Bento #21 - Baked Potato Wedges

@_@ You can actually see this bento! ZOMG! New camera? New home?

Nope - I got sick of the lighting upstairs, and dragged this bento into the bedroom. It's sitting on my bed in this picture. :3

Contents: Two veggie egg rolls, baked, seasoned potato wedges, food colored bear-shaped egg (just as well that you can't see it too well in this picture, as he had a bit of an accident upon peeling - he has a crack in his head!), banana flowers, carrot sticks. Hello Kitty cuppy of dip for the carrots, little elephant pick for the bananas.

Side dish of cherry tomatoes (from the garden) and cheddar skewers, and three mini corn muffins. Not shown, juice.

Looks like I'm going to be dragging bentos into the bedroom for photo time from now on, til we move...yay? It's worth the annoyance, though - pictures are a million times better! ^_^

Hopefully hubby isn't embarassed to take out his lunch at work. This one is for him. :3

Bento #20 - Roast Meat and Veggies

Bento #20 already! Guess it helps that I'm bento-ing for two. (Three soon enough, Kaia's already closing in on her first birthday!) Pictures turn out so terribly at night, but that'll be remedied soon - moving in November, and we're definitely getting a brighter place. That, and I'm looking into buying a new digital camera in the near future. ^_^

It's my husband's first day at his new job, like I mentioned in my earlier post, so I wanted him to have a meal he'd really enjoy. And, while I rarely eat even poultry, my husband is BIG on his protein, especially red meats. So, I made a moose roast!

Yes, here in Canada at least, we eat moose. (Well, I don't, but others do.) It's a very lean red meat - almost no fat on it at all. So, it's good for those who are big on beef, but not big on fat.

I roasted it with some diced yellow flesh potatoes, and garden-fresh carrot chunks. Seasoned with dried red pepper and garlic, and a little black pepper. I diced it once it was cooked, to allow for easier eating. Not going to send him to work with a steak knife! D:

Also included is more concord grapes, kiwifruit hiding under said grapes, and a giraffe fruit pick. Side container of sliced navel orange, and another small kiwifruit, chopped up. And, last but not least, three mini corn muffins in a ziplock container.

Not pictured, juice.

Bento #4 - Chicken with Spanish Rice for Hubby

Quickie bento of baked chicken legs (seasoned, with some parmesan cheese mixed in for the coating) on Spanish rice, with baby carrots and celery sticks on the side.

I'm still feeling cruddy, so not eating much in the way of solid food. Hence the general lack of bentos for me - plain ol' chicken soup just isn't bento-worthy. :p

Hubby just got a new job though, so I should (hopefully!) be making more bentos in the near future, since he'll definitely be away from home during lunch time.

Also, finally picked up a few new bento things on eBay! Have some sakura veggie cutters on the way, and a bunch of other things will follow - cute food picks, a new bento box and bag, a sausage cutter and more! Yay! Variety! ^__^

Bento #1 - Mini Burger Bento for Hubby!

Ok, so it isn't much to look at - but it's a start, right?

Seriously though, if you saw what I had to work with, you'd applaud my lame bento...need groceries. But I'm cheap, so I'm making due with what I have. ^_^;

Just needed to make a bento for my husband, as I'll be at work during lunch, and I don't work long enough to warrant a break...so I'll just eat some salad or something when I get home.

I use a 1L Lock & Lock box for his bento, as I was unable to find a suitable (read: not pink and cutesy like mine) bento box for him without breaking the bank. This one cost me about 6 bucks at Zellers, for you Canadian folks. I like it, because it has three removable dividers, and is microwave safe. He likes it, because it's functional, and it isn't pink. Win-win, right? Ha ha.

Contents: Peanut butter (crunchy!) and grape jelly sandwich, plum, mini burgers, hot pepper rings and a mini tomato from my garden, and some steamed broccoli and mini carrots.

This is actually the first time I've ever made burgers of any sort, as I don't eat meat...but I'll cook it for my husband and daughter, so I figured it was time to make the effort. Result - he says they are "fine". Hmm...

I know, I know, the picture quality is terrible. But my camera needs to be replaced, and the lighting in the house could be better. I'm too cheap to buy a new camera just yet, though. Eventually...