Table of Contents
Introduction 5
1 Breakfast for lunch 11
Date and almond quick oats 13
Layered yogurt parfait 14
Tropical coconut chia pudding 17
Raspberry-chocolate smoothie jar 18
Breakfast salad with grapefruit vinaigrette 21
Croutons 22
2 Layered salads 25
Caprese salad 27
Provengal salad 28
Fruit salad with citrus dressing 30
Deconstructed shrimp caesar 33
Buffalo chicken salad 34
Beet, pistachio, and orange salad with goat cheese 36
Southern-style chicken salad 39
3 Noodles and pastas 41
Pesto penne and chicken 43
Tortellini with herby vinaigrette, olives, and roasted red peppers 44
Soba noodles with ginger dressing, iceberg lettuce, and tofu 47
Peanut noodles with cucumber and red pepper 48
Pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe 51
Lasagna in a jar 53
Bit pasta 54
Zoodles with creamy avocado sauce 57
4 Bowls in a jar 59
Farro and roasted vegetable bowl 60
Poke sushi bowl 63
Autumn bowl 65
White bean and salmon bowl 67
Mediterranean bowl with creamy greek dressing 68
Burrito jar 71
Pannesan quinoa with grilled chicken and arugula 73
5 Soups 75
Ramen with egg and broccoli 77
Fresh tortellini in broth with spinach 79
Creamy cucumber gazpacho 80
Watermelon gazpacho 83
Tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons 85
Miso udon soup 86
6 Spreaders, dippers, and snacks 89
Capered tuna 91
Pimento cheese and crackers 92
Fruit and cheese snack 95
Honeyed yogurt with fruit spears 97
Charcutene stack 98
"Crab" salad with crackers and endive 101
Herby yogurt dip with erudité 102
Dilly onion dip with chips 105
7 Desserts 107
Caramelized banana pudding 109
Chocolate mug cakes 110
Berry trifle 113
S'mores for two 115
No-Bake blueberry cheesecake 116
Bread pudding 119
Lemon meringue jars 120
Strawberry shortcake jars 123
Pistachio pudding parfaits 125
Conversions 126
Acknowledgments 128
About the contributors 128