Archive for September, 2006
Toddler snack bento: bulgogi onigiri
This was to tide my son over during an evening outing.

- bulgogi onigiri, one rolled in furikake, the other in sakura denbu
- mini cheeses, and tiny red grapes
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
Published by Biggie on September 15th, 2006 tagged bento, for kids, meat, onigiri or sushi, rice | Comment now »
Molded eggs and pasta x 2
It was time to break out the egg molds again — my son squealed, “pig!” and “cow!” when he saw these lunches this morning. EDIT: At the park today a 3-year-old Japanese girl was playing with my son, checked out today’s bento, and announced that the eggs were cute (kawaii). So I guess we pass the J preschooler test!

- egg molded with ice cream sandwich molds from Williams Sonoma (old tutorial here), dyed pink, using red hanaebi for eyes/nose
- shell pasta and cheese, with sauteed bell pepper, kabocha, tomatoes, chicken and green onions
- watermelon & fresh green figs
My son’s lunch adds a mini banana and tiny red grapes.

READ MORE:
- No egg or onigiri molds? Use ice cream sandwich molds instead
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
Published by Biggie on September 13th, 2006 tagged bento, eggs, for kids, pasta or noodles, poultry | Comment now »
Bread salad bento x 2
My husband’s still on jury duty, so I’ve been slacking on my morning bento making… Made some for my son and me today, though.

- tomato and bread salad
- roast chicken
- fresh green figs
My son’s bento here:

And my littlest bento-eater, with tiny little onigiri filled with chopped bulgogi (a big hit with him):

READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
Published by Biggie on September 11th, 2006 tagged bento, for kids, poultry, salad | 1 Comment »
Italian lunch for toddler

- bow tie pasta with roasted garlic tomato sauce
- chicken with pesto
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
Published by Biggie on September 9th, 2006 tagged bento, for kids, pasta or noodles, poultry | Comment now »
Mini bagel sandwich x 2
My husband has jury duty for the next few weeks, so I’ll be making one less bento in the near term while he eats lunch in a restaurant with WiFi.

- mini bagel sandwich with peanut butter and fig jam
- cheddar cocktail sausages
- kiwi
For my son, packed in a small 260ml box:

- kimchi fried rice
- cheddar cocktail sausages
- chikuwa
- kiwi
- cheese cubes
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese. 


