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Rice with Shrimp & Peas Bento (126)

Posted by on Oct 8, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Shrimp | 2 comments

Using a book called Harumi’s Japanese Home Cooking, I try out a recipe of hers called Rice with Peas and add some shrimp to it. Get an update on my tomatoes!

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Spare Ribs Bento (125)

Posted by on Oct 5, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 0 comments

My mother-in-law’s spare ribs are my favorite dish of hers, so against my better judgment, I took a ton of it for this bento and could barely fit the cover on top!

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Teriyaki Beef Bento (124)

Posted by on Oct 4, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

This yummy teriyaki beef bento with salad on the side took only 10 minutes to put together! Fresh mini cherry tomatoes from my garden add some bright colors!

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Fried Ahi Poke Don? (123)

Posted by on Oct 3, 2007 in Bento, Fish | 0 comments

This morning I tried an experiment. Having fallen asleep early AGAIN, I had to wing it and decided to fry the poke I had sitting in the...

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Ham, Avocado, & Egg Salad Sandwich (122)

Posted by on Oct 2, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Pork, Sandwich | 3 comments

I try (and fail) at using the Dreamland egg shaper and have a yummy ham and egg salad sandwich for lunch.

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Ham ‘n Cheese Pizza Bento (121)

Posted by on Oct 1, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Italian, Pork | 5 comments

Think you can’t pack pizza into a bento? Think again! We made our own pizzas for dinner and I packed some of the leftovers into this lunch with a salad.

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BBQ Beef Bento (120)

Posted by on Sep 28, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Korean, leftovers | 4 comments

Yesterday we ate food from Kim Chee 7 at Westridge and that is always a winner. I packed up some of the barbeque beef, which is really good at Kim Chee.

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Nuggets Bento (119)

Posted by on Sep 27, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Vegetarian | 4 comments

I’ve got some Morningstar Vegetarian nuggets that are supposed to taste like chicken!

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Sushi Bento (118)

Posted by on Sep 26, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Classic, Sushi, Vegetarian | 8 comments

With a brand new two-tier Monokuro Boo bento box to break in, what foods will go best with this color? Take a look at one of my rare vegetarian bento lunches!

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Mochiko Chicken Bento Again! (117)

Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

My generously browned mochiko chicken appears again, this time accompanied by some tamagoyaki I made with Harumi Kurihara’s recipe. Did I mess it up as usual?

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