Lunch Ideas: Part II

Obviously there's nothing I love more than pictures of food. That's probably why I'm so obsessed with Instagram, I just want to see what people are eating, wearing, and also what their babies look like. I think people are finally understanding the extent of my food obsession because over the last couple of days, I've been tagged in and sent photos of homemade meals by multiple different people. And let me tell you just how happy that makes me. Literally ecstatic.

And if you don't get where this is from, I feel sorry for you.

So please, send me photos of what you're eating and don't feel bad. Because really, I'm probably the only person who cares.

Anyway, here's a rundown of a few lunches I've had over the last few weeks:

This is what happens when I don't have time to pack a lunch the night before: I run out the door with a packet of oatmeal and a few clementines. Delicious, but definitely not filling!

• Avocado, cherry tomatoes, green onions, sliced almonds, apple, olive oil, and lemon with a boiled egg.
• Zaatar, goat cheese, olives and crackers.
• Raspberries, apple and peanut butter.

• Mjadara (red lentils with bulgur), green onions, grape tomatoes.
• Peanut butter and apples.
• Grapes, raspberries and walnuts.

Shrimp in Creamy Parsley Sauce (and Nutella Sugar Cookies for Dessert)

We can talk about how I've been failing miserably at Project Pack a Lunch over the last couple of months or (even better idea!) we can just talk about all the delicious food I've been making.

Starting with these:

I'm on a "diet"

That's right, Nutella sugar cookie sandwiches. Really I should just stop at Nutella and everyone should be all over them, but they're also so easy to make and absolutely delicious. I followed this recipe and was even running after two year olds while making them.

Now for the shrimp. My friends and I have a new obsession with making our food look as pretty as possible. (Thank you, Pinterest). I've seen a lot of photos of hollowed out avocado shells with food inside of them so I decided to do my own take on it. Since I can follow NO directions when it comes to cooking, this is what I ended up with: creamy parsley sauce with shrimp.

They passed the picky brother test!

No real recipe for these today, but here's what you need to make them:

- Sautée onions and garlic in butter
- Add the shrimp
- Add lots of chopped up parsley
- Let it all simmer
- Add in half & half cream (bad bad bad, but so good)
- Stir in 2 teaspoons of flour so that the cream thickens
- Let simmer for 3-5 minutes


- Hollow out avocado, make a side salad out of the avocado!
- Scoop some rice onto the avocado shell and scoop some shrimp sauce on top

Enjoy!