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It's been a year, but I'm back! FinallyFINALLY stopped and took a photo, haha. :P Penne pasta with mushroom-y tomato sauce and parmesan. Carrots, orange, and strawberry. Mmm...I'll do my best to keep up with this. I've actually missed it! I have been bentoing, but I've (obviously) been extra terrible with updates. Reward to me - two weeks of posts at least 3x per week = new bento item of my choice...so, I have to keep up with it now! XDI love this little bento box - it's a Floream bento box, and has awesome little (removeable!) compartments. And, it's microwaveable. Perfect, since you can just pop out whichever compartment you want warmed. :D
Yes, I am alive. I actually HAVE been making bentos fairly regularly, but just haven't had time to take and post pictures lately. Anyone want a toddler? :P
In this bento for hubby - main layer, leftovers! Buttered cooked carrots, stuffing, turkey. Fruit layer - kiwifruit, blueberries, blackberries. Under the lid - Welch's fruit snacks.
I'll try to keep up with this again, I've missed the bloggy-ness. >_<
I also have a new Floream bento box en route for me, hurray! The dividers look awesome, so I'm totally looking forward to it!
Yay, finally using my new little Winnie the Pooh bento box. ^__^
A simple tossed salad with French dressing is hiding in my blue bento box, and cucumber slices, cheese cubes and blackberries are in the other. Healthy, and simple - simple is good, considering I threw this together just before having to head out the door (I'm leaving now!).
Bye! :P
So I had some skinless, boneless chicken to use. My old standby is parmesan + italian seasoning, but I decided to try something else.
That's right - chicken, meet panko. I added some seasoning salt, pepper, parsley and oregano. Mixed in a tiny bit of oil. Wet the chicken, roll it in panko mix of doom. Pat on more, so it's nice and crunchified. Bake at 350F til cooked!
I was pretty happy with the way it looks, and hubby said it tasted good, too - he requested this piece make it to his lunch, and so, it did. I didn't try it, myself, as I wasn't in a meat mood. I'm probably going to bake another piece or two tomorrow, though - I want to try it now! :P
I also made bread today. The house still smells good! I love homemade bread. Mmm. Anyway, I turned it into weirdo rolls - 3 balls together - but then realized that I need to buy another muffin pan. Normally, I'd toss them into muffin cups, but that wasn't an option, so they ended up on cookie sheets. They didn't hold together as well as I'd like, but hey, they still taste good!
A little jasmine rice is hiding under the chicken, and cucumber is keeping some leftover meatballs at bay. I know, not particularly colorful, but hey - it'll taste good! ^__^
Looks familiar, ne? This is part of hubby's lunch for tomorrow - strawberries, a kiwifruit, cubed cheese, baby carrots, and some dip. The rest of said lunch consists of a tuna sandwich, and two huge sugar cookies. (Not pictured, obviously. They just aren't photoworthy at all!)
I've ordered a few bento goodies from evilBay, to help get me back into the bento-in' life - fish and car egg molds, a Winnie the Pooh bento box, and a bento box for Josh! Yay! I can actually make him properly set-up bentos soon! The lock&lock container I have been using works ok, but doesn't allow for any real variation in setup, since it's so deep. The new one is two layers, so it'll be shallow enough that I can do more with it, but still have enough food in it for him. ^__^
I need to pick up some cherry tomatoes, and then I'll be trying a yummy-looking pasta recipe for lunch! Mmmm...pasta goodness.
Also, starting tomorrow, I'm officially back on my quasi-diet. I don't calorie count or anything; I just portion control, eat only until satisfied, not full, and aim to eat only healthy foods, and making bentos regularly will definitely help with that! The big thing for me is to cut out pop - I'm a total Pepsi addict. I'll manage, though...I think. ^^; Wish me luck!
Oh my goodness...I'm alive! Sorta. :P Jiffy bento I threw together for lunch yesterday - strawberry and kiwi, diced. Sliced cucumber, and some marble cheese cubes. Exciting, hmm? At least I actually put something together again.
(Yes, Adam - I updated sometime this year! :P)
Trying to get back into the swing of bento-ing again...wish me luck!
This is it - the last of the chicken burgers. ZOMG. :P
Hubby's lunch consists of cooked carrots and broccoli, two small chicken burger patties chopped up, an animal cuppy of ketchup, and three small, plain onigiri. Two animal bottles of soy sauce for the 'giri.
Nice to see a veggie in addition to carrots, I guess. :x
This should probably be titled Rotini with Meat Sauce + Encore. :3
I actually made it last night, but was too tired to upload my picture at the time. It was actually my own fault this time - I stayed up til midnight, playing Final Fantasy XI. I hadn't played in a while, so it was nice. :P
So, hubby's lunch roundup: Fish sticks, crinkle cut fries. Animal cuppies of ketchup. Wavy cut cooked carrots. Rotini with meat sauce, leftover from dinner, that dad made. And the last three perogies. >_< We go through them so fast, because they're sooo good, and better than any other option around the house these days. Goodbye, perogies. :( lol
I know. Woo, fishsticks...thrilling, ne? I've had to raid the freezer for lunch material. But at least I'm halfass bentoing...better than none! >_< I miss having good stuff to use for bento, but I'm really excited to be moving...as soon as we can find a suitable place, which is proving to be much more challenging than expected.
My lunches for work on the weekend were boring, so I didn't bother taking pictures. Saturday's lunch was identical to my last post, with one exception - veggie section was half carrots, and half brussels sprouts. Today's? JUST brussels sprouts. I love those things, but I think my coworkers thought me odd. Haha :P
Anyhoo, hubby's lunch for tomorrow: Fishie sticks, crinkle cut fries, and carrots - cut with a snazzy wave-pattern cutter dealie my mom bought me! Animal cuppies of ketchup. I got SOME color in, at least! :3
Mmm...perogies. They're sharp cheddar and potato filled, yummy goodness. Well, I'm sure they aren't all that great for you, but they taste awesome! I buy them from a former coworker's father - he makes em by hand, and damn, they're great! Best perogies I've ever tasted.
Yes, I know, my bentos are pretty meh, but it's enough of a stretch to find time to put them together. >_< House hunting is really aggravating - we keep calling to schedule walkthroughs, only to find out that the landlord had rented the place out that morning. So, obviously, considering we call as soon as we get the paper in the morning...people aren't even LOOKING at the places. What the hell? I mean, I want to move ASAP, but there's no chance I'm going to move somewhere without a walkthrough first...
Anyhow, on to the food! I'm doing my best, but with very limited time and funds...oh well, I'm happy enough that I found time to put something together!
Mine, in my snazzy new 500mL bento box: Perogies, and cooked carrots. Woo? Seriously, I never eat anymore! I need to call my doctor and make an appointment tomorrow; I'm almost positive I have hypothyroidism. I had borderline low thyroid hormone levels a few years ago, so it's probably to the point I should be on meds now. >_< I'm tired ALL the damn time, no matter how much sleep I get. I actually feel WORSE after sleeping than I did before. I'm freaking shedding - losing hair much faster than normal, good thing I have thick hair...I never really eat (because I don't need to, I'm not hungry very often), I'm supersensitive to the cold, etcetc...blah! So I'll probably have to go on meds, and it'll be for life. x_X
Hubby's bento (I counted it as one, even though it's in two boxes. It would be in ONE if I had a proper bento box big enough): Cooked carrots, perogies, ramen noodles and chicken burgers. Cuppies of salt/pepper/seasoned salt mix, and BBQ sauce.
I'm trying! >_< lol
Between packing up stuff we don't use constantly, house hunting and viewing, work, and day to day life (not to mention the fact that Kaia is teething, AND she just got her 12 month immunizations...), I haven't even been eating lunch, nevermind bento-izing and photographing it.
But tonight, I put in a little effort for hubby's lunch for tomorrow. I have been making him lunches, but nothing with enough color/variety that I'd consider it photoworthy at all. :3
Roundy Lock n Lock with salad and dressing, square side dish of red grapes. Main container - plain onigiri with a chick soy sauce bottle, chicken burgers cut into chunks, with a container of BBQ sauce for company (yes, new containers! No more HK for hubby! I also got a new bento box, but haven't been able to use it yet), celery, and half a crunchy peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich.
I'll try to be better with my lunches (or at least actually EAT), but no guarantees, at least not until life calms down. x_X
On a side note, but still food related - I bought a new cookware set. Haven't cracked it open, and won't until we move (just one more thing to repack), but it's snazzy! It's bright orange - this picture I found doesn't really do it justice. Hopefully this works; I'm a total HTML n00b.
Yay, I found time to make a semi-bento lunchie for hubby! ^_^
Contents: Ham and cheese sandwich on a roll, carrots, plum wedges (that was one huge plum!), corn, and hot pepper rings.
Hopefully I can keep this up. I missed bentoing. :3
Decided to test sending ramen noodles for hubby's lunch. I'm expecting they'll be a bit gloopy, but hopefully not too bad - I added a tiny bit of oil, let's hope that helps! Mixed veggies with the ramen. Mini burgers from the stash. Couple sprigs of broccoli. Chopped up plum, with an elephant food pick. Hello Kitty cuppy of ketchup for the burgers. And a scrambled egg brain.
Wait, what?!
Yeah, I scrambled two eggs, then formed it into a round. But, it looks like a brain, in my opinion. >_>; Appetizing!
Not shown, the usual side container with mini cookies and muffins.
Back to work time for hubby tomorrow, so time for more bento!
Top tier has baby carrots, red grapes, and a couple sprigs of lightly steamed broccoli. Bottom tier has bowtie pasta with sundried tomato pesto.
Side dish - you can actually see my baking now! @_@ A few tiny peanut butter cookies, and some mini corn muffins.
Happy Thanksgiving, to any Canadians out there! Mom cooked dinner for everyone yesterday, so leftovers to the rescue!
I made turkey "fried" rice. I love this stuff - it tastes good, uses up any leftover meat you have kickin' around, and it's a FAST add to a bento! Other tier is cheese cubes, a plum, and carrots.
This one is actually for hubby, but I figured it would be ok to put it in my pink piggy bento, since he's just eating at home - no work for him, since it's a holiday. :P
WE GOT A NEW CAMERA! Haha, yeah, I'm excited. We recently got cell phones, and with each, got a $50 gift card. Figured that it was a sign we should invest in a new camera! Only ended up paying 70something bucks with tax, yay free gift cards! We got a Sony Cybershot, 7.2 megapixels. Not too bad! It's pretty user-friendly, but I'm still getting used to it (and I'm somewhat technologically challenged, so bear with me! But, pictures should be better now! :D
Hubby-bento contains "fried" rice a la Biggie with ham and mixed veggies, grapes and carrots, and mini burgers with yellow hot pepper rings.
I made more hand-shaped onigiri today too, towards my freezer stash. Really liking that freezer stash - so nice to be able to grab stuff to add to lunches without any more effort than microwaving for a couple minutes!
And on a totally random note - Shrek 3 is freakin' hilarious! We need to buy it when it comes out on DVD, I LOVE that movie! Haha
So, I've quickly learned that my new spot for taking photos really isn't any better than the others - anything light colored gets totally washed out, and with flash off, isn't very visible. x_x
I actually took the whole afternoon baking/cooking stuff in mass batches to freeze for bentos - mini banana bread muffins, mini corn muffins, supercute mini peanut butter cookies with star decors, randomly shaped onigiri, and a bunch of mini hamburgers. Alas, the cookies and such look lame as hell with this crappy camera, because you can't see all the little details I put into them. :(
Top is my bento - simple, I know, but I still feel like hell. This is the most solid food I've eaten since I got sick. I never feel like eating when I'm sick, the most I eat is soup. :S Consists of one mini banana bread muffin, some raisins, red grapes, and brussels sprouts and carrots with a little butter.
Hubby's for tomorrow. Mini burgers with a few yellow hot pepper rings, lion soy sauce bottle for the onigiri (you can't see it very clearly either, and it's CUTE!). Two butterfly onigiri stacked on top of each other (I even took the time to draw on yellow details on the top butterfly, using a hot pepper's juice), surrounded by red grapes, and brussels sprouts with carrots (with a little butter on 'em).
Side dish with 4 mini peanut butter cookies (the star decors make them SO cute, I really need to take a picture of them somewhere they can be seen properly! :( , two mini banana bread muffins, and one mini corn muffin. Also, a hello kitty container of ketchup for the burgers, and more soy sauce for the onigiri.
Yeah, I'm sure my hubby will be thrilled with this one. I told him, "Your lunch is cute!"...his reply? "Great..." >_>;
Halloween is coming, though! I decided to try making onigiri for the first time, be afraid! One is a pumpkin shape, one is just a roundie, and they both have raisin faces - I don't have nori yet. Green and red grapes surround them, and a couple pumpkin shaped candies are joining the party. A little soy sauce bottle is hiding under the pumpkin, for the onigiri. I resisted the urge to put one of my cute animal soy sauce bottles in, and used a plain one. It could be worse, right? :P
Peas and corn on the left side, more grapes and carrot sticks (again!) in a side dish, and the last of the corn muffins in a little ziplock bag.
I've been searching for alternate sites to buy my bento stuff from, aside from eBay, and J-List seems to be a decent choice. I've actually bought a couple animes from them in the past, and was very happy with the service, so I probably will try them next time. They have bento boxes and more - furikake too! I haven't been able to find any furikake with a decent price tag on eBay, so that's even more of a reason for me. Also, Japanese snacks sound good - I can't get much in the way of it here. Mmm... :3
