aem wrote on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:17:29 -0700 (PDT):

a> On Apr 23, 9:39 am, Christine Dabney
a> > wrote:
??>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:46:39 -0700, sf <.> wrote:
??>>> If I bring a lunch (rarely), it's leftover dinner. But
??>>> my corner store makes good homemade soups, salads and
??>>> ethnic dishes (they're from Jordan) so I can eat there
??>>> and still eat healthy food. My new favorite lunch time
??>>> dish is Mujadara (thanks for the spelling, boli) which is
??>>> rice, lentils and caramelized onion.
??>>
??>> Sounds like it would be easy enough to make it
??>> yourself..and save the money.....
??>>

a> But quite time-consuming, according to this recipe:
a> http://herbivoracious.com/2007/10/recipe-mujadara.html

a>because it takes quite a while to caramelize onions and cook
a> lentils.Probably not an expensive thing to buy, and it does
a> sound delicious.I'll try it one of these days when I have a
a> lot of time and have found some brown lentils..

Probably not a lunch dish because of the time but otherwise,
lentils and onions can be cooked without a lot of watching over.


James Silverton
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:39:49 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:46:39 -0700, sf <.> wrote:
>
>
>>If I bring a lunch (rarely), it's leftover dinner. But my corner
>>store makes good homemade soups, salads and ethnic dishes (they're
>>from Jordan) so I can eat there and still eat healthy food. My new
>>favorite lunch time dish is Mujadara (thanks for the spelling, boli)
>>which is rice, lentils and caramelized onion.
>
>Sounds like it would be easy enough to make it yourself..and save the
>money.....
>
>Just my opinion

They charge way too much for it, but it's one of those dishes I'd
rather just pay for and not lose the novelty part. I'll make it after
I change job locations. Hopefully, that will be next year.

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On Wed 23 Apr 2008 10:02:04a, blake murphy told us...

> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:59:31 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>My office is not typical by any means. It's a new two story building,
>>less than 3 years old. Each floor has a large and attractive break room
>>with comfortable tables and chairs, equipped with commercial fridge,
>>freezer, high speed icemaker, dishwasher, garbage disposer, 3 commercial
>>microwave ovens, and several assorted vending machines. The 2nd floor
>>break room also has a patio with several umbrella tables and comfortable
>>chairs. The break rooms are well-used and people do congregate at lunch
>>time to eat together. Still, I often choose to eat at my desk because I
>>can spend personal time on my computer for the duration of lunch.
>
> you don't dick around on the computer on company time? what are some
> kind of kook?

Yes, often, but lunch time can be really "dedicated" personal time on the
computer. It's particularly easy in the IT department I work in.

> your pal,
> blake
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:17:29 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

>On Apr 23, 9:39*am, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:46:39 -0700, sf <.> wrote:
>> >If I bring a lunch (rarely), it's leftover dinner. *But my corner
>> >store makes good homemade soups, salads and ethnic dishes (they're
>> >from Jordan) so I can eat there and still eat healthy food. *My new
>> >favorite lunch time dish is Mujadara (thanks for the spelling, boli)
>> >which is rice, lentils and caramelized onion.
>>
>> Sounds like it would be easy enough to make it yourself..and save the
>> money.....
>>
>But quite time-consuming, according to this recipe:
> http://herbivoracious.com/2007/10/recipe-mujadara.html

LOL! Great minds! I saved that recipe too. I can only say that what
I get appears to have more lentil than rice in it and everything seems
to be a bit more "cooked" more than the picture.... you can't tell the
lentils from the rice. This is the way they make it daily, so it's
not a mistake. That's not a *bad* thing either - I love it!

>because it takes quite a while to caramelize onions and cook lentils.
>Probably not an expensive thing to buy, and it does sound delicious.

Mujadara costs me $4 something - which is expensive for this place. A
big caesar salad with chicken costs less than $4 and huge sandwiches
using high quality ingredients are only $3.50.

>I'll try it one of these days when I have a lot of time and have found
>some brown lentils.. -aem

I don't think you're shackled to brown lentils. I think the corner
store makes it with green lentils (I'll ask tomorrow, to be sure).



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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:18:21 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Wed 23 Apr 2008 10:02:04a, blake murphy told us...
>
>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:59:31 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>My office is not typical by any means. It's a new two story building,
>>>less than 3 years old. Each floor has a large and attractive break room
>>>with comfortable tables and chairs, equipped with commercial fridge,
>>>freezer, high speed icemaker, dishwasher, garbage disposer, 3 commercial
>>>microwave ovens, and several assorted vending machines. The 2nd floor
>>>break room also has a patio with several umbrella tables and comfortable
>>>chairs. The break rooms are well-used and people do congregate at lunch
>>>time to eat together. Still, I often choose to eat at my desk because I
>>>can spend personal time on my computer for the duration of lunch.
>>
>> you don't dick around on the computer on company time? what are some
>> kind of kook?
>
>Yes, often, but lunch time can be really "dedicated" personal time on the
>computer. It's particularly easy in the IT department I work in.
>

just yankin' your crank, wayne. even though when i was working only
the big cheeses had internet access, i spent some time fooling around.
actually, i was the de facto maintainer of software for the
internet-capable machine available to hoi polloi employees.

your pal,
blake

On Apr 23, 8:38*pm, sf <.> wrote:
>
> I don't think you're shackled to brown lentils. *I think the corner
> store makes it with green lentils (I'll ask tomorrow, to be sure).
>
One of the recipes I looked at said you could use green or brown
lentils, but not red. Also white or brown rice, your preference. -
aem

On 23 Apr 2008 19:22:45 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>Dan Abel wrote:
>
>
>> Another factor, that employers don't like to discuss (or even think
>> about), is under certain circumstances, if the supervisor knows an
>> employee is doing work at their desk while eating lunch, even if not
>> authorized in any way, the company can be liable for retroactive
>> overtime pay.
>>
>> I suspect that this is part of the reason for break/lunch rooms for
>> employees.
>
>Doing work during lunch is just nuts. That's when I read my online
>comic strips. "Check it out, that dude's putting the moves on Mary
>Worth outside his dying mother's hospital room!"
>

'mary worth' is unquestionably great. i recommend the *comics
curmudgeon* site for comments by other connoisseurs of that and other
strips ('rex morgan, md' and 'apartment 3-g,' say):

<http://joshreads.com/>

it's tons of fun.

your pal,
blake

> JAT23 wrote:
> I got into the habit of going out for lunch nearly every day at
work, and I quickly realized that this is a good way to shrink my
wallet and expand my waistline.
>
> So I am on a mission to bring my lunch to work every day. I'm
looking for recommendations/tips/ideas for healthy lunches.
> Have any of you gotten into this habit, and if so, what kinds of
healthy lunch recipes do you use?

I just came back from one of
those "occasional" lunches out with my manager. You guys
were right, it is so nice to have that mental break during the day!
Of course, this is nice as a once-in-awhile thing. I've been
bringing my lunch to work almost all other days and using eating
lunch out as a "treat" instead of "the norm."

This pattern is definitely the way to go!