The original recipe touted that this is a copycat of Wendy’s but honestly it doesn’t really taste anything like Wendy’s except for the part where it’s spicy and fried chicken. Nothing wrong with that and this was an absolutely delicious and great sandwich/burger but just don’t expect a miracle of replicating the deliciousness of a professional level deep fryer in your house.
This week Andrew has off from work so I think I’ll take a week off from lunch box making and just stick to good old fashioned things in regular dishes but in good new, I’ll probably have made and taken photographs of 150 lunches by the end of the year anyway 🙂
Taco Salad, chips and salsa, mandarins
Pasta with cream and cheese sauce, salad, apple
Popovers with mushroom ragu, boiled egg, mandarins, chocolate, tomato cucumber salad
Chicken noodle soup, mini biscuits, salad, apple
Chicken pot pie, salad, walnut/raisins/cheese, apple
It’s Thanksgiving week which means a little bit more of a hectic schedule and some extra take out food to off set how hard I’ll be working on Thursday to produce a big meal (I bet that fast food gets a weird boost around this time of year?).
Saturday leftovers
out @ sushi
Sunday toast and eggs
pelmini, salad
Monday wild mushroom and rice soup, black bread, salad, fruit
sweet and sour chicken
Tuesday gulerodsbrod, loaded salad
pasta with vegetables
Wednesday sweet and sour chicken, rice,
wild mushroom and rice soup
Thursday Thanksgiving!
Soup: Corn Bisque with Creama and Basil Oil
Bread: Sweet Potato Souffle
Vegetable Side: Potato and Green Bean Saute
Main: Duck Cassoulet
Dessert: Apple, Goat Cheese, and Honey Tarts
Drink: Cranberry Champagne Cocktails
Friday leftovers
take out 🙂
gulerodsbrod
wild rice and mushroom soup
sweet and sour chicken
red suace
soy sauce
coconut milk
apples
grapes
bananas
salad
peppers (red/green)
carrots
mushrooms
onions
sunflower seeds
corn starch
wild rice
vegetable stock
flour
pasta
black bread
chicken breasts
milk
butter
eggs
cereal
Thanksgiving List:
sweet potatoes (2)
cranberries
carrots
onions
celery
lemon (1)
limes (4)
garlic
basil
baby red potatoes (,5 kg)
green beans (,5kg)
apples (3)
corn
chili powder
honey
gelatin
butter x 2
heavy cream (250ml)
sour cream
eggs
goat cheese (250g)
duck (whole)
1 pound turkey sausage
puff pastry
cranberry juice
prosecco (2 bottles)
brandy
I’m sort of curious how many actual bentos I made this year because it was my first year of really tracking making lunch. So I think I’m going to go back and count and give a grand total at the end of the year.
Pasta with vegetable sauce, crackers and cheese, apple
Corn Cakes, salad, carrots and hummus, boiled egg, apple
Bao zi, salad, rice, apple
Shrimp with green beans, mashed potatoes, red peppers and dip, apple
I forgot to post a menu last week somehow even though I was working on lots of recipe posts at the same time, making it even strangers to have forgotten but the good news is that this week I have a menu AND next week will include a glorious Thanksgiving menu!
Saturday leftovers
out @ Milan’s
Sunday out @ ??
pasta with roasted red pepper, goat cheese, mushrooms and spinach
Monday burrito bowl, salad, chips and salsa, fruit
popovers with mushroom ragu
Tuesday chicken noodle soup, bread, salad, fruit
zucchini and carrot pancakes
Wednesday popovers with mushroom ragu, cucumber and tomato salad, boiled egg, fruit
burrito bowl
Thursday pasta with veg and goat cheese, salad, carrots and hummus
chicken soup
Friday squash and white bean saute, cucumber and tomato salad, biscuits, fruit
homemade pizza
chicken noodle soup
popovers
mushroom ragu
pasta with red pepper, goat cheese, etc.
burrito bowl
biscuits
pancakes
squash and white bean saute
cucumber and tomato salad
apples
oranges
grapes
carrots
tomatoes
cucumber
chives
mushrooms
zucchini
salad
peppers (red and green)
red onion
squash
chips
salsa
white vinegar
canned tomato
black beans
white beans
walnuts
pasta
baking powder
goat cheese
cheddar
butter
milk
sour cream
cereal
chicken legs
ground turkey
This was a really impressive week or great and complex recipes that I think I’ll go ahead and take next week off (joking!). I made not just two new recipes but also two twists on recipes I’ve made previous with great success across the board. What a week!
Mushroom and pea risotto, salad, apple
Mini chicken pot pie, salad, carrots and red pepper hummus, grapes 
Falafel Scotch Eggs, couscous, grapes, apple 
Black Bean Chili, Cornbread, Avocado, Cheese, Apple
Sandwich (tomato babka bread, sliced ham, cream cheese), salad, spicy pickles, apple
After a daring week long bout with the stomach flu, I am happy to report that I feel much better and I’m looking forward to eating real food and even better yet, cooking real food this week.
Saturday leftovers
piled high nachoes
Sunday toast and eggs
out for dinner
Monday leftover chili, cornbread, salad, fruit
mac and cheese
Tuesday red curry baked potatoes, bread, fruit
homemade spaghettios
Wednesday mac and cheese, salad, baked green beans, fruit
vegetable fried rice
Thursday homemade spaghettios
red curry baked potatoes, baked green beans, fruit
Friday vegetable fried rice
homemade pizza
homemade spaghettios with meatballs
mac and cheese
red curry baked potatoes
vegetable fried rice
chips
chili beans
cheddar
sour cream
salsa
eggs
salad
apples
oranges
kiwis
macs
potatoes
tiny noodles
ground turkey
chicken breast
tomato puree x 2
milk
balsamic vinegar
cereal
cat food (dry)
After a daring week long bout with the stomach flu, I am happy to report that I feel much better and I’m looking forward to eating real food and even better yet, cooking real food this week.
Saturday leftovers
out @ Milan’s
Sunday toast and eggs
fish and chips
Monday mushroom risotto, baked zucchini fries, fruit
mini chicken pot pie
Tuesday vegetarian stoch eggs, salad, carrots and hummus, fruit
black bean tortilla soup, cornbread muffins
Wednesday mini chicken pot pie, salad, bread, fruit
mushroom risotto
Thursday sun dried tomato babka, cream cheese, cold cuts
pasta with vegetables
Friday black bean tortilla soup, roasted corn salad, cornbread muffins
homemade pizza
mini chicken pot pie
vegetarian scotch eggs
sun dried tomato babka
mushroom risotto
black bean tortilla soup
cornbread (muffins)
baked zucchini fries
veg oil
chickpeas x 2
black beans
tortillas
apples
avocado
red pepper
zucchini
mushroom
salad
grapes
apples
corn
carrots
oranges
flour
pasta
breadcrumbs
veg stock
yeast
eggs
butter
hummus
milk
sun dried tomatoes
cereal
cat food (wet)
chicken legs
frozen peas
cold cuts
These are like naan on steroids. They’re very unassuming but they were super quick to make and absolutely delicious. I didn’t do a great job at pan frying but they still were crispy and crunchy and completely satisfying. I made the dough the night before and then fried them up in the morning so that’s an option if you’re a little low on time or you like to last minute cook in the morning.
I’ve had “make ravioli” on my to do list for about 8 years and I finally did it and guess what: it was great! It probably would have been a lot easier with a pasta sheeter but doing the whole process by hand was actually not hard or that time consuming. It’s the type of recipe that you struggle with the first time but I feel like you’d get exceptionally better after 3-4 times. This is a recipe you can use to impress EVERYONE but also it was just very fresh tasting, cheap, delicious, and worth a try.