The Sum is Greater Than The Parts Bento

Indigo rabbit bento box is so sweet and could brighten any cold foggy day. All those happy bunnies coming to work with me.

Inside we have teri chicken with strawberries and blueberries, and we have kimchee in its own little container. Love the chunky pieces!

Still doing salads. So fun to eat with chopsticks too. My chopstick skillz are improving! Rah!

How about you? Do you eat with chopsticks?

Pretty Pink Paris Bento

This bento was from last week and it has much of the same components as previous and future bentos. Such is life.

That is when the role of the bento box itself is important. It's makes the similar seem more fun.

It also helps to have friendly little sauce bottles to greet you at lunchtime.

You Put Your Lime in Your Apple Slices Bento

Roasted pork slices hidden behind leafy greens, tomatoes, apple slices and lime slices, and rice make up this bento. Rolly-polly panda has nama shoyu, and the rice is sprinkled with shiso powder.

Major cute factor registering here. Mouse on cat's back is getting a good massage with happy cat purrs. Mouse in front could be saying any of a number of smart aleck things.

One thing for sure is Mio is asking (yelling) for food, and this snack pack delivers. Kimchee, sauerkraut, and homemade chia seed crackers.

May 5 - A week of bentos for my inner child

Okay okay so it looks a little similar to yesterday's bento. No chicken and I've added three milk duds and a couple chunks of double cream gouda. Still got the kim chee and berries and nuts. So let me expand on this morning process (since I almost always make bento in the morning and since I'm almost always in a rush).

I want you to see what I walk out the door with.

Starting in the top left, I put in a coldpac, that's the blue thing, spoon and fork, Yoplait key lime whip (that's in, not out), and the kim chee on the coldpac. Top right, I add the other two little round boxes, and a small container of hummus (yum!), and rye crackers. Bottom, my cowboy lunch box filled with bento!

So friends, is it a bento if it's put in a lunch box?

May 4 bento - A week of bentos for my inner child

I like my crackers to be crunchy, my kim chee to be cold, my chicken untainted, and my berries not fainted.

I'm using two of the new little round boxes purchased from Japanistic. The silver round came with my Eco Box probably meant for a side of sauce, and that glass dish is a Martha Stewart container for leftovers.

I decided the kim chee had to go in the metal container. It would wreck plastic, and indeed it did stain the plastic lid. Anyone know how to get that off?

White chicken meat was leftover from the dinner before.

Blueberries, radish, strawberry, and a grape tomato sit on baby greens.

Pistachios and snack crackers with one, and only one rice paper candy.

Stocking up on dumplings

I was reading gamene's bentozen blog and got the idea of stocking the freezer lader with these.

Today I made rice balls and dumplings and I blogged about the whole dumpling affair over at Foodie Judy.

I really meant to make bags for my new bento boxes, but that will have to wait.

Happy March First!