Recent Bentos (303 & 304)

As is usual with June, I become absent at Not Exactly Bento as work becomes super busy.  And super busy it has been.  But so fun.  With mid-July, I’m finally finding a bit of time to come back and say hello.
I didn’t even worry with packing bentos in June too much.  It was a mainly… Read More

Photo Friday: Recipe Success

While last week’s Photo Friday post featured a recipe failure, this week’s features a recipe success: cheddar-thyme cornbread.  Lately, I’ve seen lots of pictures of cornbread with cheddar in it.  In fact, I think an issue of Everyday Food I was recently perusing had such a recipe.  But I didn’t like the recipe for some… Read More

Bento: Hot Dog (302)

Lately, I’ve had a craving for a hot dog with chili.  So, I bought the fixings for it yesterday.  I didn’t get around to making the chili (I hope to do that tonight).  But I did make coleslaw and had a satisfying dinner last night.  This morning when I woke, I knew I wanted to… Read More

Bento: Pan Roasted Chicken (300 – 301)

I wanted to share a bento (or two actually) that I enjoyed last week.  (A review of the Easy Lunchbox set is coming later today.)  Last week, I received the first copy of Everyday Food from my new subscription.  It was teh June 2010 issue and there was a recipe for pan roasted chicken.  I tweaked… Read More

Bento: Sausage & Cabbage (299)

I’m feeling especially efficient and productive this morning.  I made this bento, from scratch, this morning as I got ready for work.  The sausage was cooked, the cabbage was roasted, and the cornbread was baked.  I am SO looking forward to this bento at lunch time.  Party because of the cornbread.  I mixed in 1… Read More