Where are the updates?

I'm not regularly maintaining this blog at the moment. To see why, read this other blog post.

Week Twenty-Eight: soups and salads to eat

J – Tuesday: soup

• 1 large sweet potato

  

  Spinach and sweet potato soup

• Spinach
• Homemade veggies stock paste
• Garlic, onion
• Olive oil
• Ground pepper
• 500 mL water

Me – Thursday: taco salad

• Minced turkey sautéed in spices
• Barley simmered in veggies stock
• Lettuce
• Cheddar cheese
• Avocado 

Turkey taco salad

Week Twenty-Seven: Salad heaven

Me – Monday:

• Oven roast ham with homemade honey garlic glaze
• Mixed salad greens
• Chopped rock melon
• Carrots
• Jus drizzled over the top

J – Thursday:

• Lettuce leaves
• Carrots
• Cucumber
• Red capsicum
• Chicken with mayo and herbs

Week Twenty-Six: short week = less salad

J – Thursday:

• Chicken pieces cooked in garlic, green chilli and vegetable paste
• Sliced iceberg lettuce
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Lebanese cucumber
• Fresh mint and coriander
• Homemade mayo with grapeseed oil

Looks so simple, but was so delicious

Week Twenty-Five: two yummy lunches and then Easter long weekend!

Me – Monday: under-the-weather with a cold

• Chicken and vegetable soup (store-bought)

J – Wednesday: 

• Sweet and Pontiac potatoes
• Steamed omelette with mushrooms, baby tomatoes, shallots, ham and cheese
• Sliced iceberg lettuce
• Cucmber
• Fresh green chilli, coriander, mint, parsley and sage
• Homemade mayo

Week Twenty-Four: salads and more

Me – Monday: homemade coleslaw

• Diced cabbage
• Celery
• Corn kernels
• Drizzle of Southwest Ranch dressing

Tuesday: I didn't work until the afternoon so we did our own lunch.

J – Wednesday: I can't remember (forgive me, I'm sick) and there's no picture.

Both - Thursday: 

• J's Granola Jar: homemade granola, Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries

Week Twenty-Three: yummy!

Me – Monday:

• Mixed salad leaves
• Cucumber
• Carrot
• Red capsicum
• Camembert cheese chunks
• Balsamic vinegar

J – Tuesday:

• Baked sweet potato
• Mixed lettuce leaves
• Sliced mushrooms
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Carrot
• Cucumber
• Coconut flakes

Me – Wednesday:

• Bacon bits
• Sautéed (after the bacon) leaks, onions and eggplants
• Tinned corn kernels
• Grated cheddar cheese
• Balsamic vinegar and dukkah for flavour

J – Thursday:

• Mixed lettuce leaves
• Red capsicum
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Carrot
• Cucumber 
• Snow peas
• Celery
• Fresh sage and parsley from the garden
• Homemade dressing with olive oil, tomato paste and chilli
• A bit of balsamic to serve

Week twenty-two: one excellent salad

J – Monday:

• Sweet potato (steamed)
• Potatoes (steamed)
• Chopped omelette with bacon, cheese and tomatoes
• Salad leaves
  
• Carrots
• NZ avocado 
• Homemade mayonnaise for dressing

Tuesday: leftovers of yesterday's salad and dinner

Wednesday and Thursday: J had to fend for herself because I was on sick leave.

Friday: Worked straight through and had a smoothie from our local juice bar.

I probably won't be posting salads for the next two weeks, until the middle of March, because my mum is visiting. I'm planning lunches out at gluten free cafes, short work shifts so we can hang out and spending the weekends taking her to interesting places rather than blogging.

Feel free to post your own salad ideas in the comments section.

Week Twenty-one: stacking salads and more

Me – Monday:

• Stacked sweet potatoes, eggplant, flat mushrooms and grilled haloumi on a bed of salad greens
• Splash of balsamic vinegar

Tuesday: I had a physio appointment so we did our other thing for lunch.

J – Wednesday:

• Chicken sautéed in homemade curry spices
   
• Mango
• Salad greens
• Cucumber
• Cherry tomatoes
• Drizzle of sweet chilli sauce

Both – Thursday:

• Spiral pasta
• Sautéed kale
• Spinach
• Red capsicum
• Carrots 
• Dollop of Southwest salad dressing

• Salad greens
• Red capsicum
• Cucumber
• Australian feta

Week Twenty: Not your ordinary salads

Me – Monday:

• Mixed salad greens
  
  
  
  
• Carrots
• Mixed nuts
• Dried cranberries
• Marinated Feta
• Flavoured oil from the feta

J – Tuesday:

• Rocket and spinach leaves
• Avocado
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Snow Peas
• Cucumber
• Mint and coriander leaves
• Droin tasty cheese
• Olive Oil and balsamic vinegar

J – Wednesday:

• Chicken fillets cooked in homemade curry powder and sweet soy sauce
• Rice vermicelli
• Salad greens
• Mango chunks
• Baby tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Coriander
• Lime wedge to squeeze over

Me – Thursday:

• Kale, onions and eggplant sautéed in olive oil
• Chickpeas (tinned)
• Carrots
• Coriander

Me – Friday:

• Mixed salad greens
• Carrots
• Zucchini
• Camembert chunks
• Splash of balsamic vinegar

Week Nineteen: "Divine"

Me – Monday:

• Roast potatoes (oven roasted with herbs)
• Corn kernels (BBQed)
• Red capsicum
• Spring onions
• Celery 
• Splurt of caesar dressing and mayonnaise 

Tuesday: Lunch provided at work


J – Wednesday:

• Mongolian lamb hotpot
• Rice vermicelli cooked in homemade stock
• Steamed zucchini

J says, 'This was last night's dinner, made for my son, who complimented it by saying it was "divine". I had to hide the leftovers to bring for R. I hope she equally enjoys it for lunch today.' 

R says, 'It was delicious!'

Both – Thursday:

• R's chilli: diced tomatoes, carrots, onions, pepperoni slices, corn, four bean mix, green capsicum, spices
• J's salad: mixed greens, mushrooms, red capsicum, tomatoes, marinated feta 

Friday: Leftover risotto from dinner out last night

Week Eighteen: delightfully delicious (homemade) dressings

Monday – Happy Australia Day

Me – Tuesday:

• Spinach
  
• Green and red capsicum
• Carrots
• Sautéed sweet potatoes (in olive oil with salt and pepper and thyme)

J – Wednesday:

• Spinach and rocket
• Pesto covered almonds
• Baked sweet potato with fresh herbs
• Baby tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Green capsicum
• Carrot slices
• 1st attempt at homemade mayonnaise 

Me – Thursday:

• Spinach and lettuce
• Red capsicum
• Carrots
• Dried cranberry
• Salted cashews

J – Friday:

• Spinach and rocket
• Pesto covered almonds
• Baby tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Green capsicum
• Carrot slices
• Avocado
• Tasty cheddar cheese
• Homemade dressing

Week Seventeen: it's hot and the salads are cool

Me – Monday:

• Sautéed prawns
  
• Chopped nectarines 
• Snow peas
• Chopped portobello mushrooms 
• Spring onions
• Red and yellow baby tomatoes
• Cucumber 

J – Tuesday:

• Iceberg lettuce
  
• Spinach
• Red capsicum
• Cucumber
• Baby tomatoes
• Snow peas
• Feta cheese and its flavoured oil

Me – Wednesday:

• Sautéed eggplant and zucchini
• Green capsicum
• Chopped portobello mushroom
• Tinned chickpeas 
• Vintage cheddar chunks 
• Dukkah, splash of olive oil and balsamic vinegar

J – Thursday:

• Mixed lettuce greens
• Steamed green beans
• Avocado
• Baby tomatoes
• Green capsicum
• Snow peas
• Grated parmesan 
• Olive oil

Friday: leftovers at home after the morning at work

Week sixteen: leftovers, curries and salads – oh my!

Me – Monday: (leftover green curry)

• Green curry sauce (homemade – leave a comment if you want the recipe)
• Rice noodles
• Onions

  

  Tuesday's curry

• Carrots
• Red capsicums
• Snap peas

J – Tuesday: (leftover red lamb curry)

• Homemade curry powder
• Ginger, garlic, onion, red chilli, lemongrass
• Meat from leg of lamb
• Rice vermicelli
• Snow peas

Me – Wednesday:

• Stir-fry mix (cabbage, carrots etc.) sautéed in coconut oil, chilli flakes and dried coriander
• Carrots
• Green capsicums
• Corn kernels

  

  Wednesday's salad

J – Thursday:

• Lettuce with garden herbs and slivered pesto almonds
• Chicken in homemade curry mix and red chilli
• Red capsicum
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Fresh coriander 
• Feta
• Dash of oil from feta and red chilli sauce

Same thing on Friday for my lunch because I was away on Thursday.

Week Fifteen: First week of 2015

Me – Monday:

• Snow peas
• Cucumber
•  Red capsicum
• Carrot
• Mushroom
• BBQed corn kernels
• Diced parsley
• Persian feta
• Drizzle of flavoured oil from the feta

J – Tuesday:

• Spinach and rocket
• Cherry tomatoes
• Cucumber and carrot peals
• Mushrooms
• Beetroot salad: shredded beetroot and feta
• Fresh sage
• Splash of balsamic dressing

Me – Wednesday:

• Spinach
• Avocado
• Bree 
• Dash of flavoured oil from the Persian feta
• (I feel like I'm forgetting something; maybe J brought some salad too that day.)

Thursday: we went out for lunch with colleagues.
Friday: muesli, yogurt, berries and chopped plums in a jar (morning tea); crackers and peanut butter (lunch).