Hi everyone! Hope your weekend is treating you well... I'm here taking care of Steve, who's recovering from a root canal (yuck!). But in the world of bentos, all is well, so here's a wrap-up of the past week!
December 15
I think this bento is already ranking in my favorites. First the salad: Baby arugula and mint leaves with feta cheese, oil-cured olives, red onion and oranges, all with a sweet-tart orange dressing. Then we have the main course: braised chicken with Moroccan spices and dates. It's topped with toasted almond slices and cilantro, and served over pearl couscous. Then, in the back, are red pepper slices and kalamata olive hummus. A very warming and filling meal, even in bento form!
December 16
This bento features tasty steak slices with sautéed portabella mushrooms and onions. Then a baby arugula salad with onions and cherry tomatoes. In the back is half on a baked potato, complete with sour cream and green onions! Then more of that awesome kalamata olive hummus and red pepper... that hummus is the best!
Steve had pretty much the same lunch as me that day, except he got a special added treat: a sea salt-topped brownie bite!
December 17
Steve made some great soup the other day, so of course I had to include it in my bento lunch! The soup has crab meat, cherry tomatoes, bok choy, egg, and shiitake mushrooms in it. In the container to the right of the soup is chicken cilantro mini-wontons and baby arugula with wasabi-ginger oil. I topped some mango with nanami togarashi for a spicy-sweet desert, threw in a store-bought honeydew melon mochi, and a bag of genmaicha tea (green tea with roasted brown rice) to enjoy after lunch.
December 18
December 18
To finish up the week, I made this simple but satisfying bento. I mixed canned red salmon with wasabi-ginger oil and wasabi furikake for a flavorful and colorful protein. It's sitting atop some rice and next to some baby arugula. There's a skewer of cherry tomatoes, using a beautiful skewer my sister got me. Then kiwi slices and one more of those honeydew mochi balls for some sweetness.
Well, that's it for This Week in Bento. Now I need to get back to take care of my recovering boyfriend... have a great week everyone! ^_^
Aw, I hope Steve's feeling better soon. That is some great looking soup--thanks for reminding me that I need to start using the mr. bento again! Have a great week, and stay warm!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol (Steve thanks you too ^_^)! Yes, use that Mr. Bento more so I can look at the luscious photos! I'm always so inspired by your bentos!
ReplyDeleteAll these bentos are so colorful and look yummy! That soup looks especially delicious to me. Hoping your boyfriend will get better soon!
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Thank you Ena! Steve made that soup.. he is such a good cook! ^_^
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