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Posted on Jul 23, 2007 in Bento, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 6 comments

Links: Packing by color

1. Pack by color: Washington Post article Ever heard the saying, “a colorful meal is a healthy meal?” The thinking is that when you’ve got lots of...

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 Jul 10, 2007 in Eggs, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Recipe, Tips, Tutorial or How-to, Vegetarian | 56 comments

Tutorial: Making tamagoyaki or Japanese rolled egg

Japanese rolled omelette (tamagoyaki or dashimaki tamago) is a classic dish in Japanese bento lunches, popular with children, flexible (you can add things to it...

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 in Onigiri or Sushi, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 31 comments

Tip: Use cookie cutters as onigiri molds

Shaped rice balls (onigiri) add an element of fun to a child’s bento lunch, but it’s limiting to feel that I need to buy a special onigiri mold to make...

Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Bento, Lactose Free, Meat, Sandwich or Wrap, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 17 comments

Making dinner roll sandwiches

Contents: Boiled egg shaped like a fish using an egg mold, mango and blueberries, donut nectarine, and mini hot dog sandwiches made out of dinner rolls, cocktail...

Posted on Jun 19, 2007 in Bento, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Meat, Rice, Tips | 22 comments

Disposable bento for airplane

One nice thing about bento lunches is that they’re practically waste-free, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to toss the whole container when you’re...

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