Welcome to month 2 (for me) of the Foodie PenPal program! This month was exciting for me as the person sending to me was someone I know! We actually used to live very close to each other and first met when we were both planning our weddings! We now both have 2 kids close in age, and prior to me returning back to work after maternity leave, we would hang out at open gym drinking … [Read more...]
N is for Nacho Bento Lunch
Getting back to our thematic unit brings us to the letter N. The thought of making a Narwal crossed my mind on a few different occasions, however I settled with Nachos. Mini nachos! I saw this somewhere in the land of pinterest some time ago and have been wanting to replicate it ever since! The nachos sit on a bed of leftover rice and are made of Tostito's SCOOPS chips (I … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Bento
Three times a year at minimum I have a little major, holy shit moment. I've discovered that parenting does this to you... Or rather, not so much parenting, but becoming a parent. Time used to pass, with only such significant events as mine or my hubbys birthdays and major holidays marking time come and gone. Days.Weeks.Months.Years.All used to pass in the blink of an eye, … [Read more...]
{REVIEW} Part Deux! Rubbermaid Lunch Blox Salad Kit
If you haven't checked out my review of the awesome Rubbermaid LunchBlox Sandwich Kit head over and check it out! In addition to the Sandwich Kit, Rubbermaid generously sent me the salad kit to try out as well (in addition they gave both a Sandwich Kit and Salad Kit away to one of my lucky readers!). I'm not going to lie, I was more than a little skeptical about … [Read more...]
{DIY} Disposable Lunch “M” is for Monkey
Today the kids are off to Crash Crawley's for a Preschool field trip. Crash Crawley's is a giant indoor play gym type place that my kids adore. Preschool asks on these days, that lunch is in a disposable container so they don't need to worry about packing extra stuff around. One might think that packing a "disposable" lunch wouldn't be any fun, but I decided to put a … [Read more...]