Bento #13

This is Wednesday's bento. Kinda a bland looking bento, isn't it? (mental note: need to add more color)

Well, anywho the men like it. Steamed rice with furikake, zuccinni fritatta, hotdog halves, and mango flower with chili limon.

Bento Haul

Well, I finally had a bento haul. Actually kinda a second mini haul. My husband, baby and I took a trip to the Santa Anita Mall in Arcadia, Ca. (located right next to the famous Santa Anita Race Track)
Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle is located here. It was a tiny store, and a little disappointing. Not much of a bento display or should I say accessory display. Anywho, I walked away with only 3 items. Here they are.

Heart and star egg molds, Bento straps, and mini containers

Bento #12 Fun Food

This is Tuesdays lunch for the men.
Turkey and ham wraps with cucumber, avocado, and tomatoe. Cucumber slices for garnish. Mango flower with chili limon powder. Funyuns and of course, a Baby Ruth bar for dessert.

Bento #11

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was restful, sorta. With 10 month baby, its kinda hard to be totally uneventful. But nontheless, it was a very nice weekend.
Well when Sunday evening came around, I had no idea what to make the men for lunch. My brain went blank somehow.

So I just made something easy with little prep work: Fried saimin and romaine salad packed with buttery avocado and juicy tomatoes, and ranch dressing. Problem solved. Oh and I did add a brownie for dessert. (not pictured)

Bento #10 "Breakfast for Lunch"

It's the end of the workweek and I've run out of ideas. I was hoping to have some leftovers of the spaghetti I had made for dinner, but the hubby and older son gobbled it all up. Even the little baby tried to get a bit, he had his hands on my hubby's plate and a fistful of noodles. (He's growing so fast, and getting so quick a grabbing things and turning from side to side.)

Back to the bento, so because I didn't want to make another sandwich type thing, I decided to make a breakfast favorite, frittata. (Thanks Giada for giving me this inspiration, lol.) Usually I make the frittata with black olives and cheese, but we had ham in the fridge, so I decided to do ham and cheese. And who doesn't love ham and cheese.

(left to right) Steamed right with furikake, ham and monterey jack cheese frittata, steamed okra, apricot/plum slices, and zuccini bread.

Till next time and next week, have a great weekend and happy bento-ing!

Bento #9 "That's A Wrap!"

This bento was inspired by a tasty lunch I had with my mom and baby boy on a side trip to "Jamba Juice". As you all know, Jamba Juice is a healthy smoothie place. Well they have a small case of sandwiches and wraps, and some fruit plates as well. The one I tried was a Santa Fe chicken wrap. It had a tomatoe tortilla, grilled chicken, crunchy lettuce and some other veggies. It was ok, but I've had a wrap that was similar to a vietnamese bhanh minh. Yum yum! Anyway, I was thinking to myself, I could totally make this for my husband and older son. It would be more healthy than the usual bread laden sandwich, especially with more veggies.
So the menu items: Garden veggie tortilla wrap loaded with iceberg lettuce, smoked turkey, slices of carrots and zuccini, a just a smidge of mayo. And a small container of fat-free italian dressing for dipping. Accompanying the wrap are sweet slices of fresh strawberries and apricots from the farmers market. For dessert, a slice of homemade double chocolate chip walnut fudge brownies and zuccini bread.
Till next time.....

Bento #8

Well, kinda running out of ideas, so I just made something a little simple but, yummy.
Menu of the day: Nature's Own bread rounds, tuna salad, double chocolate chip walnut fudge brownies and cherries.
Hopefully the husband and son will enjoy this, especially the brownies.