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

Bento: Turkey Meatballs Again (298)

I’ve had a great bento week this week.  I’m super pleased about that too!  And I’m super pleased about how today’s bento turned out.  It’s not often I use my Lock & Lock bento set, a set I happened to stumble across on Ebay one day.  I hear these things are a near urban legend… Read More

Bento: Egg & a Burrito (296)

This morning was all about the quick fix for lunch.  I grabbed a vegetarian burrito from the fridge, whipped up some pseudo-tamagoyaki (that nearly fell apart on me argh!), and quickly made a bit of carrot kinpira in the same pan after the eggs were finished.  A cut up blood orange rounds out this bento. … Read More

Bento: Bagel Sandwich (294)

Here it is.  April 30, 2010.  The last day of the 30-Day Bento Challenge.  It’s been a busy two weeks with too much work and not enough life going on; but it’s not a complaint.  I like my work.  It just hasn’t left me enough time for bento-ing.  Though I have been eating in instead… Read More

Bento: Meatloaf Panini (288)

Where do I begin with today’s bento?  I feel like I have so much to say that I don’t even really know where to start.  I guess I’ll start with saying how pleased I am with how it looks.  It is not often that I feel like I’ve packed a true bento box and not… Read More