In My Lunchbox [Soup in a Jar ~ Chicken Tortellini Soup]

Y'all already know what a huge fan I am of packing an entire week's worth of lunches on Sunday.  (If you don't you can see my other lunchbox ideas here.)  It doesn't really take any longer to pack a week's worth than it does one lunch, and this method ensures that I actually have one every day.  This week I decided to do a little something different than a bento box or salad in a jar, even if I didn't venture off too far from the jar....this week it's soup in a jar.  Sunday afternoon I cooked up a big batch of chicken vegetable soup, ladled into 5 different jars, and voila....lunch for the week.

In My Lunchbox, Salad in a Jar Edition [Southwest Salad with Cumin Cilantro Vinaigrette]

As y'all know, I love to pack my lunches for the week all at once.  I'm simply not disciplined enough to do it every night (or that morning).  The bento boxes have been a wonderful help with that, but I do love a salad for lunch, too!  Rather than having to worry about the dressing leaking, the lettuce getting soggy, or both, I pack the entire thing into one of my beloved Ball jars.  It works like a charm.

From Garden to Table [Refrigerator Pickles]

I didn't originally plan on posting about these in the middle of "Ball Jar Love", but this morning I ate one for breakfast and my plan flew out the window.   (I enjoyed them along with some lamb and tiropita from this weekend's Greek Festival.  I know, I know....it's an odd little breakfast. It's called too busy to go to the grocery over the weekend.  I didn't even have milk, creamer, or even evaporated milk for this morning's coffee....but I digress....) They were pretty yummy, if I do say so myself.  And super easy to boot.