Bento at Work: Fish & Veggie

I pack lunches to hub daily but I seldom feature it. Why? Most of the time he packs his own lunches to work. And you guessed that right. He'd normally just toss dinner leftovers into his glass bento box whichever way he wanted it.  But ever since I got our Easy LunchBoxes, he packed better on his own. Then I started taking pictures of his bento works, which he lets me before leaving for work.  On his ELB, he packed multi-grain brown rice, grilled red snapper, salted eggs & tomatoes, and garlic spinach.  All home-cooked the night before.

Summer Mealtime: Home Sweet Home

My creativity with food doesn't come on a daily basis.  It's mostly triggered when my kids asked for it...especially on summer when I don't bento everyday. 

My kids were mostly home with me on summer days. Unlike others who were on camp or summer recreational activities, I kept mine at home to enjoy the flexibility of our schedule. We just hit the road anytime we want without having to suffer the "summer slide."

I homeschool for the most part of Summer. I guess, I'm quite gifted with that. I'm equipped with a lot of resources to teach my kids with what to expect for the coming academic year. We schedule playdates...and we swim on Sundays. On free days, we spend them cuddled up with books to read and stories to retell. At times, we sit on our garden bench just eating.

Nectarines, ham deli, hard-boiled egg and Chobani Yogurt.

Today is one of those days. The weather is hot and dry. We thought to refreshen with some fruits and deli, eggs and Chobani Greek Yogurt.  A mid-day snack that's quite aplenty, which we normally don't do.

My hard-boiled egg with a house shape made
by a mini cookie cutter.

I thought of making use of my mini-cutters this time, rather than let it rot in my storage bin. It looked very cute on hard-boiled eggs. At least my children appreciated it more than I did.  Though she's hoping for a Hello Kitty bento next time. Perhaps I can do it for her once I get the needed supplies. So I'm crossing my fingers for that.

I hope you enjoyed this post.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!!

~Marie

Summer Mealtime: His and Her Breakfast

What would be lovely to wake up with?

Perhaps a breakfast in bed. But not in our household. We don't tolerate meals outside the dining room, unless necessary.  Well we have a long list for that so I hope you know what I mean "unless necessary."  If I could keep foods on our banquet table, I'd have them there. I dislike ants and other bugs creeping around our house that's why.

But to keep my family healthy, I always provide nutritious breakfast for them to look forward to every morning. Individual request are always granted as long as they eat something nutritious with it.

A Breakfast Bento for HIM: Bologna Deli Sandwich for him cut into triangles
with poached egg.  Cherries and blueberries on the side.

A Breakfast Bento for HER: Yan Yan Pretzel and Choco dip, hard-boiled eggs
artistically cut for an appealing meal. Cherries and blueberries on the side.

A closer look of the YANYAN Pretzel and choco dip out of the box.

Hard-boiled egg inspired by a fellow Bento Blogger, Moriazu's Lunch Box.

Hope you enjoyed this post.

Happy eating!!

~Marie