How can I find time to make these super-arty lunches

arkonite_babe

Well? Anyone care to update me on any progress of bento making?? Haven't heard a peep out of you lot lately

slash69

arkonite_babe wrote: »

Well? Anyone care to update me on any progress of bento making?? Haven't heard a peep out of you lot lately

hi AB me again lol. well the bentoing (is that a word) is still going down a storm here shopping is a lot more fun now as me & dd look for different things to put in hers, am even using my time and cooker with better use e.g cooking a couple of chicken drumsticks alongside dinner or some pizza ready for her bento the next day.
if you remember the initial shock of how tiny the box was lol dd says she does feel full after her lunch and is having a lot more variety too..she loves onigiri although i think i went a bit nuts with the red dye lol...her friends want to see what she's got each day and wet themselves when they see the cheese and stuff i've used the mini cutters on (star/heart/flower/bird/plane/car/carrot) and she has had comments of ''oh wish my mum would do that'' and these are 15 year old girls lol.
am gonna try mini octo dogs soon and some other fancy bits when i've got a free weekend to play.keep coming with the ideas they are great and inspirational

arkonite_babe

slash69 wrote: »

hi AB me again lol. well the bentoing (is that a word) is still going down a storm here shopping is a lot more fun now as me & dd look for different things to put in hers, am even using my time and cooker with better use e.g cooking a couple of chicken drumsticks alongside dinner or some pizza ready for her bento the next day.
if you remember the initial shock of how tiny the box was lol dd says she does feel full after her lunch and is having a lot more variety too..she loves onigiri although i think i went a bit nuts with the red dye lol...her friends want to see what she's got each day and wet themselves when they see the cheese and stuff i've used the mini cutters on (star/heart/flower/bird/plane/car/carrot) and she has had comments of ''oh wish my mum would do that'' and these are 15 year old girls lol.
am gonna try mini octo dogs soon and some other fancy bits when i've got a free weekend to play.keep coming with the ideas they are great and inspirational

:T:T:T
Well done!!
I had cous cous in my box today and when I plonked 2 octo shapes on top it looked like they were on a beach! LOL! That and siu mai dumplings, I'm now feeling quite full

I got a spam musubi mould in the mail last week, so I'm making those for lunch tomorrow, can't wait, love those and they are nicely filling too, oh and cheap as well!!!

Keep me posted on how you're doing and if you need any help, shout on here or use the contact link on the blog to email me

slash69

arkonite_babe wrote: »

:T:T:T
Well done!!
I had cous cous in my box today and when I plonked 2 octo shapes on top it looked like they were on a beach! LOL! That and siu mai dumplings, I'm now feeling quite full

I got a spam musubi mould in the mail last week, so I'm making those for lunch tomorrow, can't wait, love those and they are nicely filling too, oh and cheap as well!!!

Keep me posted on how you're doing and if you need any help, shout on here or use the contact link on the blog to email me

mmm i love spam will have to read up on musubi now, wish spam was still as cheap as ww2 prices lol oh and siu mai dumplings is another new one on me too,wandering over to your blog in a mo .

Triker

Just thought I'd bump this thread as it seems very quiet on the Bento front.:D

arkonite_babe

I'm back on the bento wagon again after a break for Christmas. My waist line demands I go back to packing bento

How is everyone else doing?

Ballerinacaz

Ok I've not read through the whole thread so I'm sorry if this has already been discussed but can someone basically explain to me what bento is? I've seen the boxes but can you explain what sort of thing you'd put in? (preferably some veggie examples) and how its healthier than a regular packed lunch?
Thanks x

Triker

My bento has included, cheese and tomato wraps, rolled and cut diagonally, some grapes, some crisps, some rice in a ball or shaped, some hardboiled eggs in pig or kittie shapes (bought the moulds off ebay), some curry, some hot dog sausages, you could use veg sausages....anything really just a little bit of each packed into your Bento box.

Triker

http://justbento.com/ explanation here

arkonite_babe

Triker wrote: »

My bento has included, cheese and tomato wraps, rolled and cut diagonally, some grapes, some crisps, some rice in a ball or shaped, some hardboiled eggs in pig or kittie shapes (bought the moulds off ebay), some curry, some hot dog sausages, you could use veg sausages....anything really just a little bit of each packed into your Bento box.

I've had mini meatloaf this week among other things. I need to get back into a routine though. It;s alarmingly easy to go back to the boring old sarnie, crisps and drink lunch. Not overly good in my case either!