Today's lunch takes after the infamous Lunchable Lunches, you know, those boxed stackable cheese and crackers, and DIY pizzas. Well this is my rendition with stackable sausage and creackers, with some extra ham, cheese, and pickles on the side. Also added to the mix is a cheese boat sailing away atop a tasty little rice ball. Simple, quick, cheap, and much better for the kids … [Read more...]
Tic-tac-toe
As always, I approached this lunch with big, elaborate, knock your socks off ideas, this time however, my big ideas didn't exactly materialize! I've had a car molded egg in the fridge for a couple of days and it needed to be used so my best intentions told me that I should make a cute car themed bento with hand carved sammies and all the other imaginative things you could think … [Read more...]
Taco Transformation
Can you spot the taco?! Having three carnivores and one vegetarian in the house makes for LOTS of left overs on taco nights! One of the great things about plain old ground beef is that it's one of the few leftovers hubby will eat, and one of the easiest things (I think) to transform into another meal. If you haven't spotted it yet, the taco is all wrapped up in a cute … [Read more...]
Ants on a Log
One of my favorite snacks when I was a kid was "bumps on a log" which consisted of peanut butter on celery with raisins. As the kids aren't allowed peanut butter at daycare, and cheese wiz (real nutritional I know) was on sale I figured I'd give it a shot. I thought this lunch looked pretty tasty, even with the cheese wiz! In this bento: penguin crackers, edamame beans, … [Read more...]
A silly little alien?
Another left over lunch! This is my best effort at improvisation! Reusing last nights pulled pork I decided to make each kid a funny faced alien. I thought it was kind of cute, and required minimal effort! :) In this bento: Pulled pork on a bun, pickle slices, ham cutouts, cheese string, apple slices, yogurt tube, grapes, mixed veggies, ritz crackers, strawberriesEnjoy! … [Read more...]
