I'm tired this morning and I woke up with a headache. As a result, I was a little more frustrated with this bento than I really should have been. It is almost entirely made of leftovers. The only thing I cooked this morning was some ramen. To be sure, I dilly-dallied with it a bit. I was slow and didn't have much of a plan. Nonetheless, I think it turned out rather well.
As you can see, we are back to the larger bento because DH snacked quite a lot yesterday. To be honest, he was a bit of a piglet. This is the healthier option - a large lunch rather than a small lunch followed by a snack of burger, roll up, cheese, and later a full dinner including ice cream for dessert. I think I'll spend less on groceries if I pack him the larger bento. :) It's rather cute - he's looking ashamed of himself as I type this.
Ok. The first course is slices of a ham and herb dip roll up. I used about half of the roll up and can use the rest either for my daughter's lunch or as a snack for DH should he require it. Boy, I hope he doesn't! :) There are also slices of carrot and mini bell peppers on this level. I didn't give him any dip because I'm not sure it's necessary for so small a portion of veggies and frankly, after last night's excesses, I think he can forgo a little added fat. :) Dessert is half an orange (sliced), some frozen strawberries, and two little Dove chocolates.
The main course is ramen (which cooks perfectly if you just put it in a bowl of boiling water and let sit for 5 minutes) tossed with veggies, a little butter, and some rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. There is about 4 oz of chicken as the protein today. I baked a bunch in precut portions (by the way with the same spice mixture as is on the pasta) and then froze them individually. Then, when I need a little chicken for a meal, I pull a piece out. It's easy as can be and if you put the chicken in little snack sized baggies, you can then heat a portion (in the microwave) in about a minute without drying it out at all. Per DH's request, the other side dish is mozzarella caprese made fresh this morning. Instead of making skewers and a dip, this is just grape tomatoes, pearls of mozzarella, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and a little diced onion. I threw all of it into a bowl and tossed lightly.
Well, we shall have to see how he does in terms of snacking today. I don't think you can eat a lunch this large and still want more.
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In case you're wondering, he didn't snack at all. :) The right sized bento box makes a huge difference!
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