Lunchbox Dinners

07/03/2025

BBQ Chicken Sliders 
Free range chicken, slow cooked in roasted peach-chipotle bbq sauce, shredded and served on Hawaiian rolls. I'll include a little slaw for crunch!
If you'd prefer lower carbs, let me know and I can swap lettuce wraps in place of bread :)
 
Heirloom Tomato Avocado Salad-
Sliced Farmelot heirloom tomatoes with avocado, chopped basil, mint, cilantro

BBQ Beans-
Creamy white beans simmered with tomato, caramelized onion, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar

06/27/2025

Here's the menu for this Tuesday, July 1!
Sticky Apricot Ginger Ribs-
St Louis Pork Ribs with Apricot Hoisin BBQ sauce, rubbed with white pepper and coriander.
 
Sesame Noodle Salad-
Chinese noodles with sesame-soy dressing, fresh herbs, black and white sesame seeds.

Asian Slaw-
Crunchy summer slaw of organic nappa cabbage, kale, daikon and carrot with tart lemon apple cider vinaigrette.

06/19/2025

Here is the menu for this Tuesday, June 24. This menu is portable, ready to take to the lake or the backyard or wherever you might want to go! A classic Cook's Illustrated recipe that I have been using for years, this chicken is made for picnicking! So it's great to eat cold... it's a whole cut up chicken, roasted with a spice rub (not spicy hot) and really yummy!  We'll pack it it up with some classic side dishes: a summery green bean salad and a classic potato salad.

Organic Picnic Chicken 
Classic Potato Salad-
Summer Green Bean Salad-

Vegetarian Option:
Veggie Quiche w/ organic zucchini, artichokes, basil & fontina

06/12/2025

Here is the menu for this Tuesday, June 17 :)

Larb is a Thai/Lao dish of minced chicken with lime leaf, lemongrass, fresh herbs and a toasted rice powder that contributes essential nutty flavor. It's dressed with nam pla and lime juice, a little red onion (and hot chilies on the side). You can spoon it into lettuce leaves. 

Thai Isan Chicken "Larb" with Lettuce Wraps-

Coconut Rice-

Thai Cucumber Salad-

06/05/2025

We had a great vacation but we are glad to be home and it looks like maybe warm weather is finally here, which means it's grilling season! This (June 10) menu can be made just as easily with or without a grill, but I think it will be fun to spend some time outside :)
 
Grilled Shrimp Salad with Romaine Hearts, Avocado and Charred Green Goddess Dressing

Pasta Salad with Tahini, Lemon, Cherry Tomatoes, Corn & Zucchini-

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble-
I was inspired by a crumble shop that we visited in London...people are VERY into rhubarb over there!  And my garden is bursting with rhubarb so it's perfect timing... Fresh strawberries macerated with roasted rhubarb and a splash of vanilla, spooned into cups with crumbly oat and brown sugar topping, garnished with a dollop of yogurt custard.

06/02/2025

Finally made it to an Ottolenghi restaurant ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

05/29/2025

05/26/2025

Great dinner at Mirin: Monkfish, guanciale, furikake/chilli crunch noodles/Korean chicken with reaper gochujang glaze/pigeon breast with haggis, pistachios, fried bread, crispy kataifi/hand ripped noodles with deer curry, black pudding, spiced cashew, dirty egg

05/24/2025

OMG so good! Bhel... khulfi on a stick...makhmali paneer... cardamom mai tai!!! And lots of other stuff but I forgot to take pix!!!

05/24/2025

First night in UK

05/15/2025

Here's the menu for this Tuesday, May 20!

Polenta Lasagne-
Creamy polenta layered with fresh mozzarella, basil, handmade tomato sauce.

Italian Chopped Salad-
Salad of organic cherry tomatoes, artichokes, fennel and celery with lemon olive oil dressing, parsley, crushed capers and parmesan cheese.

Focaccia-
Handmade Italian style bread made with organic flour & extra virgin olive oil.

05/08/2025

Here's the menu for this Tuesday, May 13.

Chicken Tacos "Vampiros"-
Corn tortillas griddled with melted jack and Oaxaca cheeses, filled with shredded organic chicken "manchamanteles style" and pineapple pico de gallo.
Manchamanteles sauce is made with tomato, ancho chile, pineapple and smoky chipotle. It will be a little bit spicy but not super hot. 

Vegetarian version with spiced crispy butternut squash, pasilla chilies and roasted corn, with the same melted cheeses.
 
Frijoles Peruanos de la Olla-

Organic Rainbow Slaw with Lime Dressing-