Lunch so far.

I decided to dust my red bento box from being a craft-pieces/thread holder to holding lunch. This bento box was given to me as a birthday present a few years back. My bento knowledge/awareness comes from ten-too-many years of manga/anime and immersion into the Japanese culture. I’ve always wanted to get into it, but again, didn’t have the need or reason to. Nor supplies. Nor freedom that I somewhat enjoy now (I moved out of my parents’ in Nov to be closer to work). That said, here are some of the bentos worth mentioning.

They will not always have a theme, and they won’t always be pretty or Japanese related. As far as I’m concerned, if it’s lunch, it’s filling and it’s (somewhat) balanced, I am happy. If I can make it somewhat cute, I’ll be extra happy. But I won’t strive to do that just yet until I get into the schedule…



Veggie dumplings, edamame in pods, rice onigiri, cucumbers, broccoli, almonds.



Veggie dumplings, edamame in pods, broccoli, cucumber, cauliflower and strawberries.

- Pasta veggie salad with broccoli, bread slices, strawberries.

- Pizza, carrots, zucchini, broccoli and strawberries.

Two cheese sandwiches with mayo, zucchini, broccoli, peppers and an apple.

Pasta veggie salad with broccoli, zucchini, carrots and strawberries.

Of course, my favorite one, visually, would be the most recent one with the onigiri rice. The tastiest one was the second most recent. Reason for that? I forgot the soy sauce on the most recent one. Oops. Too much broccoli, you say? Nonsense.