This was a really impressive week or great and complex recipes that I think I’ll go ahead and take next week off (joking!). I made not just two new recipes but also two twists on recipes I’ve made previous with great success across the board. What a week!

Mushroom and pea risotto, salad, apple

Mini chicken pot pie, salad, carrots and red pepper hummus, grapes Falafel Scotch Eggs, couscous, grapes, apple Black Bean Chili, Cornbread, Avocado, Cheese, Apple

Sandwich (tomato babka bread, sliced ham, cream cheese), salad, spicy pickles, apple

Ive been so consistant this year with making lunches and posting them that I feel extra super proud every time I managed to make 5 a week even though I probably shouldn’t feel that elated with, you know, feeding myself. There’s only 13 more weeks in the year though so I’m going to have to plan hard if I want to make more new things in that time!

Chicken fried rice, salad, grapes

Spaghetti and meatballs, bread, salad, apple

Piroshki, salad, carrots and hummus, banana

Quiche, coleslaw, apple, cherry tomatoes

Falafel, couscous with tomatoes, salad

Just some good ol’ fashioned salads populating lunch this week. I don’t know what it is about salad except that it’s super easy and Andrew likes it so I try not to fight against the tide too much but also I kind of hate the quiet complacency of salad?

Mac and cheese, salad, nectarine Goulash, spatzel, salad, apple General Tso’s Cauliflower, rice, salad, nectarine Black bread with lox and cream cheese, roasted vegetables, grapes Pepper popovers with mushroom ragu, salad, carrots and dip, grapes

I made all five lunches for this week and I feel good about it because I didn’t waste any food and I managed to only make food that tastes great so that always makes me happy.

Japanese style chicken curry, rice, salad, plums

Zucchini pancakes, boiled egg, jam, grapes, nectarine

Jerk seasoned shrimp and vegetable bowl, sour cream, chips, and salsa

Potato au gratin, salad, carrots and hummus, grapes

Pb and j, coleslaw, grapes, nectarine

Oh boy, a lot of salad and apples this week. Only four lunches because Andrew got to be on a yacht all day on Tuesday so that’s pretty cool. Maybe next week will be more varied but, this week wasn’t except for the main dishes so that’s something:

chickpea masala, rice, side salad, apple

matzo ball soup, salad, apple

chicken, bean, cheese quesadilla, carrots and hummus, plum

fish cakes, salad, carrots and hummus, apple

This week went really well in terms of food (and honestly, in terms of not-food also) which probably means that next week might be a struggle but I really liked all of these meals and we ate everything 🙂

Pasta with red sauce, side salad, banana, chocolate wafer candy Bean soup, scotch eggs, side salad, grapes Pizza Bites and red sauce dip, salad, carrots and zucchini fries, apples Galette, side salad, banana and strawberries Risotto with green peas, salad, bean soup, apple

I packed the same thing on Tuesday that I had packed on Friday so it hardly seemed worth taking a second picture of it (despite clearly having packed the same thing probably a few times before inevitably but somehow it was just too boring and samey for me this time.

Chicken Pot Pie, salad, roasted corn and plums Chicken Afridata, Rice, salad, apple Stir Fry Noodle, Scallion Pancake, salad, plums Broccoli Cheese Soup, rye rolls, apple, plum

I can’t seem to keep on top of everything at the same time, I don’t know how other people do it except time dilation by posting about weeks 3-4 weeks ago (this is always what I suspect honestly). Anyway, lunches! Continue reading →

Finally back to actually making food on all five days! And not too many salads to boot.

Turkeyloaf, couscous with vegetables, salad, chili sauce Double Bean Soup, Salad, Cornbread Lamb pelmini, rice with broccoli and cheese, carrots and dip, nectarine Potato and Spinach Knish, Salad, Roasted Red Pepper Soup Mac and cheese, meatball, cucumber salad, nectarine and grapes

Considering it’s past halfway through the year I just did a quick calculation and I posted bentos for 20 out of the 29 weeks so far, about 70% of the time. That seems really good. A few weeks I didn’t post because I only made one or two or didn’t take pictures and for five week this year I was on vacation so actually, it’s even better than that. Go me!

Lentil falafel, couscous with vegetables, salad

Vegetable stir fry rice, carrots and dip, nectarine

Biscuits and gravy, side salad, carrots and dip, apple

Red curry chicken and vegetables, rice, salad