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Keep frozen corn (peas, chopped green onions, etc.) in plastic water bottles in the freezer for speedy bento prep. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.

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Speed up defrosting by putting meat or fish on a heavy, conductive frying pan lined with aluminum foil. Full details here at Lunch in a Box

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Save time and energy with bento baskets for the freezer and bento trays for the refrigerator. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.



 

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Speed tip: Make individual portions of ground foods right in freezer bags. Fold in thirds to take up less space in the freezer. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.

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Morning prep time: 12 minutes for the pancake lunch, 5 minutes for the mac & cheese lunch. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.

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Make gyoza potstickers with leftover curry for a "leftover remake". Uncooked gyoza can be frozen and cooked later, for a speedy mealtime shortcut. Full tutorial here at Lunch in a Box.

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Speed up prep time and avoid spoilage by freezing chopped green onions in a plastic drink bottle. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.

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Morning prep time: 10 minutes (waffle lunch) and 3 minutes (roll-up lunch). Full details here at Lunch in a Box speed bento blog, with waffle freezing instructions.

 

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Morning prep time: 12 minutes. Full details here with pancake freezing directions, details on Alton Brown's "Best Ever Green Bean Casserole", and review of Pon de Lion bento box from Mister Donut.

 

 

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Full okonomiyaki recipe and tutorial here at Lunch in a Box.