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I created this blog with the desire to make lunch simple, fun and healthy. I had turned to bento to make this possible.
I live with my husband and our adorable pets and we live a fairly busy life so, being able to have a fast fun lunch makes it easier to save money and eat healthy. Bento is for everyone, not just children, and I strive to inspire people to make lunch an exciting aspect of their day, instead of the same old monotonous task and boring foods which inevitably lead to spending too much money on cafeteria food or fast food, or skipping meals all together.
This blog really has grown to be so much more than I had originally invisioned! It really incorporates my love for local and fresh food and making meals fun and tasty, not just lunch! There is great potential for all meals and bento still really inspires me, but I also really enjoy being inspired by the local farmer's market, and different books and I think the blog has really taken off to so much more than just a bento blog. I hope you feel inspired and enjoy it as much as I do!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Lickity-Split Bento!

I was really tight for time this afternoon when I was making my dinner bento, fortunately, I had all the ingredients on hand I just had to prepare them. First, I grabbed the steaks and cut them up into smaller strips, then I tossed them in the frying pan with some olive oil and lemon pepper while I cut up the vegetables, then for the sake of quickness I tossed those into a separate pan and cooked both at the same time. Afterwards I tossed them together with some teriyaki sauce and served it over some rice.
For vegetables I used snow peas, carrot, mushrooms, cabbage, and red pepper. 
I packed it all up in this single tier Hello Kitty bento that features an adorable picture, a snap tight lid, and  stores a fork and spoon between the tier lid and the bento lid. It is very convenient. Also, unlike usually, I packed my bento hot so it was still hot when I got to class! Hurray! Overall it was very delicious and filling.  That's all on this quick bento! Until next time, happy munching!

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