I’m thinking of going back to one new recipe per week since I feel like I post a ton without really getting anything back or having an audience. Part of me thinks I should attempt to build an audience and the other part of me is too busy worrying about having to pass my Estonian exam in two months. Oh well.

Chicken Teriyaki, Rice, Salad, Carrots and Hummus, Apple Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potato, Grapes, Nuts, Chocolate Arancini, Cheese and Tomato Salad, Dipping Sauce, Carrots and Hummus Chicken Noodle Soup, Salad, Bread, Apple Baked Falafel, Couscous, Spicy Dip, Thai Pickles, Apple

Going to try the numbering thing so I don’t have to think about it. Only 4 bentos this past week and I think they’ll only be 4 for this week too but honestly we’re going to quality not quantity, right?

Vegetable Tortellini Soup, Salad, Grapes, Orange Bean and Cheese Quesadilla, Spiced Rice, Salsa, Sour Cream, Salad, Orange Vegetable Quiche, Pan Fried Potatoes, Black Grapes, Goat Cheese Salad, Yogurt with Jam and Honey and Walnuts Shrimp Red Curry, Rice, Thai Cucumber Salad, Apple

It’s so hard to come up with names for these so I’m wondering if I should just number them? I mean it just takes off a lot of pressure. I’ll think about it.

Homemade bagel with tomato cream cheese, omelette with salsa, tiny salad, strawberries and oranges Vegetable ramen, boiled egg, pickles, apple Pasta with vegetables and red sauce, salad, carrots, strawberries Turkey and cheese sandwich, salad, potato chips, carrots and hummus, grapes Cheese and spinach Piroshki, salad, red pepper and carrots with hummus, apple

Despite Andrew eating one of these before I could photograph it so I had to re-make it, this weeks bentos were a triumph. The funny thing is Andrew accidentally ate one of the ones last week too. How strange.Minestrone, salad, bread for dipping, apple

Bubble and squeak, salad, banana

Creamy paprika chicken, pasta, side salad, mandarins

Bean burrito, corn salad to switch it up, carrots and hummus, apple

Thai spiced falafel, rice, chili sauce, side salad now with walnuts, apple

Almost forgot to post this weeks bentos because I am not doing a fantastic job at multitasking lately (or maybe ever). But it’s still Monday so this counts. Hurrah!

Rice Bowl (there is rice under there) toppings are: tomatoes, beans, yellow pepper, limes, onions, salsa and chili flake on top. There’s also a salad. Chicken Vindaloo, rice, salad with walnuts Lentil Falafel, couscous with “panic” tomatoes, yogurt dipping sauce, salad, apple Shrimp Pad Thai, Roasted Spicy Veg (sweet potato, green bean, tomato), apple Cheese and spinach mini quiche, salad, rye toaste, jam, mandarins.

I know how much Andrew likes side salads but my god, they’re visually boring. He just doesn’t want other things and I can’t seem to get up the gumption to make other side dishes and be really cool. Looking around though it seems like everyone has trouble making side dishes at least so that’s some small consolation prize.

Pasta with spinach and red sauce, side salad, carrots and hummus

Carrot pancakes, jam, boiled eggs, mandarin

Chicken and pasta soup, bread, tomatoes, side salad

Mosaic of Scotch eggs, carrots, red peppers and side salad with tomatoes and walnuts

Creamy coconut lentils, salad, apple

Despite the fact that all of these lunches have a side salad, I actually feel good about the variety of foods. The bad lighting on Wednesday has to do with waking up too early to go out and not being able to use natural light (and being tired from waking up too early and being in a rush so I just took one really blurry picture and left it at that).

Vegetable Quiche, Oranges, Salad Egg Fried Rice, Chicken Gyoza, Salad Homemade Spaghettios with Meatballs, Apple, Salad Chicken Afritada, Rice, Salad Bean Burger, Baked Fries, Dipping Sauce, Pickles, Carrots and Hummus

These were the last food remnants of 2016. It was a really colorful and largely successful week that included a day off at the beginning, so there’s only four but I think quality over quantity any day, right?

Chicken Stew, Rice, Spinach Salad

Arincini, Red Pepper Sauce, Carrots, Salad with Walnuts

Chicken Dumplings (Gyoza), Spinach salad, Soy Sauce, Apple, Mandarins

Baked Chicken Tenders, Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes, Challah, Apple

Last week we both caught mild colds so half the week Andrew worked from home which means that two of these are not actually bento. One can argue that actually none or all of them are bentos though so I’m going to take my credit for making lunch while sick and just run with it either way.

Savory scone (goat cheese, pear, pepper), tomato and cucumber salad, boiled egg, apple Taco Bowl (rice, salad, turkey, peppers, onion, tomato, corn, sour cream) Turkey, Brie, and Cranberry Chutney Sandwich (there’s pickles and oranges on the plate too) Broccoli-Cheddar Soup, Rye Bread, Mandarins, Apple Vegetable Pot Pie, Side Salad (very sad looking), Apple, Mandarins

Trying out some new recipes this week but somehow falling in to a pattern anyway. Oh well, at least we got fed right?

Vegetable Miso Soup, Rice with furikake, boiled egg, apple

Vegetable Pot Pie, Salad, apples and bananas Dum Aloo, Rice, Salad Pasta with meat sauce and roasted Vegetables, side salad, rye bread, apple Chicken Goulash, rice, apple