So, What's for lunch today?

Working At The Preschool Lunch

2012-02-24T16:17:00.003-08:00

Lunch today was just sad. I was working my co-op shift, with both kids (the 3 year old who attends the co-op and the 18 month old who rides along). My older daughter pulled her pink lunchbox from her cubby and we pulled out everything I had put in there: 2 sun-butter-and-honey sandwiches, 2 lemon yogurts, 1 Odwalla snack bar that I thought would be sufficiently gross that neither kid would want it, and some crackers, which for some reason are like cigarettes in jail for these kids. I ate bites of everything in between referee-ing their manic lunch eating, which involved dancing, growling like baby lions, and flinging yogurt hither and yon. And they BOTH wanted the gross snack bar. By the end of it I actually had yogurt in my hair. And somehow managed to NOT make the salty jokes on that subject that I was tempted to make. Appropriate for once!!!!

homemade hummus sandwich

2012-02-23T16:02:00.001-08:00

i made hummus for a work assignment, mixed in some za'atar seasoning, and it made a faboo sandwich. the girls had tortellini, two helpings. yay

Fruits and Grains

2012-02-15T17:02:00.000-08:00

Work has been crazy busy, making me work and eat at the same time so today I ate a banana and a peanut butter oatmeal bar. It did the job though and I was able to keep working right through until 4:00!

~peaceful reader

omg the best lunch

2012-02-14T17:53:00.000-08:00

there was this place in our neighborhood called maggie mudds that made dairy-free ice cream. I am a lactard -- I get all gassy when I have lactose -- so finding this gem was like finding nirvana. When the extended family came to town, we'd always go there. THe kids always had ice cream cakes for their birthdays. My sister and I would text each other if we saw mint chocolate chip on the menu, and/or buy an extra pint, knowing how precious it was. Welp. Last year they vanished, a victim of this craptastic economy. When I walked by and found it empty and closed, I wailed aloud; on the window, someone had scrawled "WHY?" It was sad and awful.

Then, today, I was walking past after an extremely arduous uphill climb with the double stroller. "I want to go to an eating store," my daughter told me. "I want to go to that one." She pointed at the former Maggie Mudd's, which was ... open! I popped my head in. Four Asian women were making amazing-looking sandwiches. We're low on cash, but not THAT low -- I ordered up a shrimp-balls hero (heh heh) and a pulled-brisket sandwich. The girls picked them apart and ate what they wanted -- two shrimp balls and a whole lot of bread -- and I ATE THE REST. And it was AWESOME. Then my husband came in and surprised us! And we went out for frozen yogurt, because the active cultures somehow protect me from the gassiness? I dunno. So, I miss you, Maggie Mudd, but welcome, as-yet-unnamed sandwich place on cortland street!

Vegetable masala burgers

2012-02-03T13:13:00.000-08:00

I wish I could say I'm creative enough to just whip these up myself, by my friends at Trader Joe's have these delicious frozen burgers that I love. Lots of curry and spices with big chunks of vegetables. One of those with spinach on a sandwich thin, with an apple and cupcake. Good enough for a Friday!

Minimalist Lunch

2012-02-01T14:02:00.000-08:00

Today I cleaned out my lunch cupboard because I forgot to pack something. I had the last 10 gluten-free crackers in the box and about 5 dates from a box a friend brought me from Colorado. It was book club day at lunch in the library and the students were like, "that's your lunch?" Yes.

Michelle @ Peaceful Reader

Tuesday, tomato-mozzarella-pesto sandwiches

2012-01-31T17:56:00.001-08:00

I froze a bunch of ice cubes of pesto, um, a year and a half ago. But it still tastes good! Our freezer is extra cold.

We had enough of a long baguette left that I could cut it into sandwiches (the long way, like a sub), and we had both mozzarella cheese and cherry tomatoes, so I spread the pesto on the bread (adding some olive oil, too), sliced the tomatoes and cheese up, and layered them on top. (Actually, b sliced them up and finished sticking them in the toaster, because in the middle of this L woke up from his nap and the dishwasher fooled me into thinking he'd gone back to sleep... so after 5 minutes of crying he was too clingy to let me finish making the lunch.) We ate the sandwich open faced.

L, once he calmed down enough to go in the high chair, ate some tomatoes and cheese, some leftover rutabaga, and some leftover pork chop, and actually drank some milk.

Turkey sandwich with cranberry-horseradish relish

2012-01-30T14:00:00.000-08:00

It's hard to get the girls to eat anything but mac and cheese. One old reliable staple is turkey or chicken lunchmeat, so today I busted some out and handed it to their dad, who is home today and every day till a new job shows up. Anyway, I had an hour to do some work, so I slapped some on a sandwich with this really great relish my stepkids gave me for hanukkah, and I disappeared into the office to inhale it. Also iced herbal tea and Zoloft.

Leftovers and Ants

2012-01-30T09:24:00.000-08:00

I had two small leftover minute steaks, so we had those (split 4 ways), leftover baked beans, and Ants on a Log. The kids ALL ate the ants on a log (H left the celery), and the meat. LE liked the beans.

bagels and cream cheese saturday

2012-01-28T14:04:00.000-08:00

We went out to breakfast and then didn't get around to eating lunch until almost 3. Huge breakfast, so lunch was bagels with cream cheese for the adults and baby, and half a bagel with butter for the kindergartener. Have not posted for a bit, trying not to let boring lunches stop me.

Better late than never...

2012-01-20T11:40:00.000-08:00

Even though it's almost 3, I'm just finally sitting down to eat. Garbanzo bean soup and a thrown together salad is for eating today. This soup is like hot, delicious hummus and I absolutely love it...perfect for this freezing day!

Easy peanut noodles

2012-01-19T09:41:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting to try to make peanut noodles at home, despite never having seen them at a restaurant. I read a bunch of recipes and then decided simple was better. I made a sauce with chunky peanut butter, soy sauce, a dash of ginger and cayenne, a splash of cider vinegar (would rather have had lemon juice) and water to thin it. I mixed it with spaghetti noodles. All three kids scarfed it down, and ignored the chicken nuggets I made with it. Definitely doing this again, next time with a little meat and green onions.

Boring, again. Tuesday.

2012-01-17T15:40:00.000-08:00

Today was clean out the fridge day for me- I had the last of the lettuce with cheese, bacon bits, carrots, and garbanzo beans with a little oil and vingear on them. With the ever present Ranch dressing.

The kids have chicken nuggets, pasta and a tiny spoon of garbanzo beans, of which they ate none.

2012-01-17T12:55:00.000-08:00

After a long hiatus - think years - my lunches haven't changed much.

I am still eating the Jolly Green Giant Vegetable Medley for lunch and today added an apple. Not very creative, but tasty.

Monday, Oasis buffet

2012-01-17T08:38:00.000-08:00

On our way to the highway there is a Brazilian restaurant with a heaping buffet where you get stuff, weigh your plate, and pay by weight. (Occasionally their scale is way off in our favor, too - but I think it all averages out in the end.)

It was MLK day and there was no school and no work, we were doing errands, and to get a move on we decided to stop there instead of having lunch at home. It's quick, there is stuff each kid likes, and when you are starving everyone winds up eating before they can have too much of a tantrum. And it's tasty and inexpensive for restaurant food. K always eats Brazilian-BBQ-cooked steak and french fries and some fruit, I had a few stewy things from the hot part of the buffet and some salad, L ate everything in sight, and b had a smattering of a bunch of stuff and some grilled meats too.

Green Monster

2012-01-16T09:03:00.000-08:00

We had a very long night with E. last night, so lunch was kinda breakfast too. I had a "green monster, " which is much more appetizing than it sounds. Spinach, almond milk, flax seed, peanut butter, and a banana all run through the blender. Deliciously green and filling!

Fish cakes, rice and peas

2012-01-15T12:00:00.000-08:00

The fish cakes were a leftover invention - some polenta from yesterday's dinner, some already cooked fish scraps that came off the spine after making fish broth, an egg, salt+spices, and some flour, shallow-fried. One fish cake disappeared from the high chair and we looked all over for how L had managed to toss it into his seat or onto the ground.. but in fact, he had devoured it and got a second one.

Rice was going in the rice cooker and I added peas and a splash of wine partway through. Then I had to serve rice with peas carefully removed to K, who had her peas separately straight out of the freezer bag. But she did eat the fish cakes, insisting they were actually made of meat.

Leftovers for me!

2012-01-12T10:44:00.000-08:00

I had leftover shells stuffed with broccoli and ricotta. It's one of the freezer meals I put together before E. was born and it was pretty tasty for having sat in the freezer for a couple of months. I also had an extra 5 minutes, so I threw together a small spinach salad. Spinach, red onion, cucumber, and feta with a olive oil vinaigrette. The baby weight is going to come off, I'm determined!

Leftovers, Lisa

2012-01-12T10:19:00.000-08:00

Today the kids and I had leftovers. We had potatoes and carrots, fried (sauteed?) in a bit of cooking spray, and leftover pork roast chopped up as bbq. We also have a couple Cuties. I ate all of mine, The Bug and Bo Peep ate the pork and the cuties (the Bug also picked out and ate his carrots), and the Princess ate the Cuties.

Thursday Lunch

2012-01-12T10:13:00.000-08:00

To drop the couple of pounds I gained over Christmas-curses to all those yummy treats I enjoyed, like the homemade toffee my friend Barb sent me, I've vowed to eat a light lunch. Today it was three juicy clementines.

~michelle @ peaceful reader

Leftover jumbalaya

2012-01-09T20:00:00.000-08:00

I had leftovers. The kids had leftovers with a bagel and fresh pineapple. The Bug ate some of each. The Princess ate her bagel. Bo Peep wouldn't eat any of it.

Cold Vietnamese Noodles with Beef

2012-01-09T17:00:00.000-08:00

If I drop Randy at work in the morning, I get an extra half hour in the office to myself. Totally worth it, plus it cuts an hour off his commute. My friend Cindy works right near him, so I alerted her to my arrival in her vicinity and asked her to pick a place that was cheap and kid-friendly. She picked a noodle shop near the train tracks, and oh my GOD it was good. She got spicy kimchee with seafood over fried rice, which I stuck my fork in repeatedly. Abby was happy to share my noodles, but wouldn't go near the beef. The big hit was the honeydew milk-tea with pearls, of course. Om nom NOM.

I'm so excited to be invited/I invited myself to the party!

2012-01-08T15:20:00.000-08:00

I love lunch and today I'm happy to say I had leftovers; three small square pieces of Perry's Plate Zucchini Pizza. I made it last night and my husband and I couldn't finish it all. He kind of likes regular pizza but he humors me with my fancy pizza. He did admit that the garlic oil on the crust was what made it so delicious.

I used the second dough to make a kid-friendly pizza with red sauce and a little bit of freshly grated mozzarella on top. The kids ate all their pizza-it helped that Groovy Girl had two friends over but Teenage Boy ended up having to eat a "second" dinner of Amy's mac and cheese.

I love leftovers!

~michelle @ peaceful reader

Bacon And Jam Sandwich

2012-01-08T14:27:00.000-08:00

Randy fried up some turkey bacon and asked me if I'd like it on a sandwich while I worked. I said yeah, and he hesitantly asked "do you want something ... something sweet on it?" This grosses him out, but he knows salty plus sweet is my FAVE. "Yes, put cream cheese jam on it," I told him. "The cranberry-horseradish jam." He sighed, but made a hell of a sandwich. Om nom nom.

January 8, Lisa, Jambalaya

2012-01-08T13:32:00.001-08:00

Today Mike made a big pot of jambalaya (or, South Dakota Style jambalaya)- Chicken, sausage, rice, bell peppers, onions, okra. Very yummy and not too spicy for everyone.

Vacationing in Tampa - Gina

2010-06-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

Today (and yesterday as well), we are in Tampa with my husband on his business trip. The boys and I wake up and enjoy a huge breakfast in the lobby. Then we change and stay in the pool until lunch. We come back to the room where I make sandwiches (or leftovers from dinner the night before). We have puddings, applesauce, oranges, chips and it is a variable feast. Then we nap for hours. Get a shower and get ready for our evening with Daddy. It is so relaxing and fun. I wish we had a couple more days before we have to leave. But sadly this is our last full day. Tomorrow, it is breakfast and then driving home all day.

For lunch, I had half of a Bacon Chicken sandwich from last night, chips, and pudding. I forgot to get a cup of oranges for myself. Maybe I will have a snack later. Mmmmmm.

I forgot for a sec...Then I remembered - Natalie

2010-06-15T18:19:00.000-07:00

I have not posted here for a long time and when I clicked for a new post I forgot for a sec what I had for lunch today. Is that a sign of aging? I wondered what it would be like months or years from now, I may never remember today's date or worst plunged into a total nightmare of forgetting my name and my home address. So there I was staring at the screen thinking. Wait, what was I thinking?

Oh yeah...my lunch today was a Granola bar.

Tuesday, June 16, Lisa

2010-06-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

Leftover cheese tortellini with red sauce
Zucchini sauteed with onion, topped with feta.
Kool-aid because my husband STOLE THE LAST SODA.

Tuesday, June 8, Lisa

2010-06-08T10:22:00.001-07:00

Leftover hamburger with tomato and red onion.
Chili cheese fritos
Watermelon
Sprite

April 22, Lisa.

2010-04-22T10:33:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a while.

I've been having awesome sandwiches this week:

Morning Star Farms Spicy Black Bean patty
mayo
red onion
avocado
on toasted hamburger buns

Usually with corn chips, but today I'm thinking apple slices.

Finally! I've Eaten Something Different- Tina

2010-03-23T03:59:00.000-07:00

I confess to not posting for a long time because I have eaten the exact same thing for weeks and weeks. Last week was spring break and my best lunch (partly because I didn't have to prepare it myself) was eaten at The Rainforest Cafe at the Mall of America. The Guacamole Burger had lettuce, tomato, cheese, guacamole, bacon and onion stacked on it. It was delish! Half a burger would have been fine, but I just couldn't stop eating and ended up stuffing myself.

Why I Rarely Post

2010-03-11T19:30:00.000-08:00

Same boring lunch as usual:

- Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich
- Granola Bar
- Some carrots

Veggie Lunch

2010-03-11T15:15:00.000-08:00

I've been MIA lately. Sorry.

Today I had a bean and rice burrito and a side salad. Okay, I added some tortilla chips and salsa but only a small handful. I felt like I needed some additional crunch. It was goooood.

Embarrassing lunch

2010-03-11T15:10:00.000-08:00

I had one skinny cow ice cream sandwich and a diet Coke. Yup, uber-healthy. That's me.

2/27/10

2010-02-28T06:15:00.000-08:00

For the third week in a row, my Saturday lunch was nachos and diet pepsi while watching Avatar in IMAX 3D.

I think I am in love with Sam Worthington.

Tuesday lunch

2010-02-24T08:11:00.001-08:00

I've kinda bailed on all of you lately, I apologize. Food and I are not such good friends at the moment. I am still eating though, and will try to get back into the groove!

Yesterday I had:

Tuna salad on toast with cheese and tomato (not nearly so good as I'd hoped)
plain Doritos
Dill pickle

Healthy Again (Ti)

2010-02-23T13:11:00.000-08:00

I've come to the conclusion that eating healthy is boring. It doesn't taste all that boring but talking about it, well...

Here's what I had:

Leftover grilled salmon
Garlic couscous
Braised carrots

Healthy, but I finished it just 30 minutes ago and I am already starving.

2/23/10

2010-02-23T11:29:00.001-08:00

Another pseudo taco salad for lunch today.

Chicken Adobo

2010-02-22T15:29:00.000-08:00

Marinated and cooked in salt, soy sauce, black pepper, vinegar, olive oil, water, and garlic Chicken adobo a Filipino specialty close to my heart - my fav and probably the only food I know well how to cook. The distinc aroma seeping through my nose reminds me of grandma when she was still alive. Such a lovely lovely memory...

2/20/10

2010-02-22T12:10:00.000-08:00

Pseudo taco salad.

2/18 - Thursday is My Favorite Pasta Bowl!

2010-02-18T10:47:00.000-08:00

I've fallen into what seems to be a food habit. The cafe in the building next door has "build your own" pasta bowls on Thursdays and Fridays, and I've become a Thursday pasta bowl buyer (because they're HUGE and only 6 bucks).

Today's bowl:

Bowtie pasta
Chicken
3 Meatballs (lil ones, 'cause I wanted to try 'em)
Broccoli
Zucchini
Mushrooms

And a roll.

Yum! And I can eat the other half of the bowl for dinner before I teach my night class. Voila!

Boring Lunch Today (Ti)

2010-02-17T12:49:00.000-08:00

Extremely boring lunch today. I have a doctor's appointment so I didn't plan very well AND I have no food in the house. I had a can of Amy's Organic split pea soup. That's it. It's great but I needed some crackers or a piece of fruit to round it out.

I am about to leave work for the appointment and then afterwards, I plan to hit the market. Hope you all had a better lunch than I did.

2/17 - Wednesday Leftovers!

2010-02-17T11:06:00.001-08:00

Brought a hamburger leftover from last night's dinner, a bag of Cheese Puffs, and a HUUUUGE orange. I'm on a hardcore citrus kick lately.

BBQ Tofu Cubes and Raspberries

2010-02-16T15:50:00.000-08:00

I have been trying to eat a little healthier lately and decided to try and recreate a dish that a local grocery store makes so I looked online and found a recipe for BBQ tofu cubes. I added some more veggies to suit myself and then had raspberries as a side. I think I was eating summer-y type foods in hopes that spring will come sooner than Punxatawney Phil predicted!

If interested, here's the recipe with my notes and additions:

1 box firm tofu, drained (I use extra firm, non-silken)
assorted veggies to taste (today I used broccoli and onion but I really like edamame beans in this)
1 Tablespoon oil
2/3 cup vegan BBQ sauce (not being vegan I throw in whatever BBQ sauce we have in the fridge)
1/2 cup water
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon sugar

*the recipe also calls for hot sauce to taste but since I was using habenero BBQ sauce, I skipped that and it still had enough zing to make me happy.

Dice tofu into cubes (I prefer smaller but bigger is fine too). Heat oil in a frying pan and add tofu, sauteing until tofu is a light golden brown. Set aside. Saute any veggies you've chosen until desired softness. Add tofu back into pan.

Meanwhile combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and microwave for one minute. Add into tofu mixture. Cook until sauce thickens considerably. (I still find this to be too saucy for my tastes and generally halve the sauce measurements but you might like it drippier.)

Serve hot or cold. Makes 2-4 servings.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, Christine

2010-02-16T14:01:00.001-08:00

I was going to do an update post and list my last several lunches, but I can't remember it all. I have a cold and I'm very congested, so that's making it harder to think.

I wanted homemade chicken soup for lunch today, but that would have required some effort on my part, and when I thought about it, it was already nearly 11 am so it would've taken too long anyway.

So I made a scrambled egg and ate it with a whole wheat bagel with a small amount of butter and honey.

I think I'll go make that soup right now for dinner.

Or something else really spicy to clear my nasal passages.

Snacky lunch

2010-02-13T12:06:00.001-08:00

Today was one of my stellar grazing kinds of weekend lunches. I had Stacy's Simply Naked Pita Chips and hummus. I'm hoping the kids finish the Stacy's bag so I don't have temptation left for me later!

White Chocolate Macadamia

2010-02-11T14:52:00.000-08:00

YUP! You're reading it right - I had cookies from Brent and Sam's for lunch - White Chocolate Macadamia dipped in a glass of milk. Got it from Fairway Market the other day. Definitely bad for the diet plan but worth a try while working from home. *LOVE IT* Plus my body deserves to be spoiled after shoveling that pile of unbelievable heavy snow. I am one of the unfortunates - I hear my muscles crunching...

Thursday - Tempeh Surprise! (Ti)

2010-02-11T12:51:00.000-08:00

Today, I had leftovers from dinner so in order to give you the entire story, I have to talk about dinner first.

I had this block of Tempeh in my fridge and since I had never cooked with Tempeh, I had no idea what to do with it. I saw it at Whole Foods and all my vegan cookbooks raved about it but I was so distracted when I bought it, that I didn't really buy any of the ingredients to do anything with it. Duh.

So last night I did the following:

Sauteed onions and garlic in olive oil
Broke up tempeh block and browned it a bit
Tossed in stewed tomatoes, and included just a bit of the juice
Ripped up kale (leafy green veg) and tossed that in
Added some of my Pampered Chef Sundried Tomato seasoning
Tossed in cooked, whole wheat pasta
Tossed it around and then served it up

You could add parmesan but I've given up dairy too, so that was out. It was wonderful though! The tempeh sort of reminded me of pine nuts which I cannot eat either but love.

I had leftovers for lunch but even with all the vegan-ness of this dish, I am still reacting to it a bit. Not sure what is setting me off this time. Perhaps, the tempeh was processed where nuts are processed?

Anyway, it was good and even better the 2nd time around.

Tuesday - Where Do the Days Go? (Ti)

2010-02-09T13:58:00.000-08:00

I am a bit behind in posts but here is what I put together for today's lunch:

2 cups of Trader Joe's Organic Lentil soup.
1 slice of whole grain bread, with 2 slices of Tofu cheese, broiled in the toaster oven.
1 apple (which I am about to eat since I am still starving).
Water (lots and lots)

With all of this healthy eating, I have lost a few additional pounds. I lose weight all the time and then gain it back, but this time I actually broke a plateau that I've been on for 6 weeks, so I'm happy about that.

Clearing out the fridge lunch

2010-02-08T12:28:00.000-08:00

I finished up the Chicken and Buttermilk Soup I made last week before it went off and then ate an avocado that had been hanging around here a bit too long as well, as evidenced by the amount of brown I had to scrape out of it. Now I won't feel guilty about adding to the clutter in there with leftovers from tonight's dinner. :-)

Monday, February 8, 2010 Christine

2010-02-08T11:49:00.000-08:00

I'm catching up here on some lunches, like Clover did in the previous post. Let's see...

SATURDAY

I spent virtually all day baking this awesome German Chocolate Ganache Cake for my husband's birthday, sampling everything as I went along, but those nibbles don't count towards lunch, so... I had nachos made with more left over taco seasoned beef over tortilla chips, sprinkled with shredded american cheese and microwaved for about 1 min 30 seconds, served with store bought mango salsa.

SUNDAY

Was at my daughter's all day volleyball tournament out of state, so we packed lunch in a cooler and ate it sitting on the floor of the balcony area of the gymnasium. We had turkey sandwiches on whole wheat, plain chips, grapes, an orange, an apple, store bought chocolate chip cookies and iced tea.

MONDAY (today)

I had left over corned beef hash and the smallest amount of sauteed Swiss Chard (diced corned beef, onion, and potatoes cooked in a skillet with salt, pepper and dried thyme), from Thursday night's dinner. Yikes. It tasted fine, but that's cutting it close on the spoil deadline... oops.

Catching Up... Clover

2010-02-06T12:22:00.000-08:00

I keep thinking that I'm updating this daily and then I actually look and I haven't written anything since Tuesday. What fail on my part!

Wednesday - What did I have for lunch on Wednesday? It's not like it was that long ago, why can't I remember? Was it sandwiches again? It must have been. Yes. Ham sandwiches that Oldest didn't like because I accidentally bought peppered ham instead of whatever N normally buys. I had a ham sandwich, an apple and a yoghurt of some kind.

Thursday - I was in a bit of a rush Thursday, so ended up making this chickpea salad and a couple of Nice biscuits. Salad was a mixture of cooked chickpeas, tinned sweetcorn, tuna, taco powder, breadcrumbs, a little grated cheese, and lemon juice. I love it. Usually have it with pitta bread but I seriously had nothing in the house.

Friday - N had an unexpected day off and we ended up having a lovely picnic as a family in our living room. We made ham and cheese rolls and shared some crisps and drank squash. I love picnics. Especially indoor picnics.

Saturday - It was a friend's birthday, and he invited us out for bowling followed by Nando's. I do love Nando's. I had what I always have - a chicken breast fillet burger, mango and lime sauce, no mayonnaise, with cheese and a pineapple. Plus chips and a Coke. It was very good. Next time I might order the corn on the cob just to be a little healthier, but whatever. It was a special occasion.

Saturday, Beef Kare Kare

2010-02-06T11:01:00.000-08:00

Had a full plate of Beef Kare Kare (Filipino version of the beef stew flavored and thickened in a peanut - based sauce, with a variety of vegetables). My sister cooked it for me and all I have to do is provide a complement (a real good one of course) and I was on my way through licking the very last sauce on the plate.

2/6- Movie Date

2010-02-06T05:55:00.000-08:00

As we have decided to see Avatar (although I want to see Book of Eli- Denzel Washington is just delicious), I suspect my lunch will be popcorn and diet coke.

Can James Cameron make a movie that is under two hours ever? Never mind, I digress . . .

Friday, February 5, 2010, Christine

2010-02-05T10:20:00.000-08:00

I never posted yesterday's lunch, and since it was NOT turkey on whole wheat, I figured it was worth mentioning. So, yesterday I had ...

leftover pasta with broccoli and ham in a cream sauce. It was homemade from dinner two nights prior. Yum. Don't hate me.

Today, I had more leftovers. Trying to clear out room in the fridge ... ;)

taco wrap consisting of seasoned beef, shredded cheddar and lots of lettuce topped with mango salsa all rolled up in a flour tortilla.

Of course the salsa was so yummy, I had to spoon some on my plate and eat it with a handful of tortilla chips. Then I ate all the salsa and still had chips on my plate, so I needed another spoonful of salsa. Then I ran out of the chips part, so I ... oh you know the drill. ;P

Then I had a scoop of that homemade pomegranate sherbet. What? It's Friday!

Thursday, Abbe, using stuff up

2010-02-04T20:21:00.000-08:00

We're going away for two weeks and I was ravenous.

Found leftover rice, plus a little tofu that would go bad before we came back, and some scallions - cubed the tofu in a frying pan for ~5 minutes, added scallions and some Indonesian spice mix we have right now, then added the rice that had already been reheated in the microwave. Didn't take much longer than making a sandwich and now those things aren't in the fridge!

Thursday, Gina

2010-02-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

Today was lunch at home. Our neighbors sent us home with a pineapple, papaya, and coconut after the big Lost Premiere Bash they had on Tuesday. I adore fresh pineapple. So, of course, I made my meal around it today.

Grilled Pineapple and Cheese Sandwich
Crackers with Ranch Dip
Pudding Cup

A very yummy lunch if I say so myself.

2/4/2010

2010-02-04T10:11:00.001-08:00

I am home today, so reheating some frozen ziti leftovers from way back when.

I am in carb mode today. Carving carbs big time!

Wednesday, Abbe, sandwich

2010-02-03T18:57:00.001-08:00

I've got a few freezer bags of frozen cooked cod scraps, from when we were doing our weekly whole local fish delivery (mostly cod.) I eventually figured out that after filleting the fish, boiling the spines with meat on them to make fish stock (also in our freezer in large quantities), I could take the scraps off the bones and make fish cakes out of them, or mix with mayo and pretend it was tuna salad.

This time I defrosted it from the freezer and did the same, and had a cod "tuna" salad sandwich on pumpernickel bread for lunch.

Wednesday, Gina, Playdate

2010-02-03T13:32:00.000-08:00

I feel compelled to tell you that I don't eat out all the time. It feels like every time I post my lunch I post where I have eaten. Oh, well. I should just not let it bother me.

Today was our Play-Date Wednesday. Instead of Chick Fil A, we went to the closer McDonald's. (Not nearly as good, or as good for me.)

Riley had a Happy Meal. Chicken nuggets and Fries.

I had a Happy Meal. Double Cheeseburger and Apples. I ate some of his fries...he had some of my apples.

Total Points: 14 (almost half a days point right there!)

I really don't like eating out at McDonald's because the amount of food you get is so small for the amount of points (calories, fat, etc.) But they are our only local restaurant that has a playground.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010, Christine

2010-02-03T09:50:00.000-08:00

Back to the old stand-by....

Turkey, provolone on ciabatta roll with mayo

Jamacian Jerk baked potato crisps

Water

An apple :)

2/2/10

2010-02-02T13:56:00.001-08:00

I ate vegetable lasagna from the school cafeteria.

It was yucky.

Abbe, February 2

2010-02-02T13:07:00.000-08:00

I went to a Soup Swap this weekend - brought 6 quarts of my homemade soup there,
and came back with 6 quarts of other peoples' instead, mostly frozen.

One of them was very simple a Vietnamese chicken soup with broth, rice, chicken, and fish sauce. And it sounded delicious, and I had a mishap where some of it spilled in the car on the way home, so I put it in the fridge instead of the freezer.

Today I had it for lunch, with scallions and cilantro, and the finished off lunch with a dessert soup from our dim sum party - sweet ginger soup and tofu mixed in.

Tuesday's soup day--Kristen

2010-02-02T11:56:00.000-08:00

I had a late breakfast so I had a small lunch. The good news about not being terribly hungry at lunchtime is that I didn't have any leftovers I felt compelled to eat since we ate out last night. So I cracked open a can of Amy's Lentil Vegetable Soup and went to town.

Tuesday, another sandwich, Lisa

2010-02-02T11:12:00.000-08:00

Another sandwich- bologna, turkey, cheese, mayo and pickles on white bread. (We had 2 leftover kaiser rolls that no one will admit to eating, but they are GONE. Hm.)
Ritz cracker chips

For afternoon snacks I brought an orange and a Honeycrisp apple.

Feb 2, Kara, more winter means more soup YAY!

2010-02-02T10:50:00.000-08:00

OK, so I am trying to look at the bright side! I love soup... I wish I could have weekly soup parties... but I don't know anybody else here who likes soup as much as me.

I also realize that I have been a slacker and failed to mention that most days I eat a can of Dinty Moore or Chef BoyRDee or cheese crackers or poptarts. I apologize. Anyway, today I am having another very easy soup (leftover from last night) that I love. It has ground beef, a little fresh onion and garlic (Chris made it... otherwise it would have flakes), and a few cans of tomatoes, okra and corn (I use the Margaret Holmes brand) and salt and pepper. Instant (roughly), delicious soup.

Tuesday - Healthy and Vegan (Ti)

2010-02-02T10:18:00.000-08:00

Today I brought a black bean burger and whole wheat bun. I will toast both in the toaster oven here at work and then warm up a cup of tomato soup to round it off. I am trying to live a vegan lifestyle but I am taking baby steps to get there so you may see me slip every now and then.

I really need to invest in a good vegan cookbook but many of them use such complex ingredients. I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I want quick and easy, but tasty. Anyone know of any good ones?

I plan to eat at my desk but afterward I'm heading to the university library to check out what's available.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, Christine

2010-02-02T10:16:00.000-08:00

Tuna on ciabatta roll

Jamacian Jerk baked chips

An apple

Re-heated cup of coffee from this morning

Tuesday, Salad yesterday Salad today

2010-02-02T09:15:00.000-08:00

I see salad everywhere...with grilled chicken, onions, oranges, tomatoes, egg, and green pepper toppings. My eyes are covered with green lettuce...lots of lettuce.

Tuesday, Clover

2010-02-02T08:33:00.000-08:00

Lunch today was much better. I had a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread, a peach and apricot yoghurt, an apple and a small bowl of pineapples. This is mostly because I'd just finished a 30 minute Wii workout. I couldn't look at the pizza after that!

Snow day Monday--Kristen

2010-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:00

The kids were home and we didn't feel like leaving the cozy confines of the house. So I had the rest of the delicious Broccoli Buttermilk Soup* I made for dinner last night, a handful of cherries that had seen better days, and some plain rice cakes.

*I altered the recipe just a snitch by using only 1 stick of butter instead of the full pound and used three potatoes instead of just two. I happen to have a handy-dandy immersion blender (one of my favorite kitchen tools ever!) so I just pureed the whole pot right on the stove.

Monday, leftover soup, Abbe

2010-02-01T16:43:00.001-08:00

that turkey soup from some day last week - we still had some. Now we don't.

Monday, leftovers, Lisa

2010-02-01T15:25:00.001-08:00

Leftover pulled pork with BBQ sauce on a kaiser roll with loads of sliced pickles.
Ritz cracker chips.

Monday, February 1, 2010 Christine

2010-02-01T13:27:00.000-08:00

Corned beef & mustard on a Ciabatta roll
Jamacian Jerk baked chips (Archer Farms brand from Target)

Scoop of homemade pomegranate sherbet. Recipe HERE.

Okay, okay! I confess!! It was two scoops.

The corned beef was left over from dinner a few nights ago--not the kind from the deli, so it was oh so good and oh so much better for you. Especially since it was preservative free, antibiotic free, hormone free, blah blah blah beef, too! Bought from Trader Joe's last spring and kept in a deep freeze in my basement freezer until last week.

Monday, clover

2010-02-01T13:16:00.000-08:00

Ah, the 1st of February and the erm, beginning of a certain monthly visitor. So today's lunch is quite unhealthy. But I expected that and just went with it. I actually had my favourite ever meal - leftover pizza. I had three, possibly four slices of cold leftover pizza from Pizza Hut. One slice Hawaiian, one slice Meat Feast and one (or two) slice(s) of Super Supreme (minus mushrooms, with pineapple instead). And with that, I had a half packet of gummy Haribo sweets and a little pot of chocolate custard. And a big glass of Coke.

2/1/10

2010-02-01T09:48:00.001-08:00

More Buffalo Hot Dogs!

Saturday Lunch, Tina

2010-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had to run errands, and after a long stop at the library where we met some friends, we ended up stopping at Sonic, since we still had two more stops before we could head home (living in the rural midwest means that I have to drive 25 minutes into town to go shopping, etc., and therefore do everything in one trip. So, we don't go home for lunch in between the library stop and errands). I felt quite virtuous since I had run 10 miles on the treadmill and still only ordered a grilled chicken salad at Sonic. I did get a Cranberry limeade, which I absolutely love, but was none too impressed with the salad. It was Ok, but not great.

Sunday, Dim Sum Party, Abbe

2010-01-31T18:40:00.000-08:00

Well, that was cool! We organized a homemade dim sum potluck - each person tried to bring one dim sum style Asian appetizer - we had several kinds of dumplings with various amounts of homemade-ness, steamed pork buns, sesame buns, turnip cake, scallion pancakes, ginger tofu soup, fried lotus root, Chinese greens with sauce, custard buns with crunchy "pineapple" topping, and congee. It was a little chaotic in the kitchen since many things needed to be reheated, steamed, or fried before serving but really tasty. I made two dishes since I felt like the host should put in a little extra effort - the turnip cake and one batch of the custard buns.

It was kind of lunch *and* dinner because it was plenty of food.

Sunday, Lisa

2010-01-31T11:53:00.001-08:00

Bologna, turkey and cheese sandwich with mayo and pickle.
Oranges.

Saturday, How to Fight the Freezing Cold Weather

2010-01-30T17:13:00.001-08:00

Fight eye to eye! - I had a bowl of Jamoca Almond fudge ice cream from Baskin-Robbins for lunch. I microwaved it for 15 seconds to melt.

Abbe, January 30

2010-01-30T15:14:00.001-08:00

We ordered pizza and mozzarella sticks and it was a nice lazy lunch.

Saturday Lunch

2010-01-30T12:48:00.000-08:00

I love lentil soup and I generally buy every kind I can find in the grocery store since I can never remember which brand it is that I like best. With actual snow on the ground making us feel like we live in the north again, I cracked open a can of it for lunch today. Today's brand was Health Valley and while I know a lot of people need or want lower sodium, I thought this was a little bland and chalk it up to the missing punch of salt (not that I like loads of salt). So a bowl of lentil soup, an avocado, and a cup of Christmas tea (I'm giving up diet Coke again but I needed the caffeine for my headache) made up lunch today.

1/29/2010

2010-01-29T12:26:00.001-08:00

Leftover Pork and cabbage stew (WW recipe) which is quite good, although I always need to spice it up a tad.

Friday, Natalie is Thinking...

2010-01-29T10:20:00.001-08:00

I'm still thinking what to eat for lunch. I just burned few calories and eating seems to be at the bottom of my list. I'll probably have soup too...or maybe just a granola bar again. Hmmm....

Friday, January 29, 2010 Christine

2010-01-29T09:47:00.000-08:00

I just ate a Frittata sandwich consisting of a wedge of leftover frittata (fancy name for when I cook an omelet for dinner) made with egg, onion, swiss chard and red pepper, on whole wheat bread with a slice of ham and a slice of american cheese.

Accompanied by a glass of orange juice.

1/28 : Abbe

2010-01-28T17:47:00.001-08:00

This is one step better than leftovers: 2 nights ago, or maybe last night, I made turkey broth to use some turkey legbones with a bit of meat on them. cut the meat off after cooking and put it in the same container. We also had cooked brown rice, and a leftover chicken drumstick, and the scraps from shredding a lot of turnips in the food processor - so I threw those all into the pot long enough to cook the turnips, went back to handing K a tissue for her awful runny nose every few seconds while I waited.

despite being the sick one, she didn't eat any soup - some days she likes it, but not today.

1/28/10

2010-01-28T16:03:00.000-08:00

I ate a lunchables box while waiting at Walgreen's for a prescription to be filled.

Lunch @ Home

2010-01-28T11:51:00.000-08:00

It was snowing when I got up this morning so I decided to work from home today. In turn I get to eat homemade chicken adobo with white rice. Then I had three pieces of almond clusters chocolates and later on I was finishing up a pack of M&M. Wasn't that all enough, I headed for a bowl of chocolate ice cream and finished it with a glass of water. So much for diet and exercise huh! That is why it's not safe for me to stay home all day. Not at all!!!

Thursday - Lazy Luncher (Ti)

2010-01-28T09:54:00.000-08:00

I took my walk this morning and wiped myself out. It's windy and cold and since my stomach is already yelling for food (and it's only 10am, my time) I walked across campus to get a Subway sandwich for later. I needed something a tad more substantial than my can of soup. So here is what I got:

6-inch on Honey Oat with lettuce, tomato, cheese, some red onion, avocado and some sweet onion dressing.

It's lacking a good source of protein but the bread should sustain me as I have been giving up bread lately.

Is it Friday yet?

Thursday, Clover

2010-01-28T05:06:00.000-08:00

Today, for lunch, I had two slices of 'homemade' pizza (store-bought pizza bases to which I added passata and slices of mozzarella cheese and threw it in the oven), a cherry yoghurt and a KitKat Chunky.

1/27/10

2010-01-27T19:35:00.000-08:00

I have been bad the last few days, by mixing up my meals and not eating very well. I have been feeling a lot of stress and skipping lunch because school has been keeping me busy and often too distracted to eat.

Problem is, when I get home, I am shaky and starving.

Trying other bloggers' recipes

2010-01-27T16:46:00.000-08:00

I had the last of the Tuscan Bean Soup I made over the weekend. It was not a little bit of soup that was left either but several servings worth. It is just that good! (And my hubby wanted a bowl of it to add to his dinner tonight and was not terribly pleased when I said it was gone. ) Anyway, it was a recipe I got off of Lakeside Musing and the actual recipe can be found here. Seriously good stuff which makes tasty delicious leftovers too. **picture also from Lakeside Musing but mine looked identical to this, just in a different bowl. ;-)

Classic Beef Stew Meal

2010-01-27T15:07:00.000-08:00

For $5.95, I got a bowl of a classic beef stew - bite size pieces of top round are slow simmered in a rich brown sauce with carrots, celery and onions, served over egg noodles.

Wednesday - Soup Was Calling Me (Ti)

2010-01-27T14:46:00.000-08:00

I hit a Mexican buffet for lunch. The buffet is particularly nice because the Manager makes sure that my food sensitivites are addressed. That means that the soup is not made with an animal base and that it's filled with lots and lots of veggies. Isn't that nice of him? You are probably wondering what is so great about this soup but it IS great. I top it off with cilantro and shredded cabbage and it really fills me up.

The rest of the buffet offers up your common fare...refried beans, rice, carnitas, roasted chicken, etc. I had some beans and carnitas but the rest I skipped. I was too filled up by the soup anyway.

January 27th, Melanie

2010-01-27T14:17:00.000-08:00

It is me and my boring lunch again.

Three pieces of turkey lunchment and some water.

I know that yall wish I would eat something better:)

wednesday 1/27

2010-01-27T13:12:00.000-08:00

so i am new to this, i have been reading and now my first ever post!

today i had a salad with tomatoes, cheese and green peppers with Italian dressing. Not anything too exciting but still yummy

Wednesday, Lisa

2010-01-27T11:38:00.000-08:00

Chicken, spinach, mushroom hot pocket (I did not notice any spinach, and I scraped out the 3 little bits of chicken. I think there was one or two mushrooms.)

Corn chips with cheese melted on them in the microwave.

10 minute nap that turned into 25 minutes. FYI, when setting the alarm on your cell phone, be sure to pay attention to the AM and PM part. Ooops.

Wednesday, January 27, Christine

2010-01-27T11:22:00.000-08:00

Today I made one of my all time favorite salads with my all time favorite salad dressing-- Trader Joe's Champagne Pear Vinaigrette. Delicious!

The salad is made with lettuce and or baby greens, grilled chicken, sliced pear, dried cranberries, pecans and of course the yummy dressing. For a more detailed recipe, visit my regular blog HERE.

Abbe January 27

2010-01-27T10:47:00.000-08:00

another bowl of leftover bean and meatball soup - finished it off. This one was mostly beans and vegetables but that's ok. I may have a yogurt drink if I get hungry later.

January 26th, Melanie

2010-01-27T05:37:00.000-08:00

I had a bowl of homemade chili with crackers.

It was really good but I normally don't eat that heavy at lunch as yall can all tell.

It was a nice change for me.