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.

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.

The March Bento of the Month Contest theme is "Cost: How Low Can You Go?" The winner will receive the three-tier Windax picnic bento box pictured here. Contest and prize details here at Lunch in a Box.

Other forum highlights include a cheese character tutorial by PikaMama:

Morning prep time: 5 minutes each. Details here at Lunch in a Box.

Morning prep time: 30 minutes & 10 minutes. Full lunch details and reviews of the uncooked roti-chapati, mamenori soy wrappers, and nori punches are  here at Lunch in a Box.

Today (Monday Feb. 23, 2009) is also the last day to enter the Valentine-themed Bento of the Month contest on the Lunch in a Box forum, with a chance of winning a bento box set.

It took me a while to post this as Bug & I were in a car accident last week where we were badly rear-ended, and I’ve been a little discombobulated and tied up with all the post-crash red tape. Thankfully both Bug and I were able to walk away from the wreck, but our car is totaled. If you’d like to see a photo of our smashed-up car, I posted one on the forum with some details.

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.

Morning prep time: 5 & 8 minutes. Details here at Lunch in a Box.

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.

If you haven't already cast your vote for Best Theme in the Food Blog Awards (Lunch in a Box is nominated, but in second place), the polls are open until Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009.

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. 

Morning prep time: 10 minutes. Full review with review of Kirkland Signature Meatballs is here at Lunch in a Box.