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Grapefruit Lunch

Today as a continuation of my Featured Ingredient meal series – I have Grapefruit. I made this for myself and it was delicious! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Avocado Grapefruit Salad – I didn’t make the dressing and it was still wonderful! Top Right: Grapefruit with Mint … Continue reading

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Watermelon Lunch

Continuing with my Featured Ingredient meal series – Watermelon. I made this for myself. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Savory Watermelon Salad – I made it single serving and didn’t use the olive oil, yellow watermelon, fennel or basil Top Right: Watermelon dipped in melted chocolate and covered … Continue reading

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Featured Ingredient

In 2013, I first started making Featured Ingredient meals. I serve them in EasyLunchBoxes and I make one main and two sides that each use the Featured Ingredient. Here is my collection! Updated: 1/19/25 NUTS Almond Macadamia Pistachio CHEESE Parmesan … Continue reading

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Cheddar Meal

Continuing with my Featured Ingredient meal series – Cheddar. I know this doesn’t look like much but it was fun to create. This was my first time trying broiled avocado. I loved how it looked and while making it thought it would look … Continue reading

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Parmesan Meal

I made this meal for myself as part of my continued Featured Ingredient series. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Parmesan Risotto Top Right: Chocolate covered Parmesan Bottom Right: Salad in Parmesan Cheese cup

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Almond Lunch

Today I have another Featured Ingredient meal – almonds. I made almond tomato pesto for the first time and I loved it! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Almonds and Sun Dried Tomatoes Pesto Pasta Top Right: Smoked almonds Bottom Right: Slivered almonds with … Continue reading

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Pistachio Meal

For this meal, I resurrected a series I have not visited in awhile, Featured Ingredient. All of my past meals in this series were made in this style box and included 3 recipes that incorporated the featured ingredient. Today I … Continue reading

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Garlic Lunch

Happy National Garlic Day! I made this featured ingredient garlic lunch for my mom. She is a big fan of garlic! Also she loved the roasted artichoke hearts. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side:  Roasted artichokes with garlic, cottage cheese with paprika Top Right:  Mini … Continue reading

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Pineapple Meal

I made this pineapple featured ingredient meal for my parents and myself while at their Lake House for a weekend. I have made this rice recipe many times with my friend Dennis. It looks different this time since my Mom … Continue reading

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Lunch with Basil

I made this meal for my companion Dennis and made an identical one for myself. It may seem a little strange to put basil on strawberries but the whole meal was delicious! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top Left: Sliced strawberries with a … Continue reading

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Macadamia Nut Lunch

It has been awhile since I made a featured ingredient lunch. I made this for my companion Dennis. He loves macadamia nuts so it inspired this packed meal for him to take to work. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Pasta with … Continue reading

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Lunch with Apples

Here is another featured ingredient lunch. I made this for my 10 year old nephew. He was not a fan of the maple vinaigrette but I liked it. I had house guests for breakfast the same morning and served them … Continue reading

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Lunch with Dill

This is another lunch in my featured ingredient series. The ingredient dill is used in each recipe in this lunch. I have a lot of dill in my herb garden this year. I am enjoying looking at it from my … Continue reading

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Raspberry Lunch

My 15 year old niece and I went raspberry picking at Chase Farms. It is a beautiful place for u-pick. I needed fresh raspberries to make this featured ingredient lunch. I also needed raspberries to make a Raspberry Cream Pie … Continue reading

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Rhubarb Lunch

This lunch may not look pretty but some of it was delicious. For this meal I tried something new for me, I made savory food with rhubarb. This is a continuation of my series of featured ingredient lunches. I have … Continue reading

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Peach Muffins Bento

Peaches are abundant now. My husband’s favorite fruit is the peach. I thought it would be a special treat to create a peach featured lunch for my him. He said it tasted as good as it looked. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Peach … Continue reading

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Pear Pizza Bento

I wanted to use up some local pears I received from a friend. I made the pear pizza and stuffed pears for dinner and it ended up being a perfect leftovers for lunch meal. The pizza toppings were ingredients I … Continue reading

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Zucchini Bento

It is zucchini time! I don’t bother growing zucchini because I can count on receiving it from my grandmother-in-law, mother-in-law. and sister-in-law. I made this lunch for my husband. It has zucchini in each course. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Zucchini Pie:Zucchini and … Continue reading

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Strawberry Pizza Bento

It is now strawberry season here. I made a strawberry themed dinner for my husband and myself. The leftovers made an easy and delicious leftover lunch. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Strawberry Pizza:The pizza has goat cheese, strawberries in a reduced balsamic vinegar … Continue reading

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