mr. bento #1

seaweed salad, ahi poke, rice

Now that the weather is heating up, I've been trying to send my guy with lunches that are filling and refreshing. This one was a bit of a splurge, but so, so worth it! Plus, it's actually a super quick bento to make. I cooked the rice, diced the tuna, mixed the dressing and bought the seaweed salad the night before. All I had to do in the morning was toss the tuna in the dressing and arrange it over the rice, and tuck some salad in beside it. Delicious, colourful, healthy... perfect.

For the recipe, go here.

simply bento

After quite some time off from this blog, ruminating and cooking and posting on noshography, I'm back! For now, at least. :)

So, you know those days when payday just can't come soon enough? When you find yourself digging through your pantry and freezer hoping to find enough to cobble some semblance of a meal together? Yeah.

Thankfully, a satisfying bento can be crafted from the simplest of staples!

traditional and kawaii!

I managed to easily cover my five-colour bases, as well as protein, carb and fruit categories using just a few ingredients I had on hand. Rice is probably the cornerstone of my kitchen. With the addition of black sesame furikake (isn't the baby snow seal shaker adorable?!) and - of course - umeboshi, rice is both colourful and tasty. Hard-boiled egg (also good with the addition of furikake!) provides protein, while canned mandarin orange slices are a sweet, bright, and quick fruit option.