Happy Boxing Day!

(Written yesterday and forgot to post. Oopsies.)
Today's lunch is in honor of all the people who got gifts they didn't want. :P
Bento #35


An egg, sweet potato, radish, and steak on a bed of rice packed in my pink Hello Kitty box.(Don't know the ml. I should find out.)

I actually didn't spend as much time on this as you might think. It was my way of using up my leftover dinner from last night. The egg was mixed with soy sauce and cooked in my new Tamogoyaki pan.

I had a very Bentotastic Christmas. I got several pairs of chopsticks, a tamogoyaki pan, Bento box in the Heartland, and some other books (from Mom) coming in the mail.

Tamagoyaki For Breakfast

Bento #34 (mine)

Tamgoyaki and baby jazz apple rabbits. Packed in my new Hello Kitty box from my swap with Snappiness on Flickr.

Time: About 15 minutes. I cut up the apple and let it sit in a bath of cold water, sugar, and lemon juice while I made the eggs.

This was my second attmept at Tamagoyaki and it came out so well. (I made a third attempt that night that was even better.) I used Biggie's recipe but cooked it according to Just Hungry's instructions. My mom says it tastes like french toast. I think it tastes like fishy french toast. :P But it's still yummy!

Squished Bento

Bento #33 (Mine)

Tuna-filled onigiri, steamed broccoli, cheddar cheese, dried apricots and radishes. Packed in a 738ml Hello Kitty box.

Preparing: I had to rush with this one. Only had 10 minutes to make lunch for myself and Mom. Luckily, the fridge has food in it. Rice leftover from dinner took a quick trip in the microwave and I made the onigiri while the broccoli was reheating. (I steamed a large batch of broccoli that was going bad earlier this week.)

This is what happens when you make onigiri that are too big for your box. Obviously this photo was taken after transportation. :P

I packed my first oshibori today too.

I saw this at Daiso in a pack with another oshibori and it was too cute to pass up. The caption makes me giggle. ^_^

And here it is with it's case. I found this tupperware in the kitchen and it works perfectly. It's 118ml and has a very secure lid. It's great when you can find bento supplies at home. :)

Tuna Fish Onigiri

A friend of mine came over today and we had a Japanese day without even trying. Started off with Onigiri for lunch, watched Grave of the Fireflies and then spent the afternoon happily making origami cranes and shurikens. It was a gooood day. :D

Bento (Ok, so it's not in a box.) #33


I had tuna-stuffed onigiri, enoki mushrooms with water chesnuts and some broccoli.

A very quick lunch for 5. My friend helped make the onigiri while I cooked the enoki and chesnuts in a pan with some butter, salt, sugar, pepper and a little soy sauce. I threw the frozen broccoli in the microwave and we were all set. The onigiri were a huge success with my family. Everyone declares that it's a new favorite for lunch. I will for sure be making these again. Infact, Dad has some in his lunch for tomorrow that I didn't get a picture of.

It's a Pan, Duh.

We went to the Zoo today with my brother and his family so I packed a lunch for Mom, Matt and I. Mason ended up coming too so there almost wasn't enough food.

Bento #32:


We had: Panda onigiri with nori faces , onigiri with umeboshi, cup of pickled ginger and a elephant of soy sauce on a bed of romaine lettuce. And off to the right you can see our side car of a persimmon and an orange.

This bento took more time then I've ever spent on a lunch before. Including cooking the rice it took about an hour. If I was doing the same thing again it would take less time because I would prep more while making rice. But this time I was just adding on as I went.

My 2 year old niece loved the onigiri. She saw them and said, "I want part of the panda!" I was suprised that she liked the seaweed.(Mostly because my sister can't stand it) She even asked for more! Bento presentation is a good thing! I really like persimmons. I need to make another trip to the asian market because the ones I bought got eaten up really fast. They were an instant hit with my family.

Happy Day of The Ninja!

Yes it's here the annual "Day of the Ninja" And to celebrate I'm showcasing my favorite ninja Bentos(And other things) I've found online (I do this to cover up the fact that I didn't make my own.). Ok, let's get started. :D


Made by: shiro-ko on livejournal.

An amusing blog post including a ninja themed restaurant.
http://runwitme.blogspot.com/2007/05/sunday-of-running-and-ninjas.html

Not exactly ninja. But close enough. XD


And if you want to enjoy more ninja-ness check out askaninja.com HI-YAH!

It's amazing how handy a hoodie can become. :D