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Archive for July, 2006

Lavash wraps and enoki bacon

• Greek yogurt with Greek thyme honey and blueberries
• cherries
• enoki mushrooms wrapped in bacon, with pepper (extra bacon underneath)
• lavash wraps with chicken strips, homemade hummus, sundried tomatoes, feta, and cilantro

(EDIT on Food Safety: I packed the yogurt in the Laptop Lunchbox in its insulated carrying case with a frozen gel pack so the yogurt stayed cool until eating.)

READ MORE:

• Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
• Food safety for packed lunches
• How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillers”
• Choosing the right size bento box
• Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews

Published by Biggie on July 12th, 2006 tagged Laptop Lunchbox, meat, poultry, sandwich or wrap | Comment now »

Salmon & green beans

The second appearance of delicious, delicious Lizano sauce…

• deconstructed side dish of green beans, red onions and potatoes with balsamic vinegar and cilantro
• Lizano sauce!!! The national condiment of Costa Rica.
• cherries
• grilled salmon
• fresh pita bread with homemade hummus and Urfa pepper

READ MORE:

• Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
• Food safety for packed lunches
• How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillers”
• Choosing the right size bento box
• Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews

Published by Biggie on July 11th, 2006 tagged bento, fish or seafood, lactose free, potatoes, sandwich or wrap | Comment now »

Spinach egg ball and kumquats

Leftover Cajun creamed spinach got a new look as a spinach egg ball.

• steamed Chinese pork bun
• kumquats
• California roll
• cherry tomatoes
• homemade ma po tofu with orange bell peppers
• spinach/egg ball: egg mixed with Cajun creamed spinach, scrambled and wrapped/shaped in plastic wrap
• dipping sauce for pork buns

 

READ MORE:

• Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
• Food safety for packed lunches
• How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillers”
• Choosing the right size bento box
• Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews

Published by Biggie on July 10th, 2006 tagged bento, dumplings or buns, eggs, leftover remake, meat, onigiri or sushi, tofu | Comment now »

Speed bento: zarusoba and chicken

Made this lunch in a total of 10 minutes — barely had time to snap a quick photo before my husband ran out the door with it! Put everything together while the noodles cooked, and used bottled soba tsuyu. FAST FAST FAST!!!

• soba tsuyu (regular dipping sauce for the zarusoba) — bottled Shirakiku brand for super speed!
• cold buckwheat zarusoba noodles with kizami nori (seaweed) and wasabi to add to the dipping sauce
• mini banana, raspberries and blueberries
• green onions to add to the soba dipping sauce
• roast chicken thighs with fresh bay leaf garnish (picked yesterday!)

All packed in my Nissan Stainless thermal lunch tote to keep the dipping sauce totally contained.

READ MORE:

• Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
• Food safety for packed lunches
• How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillers”
• Choosing the right size bento box
• Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews

Published by Biggie on July 7th, 2006 tagged lactose free, pasta or noodles, poultry, thermal lunch jar | Comment now »

Meatballs and gold kiwi

• sliced mango and gold kiwi (more yellow and citrusy than regular green kiwis)
• salad of red leaf lettuce, cilantro and raspberries
• salad toppings: Caesar dressing, tomatoes, walnuts and more cilantro
• teriyaki pineapple chicken meatballs from Aidells with homemade teriyaki sauce

Packed in my Nissan Stainless thermal lunch tote to keep all the salad stuff cool and not wilted.

READ MORE:

• Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
• Food safety for packed lunches
• How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillers”
• Choosing the right size bento box
• Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews

Published by Biggie on July 6th, 2006 tagged lactose free, meat, salad, thermal lunch jar | Comment now »

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