On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:09:15 GMT,
j*ni > wrote:
>
> Heh, Hubby doesn't like sandwiches, so for the past 14 years he's
> been eating leftovers at work. He loves 'em! The only problem is
> that now that Small Child is school age and eating more, it's harder
> to come up with anything "left over"...

My husband rarely dines out for workday lunches, either.
Maybe a couple times a month tops, more for a social gathering than
for the sake of the meal itself. The rest of the time, I pack him
dinner leftovers and plan the week's meals accordingly so that at the
beginning of the week and in the middle, I make something in large
amounts that also keeps well. That could be lasagna (like this past
week), stew, curry, chili, noodles, Ma Po tofu with rice, etc.
Sometimes I just make double of whatever was for dinner--chicken
piccata, spaghetti, etc. He likes it, and it's easier than fighting
the lunch traffic crowd and wasting time.

We're lucky enough that we live very close to where he
works, so he can also drive home and make himself a sandwich or heat
up some soup, too. I figure it's such a huge money saver (even a
measly $5 a day for lunch adds up!) and he's eating better than he
otherwise might if he ate at restaurants or fast food all the time.

Ariane