I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese.
Szechuan pork lunch
- Szechuan pork shoulder and greens
- green onion rice noodles
- vinegared cole slaw
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 16th, 2006 | Categories: food jar, lactose free, meat, pasta or noodles, rice, salad, thermal lunch jar | 
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Kimchi soup x 3
- green zarusoba with green tea and spinach flavoring (tossed with sesame oil before curling into bite-sized nests); soba tsuyu for the noodles
- pork and kimchi soup
- zucchini and eggplant teriyaki sautee
- chicken and apple cocktail sausages from Aidells
- cherry tomatoes
- plums and peaches
Packed in my Fit & Fresh soup/salad container that keeps the soup hot and the salad cold:
- salad of red lettuce, fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, basil, and pecans (shiso dressing in the lid container)
- pork and kimchi soup
My son’s lunch:
My son also gets mini sandwiches with ham and cream cheese, little cheese cubes and cherries.
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 15th, 2006 | Categories: bento, food jar, for kids, pasta or noodles, poultry, salad, sandwich or wrap, soup or stew, thermal lunch jar | Print This Post
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Rendezvous rib bento
Yesterday my husband made pork babyback ribs in the style of Memphis’ Rendezvous restaurant — very nostalgic for him. Not a fancy bento today, but maximum flavor and happiness. Also: barbequed beans with extra bacon, onions, molasses, etc. and a sauce pig of chipotle barbeque sauce that probably won’t get opened (he loves these dry ribs!). Not shown: a slice of plain white bread under the ribs, two oshibori packed outside the box for clean-up, and a lid to the bean container. Packed in my deep Chinese box to fit the ribs.
READ MORE:
- DIY: Make an insulated smoker out of flower pots
- 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 14th, 2006 | Categories: beans, bento, meat | Print This Post
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1, 2, 3 sandwich bentos!
Buttermilk sandwich bread is the carb of the day, with sandwiches for kids and grown-ups.
My son has rolled-up sandwiches — these are like wraps, using pressed bread in place of tortillas or lavash, then wrapped in plastic wrap (twisted at the ends) to keep everything together and fresh. One is ham, and is decorated with number cutouts of ham. The other is peanut butter, and has banana number cutouts on a base of Nutella. He’s also got fresh pineapple (cut small), blueberries and a cheese wedge.
I have curried egg salad sandwich on toasted bread, with kiwi and blueberries in my new Afternoon Tea bento box.
My husband is using the Laptop Lunchbox today, with an egg salad sandwich and a piece of lasagna with extra sauce. The pineapple was really juicy, so I covered its container (and the sandwich container) with Glad Press & Seal wrap to keep everything really separate.
Close-up of my son’s 1, 2, 3 sandwich bento:
And a close-up of my sandwich:
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 10th, 2006 | Categories: Laptop Lunchbox, bento, eggs, for kids, lactose free, pasta or noodles, sandwich or wrap | Print This Post
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Osso bucco bento
Fast! Leftovers from a meal a friend made us, plus a saute from yesterday’s bento.
- braised osso bucco with fennel
- Korean sauteed garlic stalks and red bell peppers
- jasmine tea-flavored rice
- marinated mango strips
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
