Menu: Nothing New

Here’s my menu for this week. I usually make all or almost all of everything listed on a given menu though I tend to eat things out of order (sometimes you’re just not in the mood for something or you don’t want to cook a complex dish on the weekend like you thought you would). You can always see the food I actually made on Friday when I post my weekly lunch compilation on @mabmadefood. As usual this menu only has lunches and dinners because we always eat the same breakfast.

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Bento: #34 Work From Home

An odd week because Andrew worked from home so I still made lunches but decided not to pack them and got a little unconventional with the whole thing. Hopefully you think this still counts (at least a little).

Minestrone soup, bread, grapes, salad Spinach and goat cheese quiche, apple, carrots and garlic dip Falafel with yogurt sauce, cucumbers, spiced vegetable couscous JalapeƱo mac and cheese, apple Thai Style Red Chicken Curry over Rice

Bento: #33

This week Andrew worked from home but I still packed lunch in boxes because that’s just how I am. Nothing revolutionary about these lunches with the exception of the noodle-less lasagna which looks ugly but was super delicious.

Stir fry noodles, salad, mandarin Pear chutney turnover, salad, grapes, apple Wild rice and mushroom soup, salad, bread, apple Chicken drumsticks, mashed potatoes, green beans, apple Noodle less lasagna, salad, apple, boiled egg

Bento: #32

This was a sort of uneven week but at least it’s still snowing outside so that’s got to count for something.

Black bean and cheese enchilada, salad, apple, peanut butter cookie

Chickpea and Vegetable Curry, rice, apple

Pretzel Rolls with fried egg and cheese, cherry tomatoes, salad, apple

Carrot soup with pesto, salad, pesto rolls

Sweet and sour chicken, rice, carrots and hummus, apple

Bento: #31

This week it’s an attack of plums. Usually I pack a lot of apples but I was feeling like I wanted to pack plums instead but they look so dire in pictures? Hopefully it’ll be a mix next week.

miso ramen with boiled egg, salad, plum potato au gratin, salad, grapes, carrots and hummus vegetable pad thai, couscous salad, plums winter vegetable biscuit bake, couscous salad with golden raisins, plum chicken kerala, rice, grapes, carrots and hummus