Category Archives: Food

I made this lunch for my friend Carol (before the CoronaVirus). I often make holiday food long before the holiday. Maybe my friends think it is quirky that I give them Halloween or Valentine themed food months before the event … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my friend Carol (before the CoronaVirus). Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Basket – Cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, roasted asparagus, quinoa with almonds Top Right: Pecans and Macadamia nuts Bottom Right: Flowers – apple cut … Continue reading →

I made this easy, fun, and delicious meal for myself. Hopefully I don’t need any emergency dental work during this time (Coronavirus). At this point, my dentist office is only open two days a week for emergencies. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my friend Carol (before the CoronaVirus). Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Birds – carrots and radish cut with cookie cutters, served over quinoa with black olives, cherry tomatoes, feta, olive oil and vinegar, spinach leaves Top Right: … Continue reading →

I live alone. During this time of Coronavirus physical distancing, I expect that I will share many meals I make for myself. Usually I prefer to make food for the loved ones in my life. I put more effort into … Continue reading →

I made this polar bear pizza meal for myself. Container: U Konserve Contents: Polar Bear – homemade pizza dough cut with a cookie cutter, baked with mozzarella, Snowflakes – black radish cut with a cookie cutter, broccoli, almonds

I made this Maple Syrup themed meal for my companion Ken. He came up with the theme awhile ago. It was fun to try a new theme. I am not sure if he was joking but when he first looked … Continue reading →

I made this simple meal for my companion Ken’s lunch on a day that we spent together. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Pig – cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, Eye & Hooves – food coloring pen, cheese tortellini with olive … Continue reading →

I made this St. Patrick’s Day themed lunch for myself. I am not sure if it looks like a pot of gold but it was fun to eat. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Pot of Gold – Sticky rice cut out with … Continue reading →

I made this Hulk themed meal for my companion Ken. I picked this theme since I wanted to use the fist cookie cutter he bought for me as part of my Christmas present. My Hulk food coloring painting is not … Continue reading →

I made this delicious meal for myself. Recently I have been crazy for pesto and frequently make it. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Shamrock – homemade pizza cut with a cookie cutter, pesto and fresh mozzarella Top Right: Shamrocks – carrot cut … Continue reading →

I made this Thor themed meal for my companion Ken. I picked this theme since I wanted to use the hammer cookie cutter he bought for me as part of my Christmas present. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Thor – Spinach cut … Continue reading →

Happy Leap Year! To recognize that February has 29 days this year, I made this lunch for myself. The “Happy Leap Year” is a little difficult to see but I like that all 3 food items are themed and looking … Continue reading →

I made this duck themed lunch for my companion Ken since he likes ducks. It was his first time having blue potato mashed potatoes. He enjoyed them! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Ducks – cheese cut with cookie cutters, blue mashed potatoes, … Continue reading →

I made this Naan pesto pizza fish meal for myself. It was delicious and satisfying. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Fish – store brought Naan bread cut with a cookie cutter, spread with pesto (I make mine with garlic, basil, olive oil, … Continue reading →

Last year I started a tradition of making freezer meals for my friend Carol’s birthday gift. It was well received so I decided to do it again this year. I made 4 different types of meals and gave her 15 … Continue reading →

I made this for my companion Ken. He likes donkeys. This is the second donkey theme meal I tried to make for him. The first was rice and looked like a horse not a donkey so I didn’t share it … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my friend Carol on a warm January day. We walked in my neighborhood before having prepared lunches in my home. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Frogs – cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, homemade pesto and … Continue reading →

I made this snowflake snack lunch for my friend Carol. I don’t enjoy driving in snow but snowflakes are a natural fun theme for this time of year in Rochester, NY. Container: ELB Snack Boxes Contents: Snowflake tortilla chips (flour tortillas … Continue reading →

I asked my companion Ken for theme suggestions and he said fire. I actually had a mini fire cookie cutter! I was excited to try a new theme. I think that Ken enjoyed this meal. The wood burning fireplace at … Continue reading →

I made this easy meal for myself. Happy New Year! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: 2020 – Cheddar cheese (cut with cookie cutters), rice, kidney beans, salsa Top Right: Macadamia nuts Bottom Right: Mandarin Oranges

I made this snow globe themed meal for myself. It was a delight to eat. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Snow globe: Roasted garlic mashed potatoes cooled then cut with a cookie cutter, Reindeer – carrot cut with a cookie cutter, … Continue reading →

I made this for myself the same day I made the Gingerbread Polenta Man meal for my friend Mark. The harp is a vegan version of this I made many years ago. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Angel – polenta made … Continue reading →

I made this adorable Polenta Man meal for my friend Mark. He had an awesome smile when he opened the lid to reveal this meal. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Gingerbread Man – polenta made with broth and cornmeal (stir 1/2 … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my friend’s daughter Natalie. She likes cats so it was a natural theme for this meal. Also, I have a LOT of cat cookie cutters. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Cat – cheese cut and imprinted … Continue reading →

I made this simple meal for my friend Renae for lunch at my parents Lake House. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top: Beatles – Carrots cut with cookie cutters, focaccia bread Bottom Left: Cheddar cheese, sugar snap peas Bottom Right: Pistachios

I made this meal for my friend Carol for dinner at my house. I have made many cat themed meals for her since she has a cat named Sasha. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Cats – cheddar cheese cut with cookie … Continue reading →

I made this simple meal for my friend Mark with leftovers from this meal. Container: Prep Natural Glass Meal Containers Left Side: Jellyfish – rainbow carrots cut with a cookie cutter, lentils cooked in vegetable broth Right Side: Fish – … Continue reading →

I made this snack lunch for my friend Renae’s daughter Elizabeth. It was a bonus cute meal since I knew she would not like the soup everyone else had for lunch that day. I was happy to make it for … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my friend’s husband Jeff during a weekend at my parent’s Lake House. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: C3P0 – cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, focaccia bread Top Right: Pistachio nuts Bottom Right: Blackberries

I made this ghost lunch for myself on a day that I made other rice lunches and wanted an easy theme for myself. EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Ghost – hot cooked Nishiki rice pressed into a cookie cutter with plastic wrap, … Continue reading →