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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 20, 2007 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Meat, Onigiri or Sushi, Sandwich Case, Sandwich or Wrap, Tips | 19 comments

Stromboli lunches and travel food

Bug and I returned safely from our trip to Philadelphia last night. On our trip, we brought along a couple of small bento boxes, a collapsible sandwich case, and a...

Posted on Apr 4, 2007 in Bento, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Onigiri or Sushi, Potatoes, Recipe, Rice, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 15 comments

Speed cooking technique: Multi-broiling

Morning prep time: 7 minutes each (14 minutes for two lunches). Today’s speed tip is a variation on the multitasking theme: broil multiple items at once on a...

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...

Posted on Mar 31, 2007 in Bento, Curry, Eggs, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Meat, Recipe, Rice, Tips | 31 comments

Curried quail egg lunches: Multi-boiling

Morning prep time: 8 minutes (15 min. for two lunches). I cooked washed quail eggs and sausages together to save prep time, used leftover homemade yellow rice with...

Posted on Mar 29, 2007 in Bento, Eggs, Food Jar, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Meat, Rice, Soup or Stew, Thermal Lunch Jar, Tips | 16 comments

Stew in thermal lunch jars

Morning prep time: 8 minutes each (15 minutes for two lunches). What’s unique about this lunch is the way I packed the stew and rice in my thermal lunch jar. When...

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