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11 May 2011

What did/will you have for lunch? →[More:]I didn't bring a lunch to work today, so I went to the cafeteria to buy a sandwich, only there were approximately four thousand one hundred and thirty-six people packed inside and spilling out into the hallway, so instead I walked up the hill to the hippie health food store and bought these Thai Dumplings. Tasty, only I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't have eaten them all at once, because my stomach is starting to feel rather unhappy . . . .

post by: JanetLand at: 12:14 | 40 comments

Salad: chopped red leaf lettuce, dried cranberries,diced hard boil egg, diced mushrooms, diced green bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, sliced almonds, Mrs. Dash and dried cilantro as seasonings, and dressing - simply a mix of olive and lime juice with olive oil. My salad-making rule of thumb is that I have to have at least 6 different things in it to make me forget that I'm basically eating what a goat eats.

By the way, the best As Seen On TV product I ever bought was the Vidalia Chop Wizard - it makes making my salads in advance (i.e. chopping all my veggies) for the next 3 days FUN.

posted by heyallie 11 May | 12:23

Ugh - I mean a mix of lime and lemon juice mixed with olive oil.

posted by heyallie 11 May | 12:24

I had a piece of artisan cheese that I bought from the farmer's market last week, and a pear. I'd been really ill twice last week with horrible gastric upsets that I'd thought were caused either by chicken I hadn't cooked through or maybe at an outside chance by this cheese. I was pretty sure it was the chicken and that (twice) I hadn't cooked it properly. But eating just a couple of ounces of the cheese today made it clear that the chicken was innocent. All I can say is thank goodness I'm working from home today. :-(

posted by Senyar 11 May | 12:27

Pizza. Wednesdays we always have a speaker for lunch and they bring in lunch. They usually cycle through Pizza, Chinese, Indian, Peruvian and Mexican take-out; this week it was Pizza.

posted by octothorpe 11 May | 12:34

A sandwich. And some carrots.

posted by Eideteker 11 May | 12:46

Planning on stopping by here and taking home. Mushroom Barley for me and Caribbean Yam for my wife.

posted by danf 11 May | 12:46

I had a jalapeno string cheese and some triscuits and apple sauce, with tea to wash it down with.

posted by Stewriffic 11 May | 13:04

heyallie, that salad sounds great. I like your rule and think I'll adopt it.

Early lunch: protein shake.
Lunch: Zucchini-ricotta-spinach thingy, Girl Scout cookie (I can't believe I still have some; this is a personal record.)
Late lunch: maybe some peanut butter, maybe a bowl of cereal. Maybe the two mashed together.

posted by punchtothehead 11 May | 13:08

For Hospital Week they're giving a free lunch to employees. I had a hamburger, baked beans, and potato salad. I also got a free golf umbrella.

posted by LoriFLA 11 May | 13:08

Twisty noodles with Prego Three Cheese sauce and mozzerella on top, steamed mixed veggies, orange, and a Coke. (My lunches don't vary much. )

posted by sperose 11 May | 13:10

A 6-piece Chicken McNugget Value Meal with a Coke.

French fries to be dipped in Boulder Hot Sauce Company's Smoky Serrano.

posted by Trurl 11 May | 13:14

Eggplant Parmesan sandwich from Famous Luigi's. Tasty oh yeah.

posted by danostuporstar 11 May | 13:15

Ate lunch at home today. Two slices of toast (wholemeal with seeds'n'stuff in), a piece of cheddar, and some cherry tomatoes.

posted by TheophileEscargot 11 May | 13:20

Lunch special fajitas that my coworkers are bringing back from their lunch out. I'm staying behind to watch the phones. I'd really rather eat heyallie's salad. And a Girl Scout cookie.

posted by toastedbeagle 11 May | 13:21

Tempura and soup.

posted by The Whelk 11 May | 13:24

toastedbeagle, I have two cookies left. You can definitely have one. They're Samoas (or Caramel Delites, depending on where you are.)

posted by punchtothehead 11 May | 13:26

First lunch (11:30) whole wheat wrap with mango/avocado/tomato/cilantro/lettuce mash heated in the wave with one skinny cow wedge mashed on top after heating.

Second lunch (3:30?)corn and lima bean succotash

posted by rainbaby 11 May | 13:26

TEMPRA AND SOAP! WHAT DID YOU DO?

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posted by rainbaby 11 May | 13:26

Leftovers:

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posted by gomichild 11 May | 14:08

I had breakfast (Raisin Bran) about an hour ago. I may have a couple hard boiled eggs in a couple hours.

posted by deborah 11 May | 14:10

Last night, I put together a chicken/chickpea/carrot kurma dish, which I will be eating for the rest of the week with rice. It was quite good, though I accidentally tipped it on the floor before I was done. At least I had almost finished. Also on the menu: carrots, apple, pineapple. Wish I had put a cookie in the bag. I'm aching for some carbs. Sometimes all the fruit in the world just isn't enough, you know?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 11 May | 14:24

I have some cash, maybe a trip to the vending machine is in order...

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 11 May | 14:25

grilled baby calamari salad with red and yellow tomatoes and red and yellow peppers and olives and other stuff. It was very good.

posted by gaspode 11 May | 14:38

Won't anybody think of the baby calamari?

posted by danf 11 May | 14:46

Tomato rice soup with a lot of hot sauce and a sesame bagel.

posted by Splunge 11 May | 14:50

Mushroom veggie burger on a pub bun with Tillamook cheddar. I have a few buns to use up from cooking out last night (I never seem to use them before they go bad). Good, filling, and pretty low calorie.

posted by Sil 11 May | 14:51

Everyone's lunches sound so fancy!

posted by sperose 11 May | 15:11

(sperose, I was out for lunch to celebrate a friend's birthday. Certainly not my usual!)

posted by gaspode 11 May | 15:17

Maybe a salami sandwich if I do eat lunch. I have an eggplant to either stuff or deep-fry for supper.

posted by Ardiril 11 May | 15:43

I was happy to find an egg salad sandwich at the caff, but it was made quite a while ago, and the tomato was reallllly slimy. They're sposed to say what's in it, and I know to avoid things w/ tomato, but it just said egg salad. 'Course I ate it anyway.

Dinner. What should it be? Maybe stirfry veg., and pasta. I have summer squash and mushrooms.

posted by theora55 11 May | 16:13

I had half a giant burrito left over from dinner last night- it had rice, black beans, guacamole, hot sauce, cheese, and lettuce.

posted by rmless2 11 May | 16:26

Prepared stuff from Wegmans -- chicken salad and sesame kale with carrots. Their prepared foods are usually surprisingly good.

posted by peacheater 11 May | 16:49

Went to the barbecue place around the corner with a couple coworkers. Chicken sandwich, potato salad and greens. Also hot sauce.

posted by box 11 May | 16:52

We rotate three or four regular places. Today: Qdoba for a chicken quesadilla with sour cream and guac on the side. I ate three of the four triangles.

posted by Madamina 11 May | 17:14

Elizard and I had an appointment on The Other Side of The World this morning, so when we were through, we realized that the trendy new fancy burger joint we'd been meaning to try was between us and home, so we went there.

OMG DEELISHUS

I had a "burger" of ground lamb with coriander, feta cheese, tomato, greens, and taziki sauce. She had a "burger" of minced chicken, pattied and fried, with pimiento cheese and curried bread and butter pickles. We split an order of veg, which was (get this) caramelized brussels sprouts with a ginger and bacon vinaigrette. OMG OMG OMG these were SO GOOD. And for dessert, I had a Krispy Kreme milkshake which was better in idea than execution, and elizard had an awesome Nutella and burnt marshmallow milkshake. *drool*

It was WAY more than I wanted to spend for lunch, but it sure was good.

posted by BitterOldPunk 11 May | 18:58

Okay you caught me... I had a Whataburger Chop House Cheddar Burger & fries.

posted by Doohickie 11 May | 20:25

Faculty Senators ate courtesy of the Provost today ... lemon chicken, diced zucchini/summer squash, field greens salad, roasted potatoes and coconut squares. And I had a glass of wine, so the walk back to my office was pleasantly fuzzy.

posted by initapplette 11 May | 21:19

I wish I'd had what BOP had, but I had a perfectly nice lunch of salami, cheese, olives, bread, a little bit of pasta and zucchini, and some baba ganoush.

But now it's dinner time, I gotta go! Goat curry and rice omg so excited!

posted by Specklet 11 May | 21:34

I had a turkey sandwich with provolone and a handful of almonds.

posted by fancyoats 11 May | 22:13

I, uh, I guess I forgot to have lunch. Huh.

I did make a killer dinner, though. I'm staying with my mother (who's having some mobility problems) for a few days, so I played Pantry Roulette: the game where I make the best meal I can from whatever someone has kicking around their fridge, freezer, and shelves.

We had soft polenta topped with shrimp, pan-roasted tomatoes, and peas in a wine-saffron-shrimp-broth sauce, and a salad of cucumbers and red onions marinated in orange-curry dressing served over chiffonaded spinach. Hell yes!

posted by Elsa 11 May | 22:35

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