Home-made Bento: Chicken/Beef/Quinoa Meatballs in Marinara sauce

Kitchen is back in action! Long weekend means more time for something fancy and elaborate.
On the bento menu this week: Chicken-Beef-Quinoa Meatballs on a bed of marinara sauce, bulked up with plenty of kale, spinach and purple carrots. On the side, some local kailan panfried in butter, baked kabocha and grilled brown swiss mushrooms. And last of all, a separate container of crispy baked sweet potato fries!

Home-made Bento: Chicken Fillet en Papillote

This is actually the dish before going into the oven.

On the menu this week: Chicken Fillet en Papillote, accompanied by leeks, two tone carrots, red capsicum, black woodear fungus, tomatoes and plenty of zingy lemon! The purple carrots turned the sauce an amazing wine-red! With a simple side of roasted Japanese sweet potatoes, fast and easy! ;-3

The finished dish.

Home-made Bento: tricolour quinoa, chinese-style stirfried veggie & pan-seared beancurd

 

On the menu this week - Tricolour Quinoa, Chinese-style Stirfried Veggie Assortment, and Pan-seared Beancurd (mix of regular and black bean taukwa) topped with Stewed Eggplant, Shrimp and Mushrooms.
Curious dog is not included as part of the bento lunch...

Home-made Bento: Meatloaf Muffins

On the menu this week - veggie-filled Meatloaf Muffins stuffed with a surprise centre (and sweet BBQ sauce), radish-celery-cabbage slaw dressed with tahini and Greek yoghurt sauce, and mashed sesame sweet potatoes to round off the meal! homemade meatloaf is da bomb!
— feeling in a frenzy
 

Home-made: Pizza!

Pizza for dinner! Salmon & asparagus Bismarck, and sausage & mushroom with marinara sauce. Another Sunday, made special by the Missus.  
Store-bought wholemeal pitas for the base. Bismarck is a generic name for a pizza with an egg on top.

Home-made Bento: Miso Cod, "Fried" Brown Rice with Potato and Kale, Baked Veggies

On the Menu - "Fried" Brown Rice with Potato and Kale, Assorted Baked Veggies (kabocha, carrots, red onions, mushrooms, capsicum and eggplant), Miso Cod with Sesame and Shrimp Skewers! =3 with special cameo by Jacky the shih tzu's butt...
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These make great wallpapers for your phone too!

 

Home-made: Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup by The Missus for dinner tonight. Followed by dessert of roasted sweet potatoes with cinnamon, allspice and brown sugar.

Home-made Bento: Chicken Salad in Wholemeal Wrap with Home-made Salsa and Salad

Chicken Salad (leftover roast chicken, Greek yoghurt, mustard, black pepper) in wholemeal wraps, with homemade salsa and salad! =3

Home-made: Skinny Sloppy Joe with multigrain seed bread and roasted veggies in curry powder

Sunday Dinner + Movie at Home!
Skinny Sloppy Joe (extra lean beef mince, fortified with several types of beans, peppers and corn) served with toasted multigrain seed bread and garlic bread - very inauthentic... Accompanied by oven roasted vegetables dusted in curry powder and a rather nice dark beer (from Ikea)!

Home-made Bento: Low-carb Lasagna

On the menu this week - Low Carb "Lasagna", which replaces the traditional pasta sheets with thinly sliced zucchini layers. Stuffed with ground beef, finely diced peppers and carrots, and herby cream cheese! Yum!

 

With special guest appearance by our (unhelpful) kitchen assistant Roxy