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Posted on Aug 29, 2008 in Bento, Eggs, Pasta or Noodles, Vegetarian | 20 comments

Simple American bento lunches

First off, welcome to new readers finding their way here from yesterday’s article in The Washington Post on packed lunches and bentos (free registration required...

Posted on Apr 18, 2008 in Bento, Eggs, Fish or Seafood, For Kids, Lactose Free, Leftover Remake, Meat, Onigiri or Sushi | 20 comments

Decorative rice ball lunch & how-to

Today’s lunch illustrates an easy way to dress up an onigiri rice ball using ordinary plastic wrap and a little box. This is the first time I used this new little...

Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in Eggs, Freezing, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Recipe, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 53 comments

Microwaved thin egg sheets (usuyaki tamago)

Japanese recipes sometimes call for thin sheets of egg omelette (usuyaki tamago) as a garnish (think hiyashi chuka cold noodles, chirashi zushi scattered sushi, or...

Posted on Mar 15, 2008 in Bento, Eggs, For Kids, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Poultry | 18 comments

Breakfast for lunch bento

Sometimes it’s fun to pack breakfast food for lunch, as I’ve done before with French toast, pancakes, waffles, and my version of an Egg McMuffin. Kids...

Posted on Mar 9, 2008 in Bento, Dumplings or Buns, Eggs, For Kids, Meat, Recipe, Tutorial or How-to | 31 comments

Sausage sunflower tutorial & lunch

Today we have more hot dog tricks, with little “sunflowers” made out of halved sausages and quail eggs (a step-by-step tutorial follows). I figured as long...

Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Eggs, Recipe, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 38 comments

Tip: Fry quail eggs in a ladle

Tiny fried quail eggs are just the right size for bento lunches, and taste like regular chicken eggs. Simplify prep and cook them in a ladle! The small rounded bowl of...

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