Being surrounded by all of the beautiful fresh vegetables at the Glenwood Community Garden last week insipred me to cook up at vegetable – tofu scramble to be served in lettuce cups. The timing is perfect. I will be returning to work tomorrow after enjoying a week vacation and need to prepare some quick, healthy and easy lunches to go. These [...]
Archive for the ‘Lunch’ Category
Lemony Risotto with Green Peas and Asparagus!
July 13th, 2011
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Ah risotto… one of the ultimate Italian comfort foods. Something unbeknownst to me made me crave it earlier this week and even though I usually prefer to chow on risotto in the winter months I could not let the thought of the creamy, tasty dish go. Then I remembered this fresh and lemony recipe towards the [...]
Irish Beef Stew!
January 5th, 2011
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I knew when I found this recipe it would be a keeper – it has two of my favorite things in it – beer AND wine! What a perfect opener for the first week of the year, which has been titled “Cooking with Beer” by us here at Box of Lunch. This Irish Beef Stew [...]
Swedish Meatballs with Parsley Pesto!
December 30th, 2010
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This is a perfect little bite size appetizer that is not all to time consuming to whip up, or should I say roll up. The parsley pesto is a perfect complement to these whipped cream based Swedish meat-a-balls. Stick a fancy tooth pick in each ball and serve on a platter on top of the [...]
Mexican Chicken Soup to Warm Your Soul
December 22nd, 2010
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As I write this post the snow is falling quietly outside our window in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Our fireplace is giving out a warm glow and we are kicking back on the couch after a great day on the slopes. I have a glass of wine in hand and my daughter is sipping some hot cocoa. On [...]
Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Lasagna
December 6th, 2010
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Oh yes. This is good. And that’s all I have to say about that. Well, maybe not… I found this recipe while browsing thru cookbooks at our local library. It just looked too good to not try. What makes it even better is that I found it in The Mayo Clinic cookbook, which means that [...]
