Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Simple Bento Meat Meat Meat

My bento 2011 is coming to the end. I'm probably going to make a few more bentos until the end of the year though. Looking back, most of my bentos had chicken or pork. I rarely use sausages or ham or something like that in bento, and my family like meat. Plus meat comes in handy especially in the busy morning. You really just saute or fry it in a frying pan. That's why I use meat very often. But I secretly think I want to be vegetarian someday... It would be a hard road for me haha. Hopefully I will use less meat next year. We'll see.


This bento contains jako & sakura ebi onigiri, ketchup chicken and homemade yogurt for dessert.
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This one is a very teriyaki chicken bento. This day, I didn't have anything (that could be bento dishes), egg or vegetable but chicken thigh. This mikan barely made up for the lack of fun. But sometimes you feel like a simple bento like this one is also best hehe.
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To liven up my bento, I scattered ginger pickle slices around the teriyaki. Ginger pickle not only gives an accent to bento, but also goes well with teriyaki stuff.
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For this bento, I made sweet salty sour sesame chicken, grilled mayo egg halves, and a sweet potato cup which I mixed boiled-sweet potato, dried cranberry, walnut, a bit of salt and butter all together. I don't know why but these foods in this bento look not tasty. I think it's because of the sunlight and my camera setting. The foods were really good, I swear lol. I think I need a lot more tries to get pleasing pictures.
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14 comments:

  1. all of your bento looks so good! 

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  2. I like the pickled ginger, it is very pretty and a good idea

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  3. Thank you for the sweet comment, it means a lot! :)

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  4. Thank you! I like the ginger better than red one. Pickles have been a good little addition for my bento. :)

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  5. Nice little Bentos with tasty filling :-)

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  6. Thank you! Happy New Year sweetie!! :D

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  7. Oh, such drool-worthy photos! All I can say is, can't wait for more yumminess from you in 2012!!

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  8. i wish you and your family a happy new year^^
    i hope i can see further amaizing recipes :-) i love your side

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  9. Aw thank you for such sweet words! The same back at you my awesome bento buddy!

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  10. Thank you again for the love and support, it means a lot me! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your creations, bento sista!

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  11. They look so delicious! I love that tiny glass(?) jar you use for side dishes inside the bento

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  12. Thank you Ashley for coming by and commenting! Yeah I like the jar, too. It's plastic :)

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  13. ive seen your bentos usually they're pack with fruits all together in one container, doesnt that makes the fruit warm? does it still taste good?

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  14. Thank you for commenting! That's a good question. My bento foods are usually packed in after cooling down and eaten at room temperature. And I rarely pack fruit except for citrus because I think it doesn't impair flavors of other bento food and is a good refreshment for last of lunch. :)

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