This is one of those “best of both worlds” type recipes. Combining all my favorite things about ratatouille and risotto until they meld into one extra delicious food is a feat. This is a bit busy as a recipe but the end result is well worth the effort and it certainly makes sure you’ll get your daily dose of vegetables in one sitting.
Weekly Lunches: #23
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.





Menu: The Big Shop
Whoops absolutely forgot to post this yesterday but as well, one day late isn’t too bad right?
Saturday leftovers
pizza
Sunday eggs and toast
mac and cheese with spinach
Monday hummus wraps, salad, boiled egg, fruit
harira
Tuesday mac and cheese with spinach, carrots and hummus, fruit
shaved asparagus tart
Wednesday fleischnacka, salad, fruit
(out with Nika and Jürgen)
Thursday harira, bread, fruit
aloo dohi, rice
Friday shaved asparagus tart, salad, fruit with yogurt
(out at Milan’s)
Things to Cook
mac and cheese with spinach
hummus wraps
harira
fleischnacka
shaved asparagus tart
Shopping List
hand wash
shampoo
apples
kiwi
oranges
salad
onions
carrots
asparagus
mushroom
cherry tomato
ground turkey
canned tomatoes
chickpeas
lentils
orzo
lavash
cheese
feta
butter spread
milk
puff pastry
frozen spinach
cereal
pepper
salt
eggs
bread
yogurt
cat food
Recipe: Gingerbread Cookies
These were so good that I absolutely could not believe it. Please run, don’t walk to make these gingerbread cookies. The best part about them was that they were so delicious it was difficult to stop eating them and the second best part was that they not only held their shape when they cooked but they didn’t need to be chilled before rolling. Wow!
Gingerbread Cookies
Adapted from All RecipesWeekly Lunches: #22
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!





Menu: Sunday, Whoops
Whoops absolutely forgot to post this yesterday but as well, one day late isn’t too bad right?
Saturday leftovers
out @ jurgens
Sunday eggs and toast
pasta with vegetables
Monday peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, carrots and hummus, apple
gyro chicken bowls
Tuesday mushroom bourguignon, egg noodles, salad, fruit
out for anniversary
Wednesday chickpea roll ups, tomato soup, fruit
ratatouille risotto
Thursday gyro chicken bowls, fruit
mushroom bourguignon
Friday ratatouille risotto, salad, fruit
homemade pizza
Things to Cook
gyro chicken bowls
buffalo chickpea tortilla roll ups
mushroom bourguignon
roasted tomato soup
ratatouille risotto
Shopping List
olive oil
cucumber
chicken breast
chickpeas
hot sauce
tortillas
celery
peppers
apple
mushrooms
carrots
red wine
onions
eggplant
zucchini
sun dried tomato
eggs
cereal
cat litter
salad
canned tomatoes
bread
Recipe: Harira
I ran across this Moroccan soup a few months ago and figured I’d eventually get around to it and now it’s easily one of my favorites. With a hearty tomato and spice base it contains what seems like an overwhelming amount of things (chickpeas, lentils, and a small amount of meat as well) but that gives it a great base but makes it hearty enough for a full meal.
Harira
Adapted from The Spruce EatsWeekly Lunches: #21




Menu: Welcome to 2019
It took a minute but 2019 is now officially started and this blog has moved from its old landing place to the new one (though I can’t seem to make the redirect work 100% but whatever, time fixes everything I suppose). I’m going to try and get back to business as usual but we’ll see how long that streak lasts.
Saturday leftovers
out @ Jürgen’s
Sunday eggs and toast
chicken nuggets and fries
Monday pizza bites, dipping sauce, roasted brussel sprouts, apple
turkey burgers
Tuesday udon miso, yaki onigri, mandarin
potato gratin
Wednesday turkey burger, coleslaw, fruit
pizza bites
Thursday potato gratin, carrots and hummus, fruit
pasta with vegetables
Friday refried bean bowls, salad, fruit
homemade pizza
Things to Make
miso udon
pizza bites
refried bean bowls
potato gratin
turkey burgers
Shopping List
salad
mandarins
grapes
peppers
cherry tomatoes
carrots
mushrooms
apples
zucchini
potatoes
onions
coleslaw
ground turkey
salsa
paprika sauce
red sauce
milk
sour cream
cheddar
gruyere
eggs
butter
burger buns
chicken nuggets
french fries
black beans
breadcrumbs
rice
pasta
Weekly Lunches: #20
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