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Spring Greens, Strawberry, and Feta Salad
I like cooking with seasonal produce because it always feels right. As the weather warms up, I try to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in our daily diet as we do not need the bulk required to generate energy and heat. It also gives us a chance to shed those few extra pounds gain during [...]
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It’s midweek and I need a quick fix for the lunch boxes. Something easy but can still satisfy three large appetites. Time to cook the Ro-Ri household perennial favorite, fried rice. This also gives me a chance to use up that half pack of minced pork left in the fridge. I have cooked this many, [...]
Meatballs and rice cakes are bento staples. These can be made in large quantities and kept frozen. When needed, they should be heated through and packed into the lunch boxes. I prefer to cut the fruits in the morning so that they remain fresh. It normally takes me around 10 to 15 minutes to pack [...]
For today’s bento I packed some of the Chinese Savory Pancakes that I made yesterday. I made a little extra so that I have enough for the bentos. These pancakes, brown rice cakes, and inari sushi taste pretty good at room temperature. As there isn’t much in the way of vegetables, I added a lot [...]
Happy Friday! We all look forward to the weekends and the excitement starts on Friday. The Ro-Ri boys seem a little more cheerful than usual. In place of the usual bento, I decided to make tuna sandwiches instead. Just for the fun of it, I molded the hard boiled eggs and cut out checkered apples. [...]
It was a fun weekend for the Ro-Ri family. That one extra day made a lot of difference. Three day weekends are really great! . I found some MSG-free gyoza at the Asian market and they are yummy! Home cooked dishes include brown sauce pork chops (recipe to follow) and some vegetable stir-fry. Ro-Taro and [...]
I saved some of the apple stuffed sirloin roast from yesterday for this morning’s bento. This should keep the Ro-Taro and R-Jiro happy as they like meaty bentos. The rice is a mix of brown and white. I cook them together in the rice cooker on a 1:1 ratio. The combination of the two gives [...]
