Tag Archives: bento

Elizabeth’s Bento

Posted on March 22, 2017 by cookinginsens

The day before she was due to take the plane back home to Ohio, my sister said that she needed to buy something to eat during the flight because apparently they don’t serve food anymore on local flights. What?! It seems that for … Continue reading →

Posted in bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged bento, Chicken, cooking, courgettes, food, food photography, Inarizushi, noodles, recipe, Shrimp, somen, spinach, Tuna | 25 Comments

Bento a la Carnivore

Posted on September 16, 2014 by cookinginsens

The problem with my kitchen is that, in the 80s, the owners of the house bought top of the line, fashionable, electric, black and stainless steel appliances to compliment their quality but dark, real wood, kitchen cabinets. Over 30 years later, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged bento, Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, Inarizushi, Japanese, lamb, meatballs, recipes, rice, Tuna | 38 Comments

Easy Bento Box Fillers

Posted on October 16, 2013 by cookinginsens

I think the best fillers I’ve ever tasted in bento boxes were Japanese; flavors and colors complimenting each other. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t have an attractive, appetizing box using whatever you normally eat or have on hand. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes | Tagged bento, cabbage, chicken wings, cooking, food, food photography, Italian sausage, parmesan, recipes, salad, salmon, stir fry, Tuna | 23 Comments

Lapin au Fenouil

Posted on October 15, 2013 by cookinginsens

Thinking that my blue Le Creuset casserole was feeling neglected, I trawled the freezers for inspiration. Believe it or not, I’m almost out of meat! That’s okay, I’m going to Sens at the end of the week 🙂 Anyway, … Continue reading →

Posted in bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged bento, braished mushrooms, cooking, fennel, food, French, Japanese, rabbit, recipes | 23 Comments

Salmon and Marinated Shrimp Salad for Bento

Posted on September 13, 2012 by cookinginsens

Good news! My husband just got promoted to the Foreign Service equivalent of a 2 star General! So proud of him. Of course I’ve always known he was superior 🙂 Jade and I will finally join the officer and gentleman … Continue reading →

Posted in American, bento, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Salad | Tagged bento, cooking, food, recipes, salad, salmon, Shrimp | 47 Comments

On The Road Again

Posted on September 6, 2012 by cookinginsens

A noisette of lamb is the filet mignon portion. Racing through the store, trying to find something for my train bento tomorrow, I lucked up on some lamb noisettes. They are very nice 🙂 I also grabbed some marinated shrimp, … Continue reading →

Posted in bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged bento, cooking, food, lamb, recipes | 24 Comments

Inarizushi with Tuna

Posted on September 18, 2011 by cookinginsens

I’ve probably said this before, but I started looking at blogs to get ideas for bento boxes. My favorite site was Cooking Cute but I don’t think she’s blogging anymore. For a long time now, my “go to” for bento … Continue reading →

Posted in bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Recipes | Tagged aburaage, bento, cooking, food, Inarizushi, Japanese, quail eggs, recipes, tofu | 20 Comments

Lemon Glazed Chicken Nuggets

Posted on September 17, 2011 by cookinginsens

Jade has a school outing on Sunday and I thought I would make a bento box for her lunch. She loves fried chicken, so I made some cute, little chicken nuggets with a sweet/sour lemon glaze. Inspiration for the fried … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Asian, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Recipes | Tagged appetizer, asian, bento, Chicken, chinese, cooking, food, glaze, lemon, nuggets, recipes | 17 Comments

Goma-ae Sesame and Spinach Salad

Posted on May 20, 2011 by cookinginsens

Japan Centre, a Japanese supply on line store, sent me an e-mail last night with this recipe. I didn’t intend to post today but I like spinach and the recipe was interesting, so I decided to just make the spinach, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged bento, cooking, food, Japanese, recipes, sesame, spinach | 2 Comments

Two Bentos

Posted on April 21, 2011 by cookinginsens

I found a few bento boxes in the garage and thought I’d pack a couple. While I was making these, a friend stopped by. She really thought it was a riot that I was packing a lunch in a … Continue reading →