Rooster sausage bento from A to Z

  • May. 1st, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Morning prep time: 6 minutes. These sausages are special: I helped butcher the roosters they're made from, and Hank Shaw of the Hunter Angler Gardener Cook blog made them. Full details on the bento and my rooster excursion with Hank, Elise of Simply Recipes, and Garrett from Vanilla Garlic are here at Lunch in a Box.

Feather pile

California hanami picnic

  • Apr. 1st, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) picnic in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Full details with reviews of different picnic containers here at Lunch in a Box.

Round Vivo tiffin set Couple by cherry trees

Review: Kids Konserve metal lunch set

  • Mar. 26th, 2009 at 3:03 PM
A full review of the metal lunch set and a sample lunch packed inside are here at Lunch in a Box. Use coupon code lunchbox at the Kids Konserve online store for 10% off until 9/30/09.

Okonomiyaki bento lunch for preschooler

Real Valentine bentos at preschool

  • Feb. 15th, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Real Valentine bento lunches at preschool

These are real-life Valentine's Day bento lunches at my son's Japanese immersion preschool, made by other moms. I was reassured that although there were some Valentine-themed bentos, most looked like the regular speed bentos that I usually make. The full write-up with information about bento boxes at Disney Stores across the U.S. is here at Lunch in a Box.

Tamagoyaki and meatball bento lunches

  • Jan. 22nd, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Morning prep time: 13 & 10 minutes. Full details with a review of the Disney Cars nesting/stacking bento boxes are here at Lunch in a Box.

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Meatball bento lunch for preschooler

Host a doable kids' cookie party

  • Dec. 30th, 2008 at 9:24 AM
Read my tips for hosting a manageable kids holiday cookie party without killing yourself here, and my separate post about Bug's holiday injury bento lunch here on Lunch in a Box

Holiday injury bento lunch for preschooler

Pizza & pasta bento lunches

  • Dec. 9th, 2008 at 12:04 PM

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Morning prep time: 7 & 6 minutes. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.

Mozzarella and fresh tomato pasta bento lunch for preschooler

Leftover dim sum bento lunches

  • Oct. 17th, 2008 at 1:49 PM

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Morning prep time: 6 & 10 minutes. Full details with Ultraman cupcakes are here at Lunch in a Box.

Baked chicken roll bento lunch for preschooler  Ultraman mini-cupcakes

Metal bento boxes & shepherd's pie

  • Oct. 6th, 2008 at 4:02 PM

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Morning prep time: 8 minutes. Full details, sample dishes from Japanese cookbooks, additional lunches, and tips on packing metal bento boxes are here at Lunch in a Box.

Baikinman bento lunch for preschoolerSample lunches for non-watertight metal bento boxes