Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Bento, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Recipe, Review, Tips |
Glass bento boxes & microwaving - Pasta or Noodles | Lunch in a Box
A common concern with microwaving (or even packing) lunches in plastic containers is the potential of carcinogens or hormones from the plastic to leach into the food....
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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Bento, For Kids, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Sandwich Case |
Lasagna & pizza bento lunches
Packing a bento lunch doesn’t mean you’re stuck with rice, rice, rice all the time. While it’s true that Japanese-language bento cookbooks feature a...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2008 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Food Jar, For Kids, Lactose Free, Pasta or Noodles, Poultry, Soup or Stew |
Oden & soup bento lunches
It was rainy and cool last week in San Francisco, so I put warm soups in my son’s packed lunches to ward off the chill. I used a 560ml thermal bento set (similar...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2008 in Bento, Dumplings or Buns, Eggs, Fish or Seafood, For Kids, Lactose Free, Onigiri or Sushi, Pasta or Noodles |
Side dish containers in action
Today’s lunches show how you can add variety to a meal with a small container of fruit for a healthy dessert. This gives you the flexibility of using main dish...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2007 in Bento, For Kids, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Rice, Vegetarian |
Fried rice & penne bentos
The beauty of having been behind on writing up our lunches before I went on vacation is that now I have a few extra to post while Bug is out of preschool for the...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2007 in Bento, For Kids, Pasta or Noodles, Poultry |
Mother & son bento lunches with pasta
Contents of my lunch: Stir fried snow peas and red bell pepper with Thai oyster sauce, roast chicken, crisp Fuyu persimmon slices, and penne all’arrabiata...
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