If you wanted a tart with a distilled onion flavor, this is it. I’m always looking for ways to use caramelized onions because they’re so delicious and this might be the ultimate way to use them. It’s the perfect tart with just a hint of sweetness that keeps it tasting fresh.
Only one more week before our families will be here and I’m not sure how lunches will be after that but this was a perfectly normal week so lunches ahoy:
Harrisa spiced couscous with cucumber raita, plums and gooseberries
Spinach quiche, salad, carrots and dip, apple 
Roasted chicken thigh, mashed potatoes, grapes and gooseberries, salad 
Vegetable Pad Thai, salad, apple 
Dum aloo, rice, salad, apple
This is probably my last menu for a three or four weeks since we’ll have family in town until almost mid-September (and then we go on vacation just a week or two after that! Hectic!) but it’s a good one. I have recipes queued until the end of August but I’m not sure if I’ll manage to make any more between now and then so this blog might be a little silent until October.
Saturday leftovers
mac and cheese with ground turkey and spinach
Sunday eggs and toast
goulash
Monday leftover macs, salad, yogurt with fruit
hummus wraps
Tuesday arnacini, salad, fruit
homemade miso udon
Wednesday goulash, rye, salad, fruit
arnacini
Thursday hummus wraps, boiled egg, salad, fruit
out for dinner with mom
Friday leftovers
out for dinner with mom
goulash
arancini
hummus wraps
udon noodles
yogurt
fruit x 2
macs
red pepper
salad
feta
tomato sauce
cheddar
ground turkey
fresh spinach
thighs
zucchini
carrots
onions
hummus
lavash
rye
short grain rice
mozz
flour
cereal
milk
I don’t usually feel like you need a recipe to make a wrap but this was a great combo of ingredients so I’m going to let it slide this one time. Please make this very simple and delicious wrap (I made it with lavash because that’s what available here but you can make it with tortillas or wraps or whatever thin bread products you have around).
I actually made new recipes for this week which is amazing because I don’t think I’ve made anything new for almost a month. I know that a lot of my inspiration will come back when the weather cools down and I think having a month off (when family comes to visit) should help too.
Lamb pitas, spiced couscous, oranges 
Black bean and squash chili, salad, cheddar chive muffins, apple 
Falafel with yogurt sauce, spiced couscous, kiwi, grapes
Pasta bake, salad, kiwi 
Cheese pizza, salad, nectarine
The heat just keeps chugging on so I’m keeping this weeks menu simple so I don’t get too frustrated about cooking in to heat (can you imagine trying to make pasta when you’re sweating too much to hold on to things?).
Saturday squash and black bean chili, chive muffins, salad
out with milan at Sfäär
Sunday eggs and toast
chicken kerala, rice
Monday vegetable pad thai, salad, boiled egg, fruit
salmon and leek quiche
Tuesday biscuits with mushroom ragu, carrots and hummus, fruit
chicken kerala, rice
Wednesday salmon and leek quiche, salad, fruit
pasta with peas in a cream sauce
Thursday chicken kerala, rice, salad, fruit
biscuits with mushroom ragu
Friday pickled carrot and cucumber sushi, miso soup, fruit
homemade pizza
chicken kerala
biscuits
mushroom ragu
salmon and leek quiche
vegetable pad thai
red sauce
nori
sambal oelek
fruit x 3
mushroom
chilies
onions
carrots
leeks
zucchini
red pepper
cucumber
salad
butter
milk
goat cheese
cream
cereal
cat food
chicken thighs
salmon
I want to get back in to making new recipes but it’s been so overwhelmingly hot that I haven’t felt like being anywhere near the kitchen for almost two weeks. Once the temperature dips a little hopefully it’ll rally my desire for novelty in the kitchen.
Lamb burritos, yogurt with nectarines 
Aloo dohi, rice, salad, apple 
Pasta and meatballs, carrots and hummus, grapes 
Mushroom and Rice Soup, black bread, banana, salad 
Onion tart, salad, yogurt with nectarine
Two menus in a row! What is even happening here? Yeah trying to get back on the horse of doing things every day we’ll see how that goes for the next month (when I’ll be hosting family for almost three weeks).
Saturday eggs and toast
veggie pad thai
Sunday leftovers
delivery
Monday lamb gyros, couscous salad, fruit
pasta with vegetables
Tuesday squash and black bean chili, cheddar muffins, salad, fruit
one layer lasagna
Wednesday lentil falafel, couscous salad, yogurt sauce, fruit
vegetable pancakes
Thursday one layer lasagna, salad, fruit
squash and black bean chili, cheddar muffins
Friday pickled carrot and cucumber sushi, miso soup, fruit
homemade pizza
one layer lasagna
cheddar muffins
vegetable sushi
squash and black bean chili
lentil falafel
couscous
cat food
milk
hand soap
eggs
ground turkey
EVOO
carrots
canned tomatoes x 2
stock
zucchini
tomatoes
mozzarella
parmesan
black pepper
cucumber
yogurt
chives
sour cream
lentils
fruit x 3
cereal
cornmeal
Honestly if I did this without having to write something each time I’d probably post them more regularly. It’s why I can post them every day to my Instagram but somehow the 5 minutes it takes to make an entry here seems like way too much. Whatever, here’s food!
Black bean quesadillas, salad, peach
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, salad, apple
Pelmini, carrots and hummus, apple 
Aloo dohi, rice, salad, kiwi 
Mac and cheese, apple
Oof, I have been neglecting this site on and off all summer. My queue even ends at the end of this month but for some reason when it’s hot outside you don’t really want to cook as much (I know you’re shocked too!). When I have less recipes to post then I post less bentos and less menus too so it’s a pretty rough / vicious cycle and one that I have to break over and over since I don’t post often enough for habit. Anyway, here’s a menu!
Saturday aloo dohi, rice
FF party:
sweet and sour chicken
vegetable fried rice
chocolate cake
Sunday egg burritos
leftovers
Monday roast chicken and vegetables, biscuits, fruit
wild rice and mushroom soup
Tuesday red onion tart, carrots and hummus, yogurt, fruit
vegetable pad thai
Wednesday spaghetti with meatballs, salad, fruit
roast chicken and vegetables, biscuits
Thursday wild rice and mushroom soup, biscuit, salad
red onion tart
Friday vegetable pad thai, boiled egg, fruit
homemade pizza
wild rice and mushroom soup
balsamic red onion tart
meatballs
vegetable pad thai
biscuits
roasted chicken and vegetables
sweet and sour sauce
sweet chili sauce
eggs
butter
whole chicken
carrots
pepper
onions
yeast
fruit x 2
yogurt
spaghetti
ground turkey
sweet potato
mushrooms
salad
red onions
chicken thigh
frozen veg
zucchini
milk