Recipes

Recipes from Lunch in a Box for dishes well suited for packed lunches

The Recipes section of the Lunch in a Box community forum also has a number of good bento recipes; have a look!

(Don’t miss the Bento FAQ, the Top Tips page for a master list of tips and tutorials, the Decorative Food page, and the new Product Reviews page for links to reviews of bento gear, cookbooks & food items. An organized list of all the food books in my kitchen is here.)

EGGS

Curried quail eggs (or chicken eggs)
Fried quail eggs in a ladle (TUTORIAL)
Frittata for one
Japanese rolled omelette (a.k.a. tamagoyaki or dashimaki tamago) (TUTORIAL)
Shortcut tamagoyaki (Japanese omelette) (TUTORIAL)
Shaped eggs using common ice cream sandwich molds (TUTORIAL)
Pasta frittata using leftover pasta
Sausage & quail egg “sunflowers” (TUTORIAL)
Scrambled egg purses
Stovetop mini frittata
Thin egg sheets (usuyaki tamago) in the microwave (TUTORIAL)

MEAT / POULTRY

Autumn lamb stew with squash, lemon and mint (SLOW, from Paula Wolfert)
Chicken mole enchiladas
Curried turkey croquettes (leftover remake using turkey & mashed potatoes)
Grilled minted leg of lamb (SLOW, from Alton Brown)
“Octodogs” (octopus hot dogs) (TUTORIAL)
Sausage “rabbits” (rabbit-shaped hot dogs) (TUTORIAL)
Sausage & quail egg “sunflowers” (TUTORIAL)
Spam musubi pressed sushi (TUTORIAL)
Shumai “burgers”
Teriyaki chicken cubes (FAST)
Thai curry master recipe

SEAFOOD

Grilled skate wing with chili sambal sauce (link to Lily’s Wai Sek Hong)
Slow-cooked salmon (SLOW but easy)
Takoyaki (octopus balls) (TUTORIAL) (SLOW)
Thai curry master recipe

VEGETABLES & SALADS

RICE

DUMPLINGS

Curry gyoza, a leftover remake (TUTORIAL)

PASTA, POTATOES, PHYLLO

SAUCES & DRESSINGS

FRUIT & DESSERTS

Rabbit-shaped apple wedges (TUTORIAL)
Decorative banana wedges (TUTORIAL)
Fruit juice jello cups with chopped fruit
Galaktoboureko (semolina custard baked in phyllo) (SLOW)
Zig-zag kiwi fruit (TUTORIAL)

DRINKS

Frugal pineapple drink

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