Lunch is Resistance

Avocado Sonoma Chicken Salad - taken from YourHealthista. Very...

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:35:37 -0700

Avocado Sonoma Chicken Salad - taken from YourHealthista. Very yummy and filling! Though, I forgot to add in the celery when I bought some just for this recipe.

Other differences - I cheated and bought pecans that were already roasted.

Another really quick, lazy lunch - a veggie crudite with...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:44:08 -0700

Another really quick, lazy lunch - a veggie crudite with carrots, cucumber, apple slices, and dressing. Threw in a Babybel cheese for some protein.

Scrambled egg white, carrot and potato kinpira, apple slices,...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:14:24 -0700

Scrambled egg white, carrot and potato kinpira, apple slices, diced avo, and a cherry tomato.

With a lot of carrots in the fridge - I really wanted to think of other ways to prepare them other than eat them raw. Kinpira is a yummy way to stir-fry veggies. I cheated a bit with this recipe by using frozen shredded hashbrowns. Still came out sweet, spicy, & tasty!

I had a hankerin’ for this chicken recipe. I sprinkled a...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:45:12 -0700

I had a hankerin’ for this chicken recipe. I sprinkled a bit of this awesome Japanese citron pepper into the almond meal breading in addition to squeezing some lime juice for some extra tang.

What’s really great about this recipe is that it still tastes great at room temperature - which is really handy since I’m always too hungry to heat up my food after my lunchtime workout (and, also I don’t want to heat up any food in plastic containers).

So today’s lunch included the chicken with diced avocado, apple slices and carrot sticks.

Whoa! How long has it been? Of course, I get lazy too sometimes,...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:03:22 -0700

Whoa! How long has it been? Of course, I get lazy too sometimes, but still want to brown-bag my lunch. So I made a snack-plate kind of lunch after seeing this post on Your Healthista. It might not look like much, but it was quite filling!

Hard boiled egg, Babybel cheese, grapes, spicy-sweet pecans, and veggie sticks.

Spinach and tomato omlette with a side of asparagus.

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:50:11 -0800

Spinach and tomato omlette with a side of asparagus.

Howdy! I’ve still been making my own lunches - but these...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:46:38 -0800

Howdy!

I’ve still been making my own lunches - but these days I’ve been a tad bit too busy enough to make them presentable. I’m also trying to lo-carb it. Though that doesn’t mean I will give up rice. EVER.

I’ve also been bringing along heat-up lunches so my plastic bento boxes are taking a little break for now until the weather warms up.

What we have here - black beans and corn cooked with some taco seasoning mix, tomatoes, and a Babybel cheese to melt over when it comes time to nuke it!

BRR! It’s too cold now to have cold lunches so often, so...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:51:57 -0800

BRR! It’s too cold now to have cold lunches so often, so I’m kicking off this week with some lunches that require a microwave!

This one’s partially homemade: quinoa with turkey meatball & fish nuggets from Trader Joe’s, leftover roast veggies, and green beans.

Avocado stuffed with grilled chicken and corn, veggie sticks,...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:04:58 -0700

Avocado stuffed with grilled chicken and corn, veggie sticks, Baby Bel cheese, and pear slices.

Baked chicken nuggets breaded in panko and almond meal, purple...

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:42:40 -0700

Baked chicken nuggets breaded in panko and almond meal, purple potatoes, asparagus, and veggie sticks.

The container is a new, non-fancy bento box I couldn’t resist buying because it came with an adjustable divider, I don’t have a single-tier bento, and because it was cheap!

Hamburger potstickers! This was one of my most ambitious lunches...

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:19:24 -0700

Hamburger potstickers! This was one of my most ambitious lunches yet - everything, including the wrappers are homemade. Wrappers made using this recipe, and instead of a traditional potsticker/gyoza filling, I was inspired by this recipe for cheeseburger dumplings.

The filling was made with ground beef, sauteed onions & mushrooms, parsley, pepper, a mix of chili salts, and mustard.

Wedged between them are pieces of steamed purple sweet potatoes. Second tier includes the usual veggie suspects.

Friday’s lunch is a bit indulgent with some treats from...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:52:28 -0700

Friday’s lunch is a bit indulgent with some treats from today’s farmer’s market!

Empanada from El Porteno - Carne one half, Fugazzeta the other half. Asparagus, strawberries, & veggie sticks!

Fried brown rice with egg, seasoned ground beef, and veggies....

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:35:30 -0700

Fried brown rice with egg, seasoned ground beef, and veggies. Broccoli, veggie sticks, and blackberries.

Jalapeno lime chicken - recipe courtesy of YourNutritionista...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:33:24 -0700

Jalapeno lime chicken - recipe courtesy of YourNutritionista accompanied with asparagus, veggie sticks and blackberries.

Ground beef soboro over brown rice, asparagus, veggie sticks,...

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:00:44 -0700

Ground beef soboro over brown rice, asparagus, veggie sticks, strawberries.

Lunches are back! Pan fried chicken breast that was marinated in...

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:50:47 -0700

Lunches are back!

Pan fried chicken breast that was marinated in an experimental mix of sesame oil, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, green onion and a mess of other spices (turned out really yummy), purple potatoes, carrots and strawberries.

Hi, I am on a quest to prepare food for my weekday lunches as well. Was just wondered if you heat your food before you eat them? And how long is it from the time you prepare them and the time you eat them?

Mon, 09 May 2011 21:16:45 -0700

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my blog :).

The lunches that are in the plastic bento boxes I eat cold or at room temperature. They normally say that they are safe to heat up in the microwave w/out the lid, but I prefer not to heat up any foods at all in those! The lunches that you see in my much older entries - in the glass containers or Tupperwares, I heat up unless they’re meant to be eaten cold.

For the lunches in bento boxes, I make them the night before and stick them in the fridge. If the lunch has something that has perishable items like cheese, I put them in a fridge at work. If it’s, say rice or noodles, I keep them at my desk. The veggie sticks & fruit still stay cool by noon when I eat.

I would highly recommend reading Just Bento’s lunch safety tips too :).

I wish you could make me lunch every day. I'm a picky eater but everything on this blog looks effing delicious. You are truly a lunch master XD

Sat, 07 May 2011 14:29:47 -0700

Aw! Thanks for the kind words! I love cooking for others too. I hope my lunch pics offer a bit of inspiration :). Thanks for reading (or rather looking? LOL) my blog!

A hodge-podge of veggies with chicken sauteed in olive oil. Side...

Wed, 04 May 2011 21:07:50 -0700

A hodge-podge of veggies with chicken sauteed in olive oil. Side of veggies, of course!

Quesadilla with lite cheddar, tomatoes, bell pepper, and salami...

Mon, 02 May 2011 20:54:28 -0700

Quesadilla with lite cheddar, tomatoes, bell pepper, and salami in a whole wheat/corn tortilla. Edamame & grape tomatoes. Veggies & mango.