Kung Hei Fat Choi!! Or Happy New Year in Chinese! Did you know it's the year of the sheep this year?! Ya... me neither... Partially because it's not! Murphy's Law, a Chinese colleague told me that it was year of the sheep this year and that I should make a Sheep lunch to celebrate! So instead of asking The Google to make sure, I blindly made a sheep bento and patted … [Read more...]
Ski Vacation Bento Lunch
Today we eagerly set off on our first family vacation of the year! A ski trip to Panorama Resort, a mountain I haven't visited in many years. We are all very excited! The drive to the Interior of BC is a long one, and in order to minimize stopping time, and maximize nutrition, I decided to pack appropriately themed ski bento lunches in our EasyLunchBoxes for the kids to eat … [Read more...]
Back to School Koala Bear Lunch
It has been an unbearably long time since I posted a bento lunch (see what I did there?!). Not for a lack of making bento's either, I suppose I've just been lacking inspiration, motivation, or just bento-mojo I suppose. What better time than the New Year to raise the bento bar? After doing some holiday cleaning, I stumbled upon a box containing some bento supplies that I had … [Read more...]
Mini Sammie Bento Lunch
Today is supposed to be a big day in my house... The first day back to school. Parents everywhere are rejoicing at the thoughts of reading the morning newspaper, finishing their hot cups of coffee, peeing alone, and silence... Oh the silence of the front door slamming shut behind the kids that are happily bustling off to school. Not only does today mark the first day of … [Read more...]
What came first? The Chicken or the Egg?
Some argue the chicken came first... Others argue it was the egg... But really, does it matter? Everybody wins with this bento lunch, incorporating both the chicken, and the egg at the same time! Today's bento lunch consists of chicken wings grilled in my T-Fal OptiGrill, peanut butter filled pretzels, roast baby potatoes, skewers of pineapple, cheese, a cookie, and a hard … [Read more...]