Bentos: Newly Minted

Packing something different every day is an actual challenge for me! It also mean cooking more often than I’m used to but I’m finding that I enjoy it. The only problem is that I keep forgetting to take pictures of the new dishes before I put them in the boxes. Live and learn I guess…

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Creamy White Beans with Mushrooms, Rice, Tomato-Cucumber-Red Onion Salad

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Turkey and Cheese Stromboli, Salad with Walnuts, Orange

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Vegetable Lasagna, Garlic Butter Rye Toast, Mixed Salad

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Roasted Drumsticks with Carrots and Potatoes, Apples and Oranges

Bento: Round the Clock

Trying to make each bento with a unique food four times a week is a challenge that I wouldn’t suggest unless you’re not working or you really love being extremely industrious by the way. I finally found a thing that will work as a divider in bentos though so look forward to those next week!

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Smoked Salmon Roll Ups, Mac and Cheese, Grapes, Nectarine

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Chicken Goulash, Rice, Must Leib (Black Rye Bread) and Butter, Apple

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Vegetable Quiche, Salad with Walnuts and Nectarines, Banana and Grapes

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Red Chickpea Curry, Rice, Cucumbers and Carrots with Hummus, Boiled Egg

Bento: Post Production

I was able to use up the last of the leftovers during this week and make much fancier food. Going forward I hope I can keep up the unique thing every day of lunch but I’m not sure if I can have that many ideas. I’m sure after a while some of them will repeat.

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Grilled shrimp salad, carrots and hummus, boiled egg, kiwi and nectarines20160916_095213

Vegetable fried rice, carrots, oranges and kiwisimg_20160912_084226

Sticky chicken, garlic ginger green beans, rice, orange slicesimg_20160914_103402

Bean patties, red peppers and hummus, apple and kiwi

Bento: Needing Stuff

I could really use some dividers and I miss my old bento boxes but we’re making do with what we have right now. The selection of tupperwear in the store is pretty uh, haphazard and there aren’t really dollar stores here so I just make do with what I’ve got.

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Apple, Nectarine, Grilled Shrimp Saladtuesday

Apple, Nectarine, Chicken Kerala, Ricethursday

Apple, Vegetable Hash, Boiled Egg, Bread, Kiwi, Camembert friday

Kiwi, Apple, Spiced Couscous, Meatball and White Bean Vegetable Soup

 

Bento: The First of Last Week

Going to try a new thing where I post an entire week of bentos (though only 4 because Andrew goes out with coworkers once a week).

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So here is the first bento I’ve made in Estonia. Some chicken and mushroom hand pies, a side salad, and grapes. Simple and delicious 🙂tuesday

Pasta with tomato-cheese sauce and vegetables, carrots with hummus, apple and orange

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Shepard’s Pie, Grapesthursday

Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, grapes