| Aisle to Wok |
| THIS WEEK'S DINNERS · WEEK OF 9 NOV |
| One pack of mince, five cheap dinners |
| A lighter week on the wallet. One 500 g pack of pork mince covers Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and the eggplant does double duty on Monday and Tuesday. Thursday is the fast one at 10 minutes. |
5 DINNERS FOR 2
$37.97
$3.80 a serve, rice included | |
| MON | Three Treasures from the Earth 地三鲜
40 min · No meat tonight. The eggplant is shared with Tuesday, so buy it all in one go. | $2.20 | | TUE | Fish-fragrant Eggplant 鱼香茄子
30 min · Uses the 50 g bag of mince you split off at the weekend. | $4.36 | | WED | Ants Climbing a Tree 蚂蚁上树
20 min · The glass noodles soak for 20 minutes first, so put them in warm water as soon as you're home. No rice needed. | $2.55 | | THU | Garlic Chive & Egg 韭菜炒蛋
10 min · Put the rice on first; the eggs are done before it is. | $3.77 | | FRI | Fried Sauce Noodles 炸酱面
30 min · The last 300 g of mince. The cucumber goes on raw at the end, so a small one is plenty. | $6.11 |
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| One shopping list |
| Sorted by aisle. Amounts are for all five nights; buy the nearest pack size. |
| FRUIT & VEG | | ☐ Garlic chives | 200 g | $3.00 | | ☐ Long green peppers | 80 g | $1.10 | | ☐ Eggplant | 635 g | $7.84 | | ☐ Potatoes | 100 g | $0.45 | | ☐ Spring onions | 5 stalks | $1.46 | | ☐ Garlic | 14 cloves | $0.84 | | ☐ Ginger | 8 g | $0.07 | | ☐ Cucumber | 70 g | $0.46 | | MEAT & SEAFOOD | | ☐ Pork mince | 500 g | $11.50 | | CHILLED & EGGS | | ☐ Eggs | 4 | $3.93 | | ASIAN AISLE | | ☐ Dried noodles | 300 g | $2.92 | | ASIAN GROCER (OR SWAP) | | ☐ Sweet potato noodles | 80 g | $0.80 | | EVERYTHING ELSE | | ☐ Jasmine rice | 450 g | $1.57 |
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| Bottles and jars on the shelf (a spoonful each this week; buy only if you're out): Black vinegar (Asian grocer), Dark soy sauce, Doubanjiang (Asian grocer), Sweet bean sauce. |
| Pantry basics: Cornflour, Light soy sauce, Neutral oil, Salt, Sugar. |
| Cook in this order |
- Weekend: shop with the list above. Split the mince into 50 g, 150 g and 300 g bags, freeze the 300 g one, and move it to the fridge on Thursday morning.
- Monday: Three Treasures from the Earth. Fry the potato, then the eggplant, in the same oil; pat the peppers very dry so they don't spit.
- Tuesday: Fish-fragrant Eggplant with the 50 g bag of mince.
- Wednesday: Ants Climbing a Tree. Noodles into warm water first; everything else fits inside their 20-minute soak.
- Thursday: Garlic Chive & Egg. Cook the rice before you crack the eggs.
- Friday: Fried Sauce Noodles. Cut the cucumber while the noodle water comes to the boil.
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Full recipes are in the Aisle to Wok book. Prices are Woolworths regular prices (not specials) for the amounts each dish uses, checked 1 Nov 2026.
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