For the last three years I’ve used January to try and learn something new. Three years ago it was to try 31 days of exercise, two years ago it was 31 days of stretching, last year it was 31 days of learning to play the piano and this year it’s 31 days of… lunch.

Nearly two weeks into this challenge and what have I learned:

• I don’t need to repeat meals. Normally, when I buy food for lunch I repeat the meal until I’m finished with the ingredients. Say I buy cheese and ham. I make a cheese and ham roll on Monday and I have cheese and ham left over. So, I have it again on Tuesday and then Wednesday until it’s done. I don’t have to do that, small changes can make the lunch different.
• I have slightly more variety than I thought – but I can do more. The second half of the month will involve challenging myself to try new things.
• I love cheese. Always have. Always will.

Bread: McGee’s roll.

Ingredient: Cheese from last week

Taste: like Wallace & Gromit