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Posted on Mar 9, 2007 in Bento, Freezing, Meat, Onigiri or Sushi, Pasta or Noodles, Rice, Tips | 8 comments

Speed Bento Tip: cycle through freezer items quickly

Today’s 5-minute speed lunches used up the last of the older frozen bento stash: spaghetti cups, onigiri rice balls, and mini hamburgers made from meatloaf mix....

Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Freezing, Leftover Remake, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Potatoes, Recipe, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 19 comments

Leftover Remake: faux latkes with tuna

I finally got rid of the last of the leftover purple potato salad!!! Score. Today I’ve got a second way to get rid of leftover potato salad: turn them into little...

Posted on Mar 1, 2007 in Bento, Eggs, Freezing, Leftover Remake, Meat, Potatoes, Recipe, Rice, Sandwich or Wrap, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 13 comments

Leftover Remake: Potato salad Scotch egg

So I had all of this leftover purple potato salad with mojito and I was getting sick of it — I just wanted it gone, but I was getting tired of eating it straight....

Posted on Feb 26, 2007 in Freezing, Parent Hacks, Rice, Tips | 22 comments

Speed Bento Technique: Freezing Rice to Fit Your Container

In a previous post I described freezing onigiri to make a bento stash for busy mornings. In a twist on that, you can freeze fresh rice in the shape of your bento box to...

Posted on Feb 21, 2007 in Bento, Freezing, Parent Hacks, Sandwich or Wrap, Tips, Tutorial or How-to, Vegetarian | 35 comments

Speed bento technique: Freezing sandwiches

Today’s vegetarian toddler lunch took about five minutes to pack up, using leftovers and frozen cutout sandwiches (today’s speed bento tip). The sandwiches...

Posted on Feb 15, 2007 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Freezing, Lactose Free, Onigiri or Sushi, Parent Hacks, Recipe, Rice, Tips, Tofu, Tutorial or How-to | 90 comments

Speed bento technique: making & freezing yaki onigiri, onigiri

This is another speed bento made with previously frozen yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls) that I defrosted/warmed in the microwave for good texture). The yaki onigiri...

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