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Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Eggs, Recipe, Tips, Tutorial or How-to | 38 comments

Tip: Fry quail eggs in a ladle

Tiny fried quail eggs are just the right size for bento lunches, and taste like regular chicken eggs. Simplify prep and cook them in a ladle! The small rounded bowl of...

Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Bento, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Recipe, Review, Tips | 61 comments

Glass bento boxes & microwaving

A common concern with microwaving (or even packing) lunches in plastic containers is the potential of carcinogens or hormones from the plastic to leach into the food....

Posted on Feb 5, 2008 in Bento, Parent Hacks, Review, Sandwich or Wrap, Tips | 41 comments

Dinosaur sandwich cutter & lunch

With this lunch I tried out a little DynoBytes sandwich cutter that my friends Dana & Jeff sent me from their local Bed Bath & Beyond. I’d seen these in...

Posted on Feb 3, 2008 in Freezing, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Parent Hacks, Tips, Vegetarian | 51 comments

Speed tip: Freeze chopped green onions in plastic drink bottles

I’ve written previously about freezing chopped green onions or fresh herbs to speed up prep time and reduce spoilage, but a twist is using plastic drink bottles...

Posted on Jan 26, 2008 in Bento, Eggs, Meat, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Review, Tips | 37 comments

Bento love for convection toaster ovens

Please don’t tell my husband that I’ve fallen in love — with our new convection toaster oven. Our seventies-era wall ovens are a serious energy suck,...

Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Bento, Fish or Seafood, Lactose Free, Meat, Onigiri or Sushi, Phyllo or Pancake or Other, Rice, Tips | 15 comments

Multi-tasking bento lunch

Faced with no leftovers to throw into my son’s packed lunch, I took two different approaches. With one lunch I drew from my freezer stash, and with the other I...

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