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Posted on Jan 26, 2008 in Bento, Eggs, Meat, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Review, Tips | 37 comments

Bento love for convection toaster ovens

Please don’t tell my husband that I’ve fallen in love — with our new convection toaster oven. Our seventies-era wall ovens are a serious energy suck,...

Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Lactose Free, Meat, Onigiri or Sushi, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Rice, Tips | 15 comments

Multi-tasking bento lunch

Faced with no leftovers to throw into my son’s packed lunch, I took two different approaches. With one lunch I drew from my freezer stash, and with the other I...

Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Bento, Food Jar, Laptop Lunchbox, Sandwich Case, Thermal Lunch Jar, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 49 comments

How to care for your bento gear

Because I like shortcuts and can get bento gear cheaply in San Francisco, I’m tough on my equipment and push the envelope when caring for it. I experiment with...

Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Bento, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Sandwich Case | 29 comments

Lasagna & pizza bento lunches

Packing a bento lunch doesn’t mean you’re stuck with rice, rice, rice all the time. While it’s true that Japanese-language bento cookbooks feature a...

Posted on Jan 15, 2008 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Food Jar, Lactose Free, Pasta or Noodles, Poultry, Soup or Stew | 14 comments

Oden & soup bento lunches

It was rainy and cool last week in San Francisco, so I put warm soups in my son’s packed lunches to ward off the chill. I used a 560ml thermal bento set (similar...

Posted on Jan 9, 2008 in Bento, Dumplings or Buns, Eggs, Fish or Seafood, Lactose Free, Onigiri or Sushi, Pasta or Noodles | 36 comments

Side dish containers in action

Today’s lunches show how you can add variety to a meal with a small container of fruit for a healthy dessert. This gives you the flexibility of using main dish...

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