Shrimp Coctail, corn tomato salsa, andMohitos $5.78

Seems like a big menu? not really, I think I prepared everything on this menu in less then 30 minutes, and didnt even have to fire up the oven or stove. There is a restuarant in the city that prepares and serves only food that hasnt and doesnt need to be cooked. The premise is that when heating food, valuable nutrients are lost. I had a salsa similar to this corn and tomato salsa, so I thought I would try to duplicate it. It came out great and truly, it could be adapted with so many other varieties of fresh vegetables. This was a perfect meal for a hot August night.
Ingredients:
medium cooked shrimp tail on(30 count) $2.99
1 cup coctail sauce .40
1 cup frozen corn thawed .30
1 medium tomato .30
1 avocado ripe but not soft .79
2 tblsp cilantro .20
1 tbsp mint .20
3 medium limes .40
6 cups water
1/3 cup sugar .20

rinse and thaw out shrimp
arrange on a platter or in individual serving bowls
serve with coctail sauce
for salsa:
combine
doced tomato, corn, salsa, and cilantro
squeeze juice of one lime, mix all together
For Mohito
in blender pour water and juice from both limes
add sugar, mint
blend
serve over ice with mineral water, lemonade, rum(if you are an adult and would like)
I drink it with regular tap water 1/2 mohito, 1/2 water and ice- so refreshing!

Peach Smoothie and Grilled Cheese Sandwhich $6.79

I have a serious "cheap" problem, and I cant help analysing at all times how much cheaper it would be for me to make something to eat then order it in a resturaunt. There is a certain coffee chain that I will not name, but they make a mean fruit smoothie. I did not buy one, I tried sample, and I will admit it was really good. However, at over $3.00 for a small glass, I could not be swayed. Instead, I was inspired to make my own. Im not certain, but I dont think this particular coffee chain uses fresh fruit, my guess is they use canned or frozen, so I did kinda a combo of each. I wanted my smoothie to have a slushy feel to it, without adding ice, so I put the peaches from the can in a ziplock and froze them over night. The result was a smooth, yet cold and refreshing summer treat!!
Ingredients
2 cup frozen peaches $1.99
2 cup lowfat milk .40
1 tsp honey .2o

throw all ingredients in blender and blend until mixture is smooth
substitute half milk with orange juice optional

Grilled Cheese

8 slices whole wheat bread .80

8 slices swiss or cheddar cheese $3.00

2 tablespoon olive oil.40

heat skillet on medium, pour in 1/2 olive oil

assemble sandwhiches evenly placing the cheese in middle of bread

talke two sandwhiches and place in skillet

cook on medium making sure to flip sanwhich every 5 minutes