Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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Your lunch looks so tasty/neat/cute!! How about making a nice pasta salad to put in one of them?0
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@chrisdavey there are certainly days i could eat a salad bowl sized bento! I should have a bento to post tomorrow, none today
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My new (bigger) bento boxes came yesterday! ^_^ They have been washed, dried, and put away (yes, I'm one of those OCD people that washes brand new dishes before using them) so I will probably pack them this weekend for next week. I'll post a picture of today's bento later - it has the heart-shaped egg!
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Been lurking on this thread, until someone mentioned the monbento sale a few pages back- boom, I have a cute bright little Bento box coming my way! (the special Brasil one) It's going to make me so much happier than my sad old cool-whip containers, lol.
You guys are so awesome for all the great pictures!0 -
CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »Been lurking on this thread, until someone mentioned the monbento sale a few pages back- boom, I have a cute bright little Bento box coming my way! (the special Brasil one) It's going to make me so much happier than my sad old cool-whip containers, lol.
It's fascinating how just a container can make a difference. There's something to be said for looking at the aesthetic angle when putting together a meal, sorta drummed up another level of conscientiousness for me (like when I started counting calories, then weighing food, and being more aware of what I eat in general). Here is my second go at bento'ing, rather pedestrian I know. I like the colors at least. Can't wait for you guys to post some more, I need the bentspo!
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@SpecialKitty7 @SnuggleSmacks @mangrothian Thanks ^_^ The reason I say it is sad is more to do with the longevity of the box. I want to be able to make bentos for longer commutes. I am going to get some smaller cups, and cutters. The cutters are for my kids, anything to get them to eat more veggies! And mangrothian it was enough food for him, plus cookies and some cereal. He is one of those types who can eat a ton. Again, thank you all ^_^
@chrisdavey Hoping you will share some of those photos of your bentos on your trip over to Japan!
@PixieGoddess I don't think washing your new dishes is OCD since most things say wash before first use.
It is really cool to see so many people's lunches!0 -
I might of bought a monbento too... It didn't make it onto the birthday list. And some super cute leaf baran!0
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I don't know if i should apologize for the link to the sale or ask monbento for a commission
mine should be here soon, can't wait to try out the new ones! I have two more bento boxes that i haven't tried yet, one is kind of snack sized, and the other is taxing my packing skills, haven't quite figured out how to use it yet. 0 -
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I decided to do an Asian box for dinner today after researching some recipes and doing a bit of shopping. I found this bento at a discount store for a few bucks! It's very small, but I managed to pack in around 500 calories. I'm afraid that the veggies are all cooked, so it didn't end up as bright and colorful as it could be.
Red wine vinegar chicken, jade rice on a bed of gingered sweet potato, miso eggplant, soy sauce egg, roasted miso broccoli.
The box clips together and came with a little bag, but the chopsticks that were supposed to be there weren't. That's ok. For $5 I think it was a steal!
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I think I just found my new obsession! My whole family would love this! I work from home, but the problem I have with that is I have an entire kitchen full of food available to me. So, having everything already prepped and portioned out would be awesome. I really love this and now I'm going to click on all these fun links!0
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@craftylatvian oh, i love your box, is that The Beckoning Cat, or just a kitty? Your lunch looks fabulous too!
@crazykatlady_ having the pre-prepped, pre-portioned food makes a huge difference. And, at least for me anyway, having so many different things to eat makes a huge difference in my perception of satiety.0 -
I have plans this weekend (or maybe this evening if I get called off at work for low patient census) to go trolling for Asian markets to look for bento boxes. San Antonio is a big place. They got to be somewhere!0
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mangrothian wrote: »I've never had it fresh; I've only found it frozen and pre-sliced. Have you ever had the tinned bamboo shoot pieces that they put in stir fries? It's similar to that, but a slightly crunchier texture.
I usually just blanch it, but I've also given it a light toasting in a frypan (no oil) and it ends up with a nice nutty texture.
Ah! I'm looking in the wrong part of the store!0 -
barbiegirlie2 wrote: »mangrothian wrote: »I've never had it fresh; I've only found it frozen and pre-sliced. Have you ever had the tinned bamboo shoot pieces that they put in stir fries? It's similar to that, but a slightly crunchier texture.
I usually just blanch it, but I've also given it a light toasting in a frypan (no oil) and it ends up with a nice nutty texture.
Ah! I'm looking in the wrong part of the store!
I've found it canned before, but it wasn't very tasty. It was mushy. I bet frozen would hold up better.0 -
So...I was trolling the international aisle at the super-big grocery store (really, there's just about nothing they don't have) and they had a tin of hard boiled, brined, quail eggs. Of course, it's not written in English (most stuff in the aisle is not) but it was in with all the other Asian stuff, so I bought it. Any ideas on what to do with them? Everything I see on the internet says to use them where ever you use chicken eggs, so of course, now I cannot come up with a single thing. Has anyone else tried these?0
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »So...I was trolling the international aisle at the super-big grocery store (really, there's just about nothing they don't have) and they had a tin of hard boiled, brined, quail eggs. Of course, it's not written in English (most stuff in the aisle is not) but it was in with all the other Asian stuff, so I bought it. Any ideas on what to do with them? Everything I see on the internet says to use them where ever you use chicken eggs, so of course, now I cannot come up with a single thing. Has anyone else tried these?
Brined? Never seen that before. We can get quail eggs quite easily here fresh, and I used to just cook them and have them like mini boiled eggs.
*go go gadget google*
Mini scotch eggs
Mini deviled eggs
Sliced in salad
There are lots of other recipes, but they all call for fresh ones.0 -
chrisdavey wrote: »Just found this thread. LOVE Bento boxes but I don't make them myself. Mainly because my meal frequency is quite low and therefore my meal sizes are quite large i.e. it would more likely be a bento salad bowl full
Off to Japan in a few weeks though and plenty of bento boxes will be consumed (amongst many other delicious foods
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Did I hear a shout for an extra-large Bento box? Not all of them are 'manly', but they're definitely big! 0 -
@mangrothian never seen them fresh, but maybe I've never looked? I did find a spinach salad that called for them and a fresh made tarragon dressing. I'll have to see, the pictures on that one looked good.
So, here's tomorrow's bento. It's a big one, but it's really a snack and lunch together, Saturday's I'm tied to my desk all day, so I like to make sure I have enough to eat to not wander off to the donuts and other goodies in the kitchen. Here I've got soba noodles, shrimp and sugar snap peas on the bottom, pork & mushroom dumplings, carrots, cucumber and ranch dressing (in the pot) on the top.
You guys don't normally get to see this, but this is what happens literally 5 seconds after a pic is taken, every, darn, time.
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Hahaha! Silly kitty! Bento boxes are for humans!0
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P.S. I went out and bought some containers and reusable lunch tray type things (bigger sized for my husband) today. Tomorrow my son and I are going to do some meal prepping and portioning!0
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If you want a large one, this one is on Amazon for $10.59. I found it at Walmart even cheaper (around $8.) It has a freezer gel insert for the middle to keep it cold, and the bottom part is collapsible, so it expands to be fairly deep. You could easily put a salad in the bottom, and a half sandwich plus a couple of sides or snacks in the top. Or I put a smaller salad plus a few lamb meatballs in the bottom when I used mine.
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I'm not sure about brined, but I buy hard boiled quail eggs (In Waitrose), no one has time to peel those! I turn a few into tea eggs, but mostly just cut them in half and cheer up my salad.SpecialKitty7 wrote: »So...I was trolling the international aisle at the super-big grocery store (really, there's just about nothing they don't have) and they had a tin of hard boiled, brined, quail eggs. Of course, it's not written in English (most stuff in the aisle is not) but it was in with all the other Asian stuff, so I bought it. Any ideas on what to do with them? Everything I see on the internet says to use them where ever you use chicken eggs, so of course, now I cannot come up with a single thing. Has anyone else tried these?
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That sounds nice, I must look for those. I can't eat eggs without salt, so brined might avoid me having to take salt with me...?
I love my lock and lock bento boxes - they have a red carrier you can't see. This was an attempt at a hamburger one.
There is also a tomato and basil salad, some carrot and cheese flowers, and a satsuma. And ketchup of course!
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You should try tea eggs. They're soaked in Soy sauce and relatively salty.
Your lunch is adorable! Love the flowers0 -
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rainbowbow wrote: »
http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/51326/chinese-tea-leaf-eggs/
I sort of make it up a bit (that one had pretty pictures). Usually ends up with some peppercorns in it, a bit more soy and sometimes peel the eggs completely. Leave it overnight.
Sometimes I do a cold mixture, or keep a jar in the fridge to reuse a few times.
You can't go too wrong to be honest. Boiled egg and soy
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thanks @satansees i hadn't thought about making the tea and soy eggs! I think i'll see what they taste like without messing with them and give those a go.0
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crazykatlady_ wrote: »Hahaha! Silly kitty! Bento boxes are for humans!
at least him i can shoo out, i've had two bentos get eaten by the dogs when my back was turned!
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