5/5/08 Monokuro Boo Star Lunch

Starry lunch today...


Nori decorated sushi rice, spicy chicken, avacados, tomatoes, star cukes, & heart peppers
Oranges, star kiwi, blueberries, koala cookies, and marshmallows

5/1/08 Chicken & Cous Cous Monokuro Boo Bento

Today's bento...Israeli cous cous, yellow cauliflower, chicken, and asparagus

Fruits, cheese, and marshmallows!

Second photo - packed up and ready to go!

4/28/08 Monokuro Boo bento

It has been a little while since my last post - I have been way too busy! The pictures of my lunches got taken, but I haven't had time to post them. I may try to back track and get some put on - otherwise maybe I'll stay on top of it from now on!!

So - Today's lunch -

Leftover steak and baby potatoes with a side of pineapple and baby tomatoes. Sauce contianers hold steak sauce and horseradish - there are also some baby corn tips peeking on the side - thought I would try to use them up!

Next tier- mini cookies, strawberries, baby bel, and of course marshmallows - and a little character chocolate.

The next picture is of the pack up, ready to go - added in are my MB fork and new MB oshibori.

4/4/08 Quick hurry bento

Today's lunch was very quick in the making...
1.Leftover fresh noodles from the Vietnamese market, asparagus, & tomatoes
2. Mini banana muffin, strawberies, blueberry kabobs, babybel
3. Mini Japanese cookies & kitty head marshmallows
4. Snap peas and dressing dip in the little container
This meal really needed some better protein - didn't keep me as full int he afternoon -

4/1/08 Monokuro Boo bento lunch

Today's lunch...sweet & sour chicken, zukes, and sushi rice

Snack box...mini banana muffin, cream cheese in the container, cheese, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, mini cookies, and of course marshmallow treats on the octopus skewer.

Yum Yum

3/20/08 Monokuro Boo lunch - ready to pack

Four great little containers with purple cloth to wrap them in

Two crystal light lemonades

Purple hippo with oshibori

Dining set (fork/spoon/chopsticks) in little bag

3/20/08 Monokuro Boo lunch - keep on dancing...

3/20/08 Monokuro Boo Bento Lunch

The final product all wrapped up and ready to go...

3/18/08 Lunch in a new Monokuro Bento

Today's lunch in my new monokuro boo bento!!

Bottom layer - chap chae (Here is my first time making chap chae - slightly altered, as we don't eat many muchrooms. I added carrots, spinach, onion, filet beef, and red pepper to the vermicelli (sweet potato noodles) - mixed with sesame oil, garlic, sugar, sesame seeds, and soy sauce)

Top layer - sliced strawberry pieces, slice of low fat cheese, grapes, and panda cookies

Some lemonade water on the side!

It was great fun to make lunch in this bento - and it was just the right amount of food - interesting how portions that are so much smaller than what we are used to will fuel our bodies instead of stuffing them!!