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Posted on Jul 31, 2007 in Freezing, Parent Hacks, Tips, Vegetarian | 31 comments

Tip: Edible ice packs

Packing lunches in such a way that the food stays fresh and safe is important for all of us, but the feeling of responsibility is especially strong when you’re...

Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Freezing, Parent Hacks, Pasta or Noodles, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 21 comments

Tip: Freezing unsauced pasta

Regular readers may remember my post on freezing sauced spaghetti cups in individual servings for speedy packed lunches, but you can also freeze unsauced, cooked pasta...

Posted on Jun 11, 2007 in Bento, Parent Hacks, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 54 comments

Guide to bento packing and gap fillers

When I first started studying Japanese-language bento cookbooks, I was surprised to find that there are guidelines for how to physically pack a traditional bento lunch....

Posted on May 8, 2007 in Parent Hacks, Tips | 33 comments

Food safety for packed lunches (updated)

(This post was written for today’s The Daily Tiffin, where it ran in their Tiffin Tuesday column. It’s a refresh of my original post on food safety for...

Posted on Apr 23, 2007 in Parent Hacks, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 36 comments

Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto

I’m a mom who packs lunch. What’s important to a mom? Nutrition and speed: I want to feed my family nutritious food, but spending a lot of time on every...

Posted on Apr 3, 2007 in Freezing, Organize, Parent Hacks, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 33 comments

Magnets to track freezer inventory

A number of my speedy lunch tips involve making food ahead of time and freezing it in individual portions to throw into a packed lunch. Keeping track of what’s in...

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