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bento #8
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Jun. 15th, 2007 @ 10:35 am
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♥ M E N U ♥
* spaghetti
* jazzed-up jarred meat sauce
Not much to say again, because I exhausted my entire story over at bentolunch on LJ and I don't really want to type it over again. Today's bento was kind of boring, but yummy all the same!mood:  accomplished |
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bento #7
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Jun. 11th, 2007 @ 04:55 pm
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♥ M E N U ♥
* stir-fry broccoli and carrots
* chicken salad
* egg chick
* pocky
* brazil gourmet passion fruit nectar
Chicken salad was easy-peasy. Hooray for finding leftover rotisserie chicken in the fridge~ I just tossed it together with some mayo, pepper, and salt.
Stir-fry was also easy, and the broccoli turned out nice and green and pretty. The egg chick in the middle was made by following the tutorial on Cooking Cute. No recipes for today!mood:  cheerful |
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tamagoyaki
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Jun. 8th, 2007 @ 02:11 pm
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So I felt really bored and a bit guilty for not making anything this week, so I put an attempt together to end the week off with something home-made.
Sadly, I didn't really have anything I could make except tamagoyaki. Which is quite good, but a bit plain for my tastes. Happily, you can dress it up with anything you'd like --- it's basically like a rolled omelet --- I just didn't have any meats or veggies on hand (SPINACH?) that I would have wanted to put inside mine.
I also ended up putting too much salt in mine, so my first attempt is really just too salty for me to eat. It honestly would have turned out very good if not for the... overbearing salty flavor. I don't think I can stand it, even with a glass of juice. XD
Anyway, tamagoyaki is a nice Japanese breakfast meal. It can also be packed into an obento for a small snack on the side. I didn't take any pictures of my attempt, so here's an image I pulled off of google:
( Tamagoyaki )mood: busy music: Happa-tai - Yatta! |
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boredom is your worst enemy
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Jun. 7th, 2007 @ 04:30 am
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Okay, I know I've been emoing over this for a looong time. Every time I google a recipe I might want to make, I always end up being one or two ingredients short. I might be able to substitute those ingredients or strike them out from the list, but I don't know how that would change the flavor. It makes me sad, because it ALWAYS happens. :( *wrists*
So I'll try making peanut-crusted tilapia fillets tomorrow. The original recipe calls for almonds, and I know substituting peanuts in will definately change the flavor. Either that, or I just won't put any type of nut on the fish. Bah!
I think I'm really just wanting another food challenge. I don't have any steak so curry goes out the window, and I'm missing about half of the ingredients for pad thai.
Oh! I just discovered that they sold bento boxes at Epcot Japan, though. I'll have to get one for myself if they sell varieties other than the ones that I can find at my Sanrio store.
I feel so bad, though. :( I just ate a TV dinner for lunch. After trying to cook my own lunches and trying to eat healthier, I've reversed my path! And it wasn't until after I started cooking my meals that I realized how little flavor was actually in those little boxes. It wasn't too filling, either.
Bah! I'll probably just make curry rice tomorrow. >:( If only my mom had bought those teeny individually packaged tilapia fillets (perfect for bentos!), then I would make an attempt at making pan-fried fish.
(On a random note, boy am I lusting for some onigiri moulds...)
Also, I went back into my blog and retagged the entries for easier finding.
Okay, this was written sometime in the afternoon. Bah, stupid DJ being down.mood:  blah music: Aya Hirano - Motekke! Sailor Fuku |
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bento #6
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Jun. 5th, 2007 @ 01:44 pm
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♥ M E N U ♥
* pork jiaozi/gyoza
* rice
* leftover xiang tsai/tofu
Nothing much to say about today's bento. It was good, though. :) I'll post a recipe for the jiaozi the next time my mom makes a big batch of them. The leftovers I really have no idea what was in them, so I just guessed when I was putting it in the menu. My bentos aren't very colorful lately, which makes me sad. I need to get more colorful foods to stick in them!mood: busy |
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Here is my current bento box collection and a list of the supplies I use.
This is my Cinnamoroll bento box with elastic band and divider. It can hold a nicely-sized meal for me or a large snack. However, if I use this to pack a meal, I don't expect to have much space to put other things, even decorations. This is a kid-sized bento that I purchased from Sanrio.
This is my totally cutesy-poo Chi Chai Monchan bento from Sanrio. It's decently sized, and I actually have a bit of trouble filling it all. It has a sealing lid like a tupperware container, and it has a compartment at the top which holds a matching fork and spoon. Too cute!
This is my My Melody bento, which has an elastic band and divider. It can hold a substantial meal just like the Cinnamoroll box, though I'm not sure if it has more or less in the way of space. I also purchased this from Sanrio.
These are my eating utensils, both My Melody. The one on the left is a set, and the pair of chopsticks on the right I bought separately.
This is my Tenorikuma bag, which I use to carry my bento boxes to school.
Jun. 4th, 2007 @ 02:10 pm
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Bento five. No picture yet, because my other computer (where all of my bento photos are) is dead, and it has no internet.
(image added!)
♥ M E N U ♥
* japanese dry rice (curry)
* boiled egg
I had wanted to make some hotdog octopi and crabs, but I couldn't find the mini sausages in the freezer. I guess my mom tossed them out. :(
This bento was pretty good, but the rice was still a bit hard after nuking it in the microwave for 2 minutes. The egg was yummy, but it kind of fell apart after I sliced it. XD
Jun. 4th, 2007 @ 12:50 pm
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I had an idea! I'll pack a boiled egg surrounded with snacks fortomorrow's side-container. :) The recipe suggests crumbling a boiledegg over the rice before eating. I couldn't make one tonight becausethe pot was already being used to make marbled tea eggs --- yummy.
Jun. 3rd, 2007 @ 10:13 pm
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I took the advice from the bentolunch'ers and soaked my box in somevinegar. I'm probably going to have to do the lid too, later. I'll capthe box and lay it on it's top after the bottom is done soaking. I canactually do that because it's a tupperware-ish box. Yay~ I can eat outof it again~
Anyway,I just finished the curry rice with my mom's help. It's DELICIOUS. Iforesee myself making this as a bento dish for myself many times in thefuture.
I ended up not using the Golden Curry base and insteadused my mom's curry powder. I'll be using the curry base to make somesoupy curry for myself some other day.
The curry was very veryvery good --- sweet because of the tomatoes and raisins in the dish andspicy because of everything else. :) It's great as a stand-alone dish,so I don't think I'll be packing anything with it in my bento tomorrow.I'm probably going to go out to the playground to eat because I'll bevery very bored since no one's home. I'll have to think of somethingelse to pack with the rice, though. Probably apple slices and someother fruit, or something like that. I can't really think of any snacksthat would complement the food.
Tomorrow, I might also try making noodles. Wish me luck. :(
Jun. 3rd, 2007 @ 10:13 pm
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Okay, before I start talking about curry and rice, I finally got my bentos and supplies back from Carissa. :) My Chi Chai Monchan box was disgusting, though. It had a bit of fuzzy mold in it. I washed it clean, but I'm not quite sure if it's safe to eat out of, still. I just posted on bentolunch asking ways to kill the mold and make sure it's completely dead, so I hope to be eating out of that box again soon. It's too adorable to go to waste. :(
I'll have pictures of my supplies and boxes when they dry out. I'm too lazy to hand-dry them.
Anyway, onto the cooking challenge! Japanese dry curry. I'm not making the stew-type curry, because that would take too long and I am much too impatient to chop up so many ingredients. I suppose I could try making the stew-type some other day, though, when I'm not feeling so lazy.
The recipe is here: http://www.justhungry.com/japanese-dry-curry
I will be preparing the ingredients and heating the wok in a little bit. :)
Jun. 3rd, 2007 @ 08:57 pm
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