Bento menus for next week (March 24-26, 2009)

After a week's hiatus, our bento lunches are back! Here are the menus for this coming week. Orders will close tomorrow at noon because of the half-day for the inservice, so get your orders in (and your boxes, if you can) before then! A hard copy of this menu, with a sign-up sheet, is on the table in the upstairs kitchen at school.

Tuesday, March 24th Menu:
* Wafu gyoza - Japanese-style steam-fried pork and vegetable dumplings with wakame seaweed
* Stir-fried vegetables TBD
* Steamed rice

Wednesday, March 25th Menu:
* Herbed root vegetable and white bean turnovers
* Hard boiled egg
* Salad greens
* Fruit TBD

Thursday, March 26th Menu:
* Blue mac n' cheese - Pasta in a blue cheese-spiked white sauce, topped with minced green onion and chopped walnuts
* Berebere spiced sweet potatoes
* Collard greens
* Grapes

*Menu edit for tomorrow*

I wanted to give everyone who ordered a lunch for tomorrow (and happens to read this blog between now and then) a heads-up that I have altered the menu somewhat. The main will be the same, but instead of Spanish rice (which I think made the whole meal a little too heavy) we will be having a roasted root vegetable and squash medley.

Here is the new menu for tomorrow, Thursday March 5th (changes in bold):

* Mini veggie frittatas (2)
* Roasted root vegetable and squash medley
* Salad greens
* Orange slices

This first week of the Aidan Bento Society has been going well! Thank you for your feedback. I'm glad to hear that you've all been enjoying your lunches so far.

Bento menu for Tuesday, March 10, and Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Here is the currently scheduled menu for March 10 and 11 (no bento delivery on Thursday due to conferences). Main items marked in boldface type. You can sign up in the upstairs kitchen from this Wednesday until Friday (I will be taking all bento boxes home with me at 3:00 pm on Friday).

Tuesday, March 10th Menu:
Pork katsu - breaded pork cutlet
White rice
Greens, TBD
Other vegetable TBD

Wednesday, March 11th Menu:
Yaki onigiri - crispy rice balls with filling - either seasoned salmon or Japanese pickled plum (umeboshi)
Vegetable sides TBD

I will post the menu and sign-up sheet in the upstairs kitchen tomorrow (Wednesday).

Planned menu for first week in March (3rd-5th)

Here is the currently scheduled menu for the first week in March. Main items marked in boldface type. You can sign up in the upstairs kitchen from this Wednesday until Friday (I will be taking all bento boxes home with me at 3:00 pm on Friday).

Tuesday, March 3rd Menu:
Chicken teriyaki (dark meat)
Steamed brown rice
Braised bok choy
Carrot kinpira (Just Bento recipe: carrot matchsticks stir-fried with soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and a little hot chile pepper)

Wednesday, March 4th Menu:
Tuna-tofu-miso mini burgers (Just Bento recipe)
Steamed brown rice
Simmered carrots
Steamed broccoli

Thursday, March 5th Menu:
Mini baked veggie frittatas (2)
Spanish rice
Roasted vegetables (TBD)
Salad greens
Orange slices