Haven’t done one of these posts in a while…
Hubby’s bento today: grilled salmon, broccoli, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, sauteed veg, rice with furikake
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Hubby’s bento today: 鶏そぼろ torisoboro (seasoned ground chicken)over rice, croquette & shumai, choi sum, corn.
Teriyaki chicken with onion, broccoli, yakisoba.
Hubby’s bento: beef-wrapped veggies, tomato salad, gailan ohitashi.
I’ve been asked before if these bentos are enough to eat for my hubby, who’s no petite guy. The bentos may look small, but the bottom level of this double decker bento box holds approximately 1.8 chawan (rice bowls) worth of rice so rest assured there’s enough food. 
Hubby’s bento today: croquette, sausage, spinach and sauteed konnyaku. Konbu and takuan over rice.
Last night my friend and I went over to our other friend’s place. She recently gave birth to her baby boy so we brought dinner to her and watched “The Bachelorette” on TV. Last night’s episode was particularly exciting, with the Jake vs. Vienna “interview”. More like verbal warfare. Jake sure came across as a jerk which was a total surprise since he represented himself as this sweet, respectful southern gentleman all this time. It turns out he is just a jerky ”fame whore” (Vienna’s words). Whoops, I digress. This is a food blog.
Anyway, I made bento dinners for us: chicken karaage, croquette, potato & corn salad, spinach tamagoyaki and sausages. I found these great disposable bento containers at Flora-dec.
And for dessert my friend had picked up Lemon Crunch Cake from Diamond Head Grill (yum!) which we enjoyed with ice cream.
Hubby’s bento today:
- Pork cutlet
- Kimchi Fried Rice made with leftover kimchi, pork belly and sesame leaf
- Broccoli and Tomato
Itterassha-i!
I picked up some bento making supplies while in Japan. Now that I have more time to cook I try to make bentos for my hubby as often as I can, like the good “Japanese wife” that I am (not!). But seriously, bento making is fun because it saves money and it’s a good way to use up leftovers.
I like the compact design of these double-decker bento boxes. They’re microwaveable, freezable, dishwasher safe, and come with built-in chopsticks. After lunch, hubby can store the top compartment inside the bottom compartment for compact storage. How clever!
Also clever are the silicone food cups (pictured above). They’re great for separating okazu inside the bento box. I used to use cupcake liners, but these are so much better: microwaveable, freezable, and best of all, reusable over and over again.
One thing that really helps me in bento making is to freeze leftovers in small portions like I’ve done with the potato salad tonight:
Hubby’s bento tomorrow:
- Curry flavored rice “pilaf” with cranberries (leftover from dinner)
- Broccoli
- Potato salad
- Steak (leftover and frozen from a previous occasion)
Hubby’s bento today. The fridge was empty and I was feeling pretty lazy so today’s menu consists only of pre-made items I fried and put together. It helps to stock up on these pre-made items from Don Quijote and keep them in the freezer for days like this:
- Croquette (frozen kind)
- Shumai (frozen kind)
- Sesame chicken (leftover from a potluck)
- Broccoli and sautéed green beans
Hubby’s bento today:
- Stuffed aburage (aburage stuffed with ground meat and cooked in a shoyu/sugar/dashi sauce)
- Green beans gomaae (seasoned with ground sesame and shoyu)
- Kabocha
- Umeboshi and black sesame on rice
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