Well, I haven't posted in FOREVER! Luckily there are good reasons. Since my last post, I had bronchitis and sinusitis for 2 months straight, we found a brain tumor in my father's head while he was visiting and meeting the grandkids, and . . . I am pregnant. As of this post 22 weeks pregnant (plus a few days). So, as you can imagine, I've been pulled in 100 directions at once and not nearly as attentive to cute meals as I could be. But, all that is past us now. Well, except for the whole pregnant thing. I'm due in November but as long as I'm feeling good and not waddling around the kitchen, I might as well play a bit.
Today DH is taking the little kids to the park for a picnic - well those little kids who behave properly anyway. I am in the process of packing lunch for everyone involved. I hope to have some quiet time to get work done around the house while the kids get quality time with Dad.
This is installment one of the picnic bentos. Today is Friday, so usually, we go meatless. The littles are eating chicken while DH is eating fish. I haven't done his bento yet but here are the kids' bentos.
Here it is, all closed up. As you can see, I've added a slice of banana bread (miniature of course).
Everything in this bento is a leftover of some kind. The Greek yogurt is breakfast food that I keep on hand. The plum preserves were made last summer and frozen. The veggies are leftover from salads this week. The chicken was baked 2 days ago for dinner. The potatoes were part of breakfast burritos yesterday morning. Even the banana bread is something I pulled from the freezer: back when my mom and dad were visiting, mom made lovely loaves of banana bread one of which I found in the freezer today. I thought we had gobbled it all up, but this lone, little loaf was hidden away for a surprise treat!
Today DH is taking the little kids to the park for a picnic - well those little kids who behave properly anyway. I am in the process of packing lunch for everyone involved. I hope to have some quiet time to get work done around the house while the kids get quality time with Dad.
This is installment one of the picnic bentos. Today is Friday, so usually, we go meatless. The littles are eating chicken while DH is eating fish. I haven't done his bento yet but here are the kids' bentos.
Since it's summer, everything here is meant to be eaten cold. On the left is Greek yogurt topped with homemade plum preserves along with some peppers, carrots, and cucumber. On the right is the main course: diced chicken breast, potatoes sauteed with onions and peppers, and then topped with peas.
I love this bento shape for the kids. It's not as cool as the multilayered bentos I use for DH and our eldest DD (who is starting college soon by the way), but each compartment has the ability to seal on its own. For little tummies, this is about right in terms of size. I can make things more complicated if I choose by adding subdividers or keep it simple.
Everything in this bento is a leftover of some kind. The Greek yogurt is breakfast food that I keep on hand. The plum preserves were made last summer and frozen. The veggies are leftover from salads this week. The chicken was baked 2 days ago for dinner. The potatoes were part of breakfast burritos yesterday morning. Even the banana bread is something I pulled from the freezer: back when my mom and dad were visiting, mom made lovely loaves of banana bread one of which I found in the freezer today. I thought we had gobbled it all up, but this lone, little loaf was hidden away for a surprise treat!
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