lunch 14

14 sounds like such a small number, but it feels like forever that i've been making lunches. anyhoo
main: the pierogies again w/ green peppers, onions and sauce (trying to get rid of the jar before it goes bad and then i get yelled at my the mothership...this whole cooking thing ends up me trying to get rid of food that's hanging around in the fridge)
sides: orange, leftover channa masala, and tomatoes

lunch 13

forgot to take a picture of the rest of the lunch, but this is a modified channa masala using whatever ingredients were actually in the house. chickpeas (which i forgot to cook, so they had a crunchy texture that was kind of nice, but didn't soak in the flavor very well), cumin, paprika, lemon juice, some tomatoes, onions, garlic w/ rice

the recipe came out too bland, it would have tasted much nicer in the sauce from the vegetarian chili

lunch 12

boringness ensues

main: ham and cheese sandiwch

sides: broccoli & hummus, apple and banana

like i said, boring...

lunch 11

back to original posting.

main: vegetarian chili w/ flax seed bread
sides: yogurt and granola, banana, veggies w/ hummus






a close up of the chili i made. really quick and easy w/ the whole 1 pot thing

sauteed onion w/ cumin, oregano and salt, then added the chopped green pepper, garlic and veggie crumbles. after that was the tomatoes, chili powder, pepper, kidney beans, chickpeas and corn, boil then simmer for a good 20-30 minutes so everything can get nice and flavorful.

i think next time i want to try adding some zucchini and trying tofu instead of veggie crumbles (i used boca, which has a rather rubbery texture, although s4 disagrees). the parentals think it tastes indian, prolly from the cumin.

lunch 10

this picture looks so much nicer than the plastic containers. mebbe i'm gettin lazy already. anyway

main: tofu and veggies stirfried with garlic love (trying to get rid of the last vegetables in the fridge so i can finally buy some new stuff)

can't see the sides but she had an orange and pita w/ cheese...

lunch 9

main: leftover chicken, spinach, penne, broccoli tossed in olive oil and pepper

sides: spinach wrapes with ham (from heavenly ham, which i'm told is yummy) and havarti, apple and a slice of mimi's birthday cake (thanks!)



it's mommy's bday. made her a card. got the cupcake idea
off of a scrapbooking sticker...

lunch 8

ugh. the lighting is terrible in the kitchen...

main: penne, sauteed veggies with chicken

sides: broccoli (melted havarti on top, not shown), apple and graham crackers with pb and chocolate chips