Summer Mealtime: Paella & A Recipe

Summer Mealtime: Salads & Fish Cakes on ELB

Have I shared the news yet?

I have received my very first Easy Lunchboxes in the mail last week.  And I was overjoyed and inspired to pack meals once again.  I know I told you before that the kids don't eat on bento boxes when home, but with our new Easy Lunchboxes, they allowed me to do it. They said the meals look better and awesome.

Why haven't I done it sooner?

So for today, my kiddos and I ate on our Easy Lunchboxes. I have to pack them last night so it's ready by lunchtime the following day.  I have work at 1pm and would have to leave by noon on Mondays and Wednesdays.

We had a salad of spinach, romaine, carrots and olives. The kids had Ranch on smidgets, while we had Light Champagne dressing.  Everyone had Fish Cake (recipe here), and Plums on the side.

More lunches will be packed on Easy Lunchboxes as I sent them to school for Fall.
And for interested parties on how to get their very own Easy Lunchboxes, click here.

Hope you're having a wonderful summer!

~Marie

Spring Break: Day 3

Still eating on pans, we had different set of lunches for Wednesday. The kids' preference differs today.  But they still ate well and happily. My boy opted for sausages and broccoli over brown rice, while my girl favored for roasted herbed chicken over white rice. My girl had seconds and gobbled up half of the apple slices.  The other half went to her brother and me.  You must be wondering what I ate. Well, I had a little of everything and lots of sauteed green beans over brown rice.  

Spring Break: Breakfast

I know I don't normally blog about our breakfasts, but I'm just so thrilled about what happened today.  My son who's not keen about eating eggs, finally asked for one when my daughter and I were talking the best-tasting ways to eat eggs.  He heard me talk about eggs are better with melted cheese and a turkey or ham on buns. It was purposely done to make him eat breakfast healthier.  And we're successful! Just imagine he would want to eat it again for lunch. No way! I told him I have better idea than that. We'll just reserve eggs for breakfast so he wouldn't get sick of eating it.

I almost forgot to photograph this. He actually had 2 bites of it on the other end of this picture.  I would have to turn it around and ask if I might capture it for my blog. Glad he agreed :)

How have you been eating breakfast on school breaks?

Spring Break: Day 2

For Tuesday and we decided to eat on ceramic pans the whole week through for a change.  I was just so amazed how they dig into that idea. It doesn't matter what's served on the pans. Today it's BBQ porkchop over brown rice and fruits (kiwi, pears and oranges) for dessert. I have to add some greens so I steamed some edamame for a quick touch.

After lunch we met up with a couple of friends for a casual play date while the moms catch up on some stuffs. We had pizza and carbonated Ginger Ale for snack.  It's a healthier than soda beverages. The kidlets love them and so did we. It was such a lovely day, indeed.  Everyone just had so much fun till the husbands were home.

Spring Break: Day 1

It's the first day of our Spring break, which calls for a bento break as well. But it still got to be fun. So today I served spaghetti on my ceramic pots and pans. I have three of a kind so it's triple the fun. The kids love eating on it because it's easier to grab it as we lounged around the living room, where we held a picnic movie lunch.  Of course, it's the best lunch ever because it's a new experience for the kids.  Not the movie, but eating on pots.  I kept my meals simple but healthy as ever. The spaghetti's whole wheat, the sauce is tomato based packed with basil and rosemary herbs.  I added hotdogs per kids' request.  We watched the Real Steel which both kids enjoyed the story well.  This is why we love breaks.  We get to spend it together in a whole new way each time.  I hope you're enjoying your breaks as well.