Bento #6: Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Onigiri (02.25.09)

JK's Bento for February 25, 2009:


Bento contents:
* 2 smoked salmon and cream cheese onigiri (rice balls)
* Simmered sweet potatoes and mushrooms
* Spicy stir-fried lotus root
* Umeboshi (Japanese pickled plum)

Bento #5: Thai Tofu and Squash Curry (02.19.09)

JK's Bento for February 19, 2009:


Bento contents:
This is actually my bento from Friday February 20 because I failed to take a picture of JK's bento on Thursday. The only difference is that mine was served over rice noodles; hers came with steamed white jasmine rice.
* Thai tofu and squash curry (recipe here)
* Rice noodles (or, steamed jasmine rice)
* Lime wedges, cilantro, and (peanuts) for garnish

Bento #4: Roasted Chickpeas and Quinoa (02.18.09)

JK's Bento for February 18, 2009:



Bento contents:
* Red quinoa with parsley, olive oil and black pepper
* Roasted chickpeas with berebere (recipe here) and sour cream sauce
* Shredded raw green cabbage
* Mandarin orange segments

Bento #3: First Onigiri (02.12.09)

JK's Bento for February 12, 2009:



Bento contents:
* 2 onigiri (rice balls): One plain rolled in homemade noritama furikake, one filled with cream cheese and homegrown radish sprouts, covered in Lydia's gomashio
* Simmered kabocha squash
* Green beans in soy-miso-sesame dressing
* Cold Szechuan spiced shrimp (recipe from "Chinese Cooking," published by JG Press in 2002)

Bento #2: Eclectic Asian Explosion (02.11.09)

JK's Bento for February 11, 2009:



Bento contents:
* Stir-fried shirataki noodles with vegetables and tofu (Just Bento recipe)
* Lazy easy tea egg (Just Bento recipe)
* Cold spiced Szechuan shrimp (recipe from "Chinese Cooking," published by JG Press in 2002)
* Green beans with soy-miso-sesame dressing
* Homemade daikon pickles
* Broccoli trees
* Mandarin orange segments

Bento #1: Korokke with Mushroom Pasta! (02.05.09)

JK's first bento, from February 5, 2009:



Bento contents:
* 2 deep-fried potato, green onion and cheese korokke (Japanese croquettes - recipe from a bilingual cookbook, "Japanese Family-Style recipes, by Urakami Hiroko, published by Kodansha in 2003)
* Ziti pasta with mushroom and soy-butter sauce
* Garlicky white bean dip with lemon and green onions
* Raw carrot sticks (for dipping in the dip)
* Green grapes