bento #30

This past weekend I was at a board game convention.  I love to play strategy board games (heard of Settlers of Catan?  Ticket to Ride?  those kind of games), so we spent Friday afternoon/evening and all day Saturday gaming.  I, of course, being frugal, packed bentos to eat during the convention.

- chicken and veg dumplings (from Asia Mart) and a cherry tomato
- baby carrots
- grapes, with pandas for company
- meatballs, more protein!

If I were to rearrange this bento, I'd put the two dull-colored items on the ends and carrots in the middle.  Overall, not a very colorful bento.
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bento #29

This week is actually my spring break from teaching, but I still have plenty of bentos to post.

- pork tonkatsu
- potato salad... it was really good!  I guess I need to add more vinegar from now on
- cucumber slices
- cherry tomatoes
- baby carrots
- snow peas

I love the line of vegetables... they look so pretty!

bento #28

I wanted to use up some pork I hand on hand... just one pork chop.  The back tier of this looks so white, though!

- pork cooked in a Hungarian spice blend my mom gave me for Christmas (it's hiding up there in the back)
- potatoes also cooked with the same spices
- one scallion for garnish!  And, the only green in the bento
- half an orange, a few grapes
- baby carrots (sure have been getting that vitamin A!), a cherry tomato

breakfast bento #12

One dozen breakfast bentos-- and many more planned!

- eggs (two) scrambled with a scallion and mozzarella cheese.  red pepper butterflies on top
- two sausage links
- a wheat scone with honey butter
- the ever-present grape skewers
- coffee

The little stuffed panda is called tarepanda... tare means "lazy" or "droopy" in Japanese.  My stuffie swap partner on Craftster made it for me!  Right now he travels in my car with me.  Kawaii!

bento #27

More noodles... comfort food.  I keep watching these anime films (like Ponyo on the Clift), and they'll be eating NOODLES, and I can't stop thinking about it until I eat some. 

Have I shown you the outside of this bento?  Yup, shaped like a hamburger.

- cheapo ramen noodle with a little ground beef and red pepper
- baby carrots, snow peas, grape skewers
- leftover egg bake, half an orange, one cherry tomato

bento #26

Tried a new vegetable today: raw, at least.  Snow peas!  They taste like grass.  But that's not exactly a bad thing... after all, lettuce and spinach have that grass-like taste too.

- egg bake (sausage, mozzarella cheese) in the lower right corner, with snow peas
- corn muffin, orange
- cucumber and cherry tomato with Italian dressing.  I love this salad!  My dad would eat it every day during the summer when neighbors were giving us their cucumbers and tomatoes.

bento #25

When I'm at home, my latest practice is to make a main dish, then prepare a bunch of veggies and/or fruit on which to snack all afternoon.  I LOVE to munch (potato chips are my weakness), hate sitting still, so veg provides a good antidote.

packed in my tomo tomo square bentos from Fitjp:
- soba noodles with red pepper, scallions, and a little ground beef.  The sauce is soy sauce, water, garlic, and ginger.
- hardboiled egg, bunny-shaped.  Needed more protein... and something yellow  ;)
- tiny tomatoes, cucumber, and baby carrots
- half an orange and grapes, of course!  My typical dessert.


You might have noticed that I've been eating more fruit lately... I've been craving it.  I figure that when I have a craving, it's an indication that my body needs more of whatever vitamins are in what I'm craving (unless, of course, I'm craving donuts or chips, which means I've been eating too much sugar or salty fats).  So, I'll indulge myself if it's healthy.