A basic staple of cooking re-fried beans. I hemmed and hawed if I wanted to post this recipe because it’s so basic and also because I used to buy re-fried bean (gasp!) instead of making them but since moving to Estonia that is no longer an option so now I make my own. They’re super easy to make and delicious so if you don’t have access to canned ones, give it a go.
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
We got a new refrigerator and it’s a new lease on food because there’s suddenly enough space to actually freeze things, keep leftovers, and so on. This week is a pretty aggressive menu and a lot of groceries but somehow it’s one of those weeks where we are out of every food and it’ll be good to stock up going in to August I think.
Saturday leftovers
brie grilled cheese
Sunday chocolate zucchini cake, stroopwaffle, latkes
pasta with cream sauce and vegetables
Monday brie grilled cheese, salad, fruit
chicken burritos
Tuesday miso ramen, carrot kinpira, fruit
baked salmon with couscous
Wednesday chicken burritos, spinach-avocado salad, mixed fruit
vegetable lasanga
Thursday corn risotto, tomato-arugala salad, apple
miso ramen
Friday vegetable lasanga, salad, fruit
black bean nachoes
chocolate zucchini cake
latkes
brie grilled cheese with pear-onion chutney and arugula
baked salmon with couscous
vegetable lasagna
chicken burritos
miso ramen
corn risotto
tortilla
ramen noodles
fruit x 3 (apricot, apple, ??)
pear
onions
arugula
salad
potatoes
red peppers
mushrooms
zucchini
avocado
bok choy
grape tomatoes
coffee
stroopwaffle
lasagna noodles
red sauce x 2
risotto
flour
cocoa powder
choc bar
bread (baguette)
cream
sour cream
butter
brie
ricotta
mozzarella
Parmesan
cheddar
eggs
milk
cereal
chicken
salmon
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
I don’t know why I cannot seem to get back in the groove with cooking but it looks like we’ll be getting a new fridge next week or the one after that so I hope it helps. Food prices went up here NOTICEABLY which is sort of strange because it’s the summer which in theory should have lower food prices but what’cha gonna do?
Saturday leftovers
shrimp with green beans
Sunday pancakes and eggs
homemade mac and cheese
Monday pelmini, cucumber salad, fruit
cheesy polenta with roasted vegetables
Tuesday potato and spinach knish, red pepper soup, salad
turkey chili
Wednesday mac and cheese, cucumber salad, fruit
potato and spinach knish, red pepper soup, salad
Thursday aloo dahi, rice, salad, fruit
leftovers
Friday turkey chili, cornbread, fruit
homemade pizza!
shrimp with green beans
potato and spinach knish
roasted red pepper soup
aloo dahi
mac and cheese
turkey chili
cornbread
cucumber salad
creamy polenta
canned tomato
black beans
apples
grapes
onion
zucchini
carrots
salad
tomatoes
cucumber
red onion
potatoes
red peppers
macs
rice
cornmeal
cayenne
vegetable broth
milk
eggs
cheddar cheese
goat cheese
cereal
TP
turkey
pelmeni
shrimp
green beans
I have a very good excuse for not posting a menu in a month: I was on an extended vacation with my mother the whole time! It’s been a huge trip and I’ve eaten some new and exciting things but it’s always nice to come home and have a kitchen that’s all my own again too. No Saturday and Sunday this week because my mother is still here so we’ll go out but an almost full week after that 🙂
Monday grilled cheese, tomato soup, salad, fruit
out @ ???
Tuesday vegetable stir fry, boiled egg, fruit
chicken and rice soup
Wednesday mini quiche, salad, yogurt, fruit
bean burritos
Thursday potato and spinach knish, chicken and rice soup, salad
pasta with vegetables
Friday bean burritos, spicy corn salad, salsa, sour cream, avocado
pizza night!
refried beans
boiled eggs
potato and spinach knish
chicken and rice soup
quiche
stir fry
tomato soup
corn salad
apricots
carrots (1kilo)
celery
onion
tomato (800g)
zucchini
pepper
potato (1 kilo)
salad
zucchini
red onion
black beans x 2
canned corn
yogurt (plain)
sliced cheese
sour cream
butter
gruyere
goat cheese
eggs
rice
baking powder
salsa
pasta
red sauce
tortillas
cat litter
cereal
bread
chicken breast
frozen mixed veg
frozen spinach
This is actually a really easy to make meal. It isn’t exactly like take out but it’s also not completely healthy either so it fills that need for take out without having to do too much work and unlike a lot of Chinese-American food it isn’t fried so it’s not too terrible as long as you’re not worried about salt content. You can easily switch out snow peas for broccoli/other vegetables or add them in this one dish, just make sure to par-boil or soften them in the microwave beforehand so it all cooks together.
Unlike my other pretzel recipes for softer type pretzels, these come out with the hard tack shell of the outside and the just soft inside like you’d see in a pub. They’re perfect for dipping, game night, or serving as a fun side with a thick soup.
Just a tiny blip from vacation and now we’re back. Easy peasy. Expect only two more weeks though before there’s another pause while I take a second vacation (crazy I know).
chicken noodle soup, challah, salad 
tex mex rolls ups, rice with salsa, corn and zucchini salad with feta, apple 
chicken and spinach baked rice, salad, apple, challah 
vegetable cutlets with spicy dipping sauce, salad, boiled egg, carrots and hummus, apple
I feel like I’ve been lagging behind but I guess that happens in the summer when everything starts hopping all at the same time. This menu is made possible by my to do list and trying to get things done in June.
Saturday out @ party
pasta with sauce
Sunday eggs and toast
baked salmon, brussel sprouts, couscous
Monday turkey sandwhiches, chips, yogurt with fruit
vegetable galette
Tuesday vegetable tortellini soup, bread, salad with nuts, fruit
baked chicken tenders, couscous, grilled vegetables
Wednesday general tso’s cauliflower, rice, miso soup, carrots and hummus
turkey sandwhiches
Thursday baked chicken tenders, grilled tomatoes and zucchini, salad, fruit
vegetable tortellini soup
Friday vegetable galette, salad, fruit
general tso’s cauliflower
vegetable tortellini soup
general tso’s cauliflower
baked chicken tenders
vegetable galette
apples
oranges
other fruit
carrots
tomatoes
zucchini
salad
onions
brussel sprouts
cauliflower
red sauce
sliced turkey
salmon
chips
rice
chicken breast
parmesan
garlic powder
flour
butter
cream cheese
vene juust
ricotta
tortellini
canned tomato x 2
couscous
cat food