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Quick and satisfying lunch recipes that are easy to make and full of flavor. Browse sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and simple midday meals for home or work.
Potlucks represent a unique social agreement: everyone is supposed to bring some “simple” side dish, and then the rest of the afternoon is spent watching everyone else’s contributions like it’s some kind of spectator sport. I appreciate meals that can withstand high temperatures, that do not need an emergency rescue from the kitchen, and that …
I enjoy a salad as much as any reasonable adult, but by 1:17 p.m. I generally prefer something warm. Having cooked lunch is a small boost to your morale. It is comparable to the feeling of putting on socks right out of the dryer, but you can do it at your desk without feeling too …
I have done enough adult lunch packing to know the emotional journey: Sunday comes with hope, Wednesday brings mild irritation, and then by Friday, it’s a sort of resignation where you eat crackers as though it’s part of your identity. The challenge is, for me, preparing lunches that resemble full meals, including items that feature …
I enjoy a good salad, but I don’t want to eat one that will have me looking for a snack 47 minutes after finishing it. The trick is protein. Not protein that is something like “salad-with-chicken-on-top,” but rather intentional quantities of 30 grams or more per bowl, built to the structure so the salad doesn’t …
I appreciate low-carb lunches the same way I appreciate running errands. They’re fast, practical, and low on theatrics. The problem is that ‘low carb’ is seen as a ‘sad desk salad’ and before you know it, you’re clawing through your bag for crackers like a raccoon on a strict schedule. These suggestions give you what …
A 15-minute weeknight Chicken Caesar Salad built on a good store-bought kit, with seared, grilled, or rotisserie chicken and a fresh lemon squeeze that brightens every bite.
Seasoned, lightly smashed black beans on warm corn tortillas with a sharp cabbage-lime slaw and a 90-second chipotle-lime crema that ties it all together. A 20-minute weeknight dinner.
All leftover-chicken lunches have that one moment when it is not so much about the food as it is about the suffering. The kitchen sighs. Again. Here’s another example of terrible food. You have shredded chicken on lettuce again, and its just an excuse to yourself before you eat it. I refuse this. Chicken …
I appreciate a work lunch that tastes like quality. The air fryer is surprisingly good at that: quick, crunchy, and forgiving if you’re the type (me) that gets distracted and forgets about the timer for a minute or two. These recipes are designed for real life: pack, reheat, and eat without feeling like you’re performing …
I’ll admit I used to think of PF Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps as a special occasion type of appetizer, like the ones you order when you want to feel a little fancy and a little virtuous. It was only when I attempted to make them myself that I understood how the price tag created the …
The world contains two types of nachos. The First has a brilliantly cheesed upper layer that has been well broiled and is hot, sitting over a pathetic mound of unadorned tortilla chips who are waiting for a fate that will never come. The second has two tiers, and every chip gets beans, cheese, and at …
I don’t disagree with the concept of office microwaves. In practice, they smell weakly of a thousand reheated fish dinners plus one burnt paper towel, and I’d rather not take that chance. I maintain an ongoing list of lunches that can be enjoyed cold, can be transported easily and without any issues, and won’t make …