Lack of Updates
Blah, I've been eating really boring lunches, cup of noodles and we've had three pot lucks since mid-November so I've actually only got 4 lunch to show for all month! I'll try harder in the new year, my goal is 12 (nice enough to post) bentos a month :3 In December so far I've only eaten lunch out once and in my defense it was a $3 yougurt parfait filled with granola and fruit~yum!
Contents: roast turkey stir fry, sweet potatos and hard candy
Time to Make: 20 minutes
Calories: 460 (appx.)
Very plain but delicious and the candy makes it look really colorful!
Contents: mini pasta with carrots and peas, organic cheese-its, the end piece of wheat bread with some peanut butter
Time to Make: 5 minutes
Calories: 660 (appx.)
This one is a little high on calories because of the Cheez Its and PB but I thought it needed some protein. Made with leftovers and the end piece of bread that no one ever wants to eat.
Contents: eggs with green peppers and onion, 1/2 a HUGE orange and 3 homemade sugar cookies
Time to Make: 15 minutes
Calories: 400 (appx.)
This is my shiny new bento box! Honestly I eat a lunch like this a lot of the time so it's not very magical or special but the box makes even plain food look really delicious somehow.
Contents: taco chicken (under rice), rice, green peppers, carrots, onions, cheese (star), grapes (under presents) and 2 sugar cookie packages
Time to Make: 40 minutes
Calories: 750 (appx.)
This is actually for a friend, she's not only getting the food but also the box! This is also my first chara-ben or bento that looks like something. It didn't take as long as I thought it would and despite my failings at art, seems to have come out well enough. Maybe more of these in my future?
That's all for today~!
Contents: roast turkey stir fry, sweet potatos and hard candy
Time to Make: 20 minutes
Calories: 460 (appx.)
Very plain but delicious and the candy makes it look really colorful!
Contents: mini pasta with carrots and peas, organic cheese-its, the end piece of wheat bread with some peanut butter
Time to Make: 5 minutes
Calories: 660 (appx.)
This one is a little high on calories because of the Cheez Its and PB but I thought it needed some protein. Made with leftovers and the end piece of bread that no one ever wants to eat.
Contents: eggs with green peppers and onion, 1/2 a HUGE orange and 3 homemade sugar cookies
Time to Make: 15 minutes
Calories: 400 (appx.)
This is my shiny new bento box! Honestly I eat a lunch like this a lot of the time so it's not very magical or special but the box makes even plain food look really delicious somehow.
Contents: taco chicken (under rice), rice, green peppers, carrots, onions, cheese (star), grapes (under presents) and 2 sugar cookie packages
Time to Make: 40 minutes
Calories: 750 (appx.)
This is actually for a friend, she's not only getting the food but also the box! This is also my first chara-ben or bento that looks like something. It didn't take as long as I thought it would and despite my failings at art, seems to have come out well enough. Maybe more of these in my future?
That's all for today~!
Posted on 17 Dec 2008 by Mab
Two Week - No Show
Augh the last two weeks have been a mess at work but I have been eating bentos just really particularly boring and ugly ones that weren't worth posting.
Contents: spaghetti with shrimp in a garlic butter sauce, mixed veggies and grapes
Time to Make: 15 minutes
Calories: 600 (appx.)
I thought this one would take me forever but when I turned around after it was all in the box only 15 minutes had passed! Now to shower and sleep!
Contents: spaghetti with shrimp in a garlic butter sauce, mixed veggies and grapes
Time to Make: 15 minutes
Calories: 600 (appx.)
I thought this one would take me forever but when I turned around after it was all in the box only 15 minutes had passed! Now to shower and sleep!
Posted on 11 Nov 2008 by Mab
One is the Loneliest Number
Just one bento for this week and it's Monday. It's also made entirely of leftovers from dinner. How lovely! It took no time at all to make~
Contents: roast chicken, rice w/ parmesan cheese, veggies, and cinnamon-sugar baked apples
Time to Make: 5 minutes (all leftovers)
Calories: 560 (appx.)
I'll be at a training retreat (where they feed us for free!) for the rest of the week~so exciting!
Contents: roast chicken, rice w/ parmesan cheese, veggies, and cinnamon-sugar baked apples
Time to Make: 5 minutes (all leftovers)
Calories: 560 (appx.)
I'll be at a training retreat (where they feed us for free!) for the rest of the week~so exciting!
Posted on 26 Oct 2008 by Mab
Friday's Mysteriously Missing Lunch
I did, in fact, make lunch on Friday but it ended up being fries, chicken nuggets and veggies and I honestly didn't think it was worth it to take a picture of that in a regular tupperware container.
Next week I only have to take lunch for Monday as I'll be away on a training retreat Tuesday-Friday (and we get fed by hotel staff for free!!).
Next week I only have to take lunch for Monday as I'll be away on a training retreat Tuesday-Friday (and we get fed by hotel staff for free!!).
Posted on 25 Oct 2008 by Mab
Ugly Soup and Fake Bao
I decided last night to make potato soup and it turned it UGLY because I also decided I was too lazy to peel off the skin so the soup is a lovely brown/gray color. Whoops.
The "fake bao" is just a mix of all the things I'd put in shrimp bao (soy sauce, rice wine, sesame seeds, celery seed, ginger, garlic) ground into a paste and then put in regular dough.
Contents: potato soup, fruit cup (drained), shrimp "bao" biscuits, and candy
Time to Make: 20 minutes
Calories: 500 (appx.)
Sorry about the picture, I'm exhausted today and the camera battery was running low so I snapped and ran with it.
The "fake bao" is just a mix of all the things I'd put in shrimp bao (soy sauce, rice wine, sesame seeds, celery seed, ginger, garlic) ground into a paste and then put in regular dough.
Contents: potato soup, fruit cup (drained), shrimp "bao" biscuits, and candy
Time to Make: 20 minutes
Calories: 500 (appx.)
Sorry about the picture, I'm exhausted today and the camera battery was running low so I snapped and ran with it.
Posted on 22 Oct 2008 by Mab
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