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Category Archives: Food
Gemini Bento Lunch
Next in my yearly series of Zodiac symbols in food, is Gemini. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top Left: Apple Bottom Left: Pine nuts Right Side: Cream Cheese and jam on toast with Cream Cheese Gemini details
Broccoli Dollar for Lunch
I had a dollar symbol cookie cutter so I decided to try it with broccoli. It is not very clear but this simple lunch was satisfying to eat. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Nishiki rice with cooked broccoli (used a cookie … Continue reading
Taco on a Stick
Before a planned day out with my taco loving nephew, we tried to think of a different way to prepare tacos for lunch. I think that it was his younger brother who said, “Taco on a Stick”. This is my … Continue reading
Iris Themed Lunch
Today is Iris Day so I made this themed meal. I copied the Iris design from this fantastic bento made by Beneficial Bento. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Quinoa with white Cheddar, purple potato, snow pea, Cheddar cheese, black sesame seeds … Continue reading
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Gift Themed Bread
My nephew is turning 13 today so I made him a themed lunch to take to school. He is fine with a theme as long as it is food that he likes. I think that he especially loved that I … Continue reading
May the 4th be with You
May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day! I am excited to once again share some Star Wars themed bento lunches with you. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top Left: Blackberries, apple stars (dipped in lemon juice and water to prevent … Continue reading
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May Bread Lunch
Happy May Day! I decided to make bread that spelled, “May”. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Homemade French bread dough in the shaped of “May” Top Right: White and orange cheddar cut with flower cookie cutters Bottom Right: Radish and carrots … Continue reading
5 Vegetable Stuffed Shells Recipes
If you are on a quest to add more vegetables to your diet or just want to try something new – here are 5 recipes. Pumpkin Stuffed Shells with Cheddar Sauce, Eggplant Stuffed Shells, Peanut Veggie Stuffed Shells, Veggie Stuffed … Continue reading
Taco Salad Packed for Lunch
This was made for my taco salad loving teen nephew. I try to make it a little different each time. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top Left: Ortega Mini Fiesta Flats Bottom Left: Raspberries Right Side: Corn, lettuce, Mexican blend cheese, black beans … Continue reading
Mickey Mouse Themed Food
I often eat dinner at my friend’s house with her family so I thought it was about time I made food for them. I invited them for lunch and made the parents and kids Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed food. … Continue reading
Taurus Bento Lunch
Next in my yearly series of Zodiac symbols in food, is Taurus. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Rice, peas, corn, diced tomatoes, Parmesan cheese (made and used stencil) Top Right: Cucumber Bottom Right: Grapefruit
Titanic Themed Lunch
Today is Titanic Remembrance Day, on April 15, 1912 the Titanic sank. Other than cutting the cheese quesadilla in the shape of the Titanic, this lunch is very easy to make. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top: Cheese quesadilla with food marker details, … Continue reading
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Pecan Day Cookies
Today is National Pecan Day so I am sharing some cookies I made for my husband to take to work. I baked these Crispy Praline Cookies. I made half of the batch without chocolate chips and half with chocolate chips.
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Trio of Bird Themed Food
This trio of bird themed lunches came about because they were planned bentos to enter a contest. I only ended up entering the first one in the contest but I thought I would share all of them here. This came … Continue reading
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
I enjoy working with nursery rhyme and fairy tale themes. When I showed this to friends from Japan they were confused and did not know the significance. They did not know the nursery rhyme. They said if there was a … Continue reading
Marbled Easter Eggs
My niece and I have a tradition of decorating blown out eggs for Easter. Each year we try a different technique but keep with the blue and white color scheme. For this year (our 5th time) we experimented with 4 … Continue reading
Easter Themed Lunch Food
This year I have 6 new themed meals for Easter. I had fun with Easter Egg shaped food, chicks, and an English Muffin lamb. See here for other Easter themed food. I often make and share shaped bread. For these … Continue reading
Hedgehog Shaped Bread
I made this hedgehog shaped bread meal for my nephew for lunch at home. My nephew added the almonds after I baked the bread. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Hedgehog bread with almonds and food marker details, cheese sticks Top Right: … Continue reading
Waffle Day
Today is International Waffle Day so I have a lunch quesadilla waffle and a dinner or dessert waffle with ice cream and fruit. I got the idea for the quesadilla waffle from here. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Cheddar cheese quesadilla … Continue reading
Muffins for Lunch
Today is my husband’s birthday so I made a special lunch for him. He loves muffins and fruit so it was a natural choice. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Fruit muffins with streusel topping (I used Welch’s Antioxidant Fruit Blend of … Continue reading
Aries Bento Lunch
Next in my yearly series of Zodiac symbols in food, is Aries. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top Left: Lettuce, radish Bottom Left: Blueberries, raspberries Right Side: Penne pasta with a little butter, Parmesan cheese, orange Cheddar cheese Aries symbol
Happy Snail Bento Lunch
I had fun making and eating this Happy Snail lunch. The snail is mashed potato with these eye picks and spinach details. I used a cookie cutter from the Ikea Woodland set to make the snail shape. Since I don’t … Continue reading
New York NY Bento Lunch
I don’t live in New York City but I live in New York State and decided that this would be a fun theme for a lunch. Also I had the Statue of Liberty cookie cutter. I made the Statue of … Continue reading
Macaroni and Cheese Lunch for Teen
My oldest nephew turned 18 this week! I made this lunch for him to take to school on his birthday. His school has a microwave for students to use so I put the raspberries in a silicone cup so his … Continue reading
Bear in the Woods Bento Lunch
I had these bear cookie cutters and decided to use them with rice. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top: Cooked Nishiki rice, soy sauce, food coloring (face details), broccoli, carrot Bottom Left: Blueberries, melon Bottom Right: Post Great Grains Bar Undone Granola Snack … Continue reading
6 Saint Patrick’s Day Lunches
Last year I shared 7 St. Patrick’s Day lunches including some old ones. This year I created new cute food for St. Patrick’s Day. I love making cute shaped food for any holiday or occasion. This food includes a shamrock, Claddagh … Continue reading
Monkey Mashed Potatoes Lunch
Originally this mashed potato lunch was supposed to be Curious George but it does not look like George to me. Maybe it is because of the color or that I forgot his ears. But I think it looks like a … Continue reading
Polar Bear Bread Lunch
I made this Polar Bear themed lunch for my 10 year old nephew on a day he stayed at my house. I don’t think that it looks like a Polar Bear but it looks like a bear. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left … Continue reading
Hinamatsuri Pizza Craft and Toast
This year for Hinamatsuri (Girls Day) I made pizza, toast and mason jars filled with candy. Even if you can’t get traditional sweets you can make your own cute gift. My Girl’s Day label template is at the end of … Continue reading
Easy Lion and Lamb Themed Food
If you are making macaroni and cheese for lunch or dinner, why not decorate it to look like a lamb or lion. Just be careful because if you put the decorations on hot pasta they will melt (but it could … Continue reading
Make Ahead Dinners
My husband works long hours and often comes home late. For those days I like to have dinner in the refrigerator for him to heat up. Here are five make ahead meals. These can also be leftover for lunch meals. … Continue reading
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Cheesy Fox Bento Lunch
I love this cookie cutter I received from my sister for my birthday last summer. I used it to make a fun garnish for this meal. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Fox – Gouda, white Cheddar, food safe marker, quinoa with … Continue reading
Pisces Bento Lunch
Continuing in my yearly series of Zodiac symbol lunches, here is Pisces. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Homemade pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and cooked spinach Pisces symbol. Top Right: Green grapes Bottom Right: Mini sweet peppers
Flower Bread Lunch
I had some leftover dough when making other shaped bread so I made this flower. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Flower shaped bread with food marker details, lettuce with mushrooms and mozzarella cheese, cherry tomato on flower stem pick Top Right: … Continue reading
Year of the Sheep Bread Lunch
2015 is the Year of the Sheep. Of course I had to make sheep shaped bread. I was surprised that I have not done it before but I did make sheep shaped cinnamon rolls. If you are interested in making … Continue reading
4 Valentine Themed Lunches
This year I have four new heart / Valentine themed meals. My niece made one of them. I have a large collection of heart and Valentine cookie cutters and enjoy using them. After I made the heart shaped rice, the … Continue reading
Two Savory Chocolate Lunches
I wanted to try to use chocolate in savory dishes instead of sweet. Today I have two lunches that include savory chocolate. In the first meal I used a cocoa chili rub on top of homemade bread. It had a … Continue reading
Setsubun Oni Pizza
In honor of Setsubun (bean throwing day) in Japan, I made this Oni Shaped Pizza lunch. Setsubun is generally celebrated on February 2 or 3. It is a custom for a family member to wear an Oni mask and other … Continue reading
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Happy Groundhog Day
Happy Groundhog Day! I made this meal for my husband to heat up (in the microwave) for dinner on a night that he came home late. He loves sauteed mushrooms. I choose applesauce as the fruit because he likes it … Continue reading
Aquarius Bento Lunch
This year I am planning to make each of the Zodiac symbols into a lunch somehow. Since it is January I am starting with Aquarius. I made a paper stencil and sprinkled hot paprika over my quinoa that is mixed … Continue reading
Penguin Awareness Day Pizza Lunch
Today I have penguin pizza in honor of Penguin Awareness Day. Over a year ago I tried to make penguin pizza with sliced olives but I did not like how it turned out. The olives shrunk and slipped. This time … Continue reading
Mermaid Bento Lunch with Templates
I considered making a mermaid bento for a long time. Today I finally have one to share. I made her out of Cheddar cheese. She is a bit strange looking but I like her. I am sharing templates in-case you … Continue reading
Deer in Snow Covered Woods Bento Lunch
I love using these deer cookie cutters I bought in Japan last year. The cookie cutters and the idea of snow covered trees was the inspiration for this lunch. Container: LunchBots Trio Top Left: Tortilla deer browned in a frying … Continue reading
Bagel Doughnut Lunch
My 10 year old nephew loves bagels and chocolate so he requested this bagel lunch that looks like a doughnut. I melted some chocolate chips in the microwave and spread it on top of the bagel. He helped by adding … Continue reading
350 Calorie Meal Ideas
These meals can be enjoyed for breakfast or anytime. Most of these were packed for a meal on the go and many are easy to put together. (The calories in these meals range from 240 calories to 373.5 calories). The … Continue reading
Christmas Breakfast 2014
My family often makes fun of me and says that I never make the same thing twice. But over the years our Christmas breakfast menu has held constant. Yes, this year I wanted to swap out the Pig Scones for … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2015 Lunch
Happy New Year! Today I have a simple cheese quesadilla meal. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Cheese quesadilla with 2015 cut out with small cookie cutters Top Right: Green olives with pimentos on frilly toothpicks Bottom Right: Celery with bourbon blue … Continue reading
Top 14 Bento of 2014
Keeping with tradition I am happy to share my favorite bento from the year. It was difficult picking only 14. Momotaro (Peach Boy) story I made this lunch as part of a series of Japan travel photos and bento I … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies 2014
I like to make many different types of Christmas cookies it but does take a lot of time including cleaning up the kitchen afterwards. Many years ago I started making cookies that did well in the freezer so I could … Continue reading
Reindeer Hash Brown Potatoes
I made these Reindeer Hash Browns because one of my friends is hosting a cute reindeer snacks party (round-up) and I am not one to miss out on cute food parties. The first time I tried making these I used … Continue reading
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