Comments on: Adrift (205)

By: admin

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:25:00 +0000

LOL! You always make me laugh. “I’m not 12.” You’re right. You’re not. But, I’m gonna tell you that next time you ask me the same question concerning photographic backgrounds.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:21:08 +0000

Copycatting? There are no original ideas in this world and even if this was super original, I’d be flattered if I believed I was the sole reason for your meatless meals, silly! I don’t believe I am but I feel camraderie for you instead of “OH MY GOD THAT WOMAN NEEDS TO STOP COPYING ME!” hahaha. I’m not 12. Not when it comes to this. Now when it comes to funny Scrabble words, however…

By: admin

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:45:15 +0000

The first photo (of the turtle) I took at a local park.

As for the meatless thing, I’ve been toying with it too. Today’s bento contains the first bit of meat I’ve eaten in nearly a week at lunch time. Actually, it is only the 2nd occurrence of a meat product in that week. I’m surprised that I even did that this week. I’ve been thinking about something similar with my lunches. Like only packing meat 2 days a week. I’m just not sure if I can be that disciplined. I’m going to be interested to see what you do. I hope you don’t think I’m copycatting you! But it’s been a good influence for sure.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:15:41 +0000

Hey! I’m glad I inspired someone with my meat hiatus (to something besides hate.. haha)! I find it funny that as I’m reading this, I know the rest of the week = no bento. Oops. I get into that sometimes too – just fall right off that wagon and you’re all, what happened? And I love the black bean tortilla thing, I made something similar but more work so now I’m going to do them more similarly to you (no cooking involved). Hahahaha. (Curiously, Google Alerts did not pick up this post to tell me I was mentioned… grrr!)
I love the first photo!
And though I haven’t decided 100% yet… and definitely have not mentioned this anywhere yet… I’m likely going to decide to cut meat out from lunch entirely… or mostly. We’ll see. It’s an idea I’ve been toying with and I’m not quite sure how much I want to do that. Oh and me too – meat and two sides is totally how I view meals. You can tell by most of the things I make.
PS that picture of the black bean taco is killing me because I want to eat it so badly.

By: Aimee S.

Aimee S. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:26:14 +0000

Curses! I looked but there really aren’t compartments in the one on Ichiban Kan. Oh well, like I said…it’s for him and he’s content with the Lock & Lock stuff so why am I complaining? Maybe I’ll invent one?! ; ) Thanks for your help!!!!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:02:44 +0000

How about the Bitter & Milk series that Ichiban Kan carries? The website says it’s microwavable other than the inner lids. It’s a bit more expensive though.
The only other thing I could suggest is to try one of the Mr. Bento sets.
But those are sort of plain looking too.
If you find something that suits, be sure to share it with us here! I’d love to see.

By: Aimee S.

Aimee S. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:18:58 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions! I do have some of the Lock & Lock boxes already and I do like them. But they’re plain. I guess I shouldn’t care since these aren’t my lunches anyway…but I love looking at everyone else’s neat boxes and it just makes me sad that hubby has to be so difficult!

By: Sile

Sile — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:06:29 +0000

Good to have ya back, lady! I know what you mean about getting lazy with the cooking. I used to do a lot of cooking on weekends, making big batches of whatever and then freezing or making them up into bento portions for the week, but I’ve gotten out of that habit. Mostly because my kitchen has gotten cluttered and I have no place to spread out and work.

I worked on some of the clutter this weekend, though. So hopefully I’ll be able to do a storm of cooking next weekend.

Top recipes on my weekend cooking list: your beef stew recipe (probably with added potatoes), your teriyaki chicken recipe… LOL apple torte… also yours. And a mess of Maki’s (from Just Bento) recipes.

It gets to be a real pain to have to come home and cook every night, and figure out what we’re going to eat.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:56:40 +0000

The above box is actually a Lock & Lock bento lunch set. Hard to find, but are reheatable. It is made by the same individuals that produce the regular Lock & Lock line. If he must microwave his bento and you’re worried about microwaving the cheap bento boxes, I would invest in some Lock & Lock food storage containers. Some of them come with inside dividers that can be microwaved as well. The ones found at grocery stores, department stores, or bed & bath type stores are usually a tranluscent clear “color.” In fact, Lock & Lock is what I first used when I started bentoing. If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m a sucker for something cute, I’d probably still use them.

Here are a few places online that I know of that sell Lock & Lock and the type of box I’m refering to. I have no affiliation with these links.
Heritage Mint: http://www.heritagemint.com/
They have many divided lock & lock boxes. Look under the square and rectangular shapes to find them.

QVC also carries them but you can’t purchase by the piece.

Maybe someone else has more suggestions or even knows of somewhere else to purchase them. I found some of mine at major chain grocery stores in the housewares aisle. While Lock & Lock does cost more, they are well worth it. They do last a long time.

I hope that helps.

By: Aimee S.

Aimee S. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:14:52 +0000

Hey, I’m just happy when I do get to see what you make! Sure…we missed your Bentos the last couple of weeks but we’ll live. That said, I need help! Can anyone suggest a nice Bento Box that I can get for a hubby who likes part of his lunch hot? Meaning, he has to be able to take part of it out to heat and I really love the above black box with the little compartments but I don’t think that’s meant to be heated. HELP!!