A Lunch Box!

As you all know, I love the blog City Life Eats! 

Valerie posts so many awesome lunch boxes.  I am continually inspired by her, so I am posting one of my own today!!

This was for a Pro-D Day at school and it was SO awesome!!

Top Left Corner going clockwise…

Hornby Island Pate (drool, more on that later).  Zucchini, Peppers and snap peas (Zucchini and Peppers are awesome vessels for the pate)!!  Black Berries, Gogi Berries & Chocolate chips and Raw Granola (sent by Spa Bettie!).  I thought the granola was crackers – oops!  It was still awesome though!

Ok, about this Hornby Island Pate…

It is one of the best things I have tasted in a long time!!  I spoke about the red pepper flavour a few weeks ago, and now I must boast about this one, which I like even more!

It’s a sunflower seed base, with spelt flour.  And it’s truly an amazing savoury staple in my life now!

I have not received anything from these reviews at all, I buy it with my own money and am just so in love!! If you live close to Vancouver Island you should try to find it… Drools!!

Moving on!  

Do you pack lunches every day?  What are your staples? Feel free to send me an email with a photo of your lunches, and I’ll post it on my blog! dairyfreebetty (AT) hot mail (dot) com. 

Make sure to check out City Life Eats for more tasty inspiration too!

Lastly, check out these pretty lilies that the hubby got me, aren’t they so pretty?!

I love fresh flowers!

Up tomorrow – a super easy curry!!  Great for a busy night!!

Don’t forget to send me pictures of your lunches!

PS.  I am NOT very fashionable at all… (at ALL), but how cute are these sandals?  I got 4 for $30!!! I am SO in love with them too!

WARNING – Foot pictures ahead!

Don’t judge my bad pedicure!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these ones!! Attention shoe companies, these are SO comfy!!

I love the little toe holder thing!

Ok, chow for now!

Jess

Creamy (no dairy) vegetable soup!

Wow… thank you for all the comments on yesterday’s post!!  I love Tasha’s idea about the deep purple!!  I will post a picture when I figure it all out!!

FYI – for those of you that liked the color it was Milk Pail by Martha Stewart!!

Onto FOOD!!

A few weeks ago I bought this stuff!!

I thought it would be great for lunches…

Super easy ingredients and pretty healthy too!!

I took it yesterday in my lunch and had it with some pita bread from the Farmer’s Market and some veggie soup!! and the verdict?

AMAZING!

It’s savoury and delish!! (and local YAY!)  If you live on Vancouver Island, look for it, it was about $5.50 for this block and I ate about 1/4 of it for lunch today!!    I found it in the deli section at Quality Foods!

I love finding new lunch worthy products!!

As for the veggie soup.

I served it over fresh spinach with dried chow mein noodles on top (for crunch)

 “Everything but the Kitchen Sink” Soup!

1/2 green pepper

4 carrots

2 stalks celery

2 precooked potatoes

4 broccoli stalks

1/2 head cauliflower

1/2 onion

4 cloves garlic

Just enough water to cover everything!!

Boiled it together for a few minutes (to make everything a wee bit soft, but not too soft)

Then I blended it all together (in batches)

In the final batch I added 1/4 cup cashews (for creaminess)

To this I added for flavour

1 tsp lemon juice

1 TBSP miso

1 cube (no) chicken bullion

1 TBSP hot sauce

and a bunch of spices (I think I added curry)

S & P to taste!!

It was tasty, we had it for 2 dinners (with some bread) and then I had it for lunch with the pate and pita!

Really you can just have fun with it, and add whatever you like!

I LOVED the spinach in it too! That was my favourite addition!

Happy Wednesday to you!!!!!!!!

Do you have any fun plans for the long weekend?  Do tell?