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!
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
Menu: Company
Finally people over this weekend for the first time since buying all our cool housewares and it feels good. One of my favorite things is hosting people and making menus (you couldn’t have guessed I know) so I’m really looking forward to it and maybe it will take my mind off worrying for a minute.
Saturday eggs and toast
pub party: pretzels with mustard dip, scotch eggs, loaded pub salad
Sunday leftovers
vegetable quiche
Monday salami sandwiches, boiled egg, salad, fruit
lentil falafel
Tuesday vegetable quiche, yogurt with fruit and honey, carrots and hummus
coconut curry soup
Wednesday lentil falafel, spiced rice, yogurt sauce, spicy pickles, fruit
salami sandwiches, salad
Thursday coconut red curry chicken and rice soup, salad, bread, fruit
pasta with vegetables
Friday vegetable polenta, salad, fruit
homemade pizza
Things to Make
pretzels
scotch eggs
lentil falafel
vegetable quiche
coconut red curry chicken and rice soup
Shopping List
coconut milk
bananas
red pepper
carrots
cucumbers
tomatoes
garlic
onions
zucchini
rosemary
salad x 2
pasta
rice
red lentils
yeast
stock mix
flake salt
breadcrumbs
bread
mustard dip
parmesan
butter
yogurt
goat cheese
milk
lemon juice
ground turkey
chicken breast
Bento: #7
Last week was only four days of work because Good Friday is a day off here which means I only made four bentos and we just ate leftovers on Friday which is a lot easier anyway. Tried to do a little change up with including a salad as the main course for one of the days but Andrew still insists on salads nearly every day so there’s a lot of boring salads.
Lemony Vegetable and Lentil soup, bread, grapes, boiled egg
Greek inspired salad (balsamic marinated chicken, tzatziki sauce, feta), rice, mandarin, walnuts
Cheese and spinach Piroshki, side salad, spicy pickles, mandarin, boiled egg, salad dressing
Fish Cakes, Tartar Sauce, grapes, spicy pickles, side salad, apple
Menu: No Bunny Holiday
I didn’t realize that a holiday on Friday might mean stuff was closed all weekend so I’m really just hoping that’s not the case because we don’t really have enough food in the house to last the weekend but I’m sure there will be things open on Saturday and probably we won’t starve either way because I do have a lot of potatoes in the house!
Saturday out somewhere
salmon and couscous
Sunday pancakes
dumplings, miso soup, and rice
Monday meatball sandwhich, carrots and hummus, salad
vegetable lasagna
Tuesday japanese style curry, rice, miso bussel sprouts, apple
cheesy vegetable rice bake
Wednesday pea soup, brioche, salad, apple
meatball sandwhich
Thursday vegetable lasagna, salad, boiled egg, carrots and hummus
japanese curry
Friday pan fried halloumi salad, fruit, a sweet
breakfast burritos
Things to Make
japanese style chicken curry
sweet potato and turkey meatballs
brioche buns
vegetable lasagna
minty pea soup
trash casserole
pan fried halloumi salad
Shopping List
white vinegar
tortilla
beans
canned tomato x 2
salad
avocado
red onion
lemon
mint
basil
zucchini
carrots x 2
brussel sprouts
apples
bananas
strawberries
sweet potato
red pepper
tomatoes
pasta sauce
salad dressing
couscous
rice
flour
yeast
toilet paper
milk
butter
eggs
cheese
hummus
mozzarella
ricotta
halloumi
frozen peas
frozen mixed veg
chicken
ground turkey
dumplings
Bento: #6
I think salads are boring but it’s what Andrew wants so I guess I’ll just keep packing them and be bored out of my mind looking at these pictures. I keep wanting to shake things up but I’ve been really slacking on my meal prep so I never get around to it. I was hoping to get some back end stuff done this weekend but it didn’t really happen so we just gotta march on.
Baked len
Baked Falafel, Chili-Yogurt Sauce, Salad, Roasted Spiced Potatoes, Apple
Chicken Goulash, Rice, Salad with Carrots, Apple
Minestrone, Bread, Salad, Cherry Tomatoes, Apple
Aloo Dahi (pan fried potatoes in yogurt sauce), Rice, Carrots and Hummus, Strawberries
Menu: Paper
Today is my half birthday and it feels like that’s an auspicious thing. The weather is starting to go from bleak to quite lovely actually. By the time we go on vacation we’ll be trading off nice weather for more nice weather so that’ll be funny. In the mean time here is a menu as per usual.
Saturday leftovers
out for dinner
Sunday toast and eggs
gyro chicken salad with feta
Monday pasta with vegetables, carrot cake, salad
piroshiki, salad
Tuesday gyro chicken salad with feta, walnuts, hummus and carrots, fruit
red lentil soup
Wednesday piroshiki, salad, fruit
fish cakes, yogurt sauce, french fries
Thursday red lentil soup, boiled egg, bread, fruit
pasta with vegetables
Friday fish cakes, yogurt sauce, french fries, salad
black bean nachos
Things to Make
gyro chicken salad
piroshiki
red lentil soup
fish cakes
carrot cake muffins
Shopping List
walnuts
onion
grapes
salad
apple
carrots
zucchini
potatoes
pepper
oranges
cucumber
sugar
black pepper
bread
milk
feta
yogurt
butter
vene juust
sour cream
cereal
chicken breast
white fish
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black beans
nacho chips x 2
salsa
melting cheese
Bento: #5
It was too hectic this week and I was only able to make 3 bentos and honestly they’re even more boring than average but it’s still better than zero bentos (in theory). I missed cooking though so I’m kind of looking forward to getting back in to the swing of things next week. Also I’m excited to study Estonian again! Four days was a good break but I feel like I forgot stuff!
Stir Fry Vegetable Noodles, Carrots and Hummus, Apple
PB and J on Black Bread, Chips, Boiled Egg, Apple, Salad
Savory Turnover (pear chutney, Havarti, walnuts), carrots and hummus, apple, salad
Menu: Study Buddies
It’s April Fools Day but instead of playing a trick on someone I’m mostly just going to take a walk, go food shopping, rest, and study my Estonian. I don’t even know if April Fools is a thing in Estonia so maybe it’s just not and I can live my life peacefully instead!
Saturday veg noodle stir fry
leftovers
Sunday toast and eggs
mac and cheese
Monday falafel, yogurt sauce, salad, spiced baked potatoes
chicken goulash, rice, salad, fruit
Tuesday minestrone, challah, fruit, boiled egg
fish, couscous, salad
Wednesday mini quiche, salad, apple, carrots and hummus
dahi aloo, rice, fruit, cherry tomatoes
Thursday chicken goulash, rice, fruit, salad
minestrone, challah, fruit, boiled egg
Friday dahi aloo, rice, fruit, cherry tomatoes
pizza
Things to Make
goulash
dahi aloo
minestrone
falafel
challah
Shopping List
EVOO
white beans
canned tomato x 2
salad
cherry tomatoes
apples
oranges
carrots
zucchini
celery
coffee
elbow macaroni
pasta sauce
red lentils
yeast
yogurt
milk
cereal
cat litter
cat food
chicken thigh
Bento: #4
Even though I have more time to make food, I am still trying to keep things simple. When you I have an unlimited time frame to do something one of either two things happens: I procrastinate and never get anything done OR I pick extremely over elaborate things and I waste all the extra time I had on making it. I don’t want to replace 8 hours working with 8 hours cooking. I’m trying to remember that going forward.
Potato latke, sour cream and hot sauce, spicy pickles, carrots and hummus, apple 
Coconut Curry Chicken and Rice Soup, salad, banana 
Roasted vegetable pasta (sauce on the side), breadsticks, grapes, cheese, cherry tomatoes 
Shrimp fried rice, spicy pickles, boiled egg, orange 
Cheese and bean quesadillas, sour cream and salsa, spiced rice salad, oranges