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Overloaded Jambalaya Bento (432)

Chicken, Sausage, and Pork Jambalaya

Hello everyone! Welcome to my jambalaya bento today! I am so so super excited about it. My co-workers have been raving about a new butchery that opened on my way home from work.  I see it every day, but never stop. At the end of the work week, I visited the joint to see what [...]

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? [...]

Roasted Chicken with Cuban Black Beans (423)

Roasted Chicken and Cuban Beans Bento

Before I lament about the issues with today’s bento box, let’s just go over what’s in the two tiers.  The pink tier has cuban black beans over rice and  roasted chicken slices with roasted veggie slices of potato, peppers, onions, and broccoli.  The white tier holds a side salad with hydroponic lettuce mix, small hard-boiled [...]

monbento Box Review

Monbento Box Review

My official monbento box review is finally here. I’ve seen this box on Bento & Company for awhile now and when it came to Amazon

Hurricane Isaac Bento (421)

Hurricane Isaac Bento

Hello everyone! I survived Hurricane Isaac, with a little help from the bento pictured above.  As I prepared for Isaac, I began to think about what I would do if I lost power.  With hurricanes, you never know exactly where they are going to land until they do.  While preparing, you have to think what [...]

Pan-Grilled Chicken Bento (420)

Pan Grilled Chicken Bento

Hello everyone! *waves* I’m so excited to talk about today’s bento box of goodness. Before I get into the narrative, let’s talk about what’s packed for a full, busy day ahead. Chobani Yogurt for breakfast – Be sure to check out Not Exactly Bento this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. as I talk more about the whole [...]

Greek Spiced Trout Bento (419)

Greek spiced steelhead trout

Lately, I’ve felt like only eating salads or fish.  It’s a hot summer in Louisiana, and light meals are my preferred cooking plan.  I’m ready for cooler weather where I can break out a really great stew for a pasta dish I have in mind.  In the meantime, I am enjoying lighter fare like this [...]

Burger Bites (416)

Bento 416 Burger Bites

I’ve enjoyed eating all my salads of late.  If I’m not packing one for lunch, I’m eating one for dinner, because it’s just too darn hot right now to cook all the time.  But last night, I did.  It was time to put a little red meat back into the ol’ diet and that came [...]

Mom’s Pork Chop (414)

Bento 414 - Mom's Pork Chop

When, I posted to Not Exactly Bento’s FB page that I had made chiffon cupcakes, my mom lamented how she wished some of them were at her house.  A deal was struck.  I bring chiffon cupcakes in exchange for dinner.  I definitely got the better end of that bargain as she chose to make pork [...]