Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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@satansees Yes, they are! I found canned, brined quail eggs in the international aisle of the grocery store, so I got them and finally worked up the guts to try them. I have no idea if we can get fresh ones here. Here's where I got the idea from, the only thing i changed was I poked holes with a toothpick to put the sesame seeds in, it made them go in super easy. This should work with any eggs, I would think.
https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/148326-quail-egg-bunny-rabbits
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@hanamidango the bunnies really didn't take me long at all, and i have terrible knife skills
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Wow, how have I never heard of Bento Boxes before. This sounds like something i would like to give a try. Your meals look amazing!0
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »@satansees Yes, they are! I found canned, brined quail eggs in the international aisle of the grocery store, so I got them and finally worked up the guts to try them. I have no idea if we can get fresh ones here. Here's where I got the idea from, the only thing i changed was I poked holes with a toothpick to put the sesame seeds in, it made them go in super easy. This should work with any eggs, I would think.
https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/148326-quail-egg-bunny-rabbits
Oh no. Don't. Really.... don't go looking for fresh quail eggs. They taste delicious (better than chicken eggs IMO), but they take FOREVER to peel, and you have to do so many, because you're usually going to eat half a dozen of them. Stick to the brined ones, trust me. So, if you have time and can find fresh ones, go for your life, but otherwise I suggest not searching
ETA: I forgot to take a picture of my Bento until I was almost done (sooooo hungry after gym!), and it's pointless taking a picture of an empty box.0 -
Tomorrow's bento is ready to go- chicken stir fry from tonights's dinner, rice, snow peas, hummus and carrot slices, black berries a strawberry, cheese bunny and a coconut macaroon.
That's actually the second cheese bunny. The first was sacrificed to the sneaky fingers of my three year old!
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Wow all of tjese look amazing!!
How do you guys keep your fruit (apples etc) good through the day until youre going to eat them? My apples always go brown
I've tried the lemon trick but I find it changes the apples taste
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Wow all of tjese look amazing!!
How do you guys keep your fruit (apples etc) good through the day until youre going to eat them? My apples always go brown
I've tried the lemon trick but I find it changes the apples taste
It depends on the kind of apple tbh. Some apples will go brown quickly, and others not so much. Granny Smiths and Cortlands brown slowly, whilst Red Delicious brown really fast. So in general, tart apples will brown slower than the mild sweet ones. Cutting the apples under running water (it keeps the flesh away from oxygen which starts the browning process), and keeping them as cold as possible will slow the browning process. The Science tells us so! Yay Science!
I can't speak for anyone else, but the idea of brown apples (and brown bananas *shudder*), puts me off eating them, so I either keep the fruit whole and just pop it in my lunchbag, or use fruit such as berries, mangos, stonefruits, grapes, etc., that don't brown as easily over the day.1 -
oh wow, beautiful bentos everyone! I need to keep practicing!
Here's mine for today, I tried to pack as tightly as possible and it worked, the bento was intact at lunch time!
hijiki rice, scrambled eggs with onions, chicken skewers (without the skewers, they would not fit in the box), and slices of cucumber & carrot for salad. I was late this morning and had no time to make a better salad. Next time!0 -
Here's my lunch for tomorrow. It's a bit bigger volume wise than normal because I've been getting pretty hangry (yes, hangry) the last couple of days, and decided that a bigger lunch was worth it rather than me trying to gnaw my own arm off.
This is about as liquidy as I'll let my lunch get. I made curry tonight, and that's my protein for tomorrow, along with rice and some salad. The top tier hasn't been packed tightly (because frankly, this box is too big), so I expect blueberries to be everywhere by the time I get to work tomorrow. It has blueberries, a jalapeno mini quiche for breakfast, the dressing for my salad, and some matcha pocky.
I do know that after I put the lid on the bottom tier which is slightly concave so it squishes everything, I saw the curry sauce seeping across the top of the rice. I'm glad I put the barans between the rice and salad, otherwise I think I might have ended up with curry salad.
Cals for the main tier (and dressing from top tier): 435. Cals for the top tier: 205. There's also a yoghurt and some blackberries for breakfast, but they're already at the office.0 -
bentomania I'm bonkers for the decorated hard boiled eggs.
I eat lunch at home ... out of the fridge or I'd join you.
Great thread. Thanks all.0 -
Wow all of tjese look amazing!!
How do you guys keep your fruit (apples etc) good through the day until youre going to eat them? My apples always go brown
I've tried the lemon trick but I find it changes the apples taste
I use the lemon juice trick, and I'm wondering if you're adding a little too much? One quick splash is all you need, then mix around the apple pieces so it covers all the surfaces. And I don't eat enough variety to confirm what mangrothian said, but for what it's worth, I eat Gala most of the time, and this works for them.0 -
I did not fix hubby a lunch last night However, tonight I will get him a yummy bento made! 0
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Tried packing bento-style again today. Beta Blend (mashed sweet potatoes, turnip & carrots), white beans & escarole, steamed frozen green beans, hard boiled egg - approximately 400 cal.
The Beta Blend and Beans & Greens were planned-overs from Friday's dinner. I took the egg out temporarily before heating the rest.
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I do have to say that no matter how tasty my salad was, I do feel a little bad about biting off their cute little bunny faces.
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After a week of no classes (thank you snow), it's good to be back in the bento-packing habit.
Broccoli, carrot shapes, white rice, a pickled plum, Asian-style boneless beef ribs, and thin mint cookies (not pictured). Everything comes to around 550 calories, since I'll be hitting the gym today.
Bonus: the stand test. Everything is definitely tightly packed!
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Just put in an order for some onigiri molds and hard boiled egg molds...never been giddy to make lunch
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »
At least not with today's curry. I'm going to try it with one of my other boxes though. Just not the round one - that could cause a lot of grief (but I'm sure my dogs wouldn't mind!).0 -
Husband's lunch for tomorrow. Top is 3 oreo cookies, salsa in the container (I put another one in after the picture), and some cheese, and on the bottom is salsa chicken, plain rice, and corn. I know the top will mobe around some, but I am not to worried.
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@hanamidango that looks tasty! How has the husband been enjoying the lunches?0
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I got a bento box for Christmas (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016S7MJM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2QYTRXWE0G41H&coliid=IP1NLRPKB23KK), but then I started working from home. I'm only out of the house at lunch time once, maybe twice a week! I haven't had a chance to use it yet. 0
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I got a bento box for Christmas (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016S7MJM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2QYTRXWE0G41H&coliid=IP1NLRPKB23KK), but then I started working from home. I'm only out of the house at lunch time once, maybe twice a week! I haven't had a chance to use it yet.
I eat bento boxes at home! Although it was mostly when I'd already packed them for the week and then stayed home sick for several days
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »@hanamidango that looks tasty! How has the husband been enjoying the lunches?
So far yes, he is at least bring them and has had hardly any food left in them. So that is good.
Ok, I am totally at a loss. My son knocked out my two smaller bento boxes, and my favorite one I got for me is now missing its small box. Seriously, where could they thing have gone? o.o Unless it never got put up, but not even used yet, just beyond understandable. Sorry just had to complain somewhere. >.<
@Kontxesi I think I am about to start making everyone's lunches at night. The thing is, we all stay home.
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Some of your bentos look soo amazing, so inspiring!!!0
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I was having a look around the Bento&Co website at lunch today. I thought "gee, wouldn't it be nice to have one of the more traditional wooden boxes?" I think I might have to wait for my birthday for some of them.
Have a guess at how much you think this box costs:
Then see how much it costs. I dropped my chopsticks.
I'm so glad I have Daiso...0 -
mangrothian wrote: »I was having a look around the Bento&Co website at lunch today. I thought "gee, wouldn't it be nice to have one of the more traditional wooden boxes?" I think I might have to wait for my birthday for some of them.
Have a guess at how much you think this box costs:
Then see how much it costs. I dropped my chopsticks.
I'm so glad I have Daiso...
Holy crapola!! Wow!! I think I could take a woodshop class and make one myself for that!
You could get a nice stainless tiffin or a nice lacquered wood one for around $60-70.
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I think it's more the wood that it's made from. To use Japanese chestnut wood is like us deciding to by a coffee cup made out of Ebony.0
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Ok was not expecting it to cost that much. Wow, just wow. And yeah, types of wood would add value to items, still just not ever going to be buying it.
Hubby's bento tomorrow. The top is oreo cookies, kettle bbq chips and the bottom is taco chicken chili, potato shapes, and some cheese.
I made myself a snack bento for tonight too I wanted to show off, for fun. Potato shapes, some baked beans, and salsa chicken.
The potatoes are from tonight's dinner. I made shapes out of them and than steamed them for the little ones and of course, they still did not like them Yeah, my youngest do not like mashed potatoes, or potatoes in general, only the french fried kind. I am going to start linking to some of my recipes in case anyone wants info on them as well. As for the chili/soup, I make it and than freeze it in individual servings.
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PixieGoddess wrote: »Wow all of tjese look amazing!!
How do you guys keep your fruit (apples etc) good through the day until youre going to eat them? My apples always go brown
I've tried the lemon trick but I find it changes the apples taste
I can't eat browned fruit either. I cut my apples with an apple slicer and then put it back together with a rubber band around it.0 -
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