Call me, Ishmael? Please?
TLDR; skip to the bottom, I’m asking for some ideas.
“Call me Ishmael. Call me whatever you want, just don’t call me late to lunch!” Especially when that lunch is an awesome hot dog, or a jerk chicken sandwich, or fried chicken, or waffles! I may not be haunted by a giant, ghostly white whale that destroyed my ship and took off half my leg, but much like Captain Ahab I do have a nemesis: food trucks! For the last 18 months or so they’ve been coming to a few different locations at work, plying their delicious wares.
Now if you read my last post then you know this is a bit of a problem if I’m going to follow my 3 step plan for making everybody love me again! Oh…wait…that’s a different plan. We don’t talk about that plan. What I mean is, if I’m going to stop eating lunch from a food truck on a regular basis, I need a bigger harpoon.
This metaphor isn’t holding up quite like I’d hoped…
In this case, “bigger harpoon” means some delicious, minimal prep required once in the office, lunches.
(TLDR folks can start here.) I need suggestions for exactly this type of thing. What are your favorite things to make for lunch? I can handle a sandwich every once in a while, but those get old fast. I’d love some recipes I can make on a Sunday, and that I can use a couple different ways throughout the week. I’m cool spending a few hours on the weekend shopping/cooking, if it means I don’t have to get up an extra 30 minutes early to put something together. That’s pretty much a non-starter. Daddy needs his beauty sleep after all!
So what do you have for me, internet? Hit me! Links are awesome. Your secret, not-posted-anywhere-on-the-internet-but-in-the-comment-section-below ideas are even better! And they’ll stay secret, because lets be honest, nobody else is reading this yet 😉
Some months I’m better about bringing my lunch than others. When I’m on my game, what works: Casseroles (enchiladas? etc) with portions wrapped in foil. Rice & bean bowls with salsa, cheese, etc. Grilled/roasted chicken with something to dip it in (interesting aioli or homemade pestos, for instance) + veggies. Grain or pasta salads that I make a big batch of on Sundays and eat for the first few days. (This list has some interesting options, the cucumber pasta one with feta is incredible: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/summer-pasta-salads-cold-noodles and this farro salad is awesome: http://orangette.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-usual.html
Finally, I also like cold steak (or ahi tuna) cooked rare to med-rare with bold seasoning and sliced thin, I just bring that and get a salad at the work cafe and put the meat on there.