Monthly Archives: February 2012

spelt pasta salad bentos

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

A friend forwarded me a post for this, an exhibition of master paintings interpreted as sandwiches.  How cool is that?  I admire the work of so many bento artists who recreate anime and cartoon figures, or even paintings, as lunches!  Almost … Continue reading →

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couscous salad bento

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Older son and I have started driving up into the hills (to KSP Writer’s Centre, in Greenmount) so he can go to a home-learners writing group.  So Thursdays are quite busy now.  We have to get out by nine (not … Continue reading →

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chicken caesar salad bento

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Hot weather continued relentlessly this week, meaning salads are still on the menu.  Older son loves caesar salad so I made one for us for lunch, with leftover grilled chicken rather than bacon.  I even threw in a few pieces … Continue reading →

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fennel chicken salad bento

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Can you tell I just love this plain, ordinary, little old lunch container.  I keep using it.  It’s so practical!  So, another chicken salad…this time with fresh bulb fennel from the garden, with corn kernels, and a few pickles, and … Continue reading →

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I’ve been so slack lately, posting bentos from weeks before.  I thought it was time to post something recent.  In fact I haven’t even eaten this one yet!  It’s so hot and humid today I hardly feel like cooking or … Continue reading →

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another geisha bento

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

What the hey?!  My kids are blogging more than me!!  I’d better hurry and catch up!  The school term is in full swing and today we did T and E (technology and enterprise) which basically entailed me showing the kids … Continue reading →

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teeny tiny summery salad

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

Today is a refreshingly cool summer day, only in the twenties degrees, and I’m in heaven!  But for the past couple of weeks or so it has been extremely hot and humid…and not a lot of fun for cooking or … Continue reading →

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