Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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Welcome! I have a few plain plastic divided containers in addition to my actual bentos. They work just as well as the fancy ones.0
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Welcome dear lurker!
The only reason I ended up with a collection of cutesie bento boxes was because a well timed (or ill timed if you speak to my DH), trip to a Daiso store. Before that, this was my luncbox:
This box in the end was just too big for most of my lunches, so the cutsie 500ml ones became my standard.
You can always fill it with pretty-cut vegetables anyway
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Today's bento: onigiri, shrimp, a bear-shaped boiled egg, and veggies with hummus
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I wish they had owl egg moulds. All I can find is an owl mould for fried eggs
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Hey. Been creeping this thread looking for ideas as I prepare to start packing lunch. While I do envy all the pretty bento boxes I have a less appealing to the eye set up
But I'm hoping you'll accept me and my less pretty box all the same.
All are welcome!mangrothian wrote: »I wish they had owl egg moulds. All I can find is an owl mould for fried eggs
Ooh owls would be so cute! To the googles!
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Okay, I didn't find any owls, and I may or may not now be the owner of a hello kitty egg mold
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »Okay, I didn't find any owls, and I may or may not now be the owner of a hello kitty egg mold
*sniggers behind her hand*
(secretly I want one)0 -
My first offering! Rice, diced chicken thighs, boiled eggs, veggies, and pepperoni, cheese, and crackers. Will fill another container with siracha. Not very pretty but we're a bit past when we usually shop for the month. *glances at calendar* Just a bit
Tomorrow should be more worthy of this thread! In the meantime I'm going back through the pages to steal...borrow ideas.0 -
Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
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Thanks for the replies to my earlier post, way back when.
I did microwave only the top tier of the Bentgo box, without the lid, and then only for about 30 seconds. Still, the top lid did not fit tight after this first use :-(
And, the other day, as I was taking the box out of my lunch bag, the strap slipped off (how does that even happen?) and the contents of the whole box dropped all over the table, floor, and my co-worker!! It was funny and sad at the same time - I was really hungry!! Luckily, there was only dry stuff in there, so he didn't get too angry :-)
But, I've researched and lurked and shopped, and finally bought a Montbento (sp?) square box to replace the Bentgo. We'll see what happens!!0 -
mangrothian wrote: »Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
The cheese and crackers is the snack, so probably pretty close then. I want to try shrimp and cold rice noodles next, just need to come up with a coating (I hesitate to say sauce since I don't want it saucy) or maybe some faux sushi. So many ideas! This is fun already.
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If you want a 'coating' rather than a sauce, you could always try a ginger paste with dried coriander and a small amount of chilli or sesame oil and a squeeze of lime juice. It's what I use with my soba noodles0
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mangrothian wrote: »Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
The cheese and crackers is the snack, so probably pretty close then. I want to try shrimp and cold rice noodles next, just need to come up with a coating (I hesitate to say sauce since I don't want it saucy) or maybe some faux sushi. So many ideas! This is fun already.
I make a cold soba noodle dish with a coating made from sesame tahini with a little soy sauce and rice vinegar, and a hint of garlic and red pepper flakes. It's delicious cold,and the sauce isn't runny at all.0 -
SnuggleSmacks wrote: »mangrothian wrote: »Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
The cheese and crackers is the snack, so probably pretty close then. I want to try shrimp and cold rice noodles next, just need to come up with a coating (I hesitate to say sauce since I don't want it saucy) or maybe some faux sushi. So many ideas! This is fun already.
I make a cold soba noodle dish with a coating made from sesame tahini with a little soy sauce and rice vinegar, and a hint of garlic and red pepper flakes. It's delicious cold,and the sauce isn't runny at all.
These both sound great! I'll have to see what's floating around my kitchen (I really really need to shop. Like...ten days ago I needed to and now it's 'hey, dear, when did we buy this? You think it's co to eat?' Time.) But I think I actually have all of the above on hand.
I hope the rice noodles keep up, but I probably have soba noodles around here if they seem 'ick'.
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I made a great looking lunch with a few leftovers. But I gave myself food poisoning last night, so it's going in the bin. Sad. I have a banana, I'm pretty wary of it.
I'm busy pretending I'm not sick, so I don't have to own up to the ailing boyfriend. Oops.
It had udon noodles in it. They looked fine this morning, and not dry at all. How about some kind of dressing? (Cute sauce pots!)0 -
Sorry to hear that, hope you're feeling better soon!
I love anything with an owl on it, so this recent fashion for owls (I say recent, it's probably years now) really hit my bank balance. If they had mini Bries in the shape of an owl I'd be doomed.0 -
Another sauce/dressing idea is miso ginger salad dressing from Harris Teeter. It's great on noodles with lots of vegetables.0
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And very low calorie.0
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For all the Brie eaters...What's a good brand? I've tried Brie on several occasions (the cheapo stuff) and mostly found it kind of blah. I saw that what they sell to us americans is not the real deal, but is there some good stuff to try? The baby Bries that @snugglesmacks mentioned sound awesome!0
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »For all the Brie eaters...What's a good brand? I've tried Brie on several occasions (the cheapo stuff) and mostly found it kind of blah. I saw that what they sell to us americans is not the real deal, but is there some good stuff to try? The baby Bries that @snugglesmacks mentioned sound awesome!
I doubt you can get the cheese I have access to here, which is sad because the cheese here is awesome. Since Australia barely allows any dairy products to come into the country nearly all the cheese I get is local. But if you can find and cheese from King Island dairy, they're awesome and I know they export quite a bit.0 -
Shaped eggs? tell me more0
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reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
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Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes0 -
I actually like Le Rustique, which is just the default Brie here. Or a Cornish Brie. But I rarely see mini Brie at all (too much crust, not enough mooey goodness) I actually prefer Camberbert though, which is similar but smellier.0
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Malyndiajc wrote: »reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
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Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes
I'm starting to get this feeling that we have quite a few people stalking this thread, lurking in the darkness.
I'm starting to get scared....0 -
mangrothian wrote: »Malyndiajc wrote: »reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
Long time stalker first time commenter
Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes
I'm starting to get this feeling that we have quite a few people stalking this thread, lurking in the darkness.
I'm starting to get scared....
*shifty look*
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I actually like Le Rustique, which is just the default Brie here. Or a Cornish Brie. But I rarely see mini Brie at all (too much crust, not enough mooey goodness) I actually prefer Camberbert though, which is similar but smellier.
Ooh here Le Rustique is a Camembert and I do actually like Camembert better as it lacks that 'edge' I find Brie has.0 -
Thanks! I'll have to check out those brands and see what I can either buy or import apparently the US has a ban on unpasteurized dairy. If it's raw milk it has to cure for 60 days, which as I have learned, a lot of the good cheeses are either raw or less than 60 days.mangrothian wrote: »Malyndiajc wrote: »reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
Long time stalker first time commenter
Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes
I'm starting to get this feeling that we have quite a few people stalking this thread, lurking in the darkness.
I'm starting to get scared....
This is nearly exactly what i think when another lurker comes out of the shadows!
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I went in intending to just grab a few things to send to my sisters for school annnnnd insanity. Almost 40$ gone.0 -
@Daiako it's so hard when everything is sooo cute!0
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