Lunch Log: Week 31-34 (August 2013)

With the hotter days of August, I get access to a greater selection of fruit; but I can’t resist going for the more tropical varieties to match the season. Cold dishes like are welcome, though there is little excuse for making sushi any season.

Week 31

: Marinated beef skirt: a favourite lunch item. Steamed veg, sliced cucumber and kiwifruit in an attempt to be healthier

: Hopefully the old mushrooms and eggplant aren’t poisonous. I wonder if the marinade from the beef has some sterilising properties

: Salted cucumber, radish, boiled egg and cooked prawns and sweet peas; simple and tasty

: Cold noodles day: I’m “bowled over” with the sauce (excuse the pun)! It’s the marinade from the beef earlier in the week.

: The homemade bowties are really cute

: Wild meat sausage pasta: what’s not to like? Perhaps fans of kangaroo, horse and llama

: The fruits of late-night baking: quiche! Turkey burgers, kiwifruit, cucumber and peas: subdued sides

Week 32

: I’ve been that desperate for spring rolls that I’ve tried using the rice paper wrappers: the result isn’t so crunchy.

: A baba ganoush-like dressing for veg: I’ve not made it to recipe so its garlic ratio is a little high. Eggplant and springrolls; personal favourites

: Fridge clean out. Though bacon makes everything tasty – it’s all terribly unhealthy

Week 33

: Post GBBF lunch doesn’t look as depressing as expected courtesy of a quick shop for chicken. Also surprised to return to a good harvest of shiso