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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!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Spaghetti and Meatballs

I made homemade spaghetti and meatballs last night, and I am taking the leftovers for lunch today. Everything besides the pasta is homemade. The neat thing about these meatballs is that they are turkey meatballs. My husband was so surprised when I told him. They were delicious. I added spices to the turkey, and some sun-dried tomato and garlic breadcrumbs that I had made from a baguette, and I rolled them up into nice little balls, put them in a pan and roasted them in the oven. I also made the sauce using the usual things I like, such as diced tomatoes (I used canned ones because its much easier), tomato paste, mushrooms, onions, an assortment of spices and such. 

You might notice I did not use a cute bento box today, sometimes when I know I am going to have to microwave my lunch, I use a more standard container like plastic or preferably glass, because not all of the bento boxes are microwave safe, and some that are, I just would prefer not to microwave them.



This is a great lunch and a definitely a leftover you do not have to try to remake into something interesting! I look forward to making this again sometime! 

Until next time, Happy Munching!

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