I'm working this weekend on a new "home" for my blog:
http://www.thesublurbs.com/
I'm feeling rather scatterbrained these days, with tons of different projects rolling around in my consciousness, begging for attention. It's not only bento that's intriguing me -- it's also a jedi costume I'm making for a friend's son; it's also the possibility of having to go gluten free; it's also my long-neglected garden; it's also a new idea for a book that I'm researching.
In order to impose some order onto the chaos, I've decided to make the switch to WordPress and have been playing around and getting things ported over and cleaned up.
So... come over to the new blog and see what is going on in my life.
Hope to see you there!
Eileen
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Recent bento finds
My son and I went shopping yesterday and today and kept our eyes out for items that aren't **specifically** bento tools, but would work great nonetheless.
The first thing we saw was an ice cream scoop (they also had cookie scoops) that would work to make rice balls -- they had a silicon bottom that would help to push out the rice ball once formed:
Not sure I'd spend the money, but it was interesting to think about.
Today's Target finds in the dollar section were:
I saw more of the small snack boxes with a sports and a flower theme (but don't have a picture.) All of the Sesame Street boxes were long gone!
The first thing we saw was an ice cream scoop (they also had cookie scoops) that would work to make rice balls -- they had a silicon bottom that would help to push out the rice ball once formed:
Not sure I'd spend the money, but it was interesting to think about.
Today's Target finds in the dollar section were:
I saw more of the small snack boxes with a sports and a flower theme (but don't have a picture.) All of the Sesame Street boxes were long gone!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The good and the bad in one shipment!!
Such a bittersweet moment -- seeing my last shipment from Ichiban Kan sitting on my porch today. **sigh**
First things first, the shipment included some new Hakoya boxes that came in with their last container -- they were understated and fairly large and had the added (and most vital) benefit that they are listed as being both microwaveable and dishwasher safe (except for the inner lids.)
Here they are in the original packaging:
Next up were two boxes that have the cool factor necessary to a middle school boy!
A nice feature of the Skater "Urban Style" boxes is the ice packs that fit into the included thermal bags (which perfectly fit the box and ice packs.) They also have a special container in the lids for chopsticks.
This is the 2-tier box, which also includes one divider. I like how the lockable lid captures both tiers!
This is the larger single box:
I also picked up a few odds and ends, including a green snack container (which I like for a side salad) of the Natural Lunch collection. I already have the tan and pink snack containers to complete my sets, but needed the green to go with my 2-tier green bento box. Additionally, I picked up a four-pack of tiny containers -- perfect for dressing or dip or hummus. The Picnic Mini Twin will be great for when we do car trips!
I was a little surprised that they included a gift as well:
At first, I thought they'd switched something in my order, but everything I ordered was there. When I looked more closely at the tong package, I noticed they had written "gift" on the back card -- what a nice thing to do!
I haven't even had a chance to make a bento lately because I've been too swamped with other responsibilities (one of which includes making a Jedi costume for my BFFs son. Oy, the things we do for love!)
First things first, the shipment included some new Hakoya boxes that came in with their last container -- they were understated and fairly large and had the added (and most vital) benefit that they are listed as being both microwaveable and dishwasher safe (except for the inner lids.)
Here they are in the original packaging:
...and removed from their boxes and "exploded" so you can see the innerds:
Next up were two boxes that have the cool factor necessary to a middle school boy!
A nice feature of the Skater "Urban Style" boxes is the ice packs that fit into the included thermal bags (which perfectly fit the box and ice packs.) They also have a special container in the lids for chopsticks.
This is the 2-tier box, which also includes one divider. I like how the lockable lid captures both tiers!
This is the larger single box:
I also picked up a few odds and ends, including a green snack container (which I like for a side salad) of the Natural Lunch collection. I already have the tan and pink snack containers to complete my sets, but needed the green to go with my 2-tier green bento box. Additionally, I picked up a four-pack of tiny containers -- perfect for dressing or dip or hummus. The Picnic Mini Twin will be great for when we do car trips!
I was a little surprised that they included a gift as well:
At first, I thought they'd switched something in my order, but everything I ordered was there. When I looked more closely at the tong package, I noticed they had written "gift" on the back card -- what a nice thing to do!
I haven't even had a chance to make a bento lately because I've been too swamped with other responsibilities (one of which includes making a Jedi costume for my BFFs son. Oy, the things we do for love!)
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Last Supper
Eating the very last bite was momentous. The Hubster and I did a mouth-trumpet rendition of Pray for the Dead" like a mournful dirge as the kid swallowed.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Back-to-bento! (#57)
Best laid plans ... and all that jazz.
So, I was not up and at 'em early enough to put a bento together for The Hubster, but he got himself a lunch (and, from the looks of the fridge, he took some rotisserie chicken), but didn't take a picture of it and I suspect it wasn't done as a bento anyway.
After I was showered and dressed, I pulled a bento together for myself:
I had a slight problem keeping it horizontal as I got into the car this morning and was skeeved out to realize that the wasabi peas had tipped over and landed in the raspberry yogurt. I was able to fish them out and they didn't affect the yogurt at all. **phew!** However, I should've wrapped the cup of wasabi peas in plastic wrap to keep them from getting soggy.
Otherwise, it was a perfect lunch for me and I was thrilled to have it.
On the "the Mother of the Year trophy slipped through my fingers once again" front, I totally didn't make The Boy a bento and just told him to slap together a PB&J for himself. As it turned out, it was too hot today for him to feel hungry and he ended up just eating a fruit cup anyway.
So, I was not up and at 'em early enough to put a bento together for The Hubster, but he got himself a lunch (and, from the looks of the fridge, he took some rotisserie chicken), but didn't take a picture of it and I suspect it wasn't done as a bento anyway.
After I was showered and dressed, I pulled a bento together for myself:
I had a slight problem keeping it horizontal as I got into the car this morning and was skeeved out to realize that the wasabi peas had tipped over and landed in the raspberry yogurt. I was able to fish them out and they didn't affect the yogurt at all. **phew!** However, I should've wrapped the cup of wasabi peas in plastic wrap to keep them from getting soggy.
Otherwise, it was a perfect lunch for me and I was thrilled to have it.
On the "the Mother of the Year trophy slipped through my fingers once again" front, I totally didn't make The Boy a bento and just told him to slap together a PB&J for himself. As it turned out, it was too hot today for him to feel hungry and he ended up just eating a fruit cup anyway.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Hubster goes back to work!
Today marked the first day for my husband to go back to work after a two week (sorta) comp vacation. I say "sorta" because he had to do a lot of work from home through all of that, but he *WAS* home and that made it better.
Much of his first week of vacation, I was away in Walt Disney World with girlfriends and he got to stay home and veg in front of the TV, mess around with video games and basically be a vegetable until I returned. My son finished up his last day of school a few days after that, so we --as a family-- got some great play time together, seeing movies, playing games, and enjoying each other for more than a full week.
As always, I was my jokey self and always trying to keep things lighthearted. What was so wonderful was that, in response to my silliness, I heard The Hubster laugh more this past week than I have in, probably, a year.
What a blessing!
**sigh**
On the bento-front:
As of tomorrow, I'll be packing daily bentos for my husband again and packing ones on Mondays and Fridays for my son and myself for the days that I'm in the office, working.
I'll be taking pics for the blog with my new cell phone.
It's an enV3 that I had to purchase in a panic after I left my old enV on the roof of the car during a rainstorm. On an interesting note, the old enV has come back from "the brink" --all except the camera works again-- and my son has been enjoying having a Qwerty keyboard. I've gotten more multi-syllabic texts in the past few days than I have in the 18 months since we got him a cell phone.
Much of his first week of vacation, I was away in Walt Disney World with girlfriends and he got to stay home and veg in front of the TV, mess around with video games and basically be a vegetable until I returned. My son finished up his last day of school a few days after that, so we --as a family-- got some great play time together, seeing movies, playing games, and enjoying each other for more than a full week.
As always, I was my jokey self and always trying to keep things lighthearted. What was so wonderful was that, in response to my silliness, I heard The Hubster laugh more this past week than I have in, probably, a year.
What a blessing!
**sigh**
On the bento-front:
As of tomorrow, I'll be packing daily bentos for my husband again and packing ones on Mondays and Fridays for my son and myself for the days that I'm in the office, working.
I'll be taking pics for the blog with my new cell phone.
It's an enV3 that I had to purchase in a panic after I left my old enV on the roof of the car during a rainstorm. On an interesting note, the old enV has come back from "the brink" --all except the camera works again-- and my son has been enjoying having a Qwerty keyboard. I've gotten more multi-syllabic texts in the past few days than I have in the 18 months since we got him a cell phone.
Monday, June 8, 2009
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