Category Archives: Lunches

My first proper bento

I have always loved the neat, jigsaw-like appearance of bento box meals. After reading the JustBento book, I felt ready to start making my own. There was only one problem: who would it be for? I’m at home full-time with … Continue reading

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Double garlic, radish & seafood noodles

  I've been thoroughly uninspired lately. Nothing like travelling for three weeks with a baby, and then coping with the ensuing jetlag to make me groan every time a meal time comes around. 'What, you want me to think of … Continue reading

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Crispy Vegetable & Noodle Soup

  I've always appreciated the concept of soups: the way they fill you up with relatively few calories, their all encompassing meal-in-a-bowl nature and the ability to accommodate all the odds and sods from the fridge or the vegbox. I … Continue reading

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Teriyaki(ish) chicken for lunch

Inspired by Lunch in a Box, I made my own little bento box lunch. I've ordered a Daiso bento box and some foil cups from Japan Centre, but while I wait for those to arrive I just used a random … Continue reading

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