Fall is upon us

I am really excited about starting with week #3. I am actually 1/2 of the way finished with the simple project. Today will be day 16 of the 31 lunches. I don't think I have learned a lot in the way of some sort of epiphany but I am proud of what I have done and it has been ups and downs most of the way.

Anyway, the menu for October 22,2012 is:

1. Cabbage and Apple Soup
2. Bacon Lettuce Mayonnaise Sandwich
3. Potato Chips
4. Carrots
5. Orange

It reminds me of the cabbage water from the movie Willy Wonka

I can't find my webcame so I don't have a picture of the BLT but it is pretty basic. Hopefully I will find it soon.

 

Marvelous Monday

Here is the menu for Monday, Oct. 15.

1. Roasted Chicken
2. Broccoli
3. Rice
4. Apple

I have started making two lunches and share them with my friend JV.  This way we can both save some money and I won't be having to eat so many leftovers :-)

next time I will take a picture
of the roasted chicken. It was really pretty.

Honeycrisp apples are one of my favorites

Brown rice and broccoli

 

Fabulous Friday

ForFriday the menu is:

1. Pumpkin Ravioli with homemade maranara sauce
2. Spinach
3. Garlic Bread
4. Honey Graham crackers

This is a scrounge around the kitchen lunch. I didn't know what to pack and was tired of sandwiches so I found the pumpkin pasta and marana sauce in the freezer.  Yeah for happy accidents.

I love garlic bread
 

I love this pic. It looks good even to me!
 

Lawn clippings?

 

Blue Monday

Here is what I will be carrying to school on Monday:

1. Egg Salad sandwich
2. Pretzel Crisps
3. Carrots
4. Blueberry Pecan+ Fiber bar

I tried to minimize the glare from the aluminium foil

There is also a new addition.  I couldn't figure out what to put in the little front pocket.  Then I realized that I could carry a cloth napkin and some cutlery.  Now, I won't have to run to the cafeteria to get a spork (froon?) when I forget something.

I may try and find some matching cupcake or polkadot material
 

 

Crazy Day

Here is what I packed for lunch:

1. Salmon loaf
2. Brussel Sprouts with Pancetta
3. Mashed Potatoes

From Smart Shoppers Cookbook
 



From Nigella Lawson's Feast
 

 

However, my friend had a horrible caffeine withdrawl (migraine, vomitting, etc.) at 4:00am. So I stayed with her. She was getting new furniture and then had to go to the have her insurance physical.
We had to take her dog to the vet to have his nail removed, then her cat got in a fight and we had to bring him in. 
Needless to say, I did not get to eat my lunch.  However, since I packed it, to me, it counts.  I think tomorrow I am going to so the easy route with peanut butter and jelly and chips. It has been quite a day.

Third in a row

Menu:

1. Lobster Bisque
2. Carrots
3. Cheetos
4. Peanut Butter crackers (in case :-)

I got up early and made my lunch today.  I found a recipe in an old book called "Quick and Tasty Meals for Two". It was Lobster Bisque.  All you do is take 1 can of tomato soup and 1 can of pea soup and mix them together in a double boiler. You add one can of milk so you need to use a double boiler to gentle heat the soup so the milk doesn't curdle.  Then add Worchestershire sauce and a dash of Tobasco.  The recipe calls for 1 can of lobster which I couldn't find.  At the grocery store they had some lobster on sale for $6 because it had to be eaten or frozen that day.  I added the two tails.

The soup turned out well.  It was supplemented with cheetos and carrots. Since I wasn't sure  how the soup would taste, I brought some peanut butter crackers as well.

Day 2

Hopefully I will get more creative with the titles of my posts. 
Hurray, two days in a row!! This may be a record of somekind for me:-)

The lunch for Tuesday is:

1. Orrechetti with Turkey Sausage and Kale
2. Carrots
3. Banana

Almost a smiley face (almost)

It looks kind of boring but I must admit the pasta with the sausage tastes really good.
Here is a better shot of my bag.



Take 2

 I don't have a digital camera so the logitech webcam is what these pictures were taken with.
Thanks to Penny who picked out the letter colors. It looks so good.
One of the ladies at school has the same bag but with different lettering. Mine is better :-) Thanks Pen!!
 

Overview

I bought this lunchbag last year.

When I bought it, I considered it a little pricey but I wanted to start taking my lunch to school.  As usual, I used it some but not as much as I would like.

So what am going to try is to get in the habit of using it on a daily basis.  I have decided to try and take my lunch to work for 31 days in a row.  Hopefully I will be in the habit and after that, taking my lunch will be second nature to me.

For my first day, the "menu" will consist of:

1. Chicken salad on mini-croissants
2. Celery sticks
3. Kale Chips
4. Cheetos

Here are pictures of the food.  (I guess that isn't really necessary but you have to start somewhere)