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Strawberry Salad Bento (442)

Bento 442: Strawberry Salad

I woke up Saturday morning at 7:15 a.m. and thought, “If I get ready really quickly, I can make it to the farmer’s market just as it opens.” Arriving just as it opens means I have top pick of the offerings for the week. I shook the sleep from my eyes, fed the dogs, threw [...]

Apple & Brie Breakfast Sandwich Bento

Apple and Brie Breakfast Sandwich Bento

The sandwich in today’s bento box is the current apple of my eye (pun intended). It all started when my brother contacted me one weekend last month, “Have you eaten breakfast? You should eat breakfast. Breakfast is good for you.” Which is Jason speak for, “I want breakfast. Do you want to have breakfast with [...]

Breakfast for Lunch Bento (434)

Bento 434

Every so often I think to myself I need to make a breakfast for lunch bento again. Everyday I forget. When Sheri of Happy Little Bento posted her breakfast for lunch bento this week, it reminded me I really needed to to this again. I woke extra early to cook the meal for myself, let [...]

Pizza Bianca Bento (428)

Bento 428 Otto Pizza Bento

My bento box today is full of so much awesomeness I can hardly contain myself.  I very nearly ate the very last piece of the pizza you see above for breakfast.  But I resisted.  It will make a great little side piece to dinner tonight.  But the temptation was great I tell you.  GREAT!  Why? [...]

Avocado & Egg Salad Bento (415)

Avocado & Egg Salad Bento in Rubbermaid Lunch Blox

I will tell you now, this was not the healthiest of salads most likely.  I don’t care.  It was delicious, though a bit rich.  Until Not Exactly Bento, salad was something I mostly thought of as a side dish that consisted of lettuce, carrot, cucumber … sometimes a bit of dressing if I was in [...]

Salad in a New Container (412)

Bento 412

The thing about packing the same thing for lunch everyday is that you need some sort of variety.  Maybe you add a little something different to your box that day, change it’s look, or, even, use a whole different box.  Lately, I have been on a real bento box buying spree, as I feel the [...]

Salad (Bento 389)

Hello Everyone!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  For those of you living in the U.S. who were able to enjoy a 3-day holiday due to Labor Day, I hope you had a fabu weekend.  And to all of you that weren’t able to enjoy a 3-day holiday, I hope you still had [...]

Bento: Egg & a Burrito (296)

bento 296

This morning was all about the quick fix for lunch.  I grabbed a vegetarian burrito from the fridge, whipped up some pseudo-tamagoyaki (that nearly fell apart on me argh!), and quickly made a bit of carrot kinpira in the same pan after the eggs were finished.  A cut up blood orange rounds out this bento.  [...]

Bento: Black Bean & Quinoa Burrito (292)

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It’s back to basics for me as I try to find a new recipe that is freezer AND bento friendly. Today, I’m trying a black bean and quinoa burrito with other tasty goodies for a vegetarian lunch that I hope is a pleases the palate.