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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 27, 2007 in Dumplings or Buns, Fish or Seafood, Lactose Free, Recipe, Tutorial or How-to | 77 comments

Tutorial: Making takoyaki

Having lived in Osaka for years, I miss classic Kansai street food like takoyaki (octopus balls), but buying them frozen in a bag just isn’t the same. So last...

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 15, 2007 in Beans, Bento, Lactose Free, Meat, Pasta or Noodles, Thermal Lunch Jar, Tips, Tutorial or How-to, Vegetarian | 15 comments

Wine bag holds lunch jar innards

Although I like my thermal lunch jars, the bulk and weight of the jars themselves keep me from using them as often as regular bento boxes. But when searching for the...

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