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| 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. ( Pictures here )- Mood:bouncy
 - Music:Now you're a hero - "You Have to Burn the Rope"
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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. ( Lunch Bag ) | |
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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 - Mood:sleepy

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| We all woke up a bit late this morning so I only had about ten minutes to make my husband a lunch. </div> | |
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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. | |
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| 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! | |
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| spaghetti dogs seem like a great way to spice up the normal cut up hotdogs... a very cool variation of the octodog :) | |
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| 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 ( several more lunches ) | |
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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!)  | |
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| 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! ;-) | |
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| 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 potionDetails in I'm having Professor Snape for lunch at My Mad Lunch Box. | |
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|  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 :) ( What is it?? ... ) | |
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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.  | |
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| payday is thursday so pickins are slim here lol ( Read more... ) | |
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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 | |
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| 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 :) ( Photos behind the cut ) | |
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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. | |
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| 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! ;) My bentoblog: http://wererabbits.wordpress.com | |
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| 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 - Mood:happy

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| Hello all ! On a last minute before lunchtime I found some leftover time and made myself a bento :)  For a closer picture and the contents please check the ( LJ-cuuuuut :) <3 )- Mood:cheerful

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