I actually made all 5 days of lunch this week instead of 4 just on a whim. I don’t think it’s any harder or easier to do so but I feel pretty satisfied about it anyway.

Turkey sandwich, kiwi, boiled egg, pickles, carrots and red peppers with hummus

Roast Drumsticks with Potatoes and Carrots, Salad, and Apple

Creamy Broad Beans, Rice, Hot Sauce, Greens with Orange Segments

Chickpea Curry, Rice, Apple

Creamy Chicken Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Rice, Bread, Pickles, Kiwi and Orange

These are pretty uninspired but hey, sometimes you just eat so you don’t die. That said at least I made four distinct bentos over the week so it’s a win anyway!

Apple, edam and crackers, pasta with spinach

Turkey, potato, and cheese casserole, cucumber salad, banana

General Tso’s Cauliflower, rice with grated carrot and sesame, Banana and Oranges

Goat cheese, pear, and black pepper scone, cucumber salad, boiled eggs, pear and apple

On Tuesday I had packed lunch for Andrew for two days and he accidentally took BOTH meals so lunch was a bit strange for the week. That’s also why there’s a picture of my lunch on Wednesday instead of his. Best rest assured, it was the same :p

Chicken noodle soup, white bread for dipping, black grapes

Rolled vegetable omelette, rice with homemade furikake, and quick salted pickles

Roasted chicken, curry fried eggplant, mashed potatoes

Salad with apple and walnut, boiled egg, quick salted pickles, vegetable cornmeal fritters

Packing something different every day is an actual challenge for me! It also mean cooking more often than I’m used to but I’m finding that I enjoy it. The only problem is that I keep forgetting to take pictures of the new dishes before I put them in the boxes. Live and learn I guess…

Creamy White Beans with Mushrooms, Rice, Tomato-Cucumber-Red Onion Salad

Turkey and Cheese Stromboli, Salad with Walnuts, Orange

Vegetable Lasagna, Garlic Butter Rye Toast, Mixed Salad

Roasted Drumsticks with Carrots and Potatoes, Apples and Oranges

Trying to make each bento with a unique food four times a week is a challenge that I wouldn’t suggest unless you’re not working or you really love being extremely industrious by the way. I finally found a thing that will work as a divider in bentos though so look forward to those next week!

Smoked Salmon Roll Ups, Mac and Cheese, Grapes, Nectarine

Chicken Goulash, Rice, Must Leib (Black Rye Bread) and Butter, Apple

Vegetable Quiche, Salad with Walnuts and Nectarines, Banana and Grapes

Red Chickpea Curry, Rice, Cucumbers and Carrots with Hummus, Boiled Egg

I was able to use up the last of the leftovers during this week and make much fancier food. Going forward I hope I can keep up the unique thing every day of lunch but I’m not sure if I can have that many ideas. I’m sure after a while some of them will repeat.

Grilled shrimp salad, carrots and hummus, boiled egg, kiwi and nectarines

Vegetable fried rice, carrots, oranges and kiwis

Sticky chicken, garlic ginger green beans, rice, orange slices

Bean patties, red peppers and hummus, apple and kiwi

I could really use some dividers and I miss my old bento boxes but we’re making do with what we have right now. The selection of tupperwear in the store is pretty uh, haphazard and there aren’t really dollar stores here so I just make do with what I’ve got.

Apple, Nectarine, Grilled Shrimp Salad

Apple, Nectarine, Chicken Kerala, Rice

Apple, Vegetable Hash, Boiled Egg, Bread, Kiwi, Camembert

Kiwi, Apple, Spiced Couscous, Meatball and White Bean Vegetable Soup

Going to try a new thing where I post an entire week of bentos (though only 4 because Andrew goes out with coworkers once a week).

So here is the first bento I’ve made in Estonia. Some chicken and mushroom hand pies, a side salad, and grapes. Simple and delicious 🙂

Pasta with tomato-cheese sauce and vegetables, carrots with hummus, apple and orange

Shepard’s Pie, Grapes

Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, grapes