The Kitchn Archive: Mar 12, 2014

What Are Some Filling, Healthy Meals I Can Pack for My Hungry Husband?

Q: My husband has a very active metabolism. He eats all the time and cranks through food while he works 12 hours a day. This obviously has taken a toll on our food budget and he ends up turning to fast food for a quick fix. He can only carry so much and meals that must stay cold aren’t an option because he is on the road. What are some healthy meals I can make that will help keep him fed and satisfied all day long?

Anjali Prasertong

Mar 12, 2014

5 Savory Ways to Eat Yogurt for Lunch

Yogurt with fruit and granola is perhaps one of our most basic breakfasts — I think all of us here at The Kitchn eat it from time to time, if not more frequently. But yogurt is a flexible staple, one well-suited to lunch as well as breakfast, and easily made savory, if sweet isn’t your speed. Here are five ideas for working tangy yogurt into your lunch — all savory!

Faith Durand

Mar 12, 2014

10 Beautiful and Slightly Insane Bento Boxes on Pinterest

For some the challenge of making lunch is simply to remember to bring it to work, or trying to prep ahead of time. For others, it’s trying to perfect the art of the truly beautiful lunch bento box. One of the places that emphasizes the later, of course, is Pinterest. A rough search for lunch ideas on the social media site and you will be inundated with the most intricate and sometimes alarming kyaraben bento boxes.

Ariel Knutson

Mar 12, 2014

How I Cook: How Abby Cleans and Maintains Her Huge Chopping Board

While looking through Abby’s kitchen tour yesterday, did you notice the huge chopping board on her countertop? If there’s one thing Abby believes in, it’s her John Boos cutting board. She calls it a “beast” and it never leaves her countertop. Here’s why it’s so crucial to her kitchen, and how she keeps it in top-top shape: “I don’t have a lot of kitchen stuff,” Abby says.

Cambria Bold

Mar 12, 2014

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Dinner Party Recipe: Broccoli, Tomato & Sausage Bake

When we began to brainstorm an original recipe to create for our No-Stress Neighborly Nosh Gathering, we knew we wanted a vegetable side dish that even a picky kid would love. A single link of Italian sausage (leftover from a previous pizza night) actually inspired the dish. It wasn’t enough to create a main dish around, but it was just enough to add a little something extra when tossed in with a head of broccoli and a handful of pantry ingredients.