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.
Bento: #12
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
Menu: June Ready
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
Things to Make
vegetable tortellini soup
general tso’s cauliflower
baked chicken tenders
vegetable galette
Shopping List
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
Menu: And We’re Back
After a very exciting (a little longer than a) week away in Lisbon, we’re back home and so it’s back to the menu grinding board. Honestly I already made a half menu for the time we were back and I really missed cooking and having control over what we eat and when. As freeing as it is to not have to cook, I actually mostly prefer cooking my own food believe it or not.
Going to a coffee festival this weekend so I hope that it doesn’t keep me up all night or something! Also we’re going to see Guardians of the Galaxy and having a dinner party at a friends house on Sunday so it’s going to be a busy one. Next weekend I take my A2 Estonian exam (the official one) so it’s going to be a super fun weekend and a study hard week.
Saturday eggs and toast
tex mex roll ups
Sunday vegetable pancakes
emerald chicken and rice bake
Monday tex mex roll ups, fruit, corn and zucchini salad
dum aloo
Tuesday chicken noodle soup, challah, salad
vegetable cutlets
Wednesday emerald chicken and rice bake, fruit, carrots and hummus
chicken noodle soup, challah
Thursday vegetable cutlets, boiled egg, corn and zucchini salad, challah
scrounge/leftover night
Friday dum aloo, rice, fruit, salad, carrots and hummus
homemade pasta with pesto, salad, garlic breadsticks
Things to Make
Tex Mex Roll Ups
Spinach, Chicken, and Rice Bake
Chicken Noodle Soup
Challah
Fresh Pasta
Vegetable Cutlets
Corn and Zucchini Salad with Feta
Shopping List
beans x 2
tortillas
salsa
potatoes (6)
red onion
avocados
red pepper
salad
corn
zucchini
apples
bananas
strawberries
carrots
celery
egg noodles
rice
yeast
stock
eggs
cheese
feta
milk
whole chicken
frozen spinach
Bento: #11
Next week won’t have any bentos because PORTUGAL! I feel like I’ve been talking about it forever but it’s finally here! All a bunch of weird lunches as I try to keep things easy with little leftovers.
Pb and j, salad, carrots and hummus, nectarine 
Chicken and Vegetable Dumplings, Rice with furikake, soy dipping sauce, salad, apple 
Homemade Spaghettios, bread, salad, orange 
Zucchini Pancakes with jam and butter, cherry tomatoes, boiled egg, yogurt with walnuts, nectarines, and a drizzle of honey
Bento: #10
Double digits! Very fancy. Next week we’ll be in Portugal so there won’t be any bentos but there will be lots of pictures I’m sure on my instagram of all the delicious food we try.
Stir Fry Noodles with Vegetables, Kinpira, Apple 
Pizza Bites, dipping sauce, grapes, salad, orange 
Black Bean Enchiladas, salad, carrots and hummus, apple 
Spinach mac and cheese, salad, red pepper, orange
Bento: #9
Study hard, bento hard. Am I right? No? Just me. This week I’m really focused on making sure I can do my best on the test I’m taking on Saturday so I doubt my lunches will be very cool but last week they weren’t so bad.
Salami sandwiches, cherry tomatoes, grapes, boiled egg, salad 
Vegetable quiche, carrots and hummus, pickles, apple
Lentil Falafel, couscous with tomato, yogurt sauce, salad 
Red curry chicken and rice soup, black bread, orange, pickles, grapes 
Couscous with roasted vegetables, pickles, boiled egg, grapes, carrots and hummus, apple
Menu: Coffee Weekend
Going to a coffee festival this weekend so I hope that it doesn’t keep me up all night or something! Also we’re going to see Guardians of the Galaxy and having a dinner party at a friends house on Sunday so it’s going to be a busy one. Next weekend I take my A2 Estonian exam (the official one) so it’s going to be a super fun weekend and a study hard week.
Saturday leftover quiche
pelmini, salad
Sunday pancakes
out @ Jürgen’s
Monday pizza bites, dipping sauce, salad, fruit
black bean enchiladas
Tuesday chicken with snow peas, rice, kinpira, fruit
stir fry noodles
Wednesday black bean enchiladas, salad, fruit
pizza bites, salad
Thursday vegetable stir fry noodles, miso soup, fruit
chicken with snow peas, rice
Friday spinach mac and cheese, red pepper and hummus, chocolate
out for dinner (sushi)
Things to Make
black bean enchiladas
chicken with snow peas
kinpira
pizza bites
one pot macs
stir fry noodles
Shopping List
salsa
tortillas
egg noodles
black beans
salad
peppers
zucchini
carrots
apples
snow peas
macaroni
salt
flour
baking powder
cream cheese
milk
eggs
cheese
cereal
dry cat food
pelmini
frozen veg
lemon sorbet
Recipe: Basic Cheese Sauce
Super easy and basic cheese sauce that produces a really delicious and non-Velveeta semi-liquid for all your cheese sauce purposes. Good for casseroles, vegetables, mac and cheese, and even my preferred usage: nachos!
Basic Cheese Sauce
Bento: #8
I’ve gotten in to a pretty nice groove with making lunches these past two months. I feel like I do it really well and this is probably also the most consistent I’ve ever packed lunches that were unique in my life. In college I often packed the same thing for 2-3 days out of the week because of time contrast and here the only problem is storage space (it’s always something).
Pancakes, boiled egg, grapes, salad, orange
Meatball sandwhiches (turkey and sweet potato meatballs on brioche bun with cheese, red sauce), carrots, salad, apple
Pea Soup with goat cheese drizzle and brioche croutons, apple, salad, strawberries, grapes
Japanese style curry, rice, salad, apple
Grilled halloumi salad, spiced couscous with yogurt sauce, orange