Spinach Pie

The other day I saw a picture of a spinach pie with a potatoe crust on Pinterest. It didn't come with a recipe, as it seemed to be a photo of a dish in a restaurant, so I improvised my own: I precooked the potatoes, sauteed the spinach with an onion and garlic and mixed it with silken tofu, adding a touch of feta cheese. It did not look as perfect as the one on Pinterest, but I was quite proud of it though, and it tasted really nice. I just ate a handful of radishes with it.
For my midmorning snack I brought a container of oat flakes which I ate with the soy milk I keep at the fridge in the office.

Mexican Lunch

For this thematic lunch I made chili sin carne, quesadillas and mini tomatoes filled with guacamole.
The quesadillas are really easy to make, I learned it the other day on the internet: Place a tortilla in a hot pan without oil, sprinkle some grated cheese on it and put another tortilla on top. When the first tortilla starts to brown slightly,flip the whole thing and wait until the other side is slighty brown, too. Serve cut into quarters.

Soup and Pretzel

For this lunch I brought a tomato soup with pumpkin, white beans and little dumplings. I accompanied it with a pretzel - a convenience product that I just put in the oven in the morning. My snack were little skewers with mandarines and pieces of fennel, marinated in a ginger-vinaigrettte.

Nuggets with Puree

This is probably one of my favourite lunches, because it reminds me of my childhood. I had chicken nuggets then, tofu ones now, but apart from that, nothing has changed - nuggets, potato puree and a mix of peas and carrots from the can.
Yes, okay, all of these are convenience products, but they are food for the soul, and I love the fact that I can prepare this lunch in ten minutes.
Obviously I also brought a banana ask a snack.

Aubergine Curry and Ricepaper Rolls

I cheated again. Well, if you want to call it cheating. When I'm having dinner at my favourite Indian restaurant, I always ask them for a doggy bag, so here I brought their delicious aubergine curry.
I also made vegetarian jelly as dessert.
My midmorning snack were ricepaper rolls with vegetable filling, Italian style. Again I separated the sticky ricepaper rolls with pieces of carrots.

Fried Vegetables and Waffles

For this day I brought fried vegetables that I ate with white (soy) yogurt as a sauce. I wanted something a bit more juicy for a side dish, so I improvised a spicy puree with tomatoes, corn and pumpkin.
I'm quite proud of my snack, because this is the first time that I managed to make waffles without an egg (substituting it with soy flour), they usually fall apart when I try to take them out of the waffle maker. I read that you should allow the dough some time to rest so the gluten of the flour can develop and make the mix sticky enough. It seems to work!

Risotto and Calzoni

For this lunch I made my beloved barley risotto and mini-calzoni with spinach filling. As a snack I also packed two homemade fruit-bars.