This week's bento lunches

Prepared 5 bento lunches this week (no pic for Monday as I forgot to take the photo). 

Here they are ... 

Tuesday

- leftover Japanese style potato salad

- red wine beef stew (recipe here)

- sliced french loaf to go with the stew

Wednesday

- fried rice with Chinese waxed sausage, imitation crabmeat, salted fish, prawns and eggs

- a small serving of brownie (from weekend's gathering with friends)

Thursday

- Miso-glazed pork on a bed of rice

Recipe
3 palm sized pork fillet
2 tbsp Miso
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp ginger juice
1 tbsp sugar


Mix seasoning in a bowl and pour over pork fillet. Let it sit in the fridge for 2 hours (i left mine overnight). To cook, pan fry lightly on both sides. 

- ABC soup (from yesterday's dinner :)

- two small slices of walnut butter cake

Friday

- Kraft mac & cheese (got feedback that the pasta hardened and was dry by lunchtime. Point noted)

- Ikea meatballs and some Horseradish cheese cubes we bought during our recent trip to Vermont

Love the Panda pick!

Bento lunches

I started my interest in bento boxes and packing lunches in 2007 when we were living in Australia. After returning to Singapore, I stopped bento-ing except the occasional sandwiches that I bring to work for breakfast.

Last week, I started to pack bento lunches for my other half again as he started internship at a local company. This will last for 8 weeks, so I get to 'play' with my bento boxes again!

Here's are some bentos that I prepared last week.

In the lock & lock box:
- Egg mayo sandwiches on white bread, sliced into halves for easy eating
- Mini cheddar sausages with ketchup for dipping in the blue elephant container
- 2 clementines for dessert

In the Zojirushi Ms Bento thermal jar:

- bottom layer holds spaghetti with tomato cream sauce 

- top layer holds Japanese style potato salad and some cherries. 

Stay tuned for more bento lunches coming your way!