Thursday, January 14, 2010

Feisty Bento #404: Yes, even more chili

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Today's lunch - the LAST of the chili.  I brought it in separate containers and all but took a photo after I'd put some of it on a plate to microwave. 

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Here's a photo pre-heating: chili, slice of pepperjack underneath, and it's all on top of 5 small boiled potatoes. 

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After heating.  So much better, right?  Melted cheese, hot chili that isn't retaining the shape of the container from which it was dumped...

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But best, topped with sour cream, raw chopped onions, and tons of cilantro.  A delicious meal.  Fabulous.

Happy bento!!!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Feisty Bento #403: More Chili!

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A repeat of yesterday's lunch but this time no salsa (that's a mini-cup I bought a two-pack back like 3 years now and just now opened...) and a slice of pepperjack on top of the chili.  I'm a funny kid, aren't I?  It was delicious anyway.  No chips today. 

Happy bento!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Feisty Bento #402: Nommychili

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Sorry for the crappy picture!  It's a container of homemade chili on the left and the right is salsa topped with sour cream, chopped raw onions and cilantro. 

When I ate it, I put the chili in a bowl and heated it up, and ate it with Fritos... check it out.

Happy bento!!!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Feisty Bento #401: Delicious Cruciferous Veggies, Roasted

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I've somehow managed to throw out all of my disposable containers... don't even ask.  I'm struggling here with more stuff... personal stuff... it is what it is.  I have an exciting announcement though!  Click here to find out what!  :)  It's a doozy but a good one! 

Roasted cabbage with bacon and roasted broccoli.  Delicious, I tell you, abso-friggin'-lutely delicious.  Mmm baby.  Maybe not a bento but definitely what's for lunch ;)

Happy bento!!!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Feisty Bento #400: Milestone?

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I had a choice. 

Not pack bento because 400 should be special - so I should wait until I could pack a monster awesome bento, or pack a bento that I would eat, enjoy, and would suit the real purpose of bento for me - to feed me lunch in a healthy, portion-controlled manner, even though it's not the awesome that it could be for #400.

I chose the latter, because honestly?  I am so happy to have gotten back into bento, that to have a bento two days in a row is great, regardless of the number it happens to be.  Instead of dropping right back out of bento, I chose to move forward. 

500 will be doubly awesome for it, I promise.

This bento is the same as yesterday's - miso salmon, bean sprouts, and in the foil, roasted broccoli and garlic cloves. 

Happy bento everyone!!! 

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Feisty Bento #399: Back to Bento (again)

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Whoa!  A bento! 

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New box - bought it during my last trip to SF - isn't it cute?  Looks small, but it holds 555 ml.  Not bad.  It didn't seem to leak but I was careful with it today and I didn't have much liquid in it anyway. 

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Roasted broccoli with garlic cloves, bean sprouts, and a piece of miso-glazed salmon.  I need to tweak the recipe, so I don't have anything to share right now. 

Brief background on this bento: I went grocery shopping and and managed to get some stuff together, cook a bit on Sunday, and packed myself a bento for Monday.  Unfortunately, I'm so used to leaving without anything from the fridge, that I wound up leaving it at home on Monday, sadface.  So I brought it today.  Don't worry - I know it's fish, but I usually eat fish for 2-3 days after I've cooked it (using the smell-test too of course), and I've been fine thusfar...

I'm so happy I had a bento today! but now the next one is 400 which requires a little extra advance planning... ;) which means tomorrow I can't pack myself a lunch.  Unless I go back and not-count 398, which you can see wasn't really a bento anyway...?  Haha, I didn't plan this very well, did I?

Happy bento!!!