23 December 2014

Tuesday 23rd December 2014



Smoked trout fillet on a bed of fried buttery leeks with a side of broccoli, two apricots, pecans, vegetables slice, and a choc-chip muffin

22 December 2014

Monday 22nd December 2014


A banana, black sesame rice crackers, mixed bean, cucumber, tomato and parsley salad, and some cherries

19 December 2014

Friday 19th December 2014



Two baked potatoes with red cabbage, cheese, spring onions, corn and a little pot of sour cream, pomegranate and blackberry yoghurt and an orange

17 December 2014

Wednesday 17th December 2014


Dried figs and cashews, Moroccan couscous, a zuchini, cheese and dill muffin, and an orange

16 December 2014

Tuesday 16th December 2014



Fish cake and left over burrito mix (beans, green capsicum and red onion), two apples, a carrot, and some chocolate mousse

15 December 2014

Monday 15th December 2014


Fish cake with red cabbage and carrot coleslaw, cheese and crackers, and two little apples

12 December 2014

Friday 12th December 2014


Vegetables, feta stuffed olives, salami and cheese, two apples, and two slices of cake left over from a family event Rob went to on Wednesday, I think one is an apple walnut cake and the other an orange cake.

10 December 2014

Wednesday 10th December 2014



Cornichons, feta stuffed olives and salami sticks, two apples, a choc-chip muffin, and a salad of chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, parsley, cucumber, avocado and green capsicum

9 December 2014

Tuesday 9th December 2014


Cucumber pieces, a pear, vegetarian chilli con carne with some natural yoghurt (the chilli is quite spicy!)

Below is a close up shot of the Turkish delight from yesterday. Rob has nibbled a corner of it and saved the rest for today, in his words "it's a bit scary!".


8 December 2014

Monday 8th December 2014





Vegetable slice/quiche, spinach, pumpkin and bocconcini salad, a pear, and a special treat I picked up at the Prahran market - it's lemon Turkish delight covered in chilli flakes. According to the man at the deli it's a burst of sweetness and tang followed by a slap of chilli. We'll see what Rob thinks....

5 December 2014

Friday 5th December 2014



Mango pieces, an apple, seaweed rice crackers and fish stew with broccoli

4 December 2014

Thursday 4th December 2014



One dried fig and a peanut better ball (minus the coconut flour and with honey instead of maple syrup), a pear, fish stew with rice, green beans and broccoli, and some seaweed rice crackers

2 December 2014

Tuesday 2nd December 2014


Spaghetti bolognese (still frozen?), berry rice pudding, an apple, and a dill, zuchini and cheese muffin

1 December 2014

27 November 2014

21 November 2014

Friday 21st November 2014


Tuna salad and a container of dried figs, pecans, and chocolate cherry bites (like mini cherry ripes)

20 November 2014

Thursday 20th November 2014


Seaweed rice crackers, an orange, vegetables, cheese and ham with some basil pesto hummus

19 November 2014

Wednesday 19th November 2014


Spaghetti bolognese, a mango, choc chip muffin, and some dried apricots, cashews, sultanas and dark chocolate cherry bites

18 November 2014

Tuesday 18th November 2014


Choc chip muffin, a banana, cherry tomatoes, and a ham, avocado and cheese sandwich

17 November 2014

Monday 17th November 2014




Robert starts a new job today, which is most exciting for me - more lunches!
Today is salad with ham, a chocolate chip muffin, orange and pineapple pieces and an apple.

30 August 2014

Thursday 28th August 2014


Two plums, scalloped potatoes, carrots, green lentil and spinach dhal, and some capsicum pieces

Wednesday 27th August 2014


Sardines on toast, green lentil and spinach dhal, corn on the cob, a plum, and Scottish shortbread

26 August 2014

Monday 25th August 2014


Pepperoni pizza with added olives, artichoke hearts, fresh tomato, capsicum and jalapenos, cucumber, shortbread, capsicum pieces, and sliced apple


Friday 22nd August 2014



Steak with black pepper, roast potatoes with rosemary, capsicum, onion and garlic chilli salsa, baby spinach leaves, two plums, and a piece of shortbread

23 August 2014

Thursday 21st August 2014


Spaghetti bolognese, baby spinach leaves, shortbread, apple slices, and cucumber and red capsicum pieces

20 August 2014

Wednesday 20th August 2014


Sardines with buttered toast, olives, chocolate, short bread, carrot and cucumber, and some cheese

Tuesday 19th August 2014


Corned beef, pickle and cheese sandwich, olives, shortbread, fig roll, apple, and sliced red capsicum and cucumber

18 August 2014

Monday 18th August 2014


Today begins another week of Robert blogging his own lunches: fish (haddock) sandwich, pineapple upside down cake, and some sliced vegetables

16 August 2014

Friday 15th August 2014


Capsicum and cornichons, spaghetti bolognese, carrot sticks, cucumber sandwich and cucumber pieces 

15 August 2014

Thursday 14th August 2014


Apple, cucumber and carrot sticks, red onion, capsicum and tomato salsa, lamb steaks, and short bread. 

13 August 2014

Tuesday 13th August 2014


Red capsicum and sliced apple, nectarine, beans, chicken drumstick, and a chicken sandwich

11 August 2014

Monday 11th August 2014


Spaghetti bolognese, natural yoghurt with peach pieces, vegemite on sourdough, chicken and broad beans

You might be wondering how I made Robert lunch when I'm 15,000 km away? Well, even I'm not that amazing, this is Robert's creation. He'll have to make his own lunches until he joins me in Australia at the end of October. 

8 August 2014

Friday 8th August 2014


Dried apricots, two shortbread biscuits, pasta with a tomato vegetable sauce, tabbouleh, and some grapefruit

7 August 2014

Thursday 7th August 2014


Nectarine, two shortbread biscuits, half a grapefruit, and pasta with a tomato vegetable sauce

6 August 2014

Wednesday 6th August 2014


Courgette cake, couscous with green vegetables, brie cheese, a peach, oat cakes, and some dried apricots

Tuesday 5th August 2014


Courgette cake, a peach, carrots, cornichons and a babybel cheese, and some parsley and tomato couscous

4 August 2014

Monday 4th August 2014



Dried apricots, cornichons and apple chutney, oak cakes and brie cheese, cucumber pieces, an apple, and two chocolate truffles

25 July 2014

Friday 25th July 2014


Babybel cheese, apricots, a soy "chicken" fillet, salad, cherries, and a chocolate truffle

Holidays in the Lake District next week, then one more week of lunches before I move to Australia. What will Robert eat????

24 July 2014

Thursday 24th July 2014


Black bean salad on a bed of shredded lettuce and pita bread, a banana, and a fruit and nut dark chocolate bar

23 July 2014

Wednesday 23rd July 2014


An odd mixture of things today: carrots, gherkins and a babybel cheese, a marmalade sandwich on sourdough, rice noodles with stir fry vegetables, and some tinned apricots

22 July 2014

Tuesday 22nd July 2014


Pasta salad, cherry tomatoes, nakd cocoa bar, coconut milk and lemon grass rice pudding (made this last night, it's amazing!), and some apple and melon

21 July 2014

Monday 21st July 2014


Carrots, melon, cherry tomatoes, pasta salad, and some walnuts and dried apricots

18 July 2014

Friday 18th July 2014


Salmon and rosemary roast potatoes, broccoli and red cabbage, some radishes, peanuts, dried apricots and sultanas, and some green melon

16 July 2014

Wednesday 16th July 2014


Two salted caramel choc chip biscuits, passionfruit yoghurt, vegetable risotto, and salad