“I sometimes buy rare roast beast at the deli and put it in a skillet with some water and beef bullion. Thicken and serve on toast!”
The grocery store where I buy our weekly, non Costco food delivery, has a great deli section. Besides normal good deli options, they have cooked Rare or medium roast beef, sliced cooked ham or chicken breast as features of their offerings.
The lady, who manages the deli, said that those items are becoming a big favorite with her customers, fellow store workers and both singles and couples. They carry high end paper plates as a serve on and throw away after dinner.
They can buy a good meal that is easy to prepare for one or two people and not have a frozen dinner or a can of soup. The deli have two other deli counters with similar preps with Asian and/or Hispanic choices.
Kroger started doing that and our local Food Lion is moving in that direction. We eat less meat now so it’s not a big draw for us.