I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese.
Mini bagel sandwich x 2
My husband has jury duty for the next few weeks, so I’ll be making one less bento in the near term while he eats lunch in a restaurant with WiFi.
- mini bagel sandwich with peanut butter and fig jam
- cheddar cocktail sausages
- kiwi
For my son, packed in a small 260ml box:
- kimchi fried rice
- cheddar cocktail sausages
- chikuwa
- kiwi
- cheese cubes
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
September 7th, 2006 | Categories: bento, for kids, meat, rice, sandwich or wrap | 
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Steamed pork bun & quail eggs x 3
We all got steamed pork buns and quail eggs today. This is my son’s lunch, packed in a small 260ml box. He’s also got the last of the black Mission figs, tiny Champagne grapes, a cheese triangle, and some sauce for the pork bun. Today’s lunch was a success because he demolished it all in one sitting at playgroup, and didn’t want more afterward. Hooray!
My lunch (above) adds carrot sticks, and my husband’s lunch (below) adds kimchi.
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
August 30th, 2006 | Categories: bento, dumplings or buns, eggs, for kids, meat | Print This Post
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Leftover makeover: Indian curry
Leftover grilled chicken and potatoes gets a new look as Indian curry. Packed in my cheap Chinese thermal lunch jar and an Anpanman snack container (uh oh, I made my husband carry a cute container! Let’s see what happens…).
- chicken and purple bell pepper coconut curry
- braised potatoes
- black Mission figs
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
August 29th, 2006 | Categories: curry, leftover remake, potatoes, poultry, thermal lunch jar | Print This Post
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Grilled cheese lunch
A friend gave us a loaf of sandwich bread from a Japanese bakery (Anderson’s) — it makes good grilled cheese! EDIT: I now have a greater appreciation for the sandwich holders with ventilation holes in the sides — I thought the grilled sandwich was pretty cool when I packed it in this normal box, but evidently it was still warm enough to form condensation on the sides of the box and make the sandwich a bit soggy. If I’d used our ventilated sandwich holder this wouldn’t have been an issue…
- grilled provolone and ham sandwich with honey mustard (cut in half and stacked)
- cherry tomatoes
- black Mission figs
- peach
- mixed nuts
- mini pudding
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
August 28th, 2006 | Categories: bento, for kids, sandwich or wrap | Print This Post
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Kimchi fried rice x 3 cuteness levels
Three levels of decoration: zero (for my husband), medium (for me), and cute (for my son). My husband was very relieved that he got the zero decoration lunch!
My son has kimchi bacon fried rice wrapped in a thin sheet of egg, with a heart cutout and ketchup heart (a.k.a. lid decoration once this gets jostled!). The apples are supposed to be little bunnies, and have been dipped in acidulated water to prevent browning.
READ MORE:
- Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto
- Food safety for packed lunches
- How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillersâ€
- Choosing the right size bento box
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
