Ideas for hungry DH at work?

lilian1977

Can't see if anyone's mentioned fritatta? Basically a big omelette stuffed full of bits - veg, potato, ham, whatever. You could make up a big one, turn it out onto a plate and cut into quarters, then he could take a slice or two wrapped in tin foil and eat cold for a mid morning breakfast. Full of protein and carbs if you add potato. http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/node/3643

FairyPrincessk

Pastries and pasties are easy.

If you can make short crust, then make up a batch. If not, buy some for now and see if you can learn to make it. It took me ages to get it down for some reason but now that I can it seems impossibly easy.


Decide on your filling. You can do sweet or savoury if you have plain pastry. For the most part, you should pre-cook your filling. You can do anything from traditional Cornish recipes, chicken and leek, baked beans, or even chopped up leftovers from a roast dinner, possibly mashed with a dribble or two of gravy.

Roll out your pastry, not too thin and cut it. I'd cut generous squares as it is less effort. Put your fillling in the middle, fold over the pastry and seal. Don't overstuff them, and remember that pastry often shrinks slightly with baking. Brushing with beaten egg can help keep the edges sealed. !!!!! the top and then bake them until golden. Extras can be frozen.

Islandmaid

I got fed up with my builder DH and his packed lunches, always something not quite right - in the end, the 'sandwich fairy' quit and now he makes his own, so if he doesn't have enough food that's his fault

Love him to bits, but 'lunch was okay - but.....' Got right on my nerves - not an issue now, we make our own work lunches, mine the night before, him in the morning, by choice.

Sorry - probably off topic, but to my mind men are also capable of wielding kitchen implements

Thought I'd better add, I start work at 6am, DH starts about 7:30 - it works for us and this isn't a negative comment to OP - we do what works within our own families

PS He loves pies, pasties and big old sausage rolls some HM some bought - grab food as he calls it, tea in one hand, pie in the other - his idea of heaven

Kayalana99

No worries sorry for my mini rant but my Husband does 95% of the cooking in this house + makes his own lunch (although that is just putting sandwiches together and getting stuff out the cuboard) and he does so much for me that I'm just trying to get a few ideas of things he can take to work as he's always saying he ran out of food and ended up at Mcdonalds or the cob van.

We've got a very balanced life style and he does his fair share around the house, relationships are give and take so would it be so bad if I were making his lunch anyway? There is just no need for comments like that when they have no idea what the situation actually is.

What most likey would happen is I would do it for a few days and then he would take over with the new menu though :')

I may try some HM sausage rolls I've been wanting to make some for ages and never actually bought the stuff to

Islandmaid

No worries. The written word can get misconstrued - when I read it back, it sounded like I was having a go.

My DH also loves cooking, but as I get home early I do the main cooking, if I have a CBA night, he,ll happily take over.

I can't eat breakfast at the time I get up, so I take a pot of whole Greek yoghurt and a table spoon of granola in a little pot for about 9 am - that really fills me up till when I get home at 1/2pm

BachSoon

My OH works shifts and leaves really early for some. He won't eat breakfast, but is happy to take a croissant/brioche in a box to have when he gets there. I also make breakfast type muffins - bran, blueberry (but from the Deliciously Ella website, so lacking the processed ingredients etc) for him to take.

A pot of humous and dips in his lunchbox seems to go well in terms of keeping him full.

I also make his sandwiches double layered, so 3 slices of bread.

The pasties are a great idea, think I'll give that a go!

theoretica

Protein is good for breakfast - another vote for hard boiled eggs as you can do them the night before (or several days worth at once). Yogurt and bananas may also be good.

You can get packets of instant oatmeal, just add boiling water, which he might find useful to keep at work.