Light Lunch

An interesting, but light lunch.  On top is a polenta cake with a mushroom and fennel ragout, then going clockwise, a small portion of macaroni and cheese, followed by a vegetarian shepherd's pie.

More Curry

Had curry for dinner yesterday too. This is a red curry with tofu, carrots, zucchini, and onion.  I put too much curry paste in, so it was very spicy.

Pasta With Lemon Asparagus Cream Sauce

Sunday night, Kendra picked a recipe and we made it.  We started with just a simple salad of carrots, cucumbers, avocado, and tomato.



Next was the main course.  We started by peeling some asparagus, sauteing it with some garlic, then mixing in some cream and lemon zest (and a tiny bit of finger zest).  Then we mix it all in with some pasta.  The recipe called for fettuccine but we didn't have it, so it came out a little dry (since the ratio of surface area to volume is much higher for spaghetti).  Kendra didn't like it, but I thought it was great.  I topped it with some shredded Romano cheese.

Tofu Tikka Masala

For dinner on Sunday, we made some tofu tikka masala with the sauce from Costco.  We started, though, with a random salad: tomatoes, avocado, carrots, and cucumber.  It was actually pretty good!


Then the main course, over some rice. It's tofu with peppers, tomato, and onions.


I had a Hornsby's crisp apple cider.


And I opened this pineapple marzipan dessert, but it was so old that it didn't taste good, so I only had one piece.

Mexican Stew

Dinner last night was some Mexican stew we had in our freezer from a long time ago. Fortunately it was still good! I had two bowls with a little sour cream and cheese.


To compensate for a day that was pretty rough on me, I also had some taro bubble tea.

Thai Food!

Lunch at work today was catered Thai food! Yum! A nice spread, with all but two dishes being vegetarian.
First up, good ol' Pad Thai with tofu. It was surprisingly tasty given the quantities in which it was served. I've found that noodle dishes in general are very difficult to produce in quantity without seriously hurting quality.
Next was a new dish I hadn't heard of, but was willing to give a try: Phad Pahk. This contained fried broccoli, cabbage, green beans, mushrooms, carrots, white onion, celery, and bell pepper. Hard to argue with that, so I took some.
And who could forget the curry? Red curry with tofu. Yum! Served with Jasmine rice, naturally.

I hooked myself up with a moderate portion of each of the three things, added a little crushed peanut and some bean sprouts.
The weather outside was gorgeous, so that's where we ate. There's my trusty Platt mug. Couldn't get a good shot of the lake and the food at the same time. Stupid railing!

It being Thai food, my second favorite food, I had to go back for some seconds on the Pad Thai and the curry. A moderate second portion of each.
Afterward, I almost had a Starburst, but I decided that since I had seconds at lunch, I have to avoid snacks for the rest of the day, and probably eat a small portion at dinner.

Three Chicks

Today's lunch was from Three Chicks Catering. The spread was decent, with all but one of the options being ovolactopescetarian.
I started with some of the Caesar salad, but opted to go without the dressing. Then I added some fresh grilled veggies, roasted red potatoes with rosemary and garlic, and finally a small piece of grilled salmon.
I think I took a pretty modest-sized portion.
On my way back to my desk, I grabbed a small chocolate-chip cookie.