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Yoshida’s Sauce Chicken Bento (136)

Posted by on Oct 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Just for Kids, leftovers | 5 comments

Using Yoshida’s Sauce, you can have moist and yummy teriyaki chicken for bento.

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Core Bento (134)

Posted by on Oct 22, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Salad, Shrimp | 3 comments

After two days of sickness and a weekend of last minute naughty food gorging, I’m back today on the Core diet to lose the last 10 pounds to reach my goal.

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Oyako Donburi Bento (111)

Posted by on Sep 14, 2007 in Bento, Bento Box, Chicken, Recipes | 3 comments

Oyako donburi has always been a favorite dish in our household. Get the recipe for my mom’s version of this easy to make chicken dish that’s best served over rice.

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Chicken Parmigiana Bento

Posted by on Sep 13, 2007 in Bento, Bento Box, Chicken, Garden, Kids | 4 comments

Chicken parmigiana in a bento?!? See how I packed it and get a look at the box it’s packed in, then see some updated images of the cute tomatoes in my garden!

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Brown Bag Meeting Bento

Posted by on Aug 21, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

What should a dieter on Weight Watchers take to a brown bag meeting? A bento made of all Core foods, of course!

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Somen, Miso, Chacha Rice Bento

Posted by on Jul 6, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Japanese | 0 comments

I made miso soup with tofu for breakfast and packed the rest of it for lunch. To eat with the soup, I packed some of my rainbow somen noodles.

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Teri Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jul 5, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

My plans for a soup and salad lunch were nixed when I stepped on the scale this morning and found that I’d lost almost 2 whole pounds overnight.

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Miso Beef Bento

Posted by on May 25, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Beef, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Recipes | 0 comments

I try the miso marinade out on beef this time and pack an all Core bento with tofu, veggies, poke, and pickles.

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Inarizushi Bento

Posted by on May 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Sushi | 0 comments

This lunch is pretty simple with just two inarizushi, the last of my cucumber kim chee with some leftover diced carrots that I put into the sushi rice.

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Pork Ong Choi Bento

Posted by on May 21, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Pork, Recipes | 1 comment

Get the recipe for a quick and easy dish with a yummy vegetable: pork ong choi. My mother got this recipe from a flea market lady years and years ago!

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