Category Archives: Food

I made this simple but fun lunch for myself. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Fish – cheddar cut with a cookie cutter, food coloring marker details, mashed potato, green peas Top Right: Almonds Bottom Right: Fish – apple cut with a mini cutter, … Continue reading →

I made this basic meal for my parents and myself. It has been awhile since I made 3D Crackers and Soup. Sailboat – 3D Crackers made with a cookie cutter set, pistachios Strawberry Soup – I did not use the … Continue reading →

I made this Octopus themed lunch for my Dad. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Octopus – cheddar cut with a cookie cutter, cottage cheese potato salad Top Right: Seahorses – carrot cut with a mini cutter, black olives Bottom Right: Jellyfish – … Continue reading →

I made this simple meal for my Mom. She loves artichokes. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Flower in Pot – cheddar cut with a cookie cutter, food coloring marker details, Lemony Artichoke Pasta Salad Top Right:  Radish, carrot Bottom Right: Watering Can … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my Mom. She enjoys feeding and watching hummingbirds. Sometimes bats and raccoons enjoy her hummingbird nectar also. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Hummingbird – cheddar cut with a cookie cutter, food coloring details, cottage cheese potato salad … Continue reading →

I made this fun lunch for my Mom. She loved it! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Fox – cheddar cut with a cookie cutter, Face – food coloring marker, mashed potato, green peas Top Right: FOX – carrot cut with cookie cutters, green olives … Continue reading →

I made this beer themed lunch for my Dad since I wanted to use my beer mug cookie cutter and he enjoys an occasional beer. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Beer – mashed potato cut and imprinted with a cookie cutter, paprika, … Continue reading →

It is that time of year in Rochester, NY when I can wear dresses again! I love mostly wearing dresses in the summer. This year it is especially exciting to wear all new dresses since my ones from last year … Continue reading →

I made this meal for myself. It was my first time using frozen riced cauliflower in a homemade macaroni and cheese. I bought the riced cauliflower in the middle of March when the freezer section in the grocery store was … Continue reading →

I made this meal for myself. My inspiration was a free webinar I took a few weeks ago from The Buffalo Audubon Society Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top Left:  Musical notes – food coloring marker on pistachios Bottom Left: Musical notes – carrot … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for myself. Container: U Konserve Contents: Flower – Cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, cherry tomato, asparagus, celery leaves, brown rice, raspberries, white chocolate chips

I made this lunch for myself. It was a fun little trip in my imagination. Container: U Konserve Contents: Eiffel Tower – carrot cut with a cookie cutter, pasta, goat cheese, roasted asparagus and cherry tomato Small Round Container: Paris – … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for myself before the Coronavirus when it was easy to get fresh blackberries. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Seagull – Cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, food coloring marker detail, cheese tortellini with olive oil, red wine vinegar, … Continue reading →

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 →