Taco rice bowl
My last kitchen experiment left me with lots more salsa than I could consume. I need to replenish my nacho chip supply, which for some weird reasons, seem to disappear into thin air in less than 24 hours after purchase. I found a very easy...
Bento #43: UST Cutie Tiger bento
I made this bento as a tribute to my beloved university, the University of Santo Tomas 🙂 I’ve been meaning to make some UST-themed bentos but it was only yesterday that I had some extra time. It’s not very elaborate, though. Plus, the nori was...
Bento #42: Microwaveable korokke/croquette
Ah yes, the beauty of convenience. I was so happy when I found this pack of microwaveable korokke (croquettes) at Choto Stop (Little Tokyo, Makati). I was sold! It means not having to make croquettes from scratch: boiling and mashing the potatoes, putting in the...
Lucban longanisa, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Now that my sister is home again, it means I will have an endless supply of Lucban longanisa. Mwahahaha! Her boyfriend is from Lucban and he regularly brings longanisa offerings to us 😛 Packs of longanisa practically occupies about half of the freezer at home...
Bento #41 and the “Smells” incident
Yet another “back-to-bento” bento Yes, I am back to bringing lunch to work. I was sort of forced into it, because of a little incident that happened at work. But more on that later. More importantly, bento is my way of eating more healthy stuff...
Bento #33: Hello Kitty onigiri bento
I had neglected my Flickr account for a long time. But last week, I managed to update it with the Cosmania pics and discovered that some people have recently added this bento pic to their Favorites list. ♥ ♥ ♥ I just remembered I haven’t...
The baby carrot army strikes again + new recipe
I know I wrote before that I won’t be buying baby carrots ever again. But just last week, I found myself. getting another pack for my bentos. I just can’t resist those orange cuties. 😀 I remembered coming across one recipe by Rachel Ray on the...
Bento #40: Tuna pasta
I’ve been away from the bento world for several months now because I was so busy with work and the JLPT review. Well, I still do not have a lot of time for making elaborate lunches like before and this is proof. Presenting bento #40:...
Bento #37 – Featuring wafuu vegetables!
I was browsing through my ever helpful bento book & one of the recommended bento items was a bag of Japanese mixed vegetables. I am only familiar with the kind we get in local supermarkets (corn kernels, green peas, carrots) so I was curious about...
Bento #34 – Chicken nuggets
Being a very busy person (with two jobs and all), I really don’t have a lot of time to make elaborate lunch boxes. Even if I wanted to, it just isn’t possible. So I am a fan of Biggie of Lunchinabox.net (the reigning queen of...
Bento # 31: Sardine spaghetti and longganisa bento
Originally uploaded by catchan1980 As a pasta lover, I have been experimenting with various sauces for pasta. Red only, of course (not a fan of white). One very simple recipe I found in the net called for sardines in tomato sauce. I happened to have...
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