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Bento: Meatball Poboy (307)

Meatball sandwich

Bento: Chicken with a Salad (306)

Bento 306

Bento: Pizza! (306)

Pizza bento

Bento: Pot Roast (305)

Pot Roast Bento

Recent Bentos (303 & 304)

bento 303

Recently at NEB

ntm_black bean rice

NTM: Nueva Cocina Black Beans & Rice

NTM stands for New-to-Me, a Not Exactly Bento segment that appears on Tuesdays.  When I decided to start bento-ing in 2007, I quickly reazlied that (1) I needed to learn how to cook and (2) I needed to grow my limited food choices.  Since then, I’ve tried to document my trials and tribulations with all… Read More

Meatball sandwich

Bento: Meatball Poboy (307)

It’s only been two days, and I’m already so pleased with having two completely tasty bentos this week.  Here’s today’s.  Yep, it’s leftovers from a take-out sandwich I picked up last night.  But take-out was about all I was up for yesterday.  I was tired, a good tired, but too tired to even want to… Read More

Bento 306

Bento: Chicken with a Salad (306)

Bento 306 Eaten 9/2/10 This bento was another throw it together and rush out the door idea.  Dudes and dudettes, I so have to figure out more lunches like this.  I’m a bento slacker.  I know this.  I accept this.  I know there comes that point each month where I’m like, “Aw, forget it.  I’m… Read More

Pizza bento

Bento: Pizza! (306)

As I mentioned yesterday, my work situation has changed such that I must start packing lunches again.  I’m going to be in an area that has few lunch options and unless I want to start unintentionally fasting Imust pack a lunch.  Which means, I must also get better at managing my personal time.  I learned… Read More

Photography Fun

toby happy rolling around

PF: Happiness is a Warm Puppy

Or so Toby thinks as he rolls around in the hot Louisiana sun. And to paraphrase ol’ Charlie Brown: “Stinkiness is also a warm puppy.”

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