My lunch is on the left, Jac’s is on the right – lamb meatballs and salad (mixed salad greens, blanched green beans, baby roma tomatoes and carrot sticks, with some green seedless grapes thrown in with the salad, and a container of aioli as dressing/dip for the vegies). You’ll probably notice that Jac only had three meatballs, while I had seven. She asked me to just give her a few meatballs – she wanted more salad/vegies for lunch on this occasion.
My salad also included marinated mushrooms. They’re the Always Fresh marinated mushrooms that I like so much.
Jac’s lunch featured marinated olives – she bought them from the deli counter at the supermarket. I don’t really like olives. Funny thing is, I did end up eating olives – Jac chopped some olives up very finely and included them in the meatball mix! I did enjoy the meatballs very much, so it looks like Jac’s discovered a way to get me to eat olives! She’s tricky, that Jac. I don’t mind as long as the end product tastes good. I like seeing how chuffed she is with her little “tricks” and “victories”. :)
If you’re interested in where I got the bento gear from, I’ve included some information at the very end of this post, so keep reading!
This was the note I put in Jac’s lunch, featuring Bluey the blue bird…
A new job!
The note reflected my mood at the time, which was, as the note says, optimistic… buoyant… just plain happy. For those who don’t follow me on Twitter, I have some news – I’ve got a new job! I start on the 6th of April, and I’m really looking forward to it. You know what this means for the blog, of course – new places to buy lunch! I’ll still pack bento lunches every now and then, of course, but I always love exploring new lunching places (I’m sure you guys love “exploring” them with me too, via the blog). :)
About the bento gear featured in this post
- The sauce containers (“Hello!” and “Tasty”) were purchased on eBay. I haven’t seen any for sale recently. You’ll just have to browse for them if you’re interested.
- The little dog food pick is from JBox. It is from a set featuring five different designs, called NORI-NORI Animal Lunch Picks.
- The bunny food pick in my bento lunch is also from JBox, from a set of 10 Animal Friends Picks.
- The lunch boxes featured in this post are Decor Tellfresh Quarters, which can be purchased from many Woolworths or Coles supermarkets, for around AU$7.00 each. They come with four of those removable white compartments (hence “Quarters”), but I tend to only use one or two when I pack lunches.
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I'm TFP, a food blogger from Perth, Western Australia.
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congrats with the new job
and congrats to jac who managed to feed you olives
Congrats on the new job!!
Gratz On the new job. Looking forward to reading more posts.
congrats tfp! looking forward to hearing more…..new lunch places woohoo!
CONGRATS!!! hope you enjoy your new career adventure, oh, food too! =))))
Congrats on the new job! Can’t wait to see the new lunch places. Hopefully you’ll still make Jac bentos!
Where’s the new office? Perhaps recommendations are in order…
I counted 8 meatballs – the more, the tastier.
Grats on the new job! Can’t wait for new food places! Sushi@Royal…. Sushi@Royal…. Sushi@Royal…. lol j/k
Wonderful news…Congratulations! It’s always fun to start a new job…it’s like the first day of grade school!
Hooray for your brand new job! I’m so bad about being on Twitter, so I didn’t know. Looking forward to seeing new lunch spots. I know when we moved our offices in January the thing I looked forward to the most was – what else? – the new lunch places I would get to explore. :)
I hope it goes beautifully for you!
Congrats TFP, can’t wait to hear more details about the new job? Is it within the same company? What will you be doing !!! Congrats to you !!
I love those 4 space container things, they come in so handy for lunches as you can seperate e’thing so easily and nothing ends up soggy !!
grats on the new job! Hope your first day is a blast! I look forward to seeing the new goodies you pick up at/around work =D
congrats to u!!! all the best
Congrats on the new job! Looking forward to all the new food reviews :)
Congratulations with your new job and that’s a yummy salad!
Great job TFP! :)
I’m following you on Twitter btw!
mazel tov on the new job! does this mean there will be a going away lunch at your current work or someone bringing in cakes to send you off? Or the giant pizzas?
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Sarah
Congratulations on the new job!
congratulations on the new job! hope you have plenty of fun and good feeds while at it. :)
Congratulations on the new job! Is this the surprise you have been working on recently that you were not able to tell us about before? Or are we in for another surprise soon? Yay, new places (and food ofcourse) to see as you lunch your way around your new work locality. :) All the best with your new venture.
hey TFP
How exciting. Enjoy your new job! Olives in meatballs sounds A1!
emma
Thanks, G.
Yes, I thought it was very clever of Jac! She wins this round! :)
Thanks, Su-Lin!
Thanks, Noririn – there will definitely be more!
anne,
Oh yes. Funny how new lunching places was my first thought!
Fresh Fry,
I’m looking forward to my first day tomorrow. Always feels weird starting a new job. Nerve-wracking but exciting at the same time.
Mary,
Once I’ve settled into a routine again I will definitely be packing bento lunches. I’ve just been a little out of whack over the past few weeks.
Perthie,
Yes – eight meatballs were all I could fit in there without squishing them too much with the lid on. I think some of my Perth readers will be able to work out right away where I am working, once I post food from that “area”. So I’m not going to mention where it is just yet, as I love guessing games! :-P
jetgirl,
I hear ya! I have grown tired of East Perth food, so this was perfect timing for me, as well as for you. :)
Denisse,
Yep, first day tomorrow! Looking forward to it, but with a hint of nervousness. Like opening night in a play.
Melissa,
I hope so too! I think food-wise it will be good, anyway! LOL
justonemorebite,
I have made it a rule not to reveal too much about my work/what I do, so I can’t answer all your questions. But I will say it’s for a completely different organisation to the one I have just left. I do love that lunch box for the reason you mention! And it’s a great size for holding a decent amount of food.
Kagenosuke,
Oh yes… there will be goodies to discover and share with you all. First day is tomorrow – it’s exciting!
Thanks, suzanna and Sue!
jomar,
It was! I especially liked the mushrooms and the grapes in the salad.
Cool, carmen!
Fizz,
I brought in some goodies for morning tea at work on my last day (there will be a post!). We would’ve done pizza, but were all too full from morning tea! LOL.
Thanks, Sarah. Glad you enjoy the blog.
Thanks, Christine.
dea,
That’s the plan!
Thanks, Sue! Yes – new job was what I was working on. But there is another surprise coming up, as a result of my birthday present from Jac. Stay tuned, I think you’ll like the difference it will make to the blog. :)
Thanks, emma! The olives gave the meatballs an interesting flavour for sure.