people
Our Chicken Primavera
$22.50 serves 6
Our Green Chile Enchiladas
$26.00 serves 6
Our Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya
$27.50 serves 6
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with tax and tip for 6 people
Zio's, Lemon Chicken Primavera comes with
penne pasta
$8.29 pp = $63.38
Mamacita's Chicken Enchiladas come with beans, rice, guac and flour tortillas
$9.95 pp = $76.08
Boudreaux's Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya
6.25 pp = $47.79
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| ACTUAL COST |
Because you will not be able to just buy the quantity of ingredients you need for the recipe,
you will have excess ingredients left in your refrigerator.
Total $ loss if not used in other recipes:
Chicken Primavera
$10.48
Green Chile Enchiladas $3.07
Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya
$18.78
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No loss. We only charge you for the ingredients you need in the meal. |
Same as above unless you order drinks or extra side dishes.
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PREP AT HOME |
We have costed out pre-prepped vegetables from the grocery store to avoid any loss, like carrot peelings and get closer to the amount you need to purchase for the recipe. We factored in 14 oz pre cut carrots instead of a whole bunch of carrots. In your preparation at home you would need to furthur prepare some ingredients like wash and slice your peppers, trim and pound your chicken breasts, poach and dice your chicken for enchiladas, and much more.
Store away unused ingredients and clean the kitchen.
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| TIME INVESTED |
45 min shopping
20 min prep
20-45 min cooking
20 min cleaning
TOTAL 2 hr. 5 min.
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no shopping
avg. 5 min per meal assembly
in our kitchen
no home prep
20 min cooking
5 min cleaning
TOTAL 30 min. |
10 min wait for table
10 minute perusing menu waiting for server
20 min wait for dinner
15 min wait for check and change
TOTAL 55 min.
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