I actually made all 5 days of lunch this week instead of 4 just on a whim. I don’t think it’s any harder or easier to do so but I feel pretty satisfied about it anyway.
Turkey sandwich, kiwi, boiled egg, pickles, carrots and red peppers with hummus
Roast Drumsticks with Potatoes and Carrots, Salad, and Apple
Creamy Broad Beans, Rice, Hot Sauce, Greens with Orange Segments
Chickpea Curry, Rice, Apple
Creamy Chicken Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Rice, Bread, Pickles, Kiwi and Orange
These are pretty uninspired but hey, sometimes you just eat so you don’t die. That said at least I made four distinct bentos over the week so it’s a win anyway!
Apple, edam and crackers, pasta with spinach
Turkey, potato, and cheese casserole, cucumber salad, banana
General Tso’s Cauliflower, rice with grated carrot and sesame, Banana and Oranges
Goat cheese, pear, and black pepper scone, cucumber salad, boiled eggs, pear and apple
This weeks menu is influenced mostly by the fact that I forgot to take pictures of a bunch of recipes lately and so now I have to re-make them. Yay! It’s no big deal because they were delicious the first time around but it does make me feel a little silly. After this week I should have recipes queued out to the end of the year which is amazing, it means I’ve made over 100 recipes this year!
Saturday leftover casserole
takeout (maybe Hesburger)
Sunday pancakes and eggs
vegetable and chickpea red curry, rice
Monday creamy white beans, rice, salad, fruit
drumsticks with carrots and potatoes
Tuesday out with coworkers
vegetable and chickpea red curry, rice
Wednesday cold cut sandwiches, pickles, carrots + hummus, fruit
creamy chicken, rice, sweet potato soup, crackers
Thursday drumsticks with carrots and potatoes, salad, fruit
salmon, couscous, salad
Friday creamy chicken, rice, sweet potato soup, crackers, fruit
quick miso ramen with boiled eggs
drumsticks with carrots and potatoes
creamy white beans
quick pickles
creamy chicken soup
veg and chickpea curry
fruit
sweet potatoes
cucumber
peppers
zucchini
carrots
salad
chickpeas
white beans
baking powder
paprika
crackers
bread
hummus
milk
butter
muesli
cat food x 2
chicken thighs
drumsticks
salmon
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turkey coldcuts*
miso*
ramen noodles*
A super basic pancake recipe where the batter take just a minute or two to come together with things you probably have hanging around the house on any morning that you find yourself in need of a little bread that is kind of also cake-like.
On Tuesday I had packed lunch for Andrew for two days and he accidentally took BOTH meals so lunch was a bit strange for the week. That’s also why there’s a picture of my lunch on Wednesday instead of his. Best rest assured, it was the same :p
Chicken noodle soup, white bread for dipping, black grapes
Rolled vegetable omelette, rice with homemade furikake, and quick salted pickles
Roasted chicken, curry fried eggplant, mashed potatoes
Salad with apple and walnut, boiled egg, quick salted pickles, vegetable cornmeal fritters
Last week I tried to make gnocchi but due to circumstances out of my control it didn’t really go off well so I quickly flipped around my menu and let go of that. I think it’s really important not to get too attached to any menu because the best plans…
Saturday out @ cat cafe
out @ sushi [it’s my birthday!]
Sunday eggs and toast
cheesy polenta with spinach and tomato
Monday pasta with vegetables, salad, crackers and cheese
chicken xiaolongbao, fried rice, salad
Tuesday out with coworkers
General Tso’s Cauliflower
Wednesday chicken xiaolongbao, fried rice, oranges
grilled cheese, fancy salad
Thursday General Tso’s Cauliflower, rice, salad
baked salmon, couscous, salad
Friday chicken salad, boiled egg, walnuts, apples
homemade pizza
Chicken Xiaolongbao
General Tso’s Cauliflower
Fried Rice
Goat cheese and pear scones
bananas
cauliflower
tomatoes
fresh spinach
canned tomato
pasta
goat cheese
cheese
butter
crackers
muesli
1lb turkey
salmon
frozen mixed veg
frozen spinach
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apple
salad
butter
eggs
bread
mozzerella
Packing something different every day is an actual challenge for me! It also mean cooking more often than I’m used to but I’m finding that I enjoy it. The only problem is that I keep forgetting to take pictures of the new dishes before I put them in the boxes. Live and learn I guess…
Creamy White Beans with Mushrooms, Rice, Tomato-Cucumber-Red Onion Salad
Turkey and Cheese Stromboli, Salad with Walnuts, Orange
Vegetable Lasagna, Garlic Butter Rye Toast, Mixed Salad
Roasted Drumsticks with Carrots and Potatoes, Apples and Oranges
The weather is just starting to get chilly here. I’m actually not sure how cold it gets in the later months but I guess we’re about to find out. Anyway, this week I decided to make the perfect cold weather food, chicken noodle soup. Making it from scratch with homemade roasted chicken and stock from the bones of that it should be great in protecting us against the cold.
Saturday leftover lasanga
out @ Villa Thai
Sunday vegetable egg noodles
baked fish, couscous, salad
Monday chicken noodle soup, rye bread, fruit
pasta with spinach and cheese
Tuesday tamagoyaki, salt cured pickles, furikake rice, fruit
baked chicken, breaded eggplant, mashed potatoes
Wednesday out with coworkers
gnocchi, salad
Thursday vegetable cornmeal fritters
chicken noodle soup
Friday gnocchi, salad, breaded eggplant
vegetable pizza
chicken noodle soup
gnocchi
vegetable cornmeal fritters
tamagoyaki
salt cured pickles
furikake’d rice
breaded eggplant
grapes
eggplant
carrots
pepper
zucchini
onions
2kg potatoes
salad
cucumbers
egg noodles
nori
thin noodles
bread
muesli
cat food
whole chicken
frozen mixed veg (stir fry)
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