This is one of those recipes that will completely blow you away. I actually don’t like the sauce that came with the original recipe and prefer to just use a bottled teriyaki or even just a sprinkling of soy sauce so I’m not including it here but basically this a recipe for the most delicious fried cauliflower that you can serve over rice with some sesame seeds – if you don’t end up eating it all before that.
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
This is Andrew’s birthday week which means much nicer meals. Also instead of a cake (because he’s not a sweets guy), Andrew picked some savory bread rolls that he would like made for him and also to take in to the office and impress his coworkers :p
Saturday eggs with cheese
out @ F-Hoone
Sunday fajita bowls
baked salmon, couscous, salad
Monday turkey and cheese Stromboli, salad, fruit
vegetable lasagna
Tuesday creamy white beans, rice, cucumber tomato salad
pasta with spinach
Wednesday out with coworkers
chicken drumsticks with roasted vegetables
Thursday vegetable lasanga
Stromboli, salad
Friday chicken drumsticks with roasted vegetables, fruit
tapas night: egg on toast, grilled asparagus, brie, apple slices, wine
Fajita Vegetables
Turkey and Cheese Stromboli
Vegetable Lasagna
Tuscan Style White Beans
Drumsticks with Roasted Vegetables
Cilantro-Scallon Swirls
apples
oranges
cucumber
salad
pepper
mushrooms
squash
tomato
onions
red onion
cilantro
scallions
basil
white beans
two types sliced cheese
ricotta
mozzarella
pasta
yeast packets (two)
lasagna noodles
pasta sauce
rice
cat food
Kalkunifilee Suitsusink / Kuumsuitsu (turkey slices)
salmon
potatoes
asparagus
chicken drumsticks
carrots
zucchini
bread
eggs
brie
milk
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
This menu might get a little juggled because we’re going to a store on Sunday that might have cheap takeout so we’ll see what happens but my plans never really go 100% like I planned them. Sometimes you gotta go with the flow.
Saturday leftovers out of the fridge
out @ F-Hoone
Sunday one pot mac and cheese
chicken goulash, rice
Monday Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Cucumber Lavash Roll Up
udon noodle stir fry
Tuesday goulash, rice, fruit
Spinach, Tomato, and Goat Cheese Quiche, Arugula-Pear-Walnut Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Wednesday out with coworkers
Chicken Chili with bread
Thursday Spinach, Tomato, and Goat Cheese Quiche, Arugala-Pear-Walnut Salad with Lemon Vinegeratte
vegetable pancakes
Friday cheesy chicken chili, bread, fruit
leftover quiche, cake, wine
White Chicken Cheesy Chili
Spinach, Tomato, and Goat Cheese Quiche
Goulash
Arugula-Pear-Walnut Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Cucumber Lavash Roll Up
Brown Butter Spice Cake
grapes
nectarines
lemon
arugula
pear
cucumber
carrots
chilies
zucchini
tomato
walnuts
cream cheese
cheddar
lavash
elbows
smoked salmon
tomato sauce
flour
udon noodles
taco seasoning
frozen veg
frozen veg (mexican)
puff pastry
cat food
hand wash
muesli
powered sugar
nutmeg
brown sugar
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
Augh I don’t have any of my bento stuff here and all my dividers are still on their way so I have to make lunches without them which is a sort of tricky thing but I’m trying to work around it better this week at least. Also I accidentally bought 4€ cheese and on purpose bought 4€ snap peas so it was a kind of expensive shopping week!
Saturday salad with cheese and pear
out @ Frenchy
Sunday out @ market
potato pancakes, salad
Monday sticky ginger chicken, rice, green side dish, nectarine
fried rice, boiled egg, cherry tomatoes
Tuesday bean burgers, zucchini fries, oranges
pasta with spinach
Wednesday out with coworkers
fish and chips
Thursday fried rice, boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, apple
sticky ginger chicken, rice, green side dish, fruit
Friday pasta w/ spinach, carrots/hummus, kiwi
leftovers
potato pancakes
zucchini fries
fried rice
bean burgers
sticky ginger chicken
garlic ginger snap peas
oranges
nectarines
cherry tomatoes
zucchini
snap peas
pears
peppers
jalapenos
onions
salad
parmesan
black beans
cheese
milk
chicken
cat food
rice
mixed vegetables
–
midweek stop
apples
fish sticks
french fries
cat food
eggs
milk
Stovetop pudding comes together easily in a couple of minutes and can be made to look extremely fancy for an easy dinner party treat. Top with whipped cream, pieces of fruit, or shaved chocolate for maximum effect or simply eat it right out of the bowl. Also you can sieve all the ingredients to make sure it doesn’t have any lumps at all or you can be like me and take your lumps where they happen.
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
Been using Andrew’s chair and he was using the couch but today we’re finally going out to get me a chair and set the whole house in order. It’s pretty exciting and I’m looking forward to it because even though laptops are very portable it’s still much easier to use one on a solid desk while you’re sitting at a chair. Also I think this week I will be able to actually prep all of the food on Sunday instead of how I’ve been doing a little bit every day of the week.
Saturday leftover shepard’s pie
out @ Ginger Cafe
Sunday vegetable hash
Baked salmon, couscous, and mixed veg
Monday Grilled Shrimp Salad, carrots/hummus
Chicken Kerala
Tuesday Vegetable Hash, boiled egg, fruit
White Bean and Meatball Soup
Wednesday Andrew goes out with coworkers
Chicken Kerala
Thursday White Bean and Meatball Soup
pasta with spinach
Friday Chicken Kerala, rice, fruit
potato pancakes, fried egg, toast
Chicken Kerala
White Bean and Meatball soup
Vegetable Hash
Grilled Shrimp Salad
apples
apricots
cherry tomatoes
salad
onions
carrots
chilies
tomatoes
potatoes
pepper
zucchini
ketchup
white beans
canned tomatoes
chicken legs
ground turkey
white beans
couscous
pasta
breadcrumbs?
muesli
cheese
salmon
shrimp
hummus
mixed veg
–
midweek stop
fruit
cat food
milk
bread
eggs