Back to Tradition

I've been relying on my Zebra Lunchbox Set so much that I'm feeling very guilty towards all my other bento boxes. Although I admit that one of the greatest charms of a stainless steel bento box is the ease of cleaning, I don't think much of the presentation. Or perhaps it's just my lack of skill, hahaha!

Anyway, today I made it a point to use one of our old regular favourites, the Totoro bento, for Roast Meat. I think I gave him a little too much rice, but it's once in a long while so I'll just close one eye (besides, I didn't know what else to do with that extra one spoonful of rice I'd already steamed up).

As PSLE approaches, my nerves are getting jittery, so preparing a filling, nourishing meal does help take my mind off the (not very promising) situation.

Bento... Yummy Bento

Can't think of any name for it. As long as it's yummy right?

Everyday Bento Week Day Three

East meets West Don for Takoyaki.

Menu:

Cajun grilled chicken chop

Stir-fried winged beans

Kimchi

Very Japanese Onigirazu for RM. Made with cocktail sausages and salad on the side.

Sausage and Egg Rice Bento

It's been a long time since I last packed a more Japanese style bento, which I really love.

Both Takoyaki and Roast Meat had Taiwan style cocktail sausage with tamagoyaki. Only the fruits are different.

Takoyaki's

RM's

Protein-rich Bento

Menu:

Onigiri with furikake

Cocktail sausages

Peas

Cherry tomatoes

Chocolate covered Peanuts

Pseudo Hotdogs

I've never liked to buy hotdog buns because firstly, it's hard to get wholemeal ones and secondly, the bread to filling ratio is just too high (why do we have to eat so much carb just to eat one sad sausage?). 

It makes so much sense to just use sandwich bread, and you can eat the rest of the bread in so many other ways.

Simple Don

Menu:

Steamed rice with hijiki-umeboshi furikake

One-egg tamagoyaki

Cocktail Taiwan-style sausages

Veggies

Sausage Salad?

Sounds weird, but tastes nice. After all, if you can have ham in a salad, why not sausage?

A very simple one for Takoyaki, who, due to "combined recess" does not like to queue up for a long time to buy food.

Snacks Bento for quick recess

Because RM has to go for song+dance practice during his recess (with me, haha) as we are all preparing for Teacher's Day concert.

Sausage Don

Under request from RM, I found a little mojo to do some sausage art. It's been so long since I last did stuff like this!

Flowers for Takoyaki

Octopuses for RM

Other sides include pork jerky and blanched green beans.

On a Roll-making Roll

Not sure what's come over me lately. I've been rather inspired and motivated to make rolls, first the crescent rolls, then now sausage rolls.

It helps that this meal, although simple, is all-in-one. In fact, RM brought two rolls today, one for recess and one for his field trip to the Science Centre.

Corn Rice?

I have no idea what to call this, hahaha! But Roast Meat (and his little brother) does love corn.

So I mixed some corn kernels into his rice (which means I don't have to add furikake). In the snack box are some grapes and a homemade crescent roll.

Chinese Sausage Fried Rice Bento

Another of our regular rotations - Fly Lice with whatever ingredients I have on hand.

To up the fibre, I topped it with some pea shoots 豆苗.

This is turning out to be Onigiri Week

Yup. No one's complaining, except maybe my husband who had to wash the rice moulds. Haha!

Rice always tastes good with Furikake

Sides:

Shallot omelette strips (for a change from tamagoyaki)

Cocktail sausage

Cucumber slices

Happy 2015!

I'm all geared up to bento! (surprisingly, haha). For the first day of school, although it's just one day (Friday), I decided to give Roast Meat a bento because our school is beginning single session this year and we all don't know what's going to happen at recess or how the timetables are going to work out. And RM can't do without his food! He might cry if he doesn't fill that empty hole in his stomach...

So here's a simple toss 'em all together box with somen, homemade salmon flakes, edamame, Taiwanese sausages, shredded lettuce and cherry tomatoes. I had the leftovers last night when I was making it and it was GOOOOOD.

Wishing everyone a blessed and energetic 2015! May we all find the strength in us to bento no matter what!

Whaddya Know... It's Never The Last Till...

School ends. Although I realise it should actually be "The Year Ends", because I never know what may assail me to bento for fun in the holidays. Ha ha.

But here is the last for the school year at least. I loved giving him a proper box this time instead of the sandwiches I've fallen on the last couple months.

And of course he loves his bratwurst d:)

On a side note, I found some pretty Christmas-themed wax paper at Daiso to add to my ever-growing bento wax paper collection. Muahahaha!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Bangers and Spaghetti

Actually we had mash for dinner but he preferred to bring spag today instead so I indulged him. Cooking angel hair spaghetti is a snap anyway.

TLC Bento Day

Roast Meat has no school for the rest of this week thanks to PSLE marking days, so I channelled my energy and TLC towards making a bento for Takoyaki (who, alas, will no longer have PSLE marking days holiday). Although I've lost much of my mojo for kyaraben, I'm not adverse to making use of the tools I have to sweeten things up a little d:)

Menu:

Cut and "stamped" cheese sandwiches

Taiwanese sausages

Fruits and cukes

I loved packing this box up with food. Takoyaki can eat a lot if she's in the mood. Gone are the days of trying to find a smaller bento box for the pitiful amount they could eat in lower primary. Hang on, I've got one more Mouse who has yet to hit the system...

Cold Matcha Udon Bento

On this hot, hot summer day (yah right, it's summer all year round in Singapore!), the kids brought some cold udon for their school meals. Topped with shredded cucumber and sausage hearts, this meal was sure to cool them down. Unfortunately, Roast Meat had a bout of coughing and wheezing, so bad that I had to go bring him home from school. Note to self - no more cold food till he recovers.

The dipping sauce was frozen in separate boxes.