Bento #22: Mochi tofu nuggets (04.30.09)

Bento for Thursday, April 30, 2009:


Bento contents:
* Mochi tofu nuggets (recipe courtesy Just Bento, here)
* Steamed rice with umeboshi and black sesame seeds
* Oven fries with rosemary, with ketchup provided for dipping (and for the tofu nuggets)
* Spicy miso marinated green asparagus (Just Bento recipe, here)
* Strawberry and pineapple

Bento #21: Salmon patties and asparagus rice (04.29.09)

Bento for Wednesday, April 29, 2009:


Bento contents:
* Salmon patties
* Chicken karaage (or, for J.K., a hard boiled egg)
* Asparagus rice, recipe courtesy Just Bento, here
* Corn and lima beans in rice vinegar dressing
* "instant" miso soup ball (recipe/idea courtesy Just Bento)
* Strawberry

Bento Menus for May 5-7, 2009

As usual, only the main dish is definite. All side dishes subject to last minute change based on availability and price of ingredients.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009:
* Sanshoku soboro bento - exact components TBD
* Some kind of dessert/extra TBD

Wednesday, May 6, 2009:
* California handroll bento – vinegared imitation crab salad, avocado, rice, pickles
* Other sides TBD

Thursday, May 7, 2009:
* Frittata – eggs, potatoes, veggies, cheese – one large slice
* Biscuits or a roll, TBD
* Green salad

Bento #20: Chicken karaage (04.28.09)

Bento for Tuesday, April 28, 2009:


Bento contents:
* Chicken karaage with yuzu shichimi togarashi for sprinkling
* Steamed rice
* Asparagus and carrots
* Japanese pickles - umeboshi and takuan

Bento Menus for April 28-30, 2009

Here are the current menus for this coming week, Tuesday through Thursday. I posted a menu late on Friday, so I'm going to bring the sign-up sheet in to work again tomorrow (Monday) to see if there are any people willing to make a last-minute addition to the list.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009:
* Chicken karaage
* Steamed rice
* Asparagus and carrots
* Japanese pickles

Wednesday, April 29, 2009:
* Salmon patties
* Asparagus rice
* Other side(s) TBD

Thursday, April 30, 2009:
* Mochi tofu nuggets (Just Bento recipe, here)
* Steamed rice
* Other sides TBD

Bento #19: Indian curry with cauliflower pakora and chapathi (04.23.09)

Bento for Thursday, April 23, 2009:


Bento contents:
* Indian vegetable curry
* Homemade chapathi, recipe from the cookbook "Mangoes and Curry Leaves" by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
* Cauliflower pakora, recipe here

Bento #18: Shrimp fried rice (04.22.09)

Bento for Wednesday, April 22, 2009:

Bento contents:
* Shrimp fried rice with Korean red pepper paste (gochujang) and black sesame seeds
* Steamed broccoli
* Mandarin oranges
* Kasugai gummy (melon flavor)

Bento Menus for April 22-23, 2009

Here are the bento menus for this Wednesday, April 22, and Thursday, April 23. Note that there is no Tuesday bento (tomorrow) this week.

April 21, 2009:
Shrimp fried rice
Sides TBD

April 22, 2009:
Indian-style vegetable curry
homemade chapathi
Other vegetable TBD (possibly cauliflower pakora)

No Aidan Bento for April 7-9: Spring Break!

Hope everyone is enjoying their spring break.

Aidan Bento will return on Tuesday, April 14th. Stay tuned for next week's bento menu!

Bento #17: Indian-style vegetable curry (04.02.09)

Bento for Thursday, April 2, 2009:


Bento contents:
* Indian-style potato and vegetable curry
* Homemade chapathi, recipe from the cookbook Mangoes and Curry Leaves by Jeffery Alford and Naomi Duguid

Bento #16: Shrimp and vegetables in black bean sauce (04.01.09)

Bento for Wednesday, April 1, 2009:



Bento contents:
* Stir-fried shrimp in black bean, ginger, and garlic sauce
* Stir-fried broccoli and onions with ginger and garlic
* 2 shumai dumplings (recipe here, courtesy Just Bento - Maki of Just Bento also includes a vegan version in addition to the pork and shrimp version)
* Steamed rice with Lydia's homemade gomashio (sesame salt)