Tonight is the Estonian National Final for picking a song for Eurovision so that’s all I can really think about today but I suppose I will manage to make a menu as well. Very productive day, isn’t it?

Saturday leftovers
aloo dohi

Sunday eggs and toast
order sushi 😀

Monday lentil falafel, yogurt sauce, carrots and hummus, fruit
hainanese chicken

Tuesday mushroom bourguignon, egg noodles, salad, fruit
blinis with salmon

Wednesday hainanese roasted chicken, rice, acar kuning timun
black bean enchiladas

Thursday blinis with salmon, horseradish cream, caviar, split pea soup, fruit
mushroom bourguigon

Friday black bean enchiladas, spiced rice, fruit
pizza night

Things To Cook

ice cream with strawberry swirl
blinis w/ horseradish cream
split pea soup
mushroom bourguignon
fresh egg noodles
lentil falafel
black bean enchiladas
hainanese roasted chicken w/ acar kuning timun

Shopping List

apples
grapes
bananas
carrots
onions
cucumber
celery
ginger
green onions
mushrooms
herbs
salad
smoked salmon
whole chicken
five spice
coconut milk
salsa
tortillas
hummus
eggs
milk
butter
cheddar
condensed milk
heavy cream
horseradish
vanilla
flour
yeast
split peas
red wine

Not my most beautiful week of recipes but I did make two new things that both turned out to be delicious so be on the lookout for those recipes in the future.

I’m trying to get back in the game and part of that is actually posting these lunches on time (since I’m obviously not great at posting menus on time – yikes, self call out!). Anyway hopefully from here on out with my new phone I’ll be able to fulfill my idea of actually posting these lunches every week!

Wow! A round number! Only five more weeks to go in the year and it kind of feels like an accomplishment to have posted 25 (hopefully) out of 52 weeks. I don’t think anyone looks at my blog though so maybe the effort isn’t worth it? *shrug*

couscous, salad, apple zucchini and carrot pancakes, yogurt with raisins, banana chicken and vegetables over mashed potatoes, apple, salad

lentil falafel, salad, yogurt dipping sauce, apple

carrot-cucumber sushi, grapes

I feel like I used to make much more exciting lunches but I can’t seem to get out of this rut? I want to pack more things but it just seems like a big deal over nothing? I don’t know, still thinking about it.

Harira, bread, salad, plums

Salmon omelette, yogurt with trail mix, apple

Ratatouille risotto, salad, apple

Mac and cheese and spinach, plums and grapes

Aloo Dahi, rice, grapes

I feel like I’m very slow at everything suddenly but at least I’m up to number 18 with my lunches. If I don’t manage to post for any of the next four more weeks I’ll have still have posted a little more than every other week which is ehhh, not great but better than nothing. I don’t know if posting does anything since I don’t actively try to grow an audience but at least it proves I can kind of do things regularly when I want to.

hummus wrap, salad, mandarin, kiwi tomato soup, carrot roll, salad trash casserole, carrots and hummus, apple, kiwi couscous with vegetables and harissa, yogurt with kiwi, apple hummus wrap (the reprise, now with carrots), boiled eggs, kiwi

I think next year I’m going to start posting these starting with the number one again so I can see how many weeks I actually hold to the posting part. I haven’t been 100% with my making or tracking or photographing of lunches either but I feel like I’m into the 95% territory which is all you can ask of humans really.

coconut lentils with vegetables, carrots and hummus, grapes potato croquettes, curry dipping sauce, salad, mandarins bean enchiladas, spiced rice, apple, grapes turkey bolonegese on homemade pasta, salad, apple chicken pot pie, salad, apple

Whew, only four this time because it was my birthday on Monday (I made Andrew buy lunch and then I made myself some miso udon for the occasion) but next week there should be five again barring any disasters…

Turkey lentil chili, bread, salad Curry, rice, carrots and hummus, apple Crab croquettes, rice with greens, roasted sweet potato, plums Vegetable bake with biscuits, salad, grapes

By the time you read this I’ll be in sunny, warm Montenegro on vacation! It’ll be at least two weeks of no bentos but recipes will still publish for those weeks so you probably won’t even notice the passage of time.

chicken noodle soup, bread, grapes, orange

carrot-zucchini pancakes, apple butter, syrup, yogurt with nuts and raisins, apple pasta with red sauce, salad, apple chicken tikka masala, rice, apple