Stage 2: Add Bacon

Last night I came home with a plan to go to bed and get an early start. Somewhere along the way I accidentally fried up some garlic-ginger green beans with tofu and fried rice. It happens, right?

So I packed some in a lunchbox and took it to work. I got hungry, I microwaved my meal, and I dug in. I tried to manage hearty gusto, but I knew in my heart there was something missing. So I went down to the cafeteria downstairs from my office and added 3 pieces of bacon, and I dug in. And it was good. So very good.

This post is dedicated to Andrew and all his coworkers for teaching me the Add Bacon rule, and to Yung yung's restaurant for reminding me that fried pork is a condiment.

Karaage Chicken & Teriyaki

Contents:
Fruit
Karaage Chicken (recipe below)
Kale, Carrots, & Broccoli fried in a nonstick pan with teriyaki sauce (the thin marinade/sauce kind, not the thick stuff)

Chicken Curry

Contents:
Chicken Curry w/ Rice
Yam slices with cucumber centers
Apple muffin
Fruit

Batch Cooking Beef

I finally got around to doing some lunch box prep! I made meatballs, miniature burger patties, teriyaki kobobs, and the filling for some miniature jamaican patties. Oh, and some more soboro. I now have a freezer stash for lunches whenever last nights leftovers are lacking in the protein department. If not for this, I'd be eating hard boiled eggs molded into fun shapes all the time. Wait, I like that. I guess I'll just do both. Variety is good in a meal. :)

Breaskfast Burritos

Today we made paper towel rolls! mmm!

Actually, it's a breakfast burrito, I'll post photos when I get a chance, which may not be for a while what with my skipping town for a week starting tomorrow.

Spaetzle!

Today I got a new spaetzle press, finally a good one, and made up a batch of the stuff with chicken, mushrooms, and 5 year aged cheddar. For those who haven't had the chance to try spaetzle, it's a member of the german family of dumpling-noodle hybrids,and leans more towards noodle. Generally. Recipe and bento contents below.

Mushroom & Spinach Buns

I've been titling my blogs based on whichever ingredient I haven't used before, but I might need to be more creative in the future when the only new ingredient is a storebought, reheated product. Still, I love steamed buns, and I'm pretty low on fridge and (useful) freezer contents. Time to go veggie shopping...