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Category Archives: Lunch
On vacation! 7/18/25
Hey, I know it seems like I have gone dark on my site but it is only because John and I are on vacation! We are celebrating our 53rd anniversary of being married. I was going to say wedding anniversary … Continue reading
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Hospital food. 4/18/24
I am back in the hospital trying to shake this bout of pneumonia. There are many unenjoyable things that go on in a hospital—being awaken multiple times during the night to check on vitals, draw blood, and fix the IV … Continue reading
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Grilling with the family. 5/7/23
Our son’s wife is on a trip with her folks so we had him and his two teens over for lunch. Two favorites were on the menu – Zaydeburgers and Beeba mac ‘n cheese. We also had salad, chips, and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Lunch, Salad, Vegetables
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Fun low-cal lunch. 10/13/22
My daughter had some extra zucchini from her plot at the community garden. After she finished making a delicious zucchini cake (which I should have taken a picture of before we ate it), I used the rest to make chicken … Continue reading
A sandwich and soup. 4/2/22
Our son came over today to play tennis with John and afterwards we picked up banh mi from Lee’s Sandwiches which is a Vietnamese chain here in California. I love banh mi with its delicate crunchy roll and its pickled … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lunch, Poultry, soup, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Tagged banh mi, soup
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Null soup with chickpeas. 2/26/22
As I have written before null soup is a concoction I make which counts for nothing on my food plan. It is myriad vegetables in either chicken or vegetable stock. I usually add some sort of low calorie protein like … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged vegetable soup
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Lunch on a winter day: Turn your salad into soup! 12/28/21
It is rainy and chilly here in Northern California for which we say, YAY! Our water woes seem like daily news reports and we have been asked to cut back on usage. So we are happy to have rain but … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, leftovers, Lunch, Poultry, soup, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, soup
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Null soup++. 12/4/21
Back in the day when the only things that were free on Weight Watchers were non-starchy vegetables, I used to make this soup with only chicken broth and vegetables. We affectionately called it null soup. Although not very exciting, it … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Lunch, Poultry, soup, Vegetables
Tagged vegetable soup
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Chickpea sandwich spread. 10/13/21
This is my first healthy-eating, post-vacation lunch. In addition to the chickpea spread, my sandwich includes half of a pita divided into two thin half-round pieces, home grown tomatoes, kale, and celery sticks. I also had an apple for dessert. … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy tips, Legumes, Lunch, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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Three lunches. 5/17/21
Since we ended up not eating our planned dinner last night, I thought I would do a post on what I eat for lunch. I ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner and a popcorn snack every day and still managed to … Continue reading
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