I feel like I’m very slow at everything suddenly but at least I’m up to number 18 with my lunches. If I don’t manage to post for any of the next four more weeks I’ll have still have posted a little more than every other week which is ehhh, not great but better than nothing. I don’t know if posting does anything since I don’t actively try to grow an audience but at least it proves I can kind of do things regularly when I want to.

hummus wrap, salad, mandarin, kiwi tomato soup, carrot roll, salad trash casserole, carrots and hummus, apple, kiwi couscous with vegetables and harissa, yogurt with kiwi, apple hummus wrap (the reprise, now with carrots), boiled eggs, kiwi

I think next year I’m going to start posting these starting with the number one again so I can see how many weeks I actually hold to the posting part. I haven’t been 100% with my making or tracking or photographing of lunches either but I feel like I’m into the 95% territory which is all you can ask of humans really.

coconut lentils with vegetables, carrots and hummus, grapes potato croquettes, curry dipping sauce, salad, mandarins bean enchiladas, spiced rice, apple, grapes turkey bolonegese on homemade pasta, salad, apple chicken pot pie, salad, apple

Whew, only four this time because it was my birthday on Monday (I made Andrew buy lunch and then I made myself some miso udon for the occasion) but next week there should be five again barring any disasters…

Turkey lentil chili, bread, salad Curry, rice, carrots and hummus, apple Crab croquettes, rice with greens, roasted sweet potato, plums Vegetable bake with biscuits, salad, grapes

By the time you read this I’ll be in sunny, warm Montenegro on vacation! It’ll be at least two weeks of no bentos but recipes will still publish for those weeks so you probably won’t even notice the passage of time.

chicken noodle soup, bread, grapes, orange

carrot-zucchini pancakes, apple butter, syrup, yogurt with nuts and raisins, apple pasta with red sauce, salad, apple chicken tikka masala, rice, apple

This is the last week before we go on vacation for two whole weeks (yikes!) so this is a bit boring as far as menus go because everything needs to be eaten up at the end of the week so I want to make familiar food so I know exactly how much it makes (and most of it can be saved if there’s leftovers).

Saturday lentils with naan
out @ ???

Sunday quesadillas
chicken noodle soup

Monday stir fry noodles, chickpea salad, fruit
potato cakes with fried egg, salad

Tuesday zucchini pancakes, yogurt with fruit, apple
tikka masala, rice

Wednesday chicken noodle soup, bread, salad, fruit
stir fry noodles

Thursday potato cakes, fried egg, carrots and hummus, yogurt with fruit
leftovers

Friday tikka masala, rice, salad, fruit
eat leftovers (and clean out fridge for vacation!)

Things to Make

chicken noodle soup
tikka masala
potato cakes
zucchini pancakes
stir fry noodles

Shopping List

stir fry noodles
tomato sauce
sun dried tomato
onions
carrots
grapes
nectarines
salad
zucchini
pepper
rice
small pasta
lavash
black bread
feta
milk
cream
yogurt
cereal
cat food
chicken thighs