packable lunch
I now live alone. It’s been years since I’ve had a place to myself; it’s been nine years, to be exact. The first thing I’ve noticed so far is that I’ve grown up since then, and now actually clean and tidy the house to something very respectable. It helps that almost three quarters of my things are in storage and perhaps I should take note of this. Less is better.
But, that’s not what’s occupying my thoughts. As usual, my brain is fizzing over with deciding on what to eat next.
So far, I’m hatching a plan to eat at Guilo Guilo with a bunch of dear friends, making a list of Mexican recipes to try out while I perfect my tortilla skills (oh Bret, how I miss you), and mulling over a retrial of my infamous Chili.
But aside from that, the more practical question is how to bring a packed lunch. Looking forward in the week, I will have a stretch of four days where lunch, packed lunch, will be a necessity. In the past, my packed lunches have gone all the way from Japanese rice bowls with veggies and egg, to more simple fare like raw vegetables and some smoked fish with brown bread. But, I want these four days to count. So what to do? What to do?
Day 1 and 2 - Make some stew with lamb and serve with some couscous
Day 3 - Apple carrot and beet salad with some new potatoes and boiled eggs.
Day 4 - Swedish meatballs with sauce, gratin and steamed peas and carrots.
The important thing here is to keep something tasty that can be good warmed up or to go for light and fresh with no cooking at all. I’ve opted for comfort food the first two days because it’s (a) easy to make ahead of time (b) good to have something warmed up at work. Day 3 is a kind of cleansing operation that can be healthy when sleep deprived, plus a gratification of my ridiculous yearnings for perfect boiled eggs. Day 4 is luxury.
