packing lunch - what did you bring today?

Love Child · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:43 am

Bulgur pilaf with chickpeas, mushrooms, onion, garlic spiced with allspice and cumin. Salsa Lizano on top, carrots on the side!

jdfunks · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:36 am

baked beerbbq tofu cubes, noochy roasted chickpeas with smoked salt, leftover white rice. pretending there's a green in there....

calcuhater · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:44 am

jdfunks wrote:

baked beerbbq tofu cubes

more details, please.

Wallace22 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:10 pm

Gardein pulled BBQ "pork" and a baked potato with EB. The pork is disturbingly meat-like. Think I'll stick to the spud.

GraciaKai · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:15 pm

Wallace22 wrote:

Gardein pulled BBQ "pork" and a baked potato with EB. The pork is disturbingly meat-like. Think I'll stick to the spud.

That stuff is good on a roll with some slaw! Yeah, baby!

Wallace22 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:18 pm

I'll give it a try!

birdsonawire · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:55 pm

I need to cook from AFR more often. Your lunches sound so tasty.

Today I had leftover stew of TVP beef, daikon, carrots, and bok choy. I also picked up a loaf of whole wheat sourdough for carbs. For snacks I brought dried cereal, a granola bar, clementines, and a pear.

8ball · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:38 pm

Hottie black eye peas and greens with rice.

anna bee · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:21 pm

leftover cashew vegetable korma from the ppk blog. it's delicious everyone kept saying how good it smelled. Usually I bring some sort of leftover.

Cornelie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:52 am

This morning I quickly toasted a big handful of sunflower and pumpkin seeds and prepared a small box of dressing with sesame oil and lemon juice. On the way to work I picked up a bag of mixed salad. I've now combined all of that in the big lidded bowl I brought the seeds in and it's a really nice light but filling lunch, and for less then one euro too!

I also brought two sliced apples and a small box of tahini for a dip snack this afternoon.

gossamer · **Joined:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:53 am **Posts:** 15

This thread is very inspiring..lots of great ideas. Today is another leftover day. For the first time I made a loaf last night using the magical loaf studio..it was a little on the moist side but still very good. I also brought some roasted cabbage. I try to just use leftovers as much as possible.

Phoenix · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:40 am

Alpro custard, instant coffee and a handful of Swedish Fish.

It's pretty obvious I didn't have time to prepare anything. But I do have some dried peas soaking in my kitchen...
And I'm planning on eating a huuuuge bowl of mixed salad and tofu cubes when I'm home.

8ball · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:25 am

I got a boxed lunch out of the freezer this morning. I think it was AFR vegetable korma with coconut butternut rice, but I'm not 100% certain.

happyfaced · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:34 am

we made ancho lentil tacos sunday night - so i took the leftover lentils and made them into burgers using brown rice, carrots, onion, and green pepper. this means i'm having an ancho lentil burger with rice cheeze, red onion, and relish. w00t!

Arisaig · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:35 am

I love that, on occasion, 8Ball. I usually label all of the boxes I put in the freezer but sometimes there is a mystery one in there.

I made the Caesar Chavez dressing last night so today I have a salad and lots of veggies, plus two leftover chick'n nuggets and some scrambled tofu. Four fruits and an orange scone for snacks.

phee · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:43 am

Cornelie wrote:

B_A_D wrote:

Cornelie wrote:

Pita with TVP döner kebab and garlic sauce (heated in toaster).

I think we need to hear more about this.

:-) Ok. At the start of the week, I soak some large size TVP (preferably strips) in hot water with soy sauce, preferably overnight. When well soaked, I squeeze out the excess moisture. The squeezed TVP goes into a non-stick frying pan, along with some oil and a lot of spices. Traditional kebab spices are spicy paprika, black pepper and a little nutmeg and cinnamon. I like to add some cumin. Alternatively I mix in harissa or mild hot sauce. I fry the TVP over medium heat until it's nicely browned. When cooled, I store the fried TVP in a plastic container in the fridge or freezer.

When it's time for me to pack my lunch, I fill some pre-baked pitas with the TVP and garlic mayo. At work, I put the filled pitas in the sandwich maker or toaster until they are heated and crispy. They can be heated in the microwave, but then you will get a pliable pita (not a bad thing, just different). I might also bring some lettuce to add a 'green element' to my lunch.

Another variation to the pita-in-toaster theme: fill with apple slices and a little cinnamon. When heated, this will produce an instant pita-apple-turnover thingy.

I need to make this!

Pi. · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:30 am

I need to make some food tonight so I have lunches this week... I'm determined to not give into eating out!

Today is a frozen burrito with fruit (I have blueberries, grapes, a banana, and a pear... the fruit will be for the next few days) since it's the only thing I could grab quickly. I was going to eat my leftover stuffed squash from last night, but I got hungry at 1am and finished it off then.

Dinner after work on my way to the gym is a reliable PB&J sandwich, but with my grandmas homemade crabapple jelly! I have a feeling I'll be eating one of these every day in the late afternoon or right after work.

paprikapapaya · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:41 am

Bagel with tofutti cream cheese and cucumber, baby carrots with roasted red pepper hummus, strawberries with a dollop of soy yogurt, an apple, 3 clementines. Oh and a small handful of PB-stuffed pretzels.

paprikapapaya · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:44 am

8ball wrote:

I got a boxed lunch out of the freezer this morning. I think it was AFR vegetable korma with coconut butternut rice, but I'm not 100% certain.

How do you like to pack your lunches in the freezer? I'd like to do this more often, but I only have a limited amount of tupperware and I can't have it all occupied in the freezer at once.

Wallace22 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:55 am

Steamed kale with a dollop of Campbells mushroom gravy, baked spud, banana.

DarthCupcake · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:19 am

calcuhater wrote:

jdfunks wrote:

baked beerbbq tofu cubes

more details, please.

I am in need of some of this information as well!

Today is caulipots and portobello pepper steak stew. I have enough for tomorrow also, but tomorrow night I'm going to have to cook something new or I won't have lunch on Thursday. I always run out of food midweek and it is problematic.

eatmonaeat · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:21 pm

Roasted Butternut squash with crumbled baked tempeh and gavy. A small side of cauliflower and carrot bisque, and some spicy dijon polenta.

Aubade · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:40 pm

I can't get enough of chickpea salad lately, so I bought it again for lunch this week. That's mashed chickpeas, a bit of nayonnaise, diced celery and lots of capers. I put it in pita pockets with some daiya and shredded lettuce.

Wallace22 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:26 pm

Not enough :(

xstartxtodayx · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:48 pm

Made a seitan o greatness log yesterday, so I made a sandwich out of that + veganaise, lettuce, spinach, red onion and relish. Plus a small handful of rice chips. Going to eat a grapefruit soon. Then an apple before I leave work.

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