Leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again... Well, substitute "I'll" with Daddy, and "don't know when I'll be back again" with Monday, but you get the drift! Today's bento lunch celebrates pays tribute to Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom heading off to sunny Phoenix for 6 days. I'll be going as well, but not until Thursday. If this bento was for me, it would have … [Read more...]
And they called it, Puppy Love bento lunch
Today's lunch is once again brought to you by the inspiration of the super creative and talented Kellie over at Recipe.com. I saw this adorable mutt-fin a couple weeks back and just knew that my kids would love it! I made it into a ham and cheese sammie on a sourdough english muffin as opposed to peanut butter like Kellie did, but I'm sure it could be made with a variety of … [Read more...]
A case of the L.E.L
Today's lunch is brought to you by the letters L, E, L... Little effort lunch! Pretty sure that all my effort and creativity for the week was expelled in the making of this lunch. So today we get a cute, little effort lunch that truly proves that cute can be easy, and easy can be cute! Drawing inspiration from this lunch, I decided to go with the ever popular waffle with cream … [Read more...]
DIY Lunchable lunch
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...]
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...]