Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Baon (Packed Lunch) – Home Made Pizza & Pasta

A lot has been said about the rising power of the Aussie dollar but to be perfectly frank I do not see it translating well to my day to day living. AUD might be sitting at USD$0.92 (it was USD $0.50 early this year) but the price of “my essentials” are moving at a similar rate and direction. Rice, for example, has actually doubled in price!



So, in an attempt to “simplify” my life I decided to bring “baon (packed lunch)” to work most days of the week. Not only is it beneficial to my pocket my lunch choices is now not anymore at the mercy of my local deli.


I thank God for our new open-air lunch area. I am now also basically free to bring anything I like even those “assault to the senses of my colleagues” type lunches. Binagoongan anyone?


For today, I’m having a slice of home made pizza and bow pasta arrabiata. Just click on the link for recipes.

4 comments:

KennyT said...

I don't mind to have these yummy home-made dishes for lunch at work! They look so yum!

The Beancounter said...

Thanks Kenny! If only i have as much choice as you do in HK i probably would be eating out most days...

Tangled Noodle said...

Baon is the best, especially when they look like this pasta dish! You may not win any friends at work with binagoongan but you'll eat well. 8-)

The Beancounter said...

hehehehe...i'll make sure i eat binagoongan in our open-air lunch area...