Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
sorry for the lack of posts....
I've been busy the last couple of months and not always the best about actually packing a bento style lunch, or even taking pictures when I did. I'm planning on getting back in the habit this week, and I'm thinking about what I'm going to pack in my head.
While I was missing, I did get a few pictures posted to my flickr account, and you can check them out here. The newest pictures are at the bottom of the set.
While I was missing, I did get a few pictures posted to my flickr account, and you can check them out here. The newest pictures are at the bottom of the set.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Behind, behind, behind...
But- what's new with the holidays? Always trying to keep up. These lunches may not be in any particular order, but here they are- and I'll do my best to remember what was in them.
Leftover sweet potato gratin with miso and sesame seeds, a hard boiled egg, two cheese stuffed peppers, a chocolate filled marshmallow and a mango jelly.
Green tea soba noodles with a bottle of sauce, cheese, two cheese filled mini peppers, hard boiled quail eggs and a lotus root salad.
Yogurt with a bento on the side- sushi rice topped with a piece of smoked salmon, cherry tomatoes, cheese filled mini pepper, a hard egg and a chocolate filled marshmallow.
This one was a side to go with some nachos, so it's not too big. Cherry tomatoes, cheese, a cheese filled mini pepper, a couple of candies, and a mango jelly on a bed of cabbage.
A handful of stuff- yogurt, cheese, candy, cherry tomatoes, stuffed mini peppers, brown rice onigri and a mochi is hidden under it all.
Leftover sweet potato gratin with miso and sesame seeds, a hard boiled egg, two cheese stuffed peppers, a chocolate filled marshmallow and a mango jelly.
Green tea soba noodles with a bottle of sauce, cheese, two cheese filled mini peppers, hard boiled quail eggs and a lotus root salad.
Yogurt with a bento on the side- sushi rice topped with a piece of smoked salmon, cherry tomatoes, cheese filled mini pepper, a hard egg and a chocolate filled marshmallow.
This one was a side to go with some nachos, so it's not too big. Cherry tomatoes, cheese, a cheese filled mini pepper, a couple of candies, and a mango jelly on a bed of cabbage.
A handful of stuff- yogurt, cheese, candy, cherry tomatoes, stuffed mini peppers, brown rice onigri and a mochi is hidden under it all.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Almost four meals
Lunch 1- Thursday
I packed a lunch on Thursday even though it's usually my "fast food" lunch since I have hardly any time to eat and have to eat in the car. I had cooked the oyster mushrooms the night before and had them in a box so I figured that I might as well finish packing in the morning. In addition to the mushrooms there is half a persimmon, a cream cheese and smoked salmon filled onigiri, some cheese, a little mango jelly, and a couple of little candies. I also threw some pocky in. High on the sweets, but Thursdays are also a busy day at work.
For Friday I grabbed a "chicken salad kit" but knew I'd want a little more to eat with it. I packed a little container full of a cheese filled pepper, half of a persimmon, a mango jelly and a couple of little sweets. I'm really enjoying the little sweet peppers filled with cream cheese, and I may try some hummus at some point too.
Wait, only three pictures. I actually packed this bento for Sunday to eat while I was selling yarn in Sacramento, but ended up only eating the onigiri, the olives, and the beet salad. I just refilled the beets and olives and threw in the last cream cheese and salmon onigiri. The olives are some kalamata olives from the olive bar at the co-op, they are pitted and yummy. There also is the last of the persimmon that I had in there, a babybel cheese and a piece of candy.
I packed a lunch on Thursday even though it's usually my "fast food" lunch since I have hardly any time to eat and have to eat in the car. I had cooked the oyster mushrooms the night before and had them in a box so I figured that I might as well finish packing in the morning. In addition to the mushrooms there is half a persimmon, a cream cheese and smoked salmon filled onigiri, some cheese, a little mango jelly, and a couple of little candies. I also threw some pocky in. High on the sweets, but Thursdays are also a busy day at work.
For Friday I grabbed a "chicken salad kit" but knew I'd want a little more to eat with it. I packed a little container full of a cheese filled pepper, half of a persimmon, a mango jelly and a couple of little sweets. I'm really enjoying the little sweet peppers filled with cream cheese, and I may try some hummus at some point too.
Wait, only three pictures. I actually packed this bento for Sunday to eat while I was selling yarn in Sacramento, but ended up only eating the onigiri, the olives, and the beet salad. I just refilled the beets and olives and threw in the last cream cheese and salmon onigiri. The olives are some kalamata olives from the olive bar at the co-op, they are pitted and yummy. There also is the last of the persimmon that I had in there, a babybel cheese and a piece of candy.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Onigiri wrappers
I found some onigiri wrappers in "stay fresh" packages this weekend, so the last couple of lunches have included them. I'm still trying to decide what I think. They're very tasty, but kind of akward to get the wrapper off of in order to eat the onigiri.
This lunch included two of the onigiri. They are both made with white rice and filled with smoked salmon and cream cheese, and they're both VERY yummy. I used an onigiri mold- it is slightly easier than molding it by hand. The bottom section of my onigiri box is filled with cherry tomatoes (bought from trader joes, and not very tasty, the rest are going to go to the animals.), broccoli, a babybel cheese and two sweet peppers filled with cream cheese. I had a baby banana on the side.
This has another one of the smoked salmon and cream cheese onigiri. It's easier to see the nori wrapping on this one. There are also some meatballs on a skewer, a little container of roasted pepper ketchup for the meatballs, a cheese, half a persimmon, three cream cheese filled sweet peppers and a couple of peach gummies.
This lunch included two of the onigiri. They are both made with white rice and filled with smoked salmon and cream cheese, and they're both VERY yummy. I used an onigiri mold- it is slightly easier than molding it by hand. The bottom section of my onigiri box is filled with cherry tomatoes (bought from trader joes, and not very tasty, the rest are going to go to the animals.), broccoli, a babybel cheese and two sweet peppers filled with cream cheese. I had a baby banana on the side.
This has another one of the smoked salmon and cream cheese onigiri. It's easier to see the nori wrapping on this one. There are also some meatballs on a skewer, a little container of roasted pepper ketchup for the meatballs, a cheese, half a persimmon, three cream cheese filled sweet peppers and a couple of peach gummies.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Catching up again
10/29
Yogurt, rice with furikake, cherry tomatoes and mango gel, three mini peppers stuffed with cream cheese and broccoli.
10/31
Mini peppers stuffed with cheese, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, a container of plum sauce for the potstickers, peach gummy, shrimp gyoza, and rice with furikake.
1/3
Yogurt, somen noodles with cilantro and sauce, cherry tomatoes, broccoli and a mini banana.
Yogurt, rice with furikake, cherry tomatoes and mango gel, three mini peppers stuffed with cream cheese and broccoli.
10/31
Mini peppers stuffed with cheese, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, a container of plum sauce for the potstickers, peach gummy, shrimp gyoza, and rice with furikake.
1/3
Yogurt, somen noodles with cilantro and sauce, cherry tomatoes, broccoli and a mini banana.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
A Sandwich box
I finally got around to using the sandwich box I bought when I got my first Ichiban Kan order. It's one of the pink polka dot ones with a separate bottom container.
The sandwich in the top is banana and nutella, the bottom container has quail eggs, cheese, a jelly, cabbage, edamame, a peach gummy and a little container of soy sauce.
Two olive filled onigiri (one white rice and the other brown), cherry tomatoes, a jelly, broccoli, cabbage, cheese filled mini sweet peppers, quail eggs, mini meat balls, and a container of roasted pepper "ketchup."
The sandwich in the top is banana and nutella, the bottom container has quail eggs, cheese, a jelly, cabbage, edamame, a peach gummy and a little container of soy sauce.
Two olive filled onigiri (one white rice and the other brown), cherry tomatoes, a jelly, broccoli, cabbage, cheese filled mini sweet peppers, quail eggs, mini meat balls, and a container of roasted pepper "ketchup."
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
An american bento, and a Hello Kitty one
Mac and cheese with dill, cherry tomatoes and a hard boiled egg on cabbage, beets and a little bottle of balsamic for the beets and cabbage.
This picture is a little blurry- I just replaced the camera batteries, we'll see if that helps. I didn't have much time to prep for this, and I'm running low on veggies, so the "veggies" in this one are pears on a bed of cabbage. I've also got some morningstar farms mini corn dogs, rice with furikake (yes that's hello kitty there) and a penguin container of roasted bell pepper "ketchup" for the corn dogs. On the side is a container of yogurt.
Friday, October 17, 2008
An entire week this time
Again, nothing to exciting, and several repeats.
Monday:
Fried brown rice with shrimp, eggs, peas and green onion. I picked up a cheap rice cooker this past weekend and wanted to try it. the other side has cherry tomatoes and purple bell pepper over cabbage, and lotus root salad in the cup.
Tuesday:
Tortilla wraps with babaganoush, bell pepper and cheese, a macadamia nut mochi, cherry tomatoes,hijiki salad, banana slices, a monkey of peanut butter for the bananas, and a little cup of garlic pistachios.
Wednesday:
I was at an 1840's "fur trapper camp" and was fed a meal of stew and dumplings.
Thursday:
Spring rolls with sushi rice, shrimp, cilantro, cabbage and bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, and a little container of thinned pepper jelly to dip the spring rolls.
Friday:
This is very similar to yesterday, except that there are more cherry tomatoes, on a bed of cabbage as well as a little cheese. Yesterday's lunch was just slightly too small.
Monday:
Fried brown rice with shrimp, eggs, peas and green onion. I picked up a cheap rice cooker this past weekend and wanted to try it. the other side has cherry tomatoes and purple bell pepper over cabbage, and lotus root salad in the cup.
Tuesday:
Tortilla wraps with babaganoush, bell pepper and cheese, a macadamia nut mochi, cherry tomatoes,hijiki salad, banana slices, a monkey of peanut butter for the bananas, and a little cup of garlic pistachios.
Wednesday:
I was at an 1840's "fur trapper camp" and was fed a meal of stew and dumplings.
Thursday:
Spring rolls with sushi rice, shrimp, cilantro, cabbage and bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, and a little container of thinned pepper jelly to dip the spring rolls.
Friday:
This is very similar to yesterday, except that there are more cherry tomatoes, on a bed of cabbage as well as a little cheese. Yesterday's lunch was just slightly too small.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The end of another week
I'm low on veggies, so Sunday I'm going to hit up the farmer's market to see what I can find. Here is what I managed to get made for Friday. It's in a new "Urara" dragonfly box that I picked up at Daiso last weekend before I got sick. The shape is different from the other two tier boxes that I have.
The top tier is filled with a stewed seaweed, fried tofu , lotus root, carrot, mushroom and onion dish, and has three hard boiled quail eggs on top. The bottom has a silicone cup filled with cheddar and pretzel goldfish, cheese, a mango jelly, a mini pudding and the space is filled in with cabbage. I also included a little container of balsamic for the cabbage, but ended up eating it plain. The pudding was interesting- it's sort of a cross between custard and jello- yummy though.
The top tier is filled with a stewed seaweed, fried tofu , lotus root, carrot, mushroom and onion dish, and has three hard boiled quail eggs on top. The bottom has a silicone cup filled with cheddar and pretzel goldfish, cheese, a mango jelly, a mini pudding and the space is filled in with cabbage. I also included a little container of balsamic for the cabbage, but ended up eating it plain. The pudding was interesting- it's sort of a cross between custard and jello- yummy though.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday and Wednesday
Monday I missed school because I was in the ER until 6:30 am. (A migraine that ended up with dehydration, I'm fine but still tired today.) so there was no lunch. Here are the lunches from yesterday and today.
Tuesday:
this is pretty much stuff I could easily grab from the freezer or fridge. White rice with furikake, beets, jello, a babybel cheese, a chocolate filled marshmallow and yogurt on the side. It's a little on the red side, but at least there are all food groups there!.
Wednesday:
I was able to prep some of this last night, so there is a bit more variety here. Breaded mushrooms, edamame, a mango jelly (the kind I like! it's a little more solid than the other stuff.), two quail eggs, somen noodles topped with green onions and a shrimp and soy sauce and sauce for the noodles. On the side is a chocolate filled marshmallow and a yogurt. Just curious, is there anybody out there who has sarcastic thoughts whenever somebody calls soba or somen noodles "soma" noodles. Hmmm, they must make you feel real good....
This one is in my new Hello Kitty box. It's got Kitty and Mimmy in a magical forest.
Tuesday:
this is pretty much stuff I could easily grab from the freezer or fridge. White rice with furikake, beets, jello, a babybel cheese, a chocolate filled marshmallow and yogurt on the side. It's a little on the red side, but at least there are all food groups there!.
Wednesday:
I was able to prep some of this last night, so there is a bit more variety here. Breaded mushrooms, edamame, a mango jelly (the kind I like! it's a little more solid than the other stuff.), two quail eggs, somen noodles topped with green onions and a shrimp and soy sauce and sauce for the noodles. On the side is a chocolate filled marshmallow and a yogurt. Just curious, is there anybody out there who has sarcastic thoughts whenever somebody calls soba or somen noodles "soma" noodles. Hmmm, they must make you feel real good....
This one is in my new Hello Kitty box. It's got Kitty and Mimmy in a magical forest.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Not a good week for bringing lunch...
While, I did end up making 3 bentos this week, I also bought lunch twice. Here are Wednesday's and Friday's lunches.
Wendnesday:
Shrimp and egg fried rice, sliced pear, jello, beets and cherry tomatoes. I found the blue silicon cups in the dollar section, 6 in a package- they had choices of red, blue or yellow.
Friday:
The top level is a soboro with egg and ground beef over brown rice and topped with furikake, the bottom layer has jello, purple cabbage, blackberries and raspberries.
Wendnesday:
Shrimp and egg fried rice, sliced pear, jello, beets and cherry tomatoes. I found the blue silicon cups in the dollar section, 6 in a package- they had choices of red, blue or yellow.
Friday:
The top level is a soboro with egg and ground beef over brown rice and topped with furikake, the bottom layer has jello, purple cabbage, blackberries and raspberries.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Belated post
I was busy all weekend, then sick yesterday, so I didn't get my last two bentos posted. (and I didn't get anything done for lunch today when I did go back to work)
Friday's Meal
"Sea Vegetable" salad with lotus root and mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, rice with furikake, cheese, more cherry tomatoes, watermelon daikon and a peach gummy hiding a container of dip for the tomatoes and radish.
Sunday I packed a lunch to take with me to the Celtic festival up in Grass Valley where the fiber guild was spinning and knitting.
Lotus root salad, Cevapcici and frozen shrimp, cabbage and edamame topped with another shrimp, a pear, balsamic for the cabbage and edamame, and rice with furikake.
Friday's Meal
"Sea Vegetable" salad with lotus root and mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, rice with furikake, cheese, more cherry tomatoes, watermelon daikon and a peach gummy hiding a container of dip for the tomatoes and radish.
Sunday I packed a lunch to take with me to the Celtic festival up in Grass Valley where the fiber guild was spinning and knitting.
Lotus root salad, Cevapcici and frozen shrimp, cabbage and edamame topped with another shrimp, a pear, balsamic for the cabbage and edamame, and rice with furikake.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
dragonfruit and more
Tuesday I cut open a red dragonfruit that I spent way too much money on for a single fruit. The flesh is bright pink, the taste is sweet, but not wonderful enough to justify the price. At least it's cool looking! And it's crunchy when you eat it- I do like the texture.
Tuesday's lunch-
Edamame with a fish of soy sauce, cherry tomatoes, green onion for filler (it didn't taste good...), dragonfruit, cevapcici, cheese cubes, and rice with furikake.
Wednesday's lunch-
Brown rice onigiri filled with chopped black olives, watermelon daikon, dragonfruit, a container of salad dressing, all on a bed of red cabbage. A container of yogurt on the side.
Tuesday's lunch-
Edamame with a fish of soy sauce, cherry tomatoes, green onion for filler (it didn't taste good...), dragonfruit, cevapcici, cheese cubes, and rice with furikake.
Wednesday's lunch-
Brown rice onigiri filled with chopped black olives, watermelon daikon, dragonfruit, a container of salad dressing, all on a bed of red cabbage. A container of yogurt on the side.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Too Much Red?
I think I didn't balance the colors well today, oh well...
Chocolate whipped yogurt on the side, mmmmm. The rest is packed in one of my smaller single tier boxes, it's a 480ml "natural lunchtime" box. Beets with salt and pepper, cherry tomatoes, cheese, imitation crab and rice with nori and egg furikake. I am not positive I like this furikake, but at the same time I don't not like it. I think that I will put on less next time I use it.
Chocolate whipped yogurt on the side, mmmmm. The rest is packed in one of my smaller single tier boxes, it's a 480ml "natural lunchtime" box. Beets with salt and pepper, cherry tomatoes, cheese, imitation crab and rice with nori and egg furikake. I am not positive I like this furikake, but at the same time I don't not like it. I think that I will put on less next time I use it.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Cevapcici and rice
I finally decided to try to make some Cevapcici, and I froze the extras. I used the ground meat I had on hand, so they were made with lamb and turkey.
This bento was filled with rice and furikake, cevapcici, beets, an egg (shaped like a bear, but squished in there so you really can't see that), edamame, a fishy of soy for the egg and edamame, and cherry tomatoes to fill in the spaces.
This bento was filled with rice and furikake, cevapcici, beets, an egg (shaped like a bear, but squished in there so you really can't see that), edamame, a fishy of soy for the egg and edamame, and cherry tomatoes to fill in the spaces.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Quinoa and Beets
I like quinoa salads, so this was in the plans even before one was posted on Just Bento. Mine has quinoa, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, avocado, tomato, cilantro and green onions (along with salt and pepper). Next to it is a dish of beets with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and some concord grapes. I threw in a couple cheese cubes to add variety.
Packed in my 650 ml leaflet tight box.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sushi for Tuesday
I don't like all the bottom of the container that I can see in this one. It's got three pieces of a homemade sushi roll- filled with avocado, tobiko, green onion and imitation crab, and wrapped with soy wrappers. There are cherry tomatoes to fill spaces, as well as a couple of laughing cow cubes. there is also a heart shaped egg, some concord grapes, a still frozen berry lemonade agar-agar jelly and soy and wasabi for the sushi (and probably the egg too).
Packed in my Putifresh banana box, 330ml/250ml.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Fried noodles and yogurt....
I'm still playing with the photograpy, as well as the portions. Some days it seems like I bring too much, other days I wish I had eaten more.
Tomorrow's lunch has blueberry pocky in the lid, the top tier is a mix of veggies (bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower), some dip for the veggies, concord grapes and a couple laughing cow cheese cubes. The bottom tier is fried noodles with green onion and fish cake- there is at least one little shrimp someplace in there too (I may throw some frozen shrimp on top before I leave for work tomorrow.). The tiger has blueberry yogurt in it.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Wednesday's lunch
I ended up with only 3 bentos this week- I had to be able to eat in the car between schools on Thursday, and Friday the PTA did lunch for us. Here is what I ate Wednesday.
The top tier has blueberry yogurt (which held up better than I expected in transport!) fish cake and grilled veggies. The bottom tier has a hard boiled egg sliced in half, and potatoes with vinegar, salt and pepper, and a bit of myzethra cheese on top. There were strawberry pocky hidden in the lid.
The top tier has blueberry yogurt (which held up better than I expected in transport!) fish cake and grilled veggies. The bottom tier has a hard boiled egg sliced in half, and potatoes with vinegar, salt and pepper, and a bit of myzethra cheese on top. There were strawberry pocky hidden in the lid.
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