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Posted on Feb 27, 2007 in Bento, Eggs, Gluten Free, Onigiri or Sushi, Parent Hacks, Recipe, Rice, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 50 comments

Speed Bento: stovetop mini frittata & multi-frying

Today I played around with the speed bento technique of cooking different dishes in a mini frying pan at the same time, and actually cooking in those little foil bento...

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 16, 2007 in Organize, Parent Hacks, Tips | 33 comments

Organization madness: Lunch accessories

My bento lunch accessories were threatening to take over my kitchen, so I took some drastic organization measures. This is my obsessive way of keeping them neat and...

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...

Posted on Feb 14, 2007 in Bento, Eggs, Fish or Seafood, Parent Hacks, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Recipe, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 13 comments

Speed bento technique: jello cups

Another speed bento. I had made a stash of homemade juice jello cups, so I was able to just drop one in along with a shaped egg from the fridge. The scallop okonomiyaki...

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