Combo

This bento is the perfect combination. The top has bread pieces, chicken, and humus. The bottom has a fruit salad of plum and kiwi. I threw a chocolate granola bar in there too for dessert. There's protein, carbohydrates, and fruit.


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Swirls

This bento is full of cool stuff. On the bottom there are bologna rolls, raw baby spinach, crackers, and bonbel cheese. On the top are two lychee bubbub candies, trail mix, pineapple, and freshly baked apple cinnamon bread. Yup, I'm not kidding. Instead of coming home and crashing, I baked apple cinnamon bread. (It was from a box, but still...)


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I have used bonbel cheese in the past to make a pattern and spruce up an otherwise dull bento. This time I tried something different. Instead of cutting an image in the cheese I created a 3D spiral. You can do this with a mechanical pencil and sharp knife. With the pencil click it until there is no lead tip. carve a pattern loosely into the wax. Go over the engraving with a knife.

Vegetarian For A Day

I went with a vegetarian bento for tomorrow. Sadly this one's a little low on protein, so I may bring a humus cup and some multigrain chips along for the ride.

In this bento, however, there are apple slices, goldfish crackers, chocolate covered almonds, and a salad topped with feta cheese, craisins, and walnuts. Dressing is in a separate container.

Return of the Bento-Builder!

School is back and so am I! I even have some new gear to boast. It's not what I was expecting but I have two new bento solutions that I am pretty happy about. Today I'll show you one of them. But, more about that under the cut. In the meantime, here's my next bento:



On the top I have a sliced chicken breast on a bed of baby spinach with snap peas as garnish. Next to that are roasted pumpkin seeds and plain goldfish crackers. On the bottom there is a wrapped cheese stick, a sliced apple, a piece of banana, and a slice of lime. There's also an applesauce cup and a granola bar coming along with me.

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I got this at a store called Tokai. It's located in Boston. They have a pretty minimal selection of bento supplies but what they do have is great.

New Year's Resolution

I'll be the first to admit I've fallen off the bento-wagon and my diet has begun to consist of whatever I can grab on the go. A lot of that is fast food that's high in fat, sodium, and price. However, it's a new year and my resolution has been to return to bento-making. My days have become much longer this year requiring meals that can last longer without refrigeration and often something that can provide both lunch and dinner. As a result some of the materials I've used in the past are off the table and I'll be looking to incorporate some new stuff. If all goes as planned there might even be a new Bento Box that's a little more work friendly.