Scratching your head wondering what to bring for your lunch to work? I got you covered. These lunch ideas will keep it simple and fast plus give you variety so you’re not bored with the same ingredients for a week. I see meal preps on social media and think, well, that’s good but so boring, it’s the same lunch all week? When you know what to expect, you lose interest.
PROTEIN – provides energy, so less starchy carbs like rice, bread and potatoes and more protein!
Drumsticks, pork ribs, pork chops, pork shoulder strips, pork butt picnic, steak strips, ground turkey.
SPICES – use 2-3 different spice rubs to flavor drumsticks or ribs for variety. Pack some flavor with 2 of my favs, My Spice Sage Curry powder and Flavor God Everything Spicy.
DRESSING – make your own, so easy and WITHOUT preservatives or any goopy fillers.
Only 4 ingredients…
EVOO, Marukan rice vinegar, San-J tamari and good mustard (I usually like mustard with lots of grain for texture)
Use a clean glass jar with lid:
Proportions are twice amount of oil to vinegar, dash of tamari, big teaspoon of mustard. Close lid and shake it up, that’s it!
SALAD – use a variety of vegetables throughout the week and use cold leftover vegetables from dinner. I store the chopped veggies in a tupperware box.
Grill vegetables like eggplant, bell peppers, portobello mushrooms.
COMPLEX CARBS – help maintain sugar levels, that means sweet potato or quinoa NOT rice, potatoes or bread, those make you sleepy, bloat and pack on the love handles. Yes, I found all this out when I became prediabetic and it has helped me so much to keep my energy going!
Finally, a great box to bring that delicious lunch. I like this Sistema lunch box with a freezer brick which you fill with water that keeps your lunch cool for the trip to work or school! That little blue round container fits in the freezer brick hole for salad dressing or sauce and on the lid as you can see are the fork and knife, so it’s completely self contained. They are so practical and I got my hubby trained so he just whips out from freezer and throws into the lunch box. I found them at Marshall’s or TJ Maxx, also Container Store for a lot more. I cannot stand the blue ice, they drip when they cool down.
Would love to hear some lunch ideas that work for you…
Note: none of the products sponsor me except San-J tamari which is included when you purchase my Wok Star Kit.
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Wok Star Supper Club at Drunken Dragon
Conquer the Summer Blues in Miami and join my first summer Wok Star Supper Club gathering. I’m very excited to introduce you to Drunken Dragon, it’s tucked away in a nondescript strip mall that still retains a red neon sign, MARKET, except there’s nothing plain about this place. Don’t be fooled by the exterior, on entering, you’re greeted by steamy photography of Japanese bondage on one side and on the other, a 300-pound table made out of reclaimed Douglas fir suspended by chains.
You’re probably wondering if I’ve gone off the deep end choosing this restaurant for our Supper Club but I like to shake things up and take you places you wouldn’t dream of going. Trust me, you’re in for a delightful culinary experience and get into the groove. It’s a cross between an Asian gastropub, Japanese Izakaya and Korean BBQ. We’ll start with a social meet and mingle, cocktails with water throughout the evening sponsored by VOSS and snackies before sitting down to the 3 course dinner, so don’t be shy, introduce yourselves!
Owners, Conrad Gomez, Angel Febres and Navin Chatani, all with nightclub, bar experience decided to open Drunken Dragon after successfully opening Foxhole Bar. I’ve arranged for us to go there after our gathering where you’ll get your first drink FREE! It’s literally behind the restaurant but you wouldn’t know it cause it’s unmarked and in an alleyway. Yes, taking you deeper into a shroud of mystery.
I set the gathering for August 14 to coincide with my mom’s birthday if she were still alive! I think she would appreciate us celebrating with her, enjoying each other’s company and of course the food. My mom was a fantastic cook and entertainer, she would organize lavish dinner parties and I truly think I inherited my love of doing the same thing from her!
Can’t wait to see you all at Drunken Dragon, gather all your friends, family, colleagues and celebrate summer with us with some good food and a few laughs!
Menu and Details below…
What: Eleanor Hoh’s Wok Star Supper Club, Conquer the Summer Blues!
Cost: $45 including tips and tax, excluding beverages.
Drinks: Happy Hour Cocktails are half off usual price, complimentary VOSS water throughout evening, beverages NOT included in $45.
When: Sunday, August 14: 5-7pm
Where: Drunken Dragon, 1424 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Max: 79 seats without the bar and 92 with the bar seats.
Parking: Valet – $10 (usually $15) OR street parking ($4 an hour, so you’ll end up hot and bothered, go with valet, so worth it!)
Reservations: Plse specify WOK STAR SUPPER CLUB on Drunken Dragon Open Table. My event will be mentioned somewhere in your reservations.
It should take you to Aug.14 page, choose time slot 5pm. Call DD directly 305-397-8556 if you have any problems.
Please don’t leave till last minute and be disappointed you can’t get in! I’ve had loads of publicity in the media, thanks to everyone who helped promote my Wok Star Supper Club!
Eater Miami’s Tastiest Summer Food Events
Hedonist Shedonist News Wire
MiaBites
Mitch and Mel’s Foodie Friday
New Times Miami’s Events Calendar
Soul of Miami’s featured event
South Florida Food and Wine
South Florida Gourmet
Thank You Miami’s August Food News
Voss Water’s Events
MENU FOR WOK STAR SUPPER CLUB AT DRUNKEN DRAGON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14: 5-7PM
5-5:30pm Meet and Mingle at the Bar with Cocktails & munchies on arrival
Drunken Dragon Fries – curry salt, truffle aioli.
Edamame – black pepper, sea salt, sugar snap peas.
5:30pm sit down…Cold Appetizers:
Hamachi – kalamansi ponzu, cashews, orange and grapefruit segments, red onion, mint.
Salt roasted beets – blackberry, pea shoots, miso yogurt, dry miso, red quinoa.
Next- Mains family style:
Lobster roll – crispy brioche, sriracha aioli, caviar roe, tarragon.
Crack Spare Ribs – serondeng sambal, scallion, coriander, chili
Twice Fried chicken from Happy Hour menu – Asian slaw, miso ranch, red dragon
Sides family style to come with Mains:
Taro Truffle Hash – 63 egg (soft egg), chinese sausage, corn, snow peas, taro chips.
Stir fry veggies – cauliflower, baby carrots, shitakes with sweet soy-ginger, garlic salt.
Dessert
Japanese mochi – scoop of mango and green tea.
FOXHOLE BAR
First drink FREE! Whoa, you heard right! Any beer, wine, liquor of your choice excluding top shelf hard liquor.
******************
To find out more about my Wok Star Supper Club (previously called Hoh Wok Club), click here.
Sign up for my free newsletter in right sidebar so you’ll get first dibs into my Wok Star Supper Club—->>
Visit Drunken Dragon for more details.
Wok Star Supper Club at Drunken Dragon
Conquer the Summer Blues in Miami and join my first summer Wok Star Supper Club gathering. I’m very excited to introduce you to Drunken Dragon, it’s tucked away in a nondescript strip mall that still retains a red neon sign, MARKET, except there’s nothing plain about this place. Don’t be fooled by the exterior, on entering, you’re greeted by steamy photography of Japanese bondage on one side and on the other, a 300-pound table made out of reclaimed Douglas fir suspended by chains.
You’re probably wondering if I’ve gone off the deep end choosing this restaurant for our Supper Club but I like to shake things up and take you places you wouldn’t dream of going. Trust me, you’re in for a delightful culinary experience and get into the groove. It’s a cross between an Asian gastropub, Japanese Izakaya and Korean BBQ. We’ll start with a social meet and mingle, cocktails with water throughout the evening sponsored by VOSS and snackies before sitting down to the 3 course dinner, so don’t be shy, introduce yourselves!
Owners, Conrad Gomez, Angel Febres and Navin Chatani, all with nightclub, bar experience decided to open Drunken Dragon after successfully opening Foxhole Bar. I’ve arranged for us to go there after our gathering where you’ll get your first drink FREE! It’s literally behind the restaurant but you wouldn’t know it cause it’s unmarked and in an alleyway. Yes, taking you deeper into a shroud of mystery.
I set the gathering for August 14 to coincide with my mom’s birthday if she were still alive! I think she would appreciate us celebrating with her, enjoying each other’s company and of course the food. My mom was a fantastic cook and entertainer, she would organize lavish dinner parties and I truly think I inherited my love of doing the same thing from her!
Can’t wait to see you all at Drunken Dragon, gather all your friends, family, colleagues and celebrate summer with us with some good food and a few laughs!
Menu and Details below…
What: Eleanor Hoh’s Wok Star Supper Club, Conquer the Summer Blues!
Cost: $45 including tips and tax, excluding beverages.
Drinks: Happy Hour Cocktails are half off usual price, complimentary VOSS water throughout evening, beverages NOT included in $45.
When: Sunday, August 14: 5-7pm
Where: Drunken Dragon, 1424 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Max: 79 seats without the bar and 92 with the bar seats.
Parking: Valet – $10 (usually $15) OR street parking ($4 an hour, so you’ll end up hot and bothered, go with valet, so worth it!)
Reservations: Plse specify WOK STAR SUPPER CLUB on Drunken Dragon Open Table. My event will be mentioned somewhere in your reservations.
It should take you to Aug.14 page, choose time slot 5pm. Call DD directly 305-397-8556 if you have any problems.
Please don’t leave till last minute and be disappointed you can’t get in! I’ve had loads of publicity in the media, thanks to everyone who helped promote my Wok Star Supper Club!
Eater Miami’s Tastiest Summer Food Events
Hedonist Shedonist News Wire
MiaBites
Mitch and Mel’s Foodie Friday
New Times Miami’s Events Calendar
Soul of Miami’s featured event
South Florida Food and Wine
South Florida Gourmet
Thank You Miami’s August Food News
Voss Water’s Events
MENU FOR WOK STAR SUPPER CLUB AT DRUNKEN DRAGON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14: 5-7PM
5-5:30pm Meet and Mingle at the Bar with Cocktails & munchies on arrival
Drunken Dragon Fries – curry salt, truffle aioli.
Edamame – black pepper, sea salt, sugar snap peas.
5:30pm sit down…Cold Appetizers:
Hamachi – kalamansi ponzu, cashews, orange and grapefruit segments, red onion, mint.
Salt roasted beets – blackberry, pea shoots, miso yogurt, dry miso, red quinoa.
Next- Mains family style:
Lobster roll – crispy brioche, sriracha aioli, caviar roe, tarragon.
Crack Spare Ribs – serondeng sambal, scallion, coriander, chili
Twice Fried chicken from Happy Hour menu – Asian slaw, miso ranch, red dragon
Sides family style to come with Mains:
Taro Truffle Hash – 63 egg (soft egg), chinese sausage, corn, snow peas, taro chips.
Stir fry veggies – cauliflower, baby carrots, shitakes with sweet soy-ginger, garlic salt.
Dessert
Japanese mochi – scoop of mango and green tea.
FOXHOLE BAR
First drink FREE! Whoa, you heard right! Any beer, wine, liquor of your choice excluding top shelf hard liquor.
******************
To find out more about my Wok Star Supper Club (previously called Hoh Wok Club), click here.
Sign up for my free newsletter in right sidebar so you’ll get first dibs into my Wok Star Supper Club—->>
Visit Drunken Dragon for more details.