Kimbap

What's inside our Kimbap lunch today? Rice, Fish cake, carrots, spinach, pickled daikon, egg and crab sticks. Another one of our yummy, healthy and fulfilling eats.

Sushi is one of my children's comfort foods to go, the rest are fruits. It has always been on the top of their lists when asked what to pack for school, or for trips.  I was so relieved that they have outgrown the fast-food french fries.  No! Not really. They just make better food choices now.  Perhaps completely eradicating junk foods at home has helped us. When they're hungry, they always turn to natural food choices, if not all-natural, to enjoy at home. But when we're out, I let them have them so as they don't feel deprived. I just taught them that it's okay to eat it when we're outside. But when we're home, it's always best to eat as healthy as we could since I could cook it for them. 

Samosa Chole Chaat

Yesterday I had the opportunity to taste Indian Foods at a birthday party we attended. It's usually served hot and spicy, but in consideration of Asian guests, she served it with an option to make it sweeter and less spicy. It was absolutely delicious! We ate it with Basmati Rice that was served really warm. The kids may not have enjoyed it as much, but my hubby and I did. I'm still proud of them coz they had a little bite before saying no.

This is one of our great food discoveries. We will definitely try out Indian cuisine from here. Do you have any good Indian Restaurants in mind at Southern California?

SuperPretzel

On my quest to find new items for my bento lunches, I have stumbled upon this at Target's refrigerated sections.  I was honestly looking for mini corndogs but they were out.  Glad I looked really good coz i found these instead.  My children are big fans of pretzels so I know that these will be a big hit.  I just needed to modify their soft pretzels a bit.  It's a little way too bland for my girl.  She wanted more flavor to it.  So I made an apple cinnamon glaze to drizzle over her pretzels.  And that absolutely did the trick.  I love their Cinnamon Streusel Softstix for breakfast.  It's a great companion for coffee drinkers.  It's like cinnamon buns, but in the form of a pretzel.  And the boys can't get enough of their Pretzelfils for snacks.  I'd definitely keep my freezer stocked with SuperPretzels.  It's a great when you're in a rush.  It's ready under a minute.

Check out Super Pretzel for more product informations.

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Honestly, the start of this week went pretty rough for me.  I just felt sick with all the lunches I'm preparing.  And it just seems that my son weren't that interested anymore.  Until I went for more grocery shopping on Tuesday morning after I dropped him off in school.  I window shopped on the frozen dinners to give me ideas on what to pack, but make it home-made.  I noticed that mostly are noodles, rice, cold pizza, stuffed pie, hotdogs,  and delis.  It's just a matter of which veggie or fruit sides you prefer. That's when I came up with the refrigerated crescent doughs, and the rest just happened.

I love crescent rolls because it gives you endless possibilities of whipping up lunches and dinners for your loved ones.  It's easy and delish! 

Here's what I sent my son for his school lunch.  Honey baked turkey.  I got a loving-hug when he came back home.  He said he had the greatest lunch ever.  
That's what he usually says whenever he loved what I sent him.
And when he didn't like it, he'll tell me that he had a boring lunch :(  
Glad he hasn't said that yet this school year.

And what other possibilities can crescent rolls make?  Here's some ideas:

Chicken Salad Crescent

Ham and Cheese Crescent and you can go to
www.pillsbury.com for more recipe ideas.

Hotdog and Cheese Crescent

Cheese Crescent Triangles

These are only a few of what I think would hit our household.  I've seen vegetarian fillings for crescents too and lots of yummy recipes to try.  You may visit their site and explore.  Also, check on Pillsbury for coupons as well before you head out to the market.  They have all the printables on their site.  Happy crescent-making!