I don't have a bento box yet, so today's bento was in a tupperware tub. :(

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Contents: Brown rice, cucumber slices acting as a divider, grilled chicken, apple pieces, and carrot circles. Simple, but tasty!

I received two boxes, very nice ones too, but I really don't know about the care instructions. I'm sure they aren't dishwasher safe (I don't even have one anyway), but I'd like to know what else I should be careful of.

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Well zoochica, I took your advice and split up the two veggies for this morning's bento.



Steak, zucchini, mushrooms, Wasa wheat cracker, Tajin seasoning, and grapefruit

I've been sporadic with my bento-making, but I will try to make it a habit. It makes me happy knowing that I have a yummy, neatly-packed lunch to come home to. :)



Top tier: leftover crockpot beef roast/gravy, white rice with Tony Chachere's creole seasoning on top
Bottom tier: broccoli & cauliflower, Colby Jack cheese cubes with the cute kitty pick. I'm rereading the Harry Potter series right now and the pick reminded me of Crookshanks. :)
On the side: Wheat Thins & sugar free grape Kool-Aid (not shown), gummi worms

I've been remiss in photographing my bentos lately, but here are a couple:


Glazed carrots, kalamata olives, rice, and Moroccan chicken with currents and dried apricots.


This next one is about how they will all look for a while since my wife started a rather intense and very restrictive diet. It's all meat, veggies, one fruit, and one small starch for a while. This bento box is the perfect size for this, however I might not be taking any more pics for a while. I'm sure they would be a little boring to look at.


Steak, asparagus, mushrooms, Wasa wheat cracker w/ wasabi furikake, apple with Tajin fruit seasoning (Has anyone else used this stuff? It's freaking amazing!).

BTW, I wanted to share a couple pics of the best damn lunch bag we've ever used. It's from Harry and David and we bought it at an outlet mall in Park City a while back. I haven't checked but it's probably available online somewhere. Pics after the cut.

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A quick bento with leftovers from last night.



Top: heart-shaped boiled eggs, mixed greens and carrots
Bottom: pulled-chicken sandwiches and raspberry vinaigrette

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Last night a friend of mine came over for dinner... he east NO vegetables and only meat. Im a veggie so that dont work well lol... the only option... Mac and cheese!!!!

Here are my leftovers made into a bento.

Contains: Mac and cheese with steamed broccoli and nori stars. With salad and balsamic / olive oil dressing.
Strawberrys and Brown sugar on the side too.

Contents: kanitama (omelette with crabmeat and veggies) on a bed of white rice seasoned with whole sea salt and sesame seeds, corn salad and a cherry tomato.
Not pictured: soy sauce and oil for the rice and salad, a Babybel cheese to round everything nicely up!

spaghetti dogs seem like a great way to spice up the normal cut up hotdogs... a very cool variation of the octodog :)

Visiting my best boy friend and so I get to make him bentos for work three days a week. So, here are the ones I have remembered to take pictures of since last Monday (well Tuesday, really, I forgot to take pictures the first day).


Close up of side bento
Pepper strips
ranch dressing
pretzel sticks
peach jello cup
strawberries
blueberries

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Soooo... it has been a LONG time since I've posted a bento! Anyways, I am getting back into the groove of things so here is my lunch for today!^^ Top tier: Steamed broccoli and papaya, Bottom tier: Lemon spinach couscous and tamagoyaki. Can't wait for lunch! (sorry for the not-so-great picture, but I only have my phone lol!)

Contents: white rice onigiri with whole sea salt and a doggie nori face, soy sprouts, carrot bits and oil and soy sauce in the fish container.

I had that poor, little onigiri leftover from yesterday and I came up with what I think is something nice to use it up: the onigiri case itself could be pretty big if you use it wisely, so I added some corn salad in the main section to be mixed with the soy sprouts and the carrot bits for a (good-sized, after all) mini salad! ;-)

To celebrate the latest Harry Potter movie opening on Thursday (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), I'm having my favorite HP character for lunch tomorrow!


Professor Snape, Hogwarts Potions Master, brewing a cauldron of his top-secret potion

Details in I'm having Professor Snape for lunch at My Mad Lunch Box.

I forgot to post this yesterday... I was late for work so didnt make myself lunch SO i walked home at lunch and made this is about 10 minutes before taking it back to work :)

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I've been making quite a few Bentoesque things but comepletely forgot to post them.

This is a weightwatchers cheese, bacon and leek quiche on salad, with cherries, mushroom pasta salad, a babybel and a kielbasa.



This is egg fried rice, fishballs, a rabbit of sweet chilli, a strawberry of vinaigrette, cherry tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts. 



Laptop Lunchbox with three mushroom rice, salad, a plum, some chocolate puffs, a babybel and a container of vinaigrette.



Next we have a smoked salmon and cream cheese with basil bagel, a plum, and goldfish crackers.



This is cod gratin, salad, olives and feta, a container of vinaigrette, and some strawberries



Lastly is a mediterranean bento; pesto couscous, muhummara, falafel, olives and feta on a lettuce leaf. with strawberries and meringues and a bunny full of sugar for dipping in the side car.

payday is thursday so pickins are slim here lol


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In Japan, there's a dish called omuraisu (omelette rice), which is a thin egg omelette wrapped around ketchup fried rice. I thought I could do a similar thing with tamagoyaki, so I made fried rice tamagoyaki. Next time I'll have to use less rice, it got a little heavy and was hard to shape into an omelette. But yummers!

last week's veggie bento



left: harusame noodle salad with with cilantro, shiso, carrot, broccoli, snap peas, radishes with Asian dressing
right: fried rice tamagoyaki; sliced tomatoes

I'm having spaghetti today. Also, as a reminder, don't forget to enter my 500k bento contest! I've only gotten 7 entries so far!

I'm new to bento making .. here's my first three tries. I still am working on ways to speed up the box packing :) I've made my own onigiri, sushi and potstickers and I'm really happy with my ability to make yummy bento-sized food :)

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Contents:
fresh mozzarella and tomatoes
olives
salami sandwich with “Lazy Girl’s Focaccia”
sixlets candy

Sorry for the darker picture, I was too lazy to pull out my photo tent that night. Anyway, this is one of my bentos that have been inspired by my Italian American background. I would eat a lot of lunches like this during the summer months.

Check out my blog, Boston Bento for more info and some basic instructions on how to make the "Lazy Girl's Focaccia" I used for the sandwich.

I made this bento a while ago. It's stuffed with goodies - homemade bread, mouhammara, a cheese and spinach roll and bell peppers in the big box, and homemade Tabbouleh in the small box.
The accents are all parsley because I didn't have lettuce on hand - but it still looks nice and fresh!

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My bentoblog: http://wererabbits.wordpress.com

I haven't had time to post, but here are the last three bentos. :D

The first two are super boring. I was out of groceries and this was all I had left.



Top Tier: pasta in a red sauce
Bottom Tier: cheese and sliced cucumber



Top Tier: cheese and sliced cucumber
Bottom Tier: tortellini in a red sauce

This one was made after grocery shopping, so it turned out much better.



Top Tier: cottage cheese, ham, swiss and pickle rolls and soy paste
Bottom Tier: star shaped onigiri and fake crab pieces
Sidecar: strawberries, carrots and a star shaped boiled egg

Hello all !
On a last minute before lunchtime I found some leftover time and made myself a bento :)



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