Lunch ideas w/o cooking

How about buying an electric indoor grill? I purchased one last year (I think it's
sunbeam but not sure), sits on the counter and cleans easily. We don't use it
often as hub loves to grill outdoors. But for some things it is really great, and
is a nice option for those in apartments or places where they can't have outdoor
grills.

Joyce

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:12:21 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

Yum, that looks good!

Thanks for the idea. I don't have a grill though...do you think I could
recreate that in an oven or pan? What kind of rub did you use on the
chicken?

Julie

"SPOONS" wrote in message
. rogers.com...
Hi Julie,

What about if on sunday you grill a few boneless skinless chicken breasts
so
that you can have a chicken caesar salad or my favorite is mexican chicken
&
bean salad, here's a picture of it when I made it awhile back
http://www.fotolog.net/giggles/?photo_id=6621143 It packs a lot of
protein and is very filling.

Enjoy & Take care,
SPOONS 178/156/140
My photo food log http://www.fotolog.net/giggles


"skiur" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

I don't have/use a recipe, just fly by the seat of my pants with what is in the
fridge at the moment. Typically I cut up 2 sweet peppers (any color), slice
zuchini, slice yellow squash, slice red onion, cut up cherry or grape tomatoes,
quarter mushrooms. Sometimes I throw in broccoli, cauliflower, green beans,
whatever. The last time I made it I had some corn on the cob ... I cut the
kernels off the cob and threw it into the baking dish. Quantities depend on how
much you're making. I always make a ton, as I eat the leftovers and it goes over
very well. I spray well with cooking spray, sprinkle with herbs (usually thyme,
rosemary and basil - sometimes throw in some minced garlic) - mix gently and spray
the top again with cooking spray. Bake at 350 or 375, stirring every 20 minutes
or so. Just keep an eye on them so they don't burn, usually takes about 40
minutes or so to cook - again, depends on the temp. This is one dish that is
really very adaptable. Nothing is wrong to put in, seasonings or veggies -
anything goes.

Joyce

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:37:39 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

Ok, don't have a grill. Do you have a roasted veggie recipe where the
veggies don't come out looking like charcoal?

Julie, who can't roast a vegetable w/o burning a lot of it.

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
Grill vegetables in your oven, sprinkle with ff. dressing and a bit of
garlic salt, add a serving of cooked meat you like and there you go, it is
healthy, and you eat chilled. make a dish with mushrooms, different
colored
bell peppers and similar, change dressing, seasoning or meat to change
taste, if you need carbohydrates at lunch, take ff. crackers or include
cold
boiled potatoes in your "salad", good luck, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

I just spray a cookie sheet, put vegetables on spray again put under broiler
for a few mins, watch to adjust to your oven in mine is about 3 minutes,
then turn and another minute or so, then cool, but my oven runs hot, maybe
someone with a stove made in the last twenty years can help better with
times, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Ok, don't have a grill. Do you have a roasted veggie recipe where the
veggies don't come out looking like charcoal?

Julie, who can't roast a vegetable w/o burning a lot of it.

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
Grill vegetables in your oven, sprinkle with ff. dressing and a bit of
garlic salt, add a serving of cooked meat you like and there you go, it
is
healthy, and you eat chilled. make a dish with mushrooms, different
colored
bell peppers and similar, change dressing, seasoning or meat to change
taste, if you need carbohydrates at lunch, take ff. crackers or include
cold
boiled potatoes in your "salad", good luck, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

Thanks Joyce. I'll try that. Last time I tried roasting veggies they
smelled fabulous...and then I opened the oven door *grumble*

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
I don't have/use a recipe, just fly by the seat of my pants with what is
in the
fridge at the moment. Typically I cut up 2 sweet peppers (any color),
slice
zuchini, slice yellow squash, slice red onion, cut up cherry or grape
tomatoes,
quarter mushrooms. Sometimes I throw in broccoli, cauliflower, green
beans,
whatever. The last time I made it I had some corn on the cob ... I cut
the
kernels off the cob and threw it into the baking dish. Quantities depend
on how
much you're making. I always make a ton, as I eat the leftovers and it
goes over
very well. I spray well with cooking spray, sprinkle with herbs (usually
thyme,
rosemary and basil - sometimes throw in some minced garlic) - mix gently
and spray
the top again with cooking spray. Bake at 350 or 375, stirring every 20
minutes
or so. Just keep an eye on them so they don't burn, usually takes about
40
minutes or so to cook - again, depends on the temp. This is one dish that
is
really very adaptable. Nothing is wrong to put in, seasonings or
veggies -
anything goes.

Joyce

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:37:39 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

Ok, don't have a grill. Do you have a roasted veggie recipe where the
veggies don't come out looking like charcoal?

Julie, who can't roast a vegetable w/o burning a lot of it.

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
Grill vegetables in your oven, sprinkle with ff. dressing and a bit of
garlic salt, add a serving of cooked meat you like and there you go, it
is
healthy, and you eat chilled. make a dish with mushrooms, different
colored
bell peppers and similar, change dressing, seasoning or meat to change
taste, if you need carbohydrates at lunch, take ff. crackers or include
cold
boiled potatoes in your "salad", good luck, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

We have an indoor grill, DeLonghi and it looks exactly like a grill (has
slats that are hard to clean). The rule with the grill is that the person
cooking on it has to clean it and I really don't like cleaning it. (It was
a gift that dh really wanted. So I got it for him under those conditions.)
*grin*
Julie


"Joyce" wrote in message
...
How about buying an electric indoor grill? I purchased one last year (I
think it's
sunbeam but not sure), sits on the counter and cleans easily. We don't
use it
often as hub loves to grill outdoors. But for some things it is really
great, and
is a nice option for those in apartments or places where they can't have
outdoor
grills.

Joyce

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:12:21 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

Yum, that looks good!

Thanks for the idea. I don't have a grill though...do you think I could
recreate that in an oven or pan? What kind of rub did you use on the
chicken?

Julie

"SPOONS" wrote in message
. rogers.com...
Hi Julie,

What about if on sunday you grill a few boneless skinless chicken
breasts
so
that you can have a chicken caesar salad or my favorite is mexican
chicken
&
bean salad, here's a picture of it when I made it awhile back
http://www.fotolog.net/giggles/?photo_id=6621143 It packs a lot of
protein and is very filling.

Enjoy & Take care,
SPOONS 178/156/140
My photo food log http://www.fotolog.net/giggles


"skiur" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

Hadn't thought of it that way...I've known what my triggers are for a while.
I'm only recently doing anything about them.
Some days I give in to them anyway.

Julie

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
There's a NSV for you, identifying a trigger food is very validating, Lee
skiur wrote in message
news
I have to know the "enemy" before I can overcome it.

For me, carbs are a bit of a trigger. I can eat them and eat them and
eat
them and never know where my fill is. I especially love anything
bread-like
so I try to stay away from it as much as I can. Some days I succeed and
then there are other days.

Fruit is a good idea. Speaking of, I have cut up strawberries that I
should
do something about before they go bad. I will pack my lunch for tomorro
after I'm done posting here.

Julie

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
What I like is that you have identified an area of potential stress
and
are
working to make it a positive thing. What about fruit salad? or maybe
crackers and deli meat for a change, or switch breads to pieta, or
English
muffin? Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
There is a deli in the downstairs of our building, so I go there (I
will
buy
a soda and I eat with ladies who will purchase their lunch from
there
too).
A salad isn't a big deal because I can buy that at the deli.

I have tried heating something up in the office and then bring it to
the
deli, but by the time I get down there my food is cold. I don't
like
cold
food that should be hot more than eating the same cold sandwiches.

One of the things I've tried doing while eating is to make it a
pleasant
experience so that I can enjoy what I'm eating-otherwise it'll be
gone
and
I'll have forgotten what it was so I'll go for more. I get very
upset
with
dh when he pulls out a magazine even if he is reading it to me. The
TV
is
never on during a meal, no radio, no phone, etc.

Julie

"Laura" wrote in message
...
I see your point. We have no lunchroom so everyone eats at their
desk.
People forget to respect that you are eating and expect you to
drop
everything. You really need food that you can eat with your hands
and
not
a
fork and knife. If you have a salad, how do you manage that? Are
you
going
to a work room or somewhere else that's quiet? Can you heat up
your
food
and
then take it to the place that you eat now?

"skiur" wrote in message
...
Cream cheese and jelly sandwiches sound sinfully delicious. I
already
take
cottage cheese with fruit/veggie to have with my sandwich. I
think
lunch
is
going to be the hardest since I'm already getting tired of the
sandwiches.

I may bring in a crab salad though...that's pretty low in
calories
and
quite
delicious. I'll play with that today and post info on it
tonight
if
it's
a
success.

I know it's a lot easier to have leftovers that pop into the
microwave,
but
that would mean I'd be eating in the office. I don't like
eating
in
the
office. The lunchroom has a weird feel to it and there are some
people
that
I'd rather not spend time with at lunchtime. If I eat at my
desk,
my
boss
has a way of thinking that I'm done with lunch and that I am
available
to
work through it. That's not a habit that I care to encourage
when
I
really
need that time for a break. When it gets warmer and I won't
need
a
winter
coat I'm going to try to walk during lunch.

Julie

"Laura" wrote in message

...
Try varying your sandwiches so that they aren't the same each
day.
Peanut
butter & jelly, Cream cheese & jelly, turkey breast, Chicken
breast,
LF
Ham
& cheese.

Other ideas:
Cottege cheese and fruit.
Yogart with fruit.
Salad with chicken pieces
Cold chicken or beef (leftovers) and cheese slices.
Peanut butter on celery sticks.

Then add cut up celery or baby carrot sticks with some low fat
yogart
for
dessert.

BTW, I find it more work to pack cold lunches each day. I'd
rather
pack
my
leftovers into containers on Sunday afternoon (chicken &
veggies)
and
just
pop them into the microwave at week each day.

"skiur" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I
have
been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting
to
get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would
add
an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of
so
and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

I'll try that one again. I tried to do roasted red peppers that way...no
luck either.

I can make crabcakes and I can make a fluffy omlet that doesn't droop once
it's out of the pan, but I can't make rice w/o burning it and I have yet to
succeed with roasting veggies.

Julie

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
I just spray a cookie sheet, put vegetables on spray again put under
broiler
for a few mins, watch to adjust to your oven in mine is about 3 minutes,
then turn and another minute or so, then cool, but my oven runs hot, maybe
someone with a stove made in the last twenty years can help better with
times, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Ok, don't have a grill. Do you have a roasted veggie recipe where the
veggies don't come out looking like charcoal?

Julie, who can't roast a vegetable w/o burning a lot of it.

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
Grill vegetables in your oven, sprinkle with ff. dressing and a bit of
garlic salt, add a serving of cooked meat you like and there you go,
it
is
healthy, and you eat chilled. make a dish with mushrooms, different
colored
bell peppers and similar, change dressing, seasoning or meat to change
taste, if you need carbohydrates at lunch, take ff. crackers or
include
cold
boiled potatoes in your "salad", good luck, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have
been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

nyuck, nyuck

:-)


"Fred" wrote in message
...
Yup. Turn off the oven before they get that far (G)

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:37:39 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Ok, don't have a grill. Do you have a roasted veggie recipe where the
veggies don't come out looking like charcoal?

Julie, who can't roast a vegetable w/o burning a lot of it.

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
Grill vegetables in your oven, sprinkle with ff. dressing and a bit of
garlic salt, add a serving of cooked meat you like and there you go, it
is
healthy, and you eat chilled. make a dish with mushrooms, different
colored
bell peppers and similar, change dressing, seasoning or meat to change
taste, if you need carbohydrates at lunch, take ff. crackers or include
cold
boiled potatoes in your "salad", good luck, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

How about putting soup into a wide mouth thermos container then it will be
warm and you can carry it with you to the deli.

Debbie

"skiur" wrote in message
...
There is a deli in the downstairs of our building, so I go there (I will
buy
a soda and I eat with ladies who will purchase their lunch from there
too).
A salad isn't a big deal because I can buy that at the deli.

I have tried heating something up in the office and then bring it to the
deli, but by the time I get down there my food is cold. I don't like cold
food that should be hot more than eating the same cold sandwiches.

One of the things I've tried doing while eating is to make it a pleasant
experience so that I can enjoy what I'm eating-otherwise it'll be gone and
I'll have forgotten what it was so I'll go for more. I get very upset
with
dh when he pulls out a magazine even if he is reading it to me. The TV is
never on during a meal, no radio, no phone, etc.

Julie

"Laura" wrote in message
...
I see your point. We have no lunchroom so everyone eats at their desk.
People forget to respect that you are eating and expect you to drop
everything. You really need food that you can eat with your hands and
not
a
fork and knife. If you have a salad, how do you manage that? Are you
going
to a work room or somewhere else that's quiet? Can you heat up your food
and
then take it to the place that you eat now?

"skiur" wrote in message
...
Cream cheese and jelly sandwiches sound sinfully delicious. I already
take
cottage cheese with fruit/veggie to have with my sandwich. I think
lunch
is
going to be the hardest since I'm already getting tired of the
sandwiches.

I may bring in a crab salad though...that's pretty low in calories and
quite
delicious. I'll play with that today and post info on it tonight if
it's
a
success.

I know it's a lot easier to have leftovers that pop into the
microwave,
but
that would mean I'd be eating in the office. I don't like eating in
the
office. The lunchroom has a weird feel to it and there are some
people
that
I'd rather not spend time with at lunchtime. If I eat at my desk, my
boss
has a way of thinking that I'm done with lunch and that I am available
to
work through it. That's not a habit that I care to encourage when I
really
need that time for a break. When it gets warmer and I won't need a
winter
coat I'm going to try to walk during lunch.

Julie

"Laura" wrote in message
...
Try varying your sandwiches so that they aren't the same each day.
Peanut
butter & jelly, Cream cheese & jelly, turkey breast, Chicken breast,
LF
Ham
& cheese.

Other ideas:
Cottege cheese and fruit.
Yogart with fruit.
Salad with chicken pieces
Cold chicken or beef (leftovers) and cheese slices.
Peanut butter on celery sticks.

Then add cut up celery or baby carrot sticks with some low fat
yogart
for
dessert.

BTW, I find it more work to pack cold lunches each day. I'd rather
pack
my
leftovers into containers on Sunday afternoon (chicken & veggies)
and
just
pop them into the microwave at week each day.

"skiur" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have
been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie

My WW leader raves about roasted veggies, the way she does them is to slice
them thin and place on a cookie sheet, spray lightly with an olive oil spray
and then put in the oven until done, she likes her when they turn black on
the edges, as she says the sweetness of the veggies comes out from the
caramelization.

Debbie

"skiur" wrote in message
...
Ok, don't have a grill. Do you have a roasted veggie recipe where the
veggies don't come out looking like charcoal?

Julie, who can't roast a vegetable w/o burning a lot of it.

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
...
Grill vegetables in your oven, sprinkle with ff. dressing and a bit of
garlic salt, add a serving of cooked meat you like and there you go, it
is
healthy, and you eat chilled. make a dish with mushrooms, different
colored
bell peppers and similar, change dressing, seasoning or meat to change
taste, if you need carbohydrates at lunch, take ff. crackers or include
cold
boiled potatoes in your "salad", good luck, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

I need some ideas for things to bring for lunch to work. I have been
packing a sandwich for the last two weeks and it's starting to get
boring.
I don't want to have to heat it at work because that would add an
additional
step and I won't want to do it.

There are probably loads of things that I'm not thinking of so and
idea
infusion would be most appreciated.

TIA,
Julie