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Friday, July 10th, 2009
bentolunch
[ krebstar5 ]
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10:46a
When I decide to cook a little...
This bento required a bit more effort in that I did some cooking.
Contents:
Italian Potato Salad
Cucumbers with rice wine vinegar and red pepper flakes
boneless ribs with spicy and sweet dry rub
Sixlets candy
For more details on making it, and a quick update about my History of American Packed lunch project (and by quick, I mean SHORT), please check out my blog Boston Bento.
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bentolunch
[ bamamomma ]
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9:03a
Two Great Helpers!
A couple of weeks ago (I think) someone posted a pic of their daughter on here and my kidlets decided that they wanted their picture on here as well. So this morning while I was taking pictures of my husbands bento I let them be in one.
 ( Whats for lunch and my little ones under here! )Here are my two helpers(bedhead and all). They love to get up early and help me decide what to put in daddy's lunch for the day.
They also love for me to pack bentos for them as well, but I don't do that nearly as often as I should.
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bentolunch
[ ironthunder ]
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9:22a
I'm really please with how the colours worked out in this one.
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On the left there are chicken fingers, a two-bit strawberry coffee cake and a couple of tomatoes as filler. On the right there is a salad made of wild rice and peaches, sugar snap peas and blueberries. |
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vegancookbook
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12:40p
crusted tofu and satueed chard
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thevegancookbook/aeKy/~3/V3zxO4ocYqg/crusted-tofu-and-satueed-chard.html i'm no gourmet vegan chef, but sometimes i put my fancy pants on. i love to make these crusted tofu cutlets because they are simple, and you can easily glamorize them. plus they are baked, not fried, so they are definitely on the healthier side. to give the tofu a firmer texture, you can freeze it after pressing. just be sure to give it enough time to thaw, though. i've made that mistake a few times!
 - 1 block of extra firm tofu
- 1 bunch gold chard, chopped
- 1 tomato
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1½ cups balsamic vinegar
for the marinade:
- 2 cups veggie broth
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
for the batter:
- 1 cup unbleached flour
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
press your tofu and slice into thick slabs. mix marinade ingredients in a bowl. lay tofu slices in a 8x11 casserole dish, and pour marinade over top. place dish in the refrigerator for at least four hours.
mix batter ingredients on plate or in a bowl. take each tofu slab and place in them mixture. coat both sides. place a layer of foil on a cookie sheet, and coat with nonstick spray or use a little olive oil. bake tofu in oven for 30 minutes at 440°f, flipping half way through.
while tofu is baking, place the balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan on medium heat. once balsamic is heated up, turn burner to low and stir often. the heat causes the vinegar to thicken up into a nice glaze. some people add sugar to their reductions, but i don't think it needs it.
put butter in non-stick skillet, and sauté garlic. once garlic starts to brown, add the chard and tomato. continue sautéing on medium-high until chard is tender. sometimes i will add a tablespoon or two of water to assist the wilting process.
make a bed of greens with the chard and place two tofu cutlets on top. drizzle with balsamic reduction sauce, and enjoy and an easy 'gourmet' dinner. :)
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bentolunch
[ ghoti ]
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9:17a
Pita lunch
Child has cheese & ham in pita, with yellow pepper, cucumber and carrot sticks and cream cheese in the bear for dipping. Pineapple on the side and carrot, apple & raspberry juice to drink. I think he's getting a lot less picky, because that's not something I'd have got past him a month or two ago, and today he approved everything again, hurray!
Baby and I have very similar, so I've not pictured it; we have fresh fruit, and baby has cream cheese and grated carrot in her pita, and steamed broccoli instead of veg sticks. Oh, and we have yoghurts (normal for me, baby for her), and she only drinks water (and milk).
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bentolunch
[ kpurkiss ]
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10:05p
Bento #35
I took a break for a couple of days. I just didn't feel like making a good bento. I am proud that I have been using my reusable sandwich box for PB&Js and a side box for my pretzels. I am excited about this for tomorrow though. It should be a pretty good time.
Left: pasta with a red sauce
Right: applesauce, mixed greens, cucumber flowers and raspberry vinaigrette
current mood:  chipper
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bentolunch
[ vampyra1 ]
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3:42p
Korean potato salad and gyoza bento
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Korean-style potato salad, cherry tomatoes, 2 gyoza, gyoza sauce in Hello Kitty.
This is called Korean-style potato salad because it is a poor substitute for Sorabol's potato salad. Sorabol is a Korean restaurant in town that my best friend and I frequent for lengthy girlie conversation. They bring out about 8 (free!) side dishes with every order. It's always random, so I'm always hoping that this potato salad is on the menu for the day.
Korean-style potato salad
2 potatoes, cooked (I cut mine up into cubes and microwave for 6 minutes)
1/4 block kamaboko, minced
1/4 cucumber, minced
mayo, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
Mash potatoes until it resembles lumpy mashed potatoes. Mix in other ingredients. Chill and serve.
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bentolunch
[ mama_hogswatch ]
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7:04p
Aisai Bento
 My husband has fallen in love with sushi. (This was the same man who didn't eat SALADS when we first married, but I digress). Anyway, he's gotten nuts for the stuff.
Tomorrow is his birthday, so of course I had to learn to make sushi for him for his bento. This is smoked salmon and cucumber.
Friends, if you're considering learning to make sushi, go for it. It's not really difficult to make. No, this doesn't look as neat as a sushi chef would do it (my first attempt, after all). If you make sure you make the rice well-rinsed before cooking and cooled down to room temperature, be careful not to spread it too thick, roll carefully, then roll it again to seal, and use a wet knife to cut the pieces, you're all good.
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bentolunch
[ mankycat ]
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5:24p
Bento Meals: 7/9/09
I apologize in advance for the blurriness of the photos. I figure it's better to have slightly blurry photos (from my cellphone) than no photos at all! :-)
My husband backed the breakfast bento, and I had packed the lunch bento.
Breakfast Grits topped with scrambled eggs, sauted onions, orange bell pepper, and cheddar cheese. (I just noticed that the orange pepper pieces were a smiley face.) Lunch Ohjinguh-Nakji Bokkeum (spicy squid/octopus veggie stirfry) with brown rice and toasted black sesame seeds (I love how the baby octopi looked.) 
(also posted on Be My Bento.)
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bentolunch
[ moons_creations ]
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4:21p
I'm very sorry if this isn't allowed, but recently I had my Live Journal hacked. The horrible culprit did nothing directly to my journal, but posted several mean and hurtful comments in several community posts. I'm trying to track them all down and apologize directly to those hurt. I'm very sorry for this and intensely embarrassed. Please believe that I would never say such things.
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bentolunch
[ lillubibi ]
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8:42p
first three (postable) bentos
So, I am in Germany to improve my German. I have lessons all morning till 13h but I can't hold that long without food, I need my lunch at 12. So, I started packing a few things (I had been watching this community before and I had made a few bentos but those are the first few worth posting).
BENTO 1:
( to bento 2 and 3 )
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bentolunch
[ blendedchaitea ]
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10:35a
So Tuesday was my orgo exam, and I thought to myself, "Well, self, it's your first bento after defeating the orgo exam, let's make it special!" Then I opened the fridge and discovered there was NOTHING inside to be had. "Oh dear, self," I thought to myself, "what shall I put in my bento box?"
And thus:
Rightmost tier: Two frozen onigiri, with some damp nori put on top of the saran wrap to give it some decoration. Empty space.
Leftmost tier: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich circles. That poor sandwich, destroyed in the name of bento. Oh and a cheese wedge. And some empty space.
As I was cleaning up the dishes and putting my bento to chill in the fridge I remembered that because I don't have class, I can eat lunch at home, thereby rendering my bento irrelevant.
I do like the photography though.
current mood:  okay
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