Japanese o-Bento in America - アメリカでお弁当

"Korean Style BBQ Donburi" bento - 韓国風ステーキ弁当

2012-02-14T12:40:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento (Feb.13):
- 韓国風ステーキ丼 / Korean Style BBQ with Steam Vegetables on Rice
- りんごとキウイ / Apple and Kiwi

I think this is my husband favorite and surprisingly enough, it's easier and faster to make than sandwiches!

日本の焼肉のたれはなかなか見つからないのですが、韓国の焼肉のたれは簡単に手に入ります。
肉を焼いて切ってソースを絡めるだけです。ブロッコリーは少し茹でて玉ねぎと炒めてソースを絡めました。辛党の夫のためにハバネロのスライスも乗せました。

Thank you very much!!!

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

2012-02-10T10:13:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento :

- ハムときゅうりのサンドイッチ / Ham & CucumberSandwich
- ベーコン、トマト、きゅうりのサンドイッチ / Beacon, Tomato & Cucumber Sandwich
- りんご / Apple

I though I still have some lettuce in the refrigerator!

Thank you very much!!!

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"Maki Zushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2012-02-09T08:56:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento :

- かっぱ巻き /Cucumber Roll
- カリフォルニア巻き / Californian Roll
- スパイシー海老マヨ＆アボカド巻き /Spicy Mayo Shrimp & Avocado Roll

- いなりずし / Inarizushi

I tried Spicy Mayo Shrimp & Avocado roll for the first time. It tasted good. I just boiled shrimp in salty boiling water, chopped them, add Chinese chili sauce and Mayo, then rolled it with sliced avocado. Easy, but a little slippery.

ちなみに、いなりの皮は冷凍しておいたものです。

Thank you very much!!!

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"Grilled Herve Chicken" bento - チキンハーブグリル弁当

2012-02-09T08:51:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento (Feb.8) :

- チキンのハーブグリル / Grilled Herve Chicken

- インゲンとベーコンの炒め物 / Pan-fried Bacon & Green Beans
- ゆでたまご / Boiled Egg
- ごはん / Rice

Thank you very much!!!

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"Hamburger" bento - ハンバーグ弁当

2012-02-07T07:40:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento :
- ハンバーグ / Hamburger

- インゲンのベーコン巻き / Bacon-rolled Green Beans

- ゆでたまご / Boiled Egg

- ゆでブロッコリ / Boiled Broccoli

- ごはん / Rice

- フルーツ / Fruits　（Apple, Kiwi, and Blue Berries)

I added miced onion, a little bit of habanero, salt, pepper, and BBQ sauce in Hamburger. I wasn't planning to serve fruits but when my husband just woke up and saw the obento this morning, he said "Only hamburger and bacon? How about fruits? We need to eat more fruits and vegetables." Then he showed me a picture of "food pyramid".

I know, I know, but it was a little sad that he wasn't really happy to see what I made, I guess!

Thank you very much!!!

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"Beef steak" bento - ビーフステーキ弁当

2012-02-02T07:43:00.003-05:00

Today's o-bento :
- ごはん/Rice
- ビーフステーキ / Beef Steak with BBQ sauce
- ゆでたまご / Boiled Egg
- レタスと茹でブロッコリ / Lettuce and Boiled Broccoli

昨日初めてアメリカンスタイルのBBQソースを買ってみたので、焼いた後のお肉に塗りました。
ちなみに、昨日のお昼に、味見を兼ねてごはんの上にアボカドを乗せ、その上にこのBBQソースをかけて食べました。留学時代に食べていた懐かしい味！甘酸っぱい感じです。今度はスペアリブが食べたくなりました！

Thank you very much!!!

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"Dried Curry & Rice" bento - ドライカレー弁当

2012-01-31T14:13:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento :
- ドライカレー/ Dried Curry & Rice with Sunny-side Up
- 茹で海老と枝豆のスパイシーマヨ和え / Spicy Mayo Boiled Shrimp & Edamame

It was a little salty...

昨日久しぶりにドライカレーを作りましたが、あんまり美味しくなかった・・・。今まで自分で美味しいのが作れたことがないのですが、コツは何なんでしょう？？母のドライカレーが食べたいなぁ。

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"Toaster-Ovened Grilled Chicken" bento - チキンのオーブントースター焼き弁当

2012-01-30T06:31:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento :
- チキンのオーブントースター焼き/ Toaster-OvenedGrilled Chicken
- 茹でミニソーセージ / Boiled cocktail sausage
- 塩ゆでブロッコリ / Boiled Broccoli
- ごはん / Rice

I enjoy cooking using my toaster oven. It's so easy! I use it to grill some fish too!

お古で頂き物のオーブントースターがとても役に立っています。トレイの上にアルミを引いて、その上に肉や魚を乗せて焼くだけで洗い物もなし。

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"San Shoku (three-color)" bento - 三色弁当

2012-01-26T17:39:00.002-05:00

Today's o-bento :
- 三色ごはん / Japanese style scrambled egg & ground beef on the rice with Jalapeno
- 炒めミニソーセージ / Pan-fried cocktail sausage
- 塩ゆでブロッコリ / Boiled Broccoli

Usually "three color" means yellow, brown and green and for green color, usually spinach or green beans are used, I think, but since my husband loves spicy food, of course I used jalapeno!

Yellow ceke is for desert! My husband wanted to make yellow cake, but I didn't know what yellow cake was so I checked it on Wikipedia. It says; "Yellowcake (also called urania) is a kind of uranium concentrate powder obtained from leach solutions"
and I was confused!

アメリカのケーキにイエローケーキというものがあるのを聞いたことがありますが、何なのかよく知らなかったので調べて見えると、「ウラン鉱粗製物」の呼び名でもあることを知りました。（見た目が似ているからだとか。）
たまたまスーパーでみつけたイエローケーキのミックス粉を使い、カップケーキを作りました。そして夫はチョコレートのフロスティングに着色料を混ぜて更に黒っぽくしてウランマークを描きました・・・。

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

2012-01-25T14:07:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento :
- BLT with Raddish & JalapenoSandwich
- Cream cheese and pepperoni Sancwich

Sandwiches again!

Thank you very much!!!

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"Spicy Yakiniku & Yasai" bento - スパイシー焼肉＆野菜炒め弁当

2012-01-20T07:14:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- 焼肉 / Pan-fried Beef with Korean BBQ sauce
- パイナップル / Pineapple

Today's menu is pretty much same with yesterday's because my husband said it was good and he wouldn't mind having it every day! Difference is that I put some Gochujang paste on lettuce and laid them on top of rice.

今日も同じ内容のお弁当ですが、お肉が小さかったのでちょっと少なめで、その分、野菜が増えました。フレッシュパイナップルはやっぱり缶詰のものよりも美味しい！

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"Spicy Yakiniku & Yasai" bento - スパイシー焼肉＆野菜炒め弁当

2012-01-19T07:32:00.002-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- 焼肉 / Pan-fried Beef with Korean BBQ sauce
- 野菜炒め / Fried vegetable
- インゲンのベーコン巻き / Bacon Rolled Green Beans
- 固ゆで玉子 / Hard Boiled Egg

I love food with lots vegetable with little meat or good protein. Green beans were getting bad in the refridgerator so I cut those bad parts. My husband loves spicy food all the time, so I put chopped dried pepper in fried vegetable and put some jalapeno on top of the beef. Also, added a little wasabi at the corner. Hope they are spicy enogh for him.

今日も簡単な焼肉弁当です。小さなステーキ肉に塩コショウをして焼き、カットしてからコリアンBBQソースで味付けしました。ひょっとするとサンドイッチを作るよりも簡単かも？

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"Yaki Saba" bento - 焼き鯖弁当

2012-01-18T13:54:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento (Jan.11th):
- 焼き鯖 / Grilled Mackerel
- 野菜炒め / Fried Vegetable
- ごはん / Gohan
- ぶどう / Grapes

I went to an international supermarket about two weeks ago and bought 2 mackerels. I had some of them soon and rest are in the freezer. My husband love mackerels so much and good thing is, they are affordable. I love Salmon but they are much more expensive. I actually grilled one half of a mackerel last night. While I was going to somewhere, my husband came back home and ate one half of the one half. That was for today's lunch for me, but oh well.

そういえば、先日出会ったとても肌の綺麗な女性が、週に3～4日はサーモンを食べていると言っていました。私も見習いたい！

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

2012-01-11T10:16:00.001-05:00

Today's o-bento (Jan.11th):
- BLT Sandwich
- Salami, Mexican Cheese, Black Olives, and Green Pepper Sandwich

It's Sandwiches again! Sorry, but it's so easy to make. I have a day off today but I was so tired last night and couldn't think of anything about today's o-bento, so I asked my husband if I can make sandwiches again, and he said sure, of course. Just like yesterday, I put some jalapeno in them again. I hope they are not too spicy!

半分に切って容器に入れると見た目はきれいだけど多分、このまま1つずつをラップしたほうが食べやすいんだろうなと思い、昨日からラップで済ませています。帰りも少しだけ身軽ですしね。

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

2012-01-11T10:03:00.001-05:00

Today's o-bento (Jan.10th):
- BLT Sandwich
- Ham & Cucumber Sandwich

I forgot to take a picture before I packed them. I asked my husband what is the most favorite o-bento I have ever made and he said "Sushi". Yeah, I know. He also said he really likes sandwiches when they are spicy, so I put some slices of jalapeno in them. At that night, I put a lot of jalapeno in salad and past for dinner and it seemed to be too spicy for him (and me too, of course) and he texted me when he was in the bathroom saying "Ana itai" (Ana = "hole" / itait = "hurts"). Excuse me, but that was funny.

サンドイッチの具はいつも同じになりがちなのですが、夫に好きな具を聞くと、まるでSUBWAYで注文している自分を想像しながら順番に答えていました。なるほどなるほど。

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"Tempura & Yakiniku" bento - 天ぷら＆焼肉弁当

2012-01-11T09:52:00.002-05:00

Today's o-bento (Jan.9th):
- サツマイモとブロッコリの天ぷら/ Sweet Potato & Broccoli Tempura (tenpura)
- ベルペッパーとビーフの焼肉ソース炒め/ Beef & Pepper BBQ
- ごはんと沢庵/ Rice with Pickled Daikon Radish
- 豆腐とわかめの味噌汁/ Tofu and Wakame Miso Soup
- りんごとパイナップルのフルーツサラダ/ Apple and Pineapple Fruit Salada

My husband got this thermos lunch box set when he was visiting me in Japan. It was long time ago! He never used it until I started to make o-bento for him.

寒くなってきたので保温弁当が活躍します。

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

2012-01-06T06:06:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- ハムとゆで卵サンド/ Ham & Boiled Egg Sandwich
- クリームチーズとオリーブのサンド/ Cream Cheese & Chopped Black Olives Sandwich
- 茹でブロッコリ/ Boiled Broccolli
- うさぎりんご/ Apple

I learned this cream cheese and olives sandwich recipe from my husband. He made some for me years ago when I was visiting him from Japan. He said it's originally his grandfather's recipe. It's actually good.

クリームチーズとブラックオリーブのサンドイッチはなかなかいけます。え？舌がアメリカナイズドされてるだけ？

"Pork Cutlet & Curry" bento - カツカレー弁当

2012-01-05T07:18:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Beef Curry
- Fried Pork Cutlet
- Rice
- Boiled Broccoli
- Shredded Cabbage

Everything is from last night or a night before! I love it so much when I get to stay in bed longer in the morning.

ちょっとゴハンが多すぎたかな・・・。

"Maki zushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2012-01-04T11:39:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- お新香巻 Oshinko Maki
- スモークサーモン巻 Smoked Salmon Maki
- ハム巻 Ham Maki
- カリフォルニア巻 California Maki
- ハム&アボカド巻 Ham & Avocado Maki

Oshinko (pickled daikon radish) I had was becoming bad in the refrigerator. I feel so sad when I wasted food. These oshinko maki are made with new pickled daikon radish called Kimchee Takuan. I was guessing it was going to be spicy, but unfortunately it was actually more salty!
Ham is from Christmas leftover. It's not bad at all.

生姜の甘酢漬けを自分で作ってみました。写真の右上の端っこにバランに隠れてちょこーっとだけ映っています。

"Pan-fried Herb Chicken" bento - 鶏のハーブ焼き弁当

2011-12-28T20:13:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Pan-fried Herb Chicken"
- Boiled Cabbage and Broccoli
- Rice

My husband is back from Germany and made lunch for him but he will be taking some leave of absence for a while!

"Karaage" bento - から揚げ弁当

2011-12-07T14:26:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Kara age (Japanese style Fried Chicken) with lettuce
- Shrimp rolled in Bacon
- Rice with Furikake

No more o-bento makeing until the end of the year!

明日からまた夫が出張です。

"Ebi Fried Rice" bento - 海老炒飯弁当

2011-12-06T09:39:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Ebi Fried Rice (Shrimp)
- Boiled Potatoes and Green Peas
- Spicy Pan-fried Bacon, Onion, & Corn

I was going to grocery shopping yesterday but the commissary was closed. Anyway, I had a bag of frozen shrimp so I fried them with rice, an egg, and lettuce.

家を6時半に出る夫は、ランチはいつも10時ごろに食べてしまうそうです。

"Maki zushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2011-12-02T07:53:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- California Maki
- Tuna Maki
- Corn & Mayo Maki
- Kappa Maki (Cucumber Roll)
- Oshinko Maki (Pickled Daikon Radish Roll)
- Lox Maki (Smoked Salmon Roll)

A few weeks ago, an African American girl at work asked me if I make sushi sometimes. She said there was one time she wanted to eat them and bought some at Safeway, but they were not good. I have never had sushi they sells there but I can guess it would be something like I had in Canada. Rice is like smashed like dumplings! Anyway, since I make maki sushi sometimes and my husband does love them so much for lunch so I promised her I make some for her too. I told her yesterday, "Don't forget it's Sushi day tomorrow!"

具を真ん中にきれいに巻くコツは何でしょうか・・・。

"Peanut Butter Pork" bento - 豚のピーナツバター炒め弁当

2011-12-01T19:06:00.002-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Fried Pork with Peanut Butter & Soy sauce
- Rice with Lettuces underneath the pork
- Canned Beans
- Korean See Weed Salad

I don't really eat pork in America but I found out my husband likes pork so I bought some. I can't really think of any recipes of pork but I looked up online and tried to make this. (http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/search/recipe.php?numb=00003845) It was actually good.

アメリカには日本のような薄ーいお肉が無いので、と言い訳するのですが、豚肉の調理方法がなかなか思い浮かびません。

"Ton katsu" bento - トンカツ弁当

2011-11-30T07:05:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Ton katsu (Fried Pork)
- Pan-fried Sausage & Vegetable
- Boiled Egg
- Rice

"Onigiri & Teriyaki Chicken" bento - おにぎりと照り焼きチキン弁当

2011-11-29T08:28:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Sake Furikake Onigiri (Salmon Furikake Rice Ball)
- Goma Onigiri (Sesame seeds Rice Ball)
- Teriyaki Chicken
- Mayo Corn & Green Peas
- Apple Slice

Forgot to give him Nori see weed paper and some hot pepper!
Oh well.

"Karaage" bento - から揚げ弁当

2011-11-28T10:37:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Karaage (Japanese style Fried chicken)
- Boiled Edamame (Green Soybeans)
- Apple
- Rice

Also,

-Pan Fried Bacon&Cheese in Gyoza skin

This one right below is for me because I'll go school today!

"Sushi Roll" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2011-11-22T07:28:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Spicy Tuna Roll
- Corn & Mayo Roll
- Californian Roll

- Avocado & Tuna Roll

Cooking is not that hard. The hardest part is to think what to make! Sushi is so easy when I have no idea what to make for my husband's lunch because he loves them anyway.

定番の細巻き弁当です～。

"Buffalo Style Bites" bento - チキンナゲット弁当

2011-11-22T07:20:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Buffalo Style Chicken Bites (Frozen!)
- Fried Corn & Bacon
- Boiled Egg
- Genmai Rice (Brown Rice)

Forgot to upload this a few yesterday. I finally got my own car last Sunday so I am pretty excited about that. Anyway, now I can go to grocery shopping any time I want to, but since I really don't have anything left in the refrigerator again, so I had to use this frozen buffalo chicken wing or something I don't really like so much.

私の母がしてくれたように、私はあまり冷凍食品を使わないのですが、Costcoに行ったときに夫が食べてみたいと言って買ったナゲットをお弁当に入れました。冷蔵庫がかなり寂しいです。

"Sandwich" bento - 弁当

2011-11-17T08:46:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Bacon & Cabbage Sandwitch
- Corn-Mayo & Cabbage Sandwich
- Fried Pork & Cabbege Sandwich
- Sliced Apple

I wanted to to stop by a commissary on the way back from school yesterday, but we couldn't make it. I was wondering what I could make and I put cabbage every single sandwich! I want a knife to cut bread.

冷蔵庫の中がかなり寂しいく、今日はサンドイッチです。

"Mame Gohan" bento - グリンピースごはん弁当

2011-11-16T09:55:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Mame gohan (Green Peas Rice)
- Fried katsuretsu (Fried pork)
- Pan-fried bacon & corn

I used to have a lot of mame (green peas) gohan when I was in Japan. My grandparents are farmer, so I often had changes to have very fresh and nice vegetables. Ah, I miss them so bad. Even though the peas I used for this mame gohan are not fresh but frozen, it turned out very well. I added about 1 Table spoon of sake and 1 pinch of salt in 2 cups of rice before starting the rice cooker.

懐かしい豆ご飯を冷凍グリンピースで作ってみました。カンタン♪

"Genmai Gohan" bento - 玄米ごはん弁当

2011-11-15T13:09:00.000-05:00

Today's o-bento:
- Genmai gohan (Brown Rice)
- Bacon-rolled carrots
- Fried vegetable and sausage
- Spicy Black Beans

Last time my husband and I went to a Korean grocery store, we happened to buy a 20 pound bag of brown rice instead of regular medium grain rice by accident! Seems like I have to add a little bit more water to them when cooking, otherwise they will be hard like gummy. There is a "Brown Rice" button on the rice cooker, but it takes more than one hour so I don't use it. Cool things about brown rice are healthier (more vitamins), interesting texture, and moreover, I don't have to wash the rice so many times before cooking.
By the way, I tried to make bacon-rolled carrots for the first time. I microwaved julienne carrots for about 20 seconds, rolled them with bacon, and pan-fried. Seasoning is a little bit of soy sauce.

間違って買った玄米は、初めはどうかなーと思ったけど慣れてきて美味しく感じるようになりました。そして何より健康に良いと思うと更に好きになりそうです。

"Maki zushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2011-10-28T11:06:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- o-shinko Roll (takuan, pickled daikon)
- Sausage Roll
-Tuna & Mayo Roll
- Pan-fried Salmon
- Fried Shrim

We finally bought takuan at a Japanese grocery store in Washington D.C. It was not dyed into yellow nor very expensive one, but still good! Looks like I should have put something green in o-bento though.

久しぶりに沢庵を買って食べたのでお新香‎巻きをつくってみました。

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"Potato Croquette" bento - 弁当

2011-10-27T08:06:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Simple Potato Croquett
- Simmered Sweet Peas
- Spicy Mayo Shrimp
- Rolled Egg with Tuna flakes and Mayo
- Rice with Furikake

Somehow my husband got a ride from his friend yesterday so he asked me if I can make some take-out snack for his friend. He said he likes potato so I made potato croqueets. I added a little bit of sugar in them and made them a little sweet. I hope he liked them. So, actually these croquettes are left over, again.
Frozen green peas at Safeway was only 99 cents per bag with the coupon. I feel nostalgic my mom's cooking and tried to replicate. Hmmm, they were gooood.

今日も冷凍野菜が活躍しました。

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"Beef and Vegetable" bento - 肉野菜炒め弁当

2011-10-26T08:29:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Fried Beef & Vegetable with BBQ sauce
- Boiled Egg
- Rice

My husband came back home. I haven't been grocery shopping so much and don't really much things in the refrigerator again (Excusing!). I used frozen vegetable that I got at Safeway. I love Edamame.

またいつもの手抜き弁当です。初めて冷凍野菜を使ってみましたが、本来は凍ったまま炒めるべきなのか、少しレンジにかけてから炒めると少し水っぽくなった気がします。

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"Inari Zushi & Salmon Cheese Roll" bento - 稲荷寿司とサーモンチーズロール弁当

2011-10-06T23:16:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Inari Zushi
- Salmon Cheese Roll
- Soy sauce & Wasabi

I have been too busy to upload o-bento pictures these days. I am so stressed out and got sick! Anyway, my husband is going to be away from home again, so this is going to be the last one for a while. I got smoked salmon (lox) at Costco and made rolls with cream cheese. Rice was cooked too softly but I think it was ok.

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"Thin Ton Katsu" bento - 薄とんかつ弁当

2011-09-23T08:00:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Ton Katsu (Pried Pork Scaloppini)
- Boiled Egg and Vegetabel
- Rice with Sesame Seed (Hidden Nori sea weed paper is inside)

We had deep fried pork last night for dinner and of course I made some for today too. Since they are deep fried, I wanted to make the rest as healthy as I can, so I just boiled carrot, green beans and broccoli in salt water.

もともと豚肉好きな私でしたが、アメリカに来てからなんとなくにおいが気になって、フライ以外では食べなくなりました・・・。たまたま見つけた、Pork Scaloppiniという、部位がよくわからないお肉なのですが、1パウンドあたり1ドル70セントくらいで、しかもアメリカの肉にしては薄切りで骨なしなので気に入っています。脂身も少なくてあっさりとしています。

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"Teriyaki Chicken" bento - 照り焼きチキン弁当

2011-09-19T08:42:00.002-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Teriyaki Chicken
-Bacon Rolled Green Beans
- Rolled Egg
- Fried Vegitable
- Rice with Sesame Seeds

I have a first Biology exam at school today!

上は夫のランチ、下は私のディナー（笑）。

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"Pan-fried Salmon" bento - 焼き鮭弁当

2011-09-16T07:02:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Pan-fried Salmon
- Spinach & Bacon Saute
- Rolled Egg

This is the first and last time to make o-bento for my husband and myself this week. We went to our favorite sushi restaurant last night (by driving 2.5 hours because of D.C.'s crazy traffic!) and we were saying we need more seafood. This salmon is my favorite one from Costco. They sell it without bones and skin so I love it. I just dashed some salt and pepper and fried on a pan with a little of olive oil. Very simple. On the other side of them I was also frying bacon and later added spinach, salt and pepper.
I am the only Asian at work and there, no one eat rice for lunch, no one use chopsticks, so I feel a little weird or embarrassing? but who cares! At least my husband enjoys my Japanese style o-bento so it should be good.

今日は私もフルタイム勤務なのでお弁当を作りました。
夫はいつも「美味しかった」と言ってくれますが、
夫のものと同じ内容で自分の分も作って実際に自分で食べてみると
省点や課題点がわかるのでお勉強になります。

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"Sushi Roll" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2011-09-09T07:11:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Cucumber Rolls
- Tuna Rolls
- California Rolls (Immitation Crab and Avocado)
- Boiled Carrotts

This time I put wasabi inside of each roll. My husband love wasabi so much and can't taste it enough if I put it a little bit of it on top of each one like I used to. Good thing is I am getting used to making rolls and can do it faster than before!

アメリカに来てから酢の消費が激しいです！

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"Meat Loaf" bento - ミートローフ弁当

2011-09-08T07:12:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Meat Loaf
- Boiled Carrotts and Broccoli
- Pan-fried Green Beans
- Rice with Furikake

I made this meat loaf for dinner last night. I wasn't sure if we could eat it all and my husband said he can take it to work today, so I really didn't have to cook this morning! Thanks!

ミートローフの中には人参、インゲン、マッシュルームが入っています。薄味だったのでお好みソースをかけて食べました。

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"Boiled Mayo Shrimp" bento - マヨゆで海老(いろいろ)弁当

2011-09-07T15:46:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Green Onion Tamago Yaki and Steamed Broccoli (Rolled Egg)

- Pan-fried Green Beans & Sausage

- Boiled shrimp seasoned with Mayo & Sichimi pepper

- Rice with Furikake

My husband went to grocery shopping for me since I don’t have neither a car or time to walk there. I made most of the thing last night so that we can leave home at 5:50 in the morning! It was about to rain this morning at the bus stop so I stayed at a Sturbucks when they opened, which was 7:00am. Buying coffee makes me feel that I am wasting money, but today was a special day. I had a heavy backpack and wanted to go to the powder room. I had no idea how to turn on the light in there so I used my cell phone as a flash light instead of asking them. The sturbucks is in a basement and it seemed like having a wet floor because of rain!

今日は学校の日で早起きをしたため、前日に作ったおかずです。

シーフード好きの夫の為に、海老は殻つきのまま塩湯でして、殻をむいてからマヨネーズ、塩少々、七味などと和えました。

ちなみに昨日のご飯なしお弁当は、ご飯がない代わりに鶏モモ1枚とハンバーグ3個とゆで卵を入れたのですが、量が多すぎたようで、「次からはハンバーグ2個で十分だよ。」と言われてしまいました・・・。

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"No-Carb" bento - 炭水化物なし弁当

2011-09-06T06:34:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Hamburger
- Pan Fried Chicken (Salt & Pepper)
- Boiled Eggs
- Prunes

We ran out of rice!! My husband had never had fresh prunes and we bought some at Costco last week. They were a little sour but getting sweeter. I love them!

米、野菜をきらしてしまいました。今日私はやっと休みですが車が無いので買い物に行けれません・・・。アメリカで車のない生活はなかなか不便です。

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"Ebi Mayo" bento - エビマヨ弁当

2011-08-30T09:24:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Ebi Mayo (Boiled Shrimp in Mayonnaise)
- Sunny Side Up with BBQ sauce
- Fried Onion and Japapeno
- Broccoli
- Rice with Beef soboro

We had lost electricity for three days because of the hurricane! America's power lines are so weak. Or, maybe Japanese ones are strong? I couldn't even cook anything because our stove isn't gas stove. Thanks to our kind neighbor who has a cool generator, we could survive. We found out the power was back last night when we got back home, but we thought it was going to last for a week. I am so happy it got back though.
Anyway, I boil some shrimp in salt water and add mayonnaise and shichimi Japanese pepper in it. This was the first time to make it so I hope it turned out well.

3日間の停電を経験しました。次回のために卓上コンロを購入しようと思います。

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"Grilled Chicken" bento - チキングリル弁当

2011-08-26T10:50:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Grilled Chicken (Soy and Garlic Marinated Chicken)
- Green Beans and Bacon Rolls
- Egg Rolls
- Rice with Umeboshi

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"Cheese Ton Katsu" bento - チーズ入トンカツ弁当

2011-08-25T09:07:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Cheese Ton Katsu (Deep Fried Pork)
- Deep Fried Shrimp
- Rice with Furikake
- Boiled Egg
- Sliced Jalapeno

From today to Satuday, I will be working from noon until night so I made my own o-bento for dinner too. O-bento for husband is for lunch as usual though. Last night, I asked him what kind of meat he would like to have, beef, pork, or chicken? and he answered "pork" while I was a little hoping he would say 'chicken'. He told me, "Don't ask next time" when I said "It's hard.". Anyway while I was thinking what I can make with pork, he said "tonkatsu", the problem was solved quickly. I got not paper think like Japanese ones but regular thin sliced pork so I put sliced pepper jack cheese inside in it. Panko is made by tossing a piece of bread in blender. I love this panko a lot better than bread crumbs in the market.

This is my o-bento. It has cilantro instead of japapeno. I can't wait for the dinner break at work.

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"Beef Soboro & Fried Vege" bento - 肉そぼろと野菜炒め弁当

2011-08-23T09:33:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Seasoned Ground Beef and Green Beas on Rice
- Fried Vegetable (Cabbage, Broccoli, Carrot and Egg)

I came back home around 10:15pm last night. It was a long day and it will be just like that on Mondays for the next a few months. I have no school or work today, there are a lot of things I'd like to do such as laundry, cleaning, cooking, and things I used to do and I only had to do all the time. Anyway, today's o-bento, I sometimes miss my mom's "san shoku" bento, which means "three colored" and it has scrambled egg, pan fried spinach, and pan fried ground beef seasoned with sugar and soy sauce. I already used an egg for fried vegetable so I didn't make it in 3 colors.

今日は完全なる休みですが明日はまた早起きして学校です。明日は夫がお弁当を作ってくれるそうです！

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

2011-08-22T08:59:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- BLT with Cheese and Jalapeno Sandwich
- Egg & Cucumber Sandwich
- Slices of an apple and broccoli

Egg sandwich might be Japanese style. It's kind of like tartare sauce, minced boiled egg and pickle, seasoned with mayo, pepper and salt. Sliced cucumbers are in it too. That was my favorite back in the days. Since I started to go to school from today to take a biology class, I prepared all the ingredients last night. I am at a library right now and blogging. It's so nice and quiet here.

今日から毎週月・水は学校に通います。
車が無いので朝6時に家を出て夫にバス停で降ろしてもらいました。
クラスは12時半からなのですが・・・。
今日は自分用のサンドイッチも作りました。上の写真は夫のお弁当です。

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"Yakisoba" bento - 焼きそば弁当

2011-08-20T13:26:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Yakisoba (Pan-Fried Noodles)

This is an o-bento just for me. I have to work from 2:30pm to 11:30pm today, so I made my own lunch/dinner. My husband is having a weekend off with his friend since last night. He'll come back home tomorrow morning. Well, his friends make him happy in a different way from I do and I am happy to see him being happy.

I bought this yakisoba noodle bag at an Asian grocery store. All I have to do is fry cut vegetables & sliced pork (or maybe bacon) along with noodles, then add the seasoning (sauce) in the bag. Easy and tasty!

自分のお弁当となると１品だけで済ませてしまう私でした。でも美味しいので良し。

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"California & Kappa sushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当

2011-08-19T06:51:00.002-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- California Rolls (Immitation Crab and Avocado)
- Kappa Maki (Cucumber Rolls)

I don't really know if sushi is really healthy because sushi has actually a lot of rice with salt and sugar along with vinegar. Anyway, I cooked 2 cups of rice last night and made a half of them sushi rice. Usual a cup of rice makes five hoso maki roll just like the kappa maki in the picture. California rolls requires a little more rice, I think.

金曜日です。今週のお弁当作りも今日で最後。

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"Deep Fried Salmon" bento - 揚げ鮭弁当

2011-08-18T07:33:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Deep Fried Salmon with Lettuce & Jalapeno
- Salsa Omelet
- Bacon Rolled Green Beans & Carrot glacé (Sweet simmered carrots)
- Rice with Sesame Seeds & Wasabi

I used American style seasoned bread crumbs for deep fried salmon. I have never tried it and I actually don't like seasoned bred crumb so much, but I can't waste something I already have, right? I hope it tastes alright.
My husband likes my homemade salsa. Since I went to grocery shopping two days ago, I had enough tomatoes and cilantro to make it. I wanted to make burrito for his breakfast so I made salsa. This omelet was easy to make. Just put a piece of plastic wrap in a small lid of a bowl, pour one beaten egg along with salsa, cheese, salt and pepper, then microwave the whole thing. After it became like a clot, make an oval like shape by using the plastic wrap.

何がメインかよくわからないお弁当ですが、今日はいい色合いになったなぁと思います。鮭は揚げずに焼こうと思っていましたが、何となく揚げてあるほうが色が綺麗な気がします。（上手に焼けれないので・・・？）

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"Fried Rice and Teriyaki Chicken" bento - 炒飯と照焼チキン弁当

2011-08-16T20:26:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Fried Rice
- Teriyaki Chicken
- Apple Rabbit

I woke up at 4:15am this morning to make this. Haha, I actually wanted to go grocery shopping today near my husband's office so I left home with him. I don't have a car yet so if I want to driver I have to drop him at work. Anyway, today's o-bento is very easy as usual. it would have been the easiest one in my life because I used Fried rice no moto! I will write about it next time. (I just don't know how to say that in English for now...)

夫のお弁当に入りきらなかった炒飯と照焼チキンを別容器に入れて私もミニお弁当として持って出かけました。簡単だったけど美味しかったです。簡単で美味しいって最高。

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"Garlic Chicken" bento - ガーリックチキン弁当

2011-08-15T07:00:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Pan-fried Chicken & Garlic
- Spicy Black Beans
- Rice with Kombu & Sesame Seeds
- Apple Rabbit

My husband's back! We still don't have much groceries in the refrigerator, but I tried to make o-bento for him.
Sliced garlic is a little easy to burn so I know I have to be careful but I did it this time again. Sorry! I took the bone off from chicken tight, seasoned it with salt and pepper, then fried the both side of it in a pan slowly along with the garlic. I think I will go to grocery shopping tomorrow, so the o-bento day after tomorrow should be better!?

久しぶりのお弁当作りでした。ゴハンもチキンもニンニクも冷凍しておいたものを加熱、調理しました。ブラックビーンズは缶を開けてホットソースを混ぜただけ！だんだんレパートリーの少なさがばれそうです。

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"BBQ Fried Chicken" bento - バーベキュー唐揚弁当

2011-07-28T07:51:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- BBQ Fried Chicken
- Spicy Kidney and Black Beans
- Broccoli
- Rice with secret sesame seeds & Nori see weed inside

I always wish I could take better pictures! My camera is old and silly, plus I don't get good light in my apartment. Anyway, I marinaded chicken in Korean BBQ in a plastic bag over night and this morning, I just added some katakuri starch (Potato starch) and fried them until they get golden brown.

Somebody said Corn Starch is good to make butter for fried chicken and I tried but I didn't like it. Was it because the one I have was too old??? Anyway, I can find potato starch at Asian grocery stores but this time I brought it back with me from Japan. I like it so far.

My husband said a man at work said if I make o-Bento for him, he'll pay for it because he buys lunch daily at the cafeteria anyway. My husband said the man mentioned that twice so he thinks he means it. I was thinking it's too embarrassing because I am not a professional, but maybe I can do it two or three times a week??

韓国BBQソースに一晩つけて片栗粉をまぶして揚げてみました。いつもとは少し違う味です。これが日本の焼肉のタレならもっと美味しいのかもしれないと思いました。

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"Menchi-Katsu" bento - メンチカツ弁当

2011-07-27T07:20:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Menchi-Katsu
- Rolled Egg
- Rice with soy sauce pickled garlic
- Rabbit shaped Apple

Menchi-katsu is like deep fried thin meat loaf. These are the left over from last night! Easy! Just in case it is not enough quantity, I also gave my husband a little bag of chips.　Oops! I forgot to put broccoli in o-bento!!

今日は午前中から私も出勤なのでとても簡単なお弁当となりました。あ、いつも簡単な弁当ですけどね。

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"Exploded Croquette" bento - 爆発コロッケ弁当

2011-07-26T06:56:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Potato Croquette
- Spicy Sausage Corn Butter Saute
- Broccoli
- Rice with Sesame Seeds and Kombu

This is the last croquette I made and froze looong time ago! Sometimes they are just fine but sometimes they explode when I fry them. Hmm, there are so many things I can still learn about cooking!

日本から離れると、梅干や昆布がとても貴重で美味しく感じます。日本にいるときはそうでもないのに不思議です。無いものねだりでしょうか。手に入らないことは無いけど、もったいなくてチビチビと食べています。

"Steak Don" bento - ステーキ丼弁当

2011-07-25T12:23:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Fried Beef, Onion, and Corn on Rice
- Steamed Broccoli

This is super easy, as usual, and tasty o-bento. I fried beef with onion and corn, then added BBQ sauce. I usually like Japanese BBQ sauce better, but my husband had it already when I moved into his place. This sauce is a little bit spicy.

My husband is going to take another business trip again from this weekend so I won't have to make o-bento for a while since then. He has just called me and said he had today's o-bento at 10am! I should have given him a small bag of chips for later today!

いつもブロッコリーは茹でずにレンジにかけるのですが、今朝は少し時間が長すぎたようで柔らかーく仕上がってしまいました。反省。

"Dried Curry" bento - 節約ドライカレー弁当

2011-07-22T08:38:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:
- Dried Curry with Sunny-Side Up
- Black Beans with hot sauce
- Fried Imitation Crab

I usually get up about 45 minutes before my husband wakes up and make o-bento and breakfast for him. I had so much fun with my best friend in Maryland last nigh and I was thinking, "Hmmm, I will just pack something I already have for o-bento." so I could sleep a little bit longer than usual this morning. Dried curry and rice were in the freezer, beans and imitation crab meat were the exactly same with yesterday's o-bento!

Unfortunately, sunny-side up really doesn't look delicious... Sunny-side up is so easy and simple to make but at the same time it's so difficult to make it perfect, I think.
I used the small rectangular shaped pan in the picture below for making rolled egg. It's very small and useful.
I am always wondering how I can make a sunny-side up with the york in right in the center!

このフライパンは一つの卵で卵焼きが作れるというフライパンで日本に帰国したときに楽天で購入して、とても重宝しています。お弁当作りにはかかせません。目玉焼きを綺麗に作るためにも、蓋もあればいいのですが。

"Inari Zushi" bento - 節約稲荷寿司弁当

2011-07-20T07:51:00.000-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Inari Zushi, soy sauce,and wasabi
- Black Beans with hot sauce
- Fried Imitation Crab

Everything is leftover! I was going to put imitation crab as it was but I decided to fry it with olive oil a little and seasoned with salt and pepper. It was good. My husband loves beans and we bough so many cans of black beans, but to tell the truth, I don't really know how to use them and it is not really my favorite thing to eat yet. He added minced garlic into beans before but since we don't have fresh garlic right now so I added some his favorite hot sauce. I tried it and it was good, so I hope he will like it. He loves spacy food all the time.

冷蔵庫の中の蟹かまをそのまま入れるつもりでしたがフライパンで焼いて塩コショウしてみました。蟹かまと言っても、裂けるタイプのものじゃなくて本当にかまぼこみたいなもので、焼いてみても美味しかったです。

"Onigiri" bento - 節約おにぎり弁当

2011-07-19T10:33:00.002-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Rice Balls (Tarako, Noritama, and Tuna & Mayo)
- Rolled Egg
- Fried Sausage with Mustard & Ketchup

We have a lot of "Furikake"(seasoned dried food for sprinkling on rice) that I want to finish because they are old... The bag of Tarako, salted cod roe flavored furikake is almost empty. Today's o-bento was really easy to make, but I think it looks fine. I hope my husband likes it. He sometimes call me from work to tell me o-bento was good. Even though he didn't call me, he will tell me when he got home anyway. He knows how to motivate me.

One day, one of his friends was saying he usually brings leftover for lunch with a cup of coffee with him to work and realized he was saving a lot of money. That is so true, I think. I have never calculated how much we are saving by not to buy lunch at work or outside but to bring his own from home, but he used to go to a Japanese sushi restaurant sometimes so comparing to that, o-bento is really really reasonable. Plus the good thing, I think, is it's less hassle because he doesn't even have to leave his desk to get his lunch.

毎晩、翌朝に作るお弁当のメニューをメモに書いておくのですが、昨日のメモは、おにぎり、ソーセージのマスタードケチャップ炒め、卵焼き（また！）と3品しか思い浮かばずどうなることやらと思いましたが、詰めてみると悪くないものです。（と自分では思う。）
おにぎりのゴハンも１合以上使っているのでボリュームもあるはず。夫は今日は帰りが遅くなると言っていたので、おやつにチップスも入れておきました。（別袋。）

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"Etc" bento - 節約色々弁当

2011-07-18T10:03:00.002-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Gohan with white sesame seeds (Rice)

- Potato Croquettes and Meat Patty

- Rolled Egg and Corn & Bacon Saute

- Leftover of Simmered Pork Sauce

It was a first day at work yesterday, so I set up the slow cooker so that we can eat as soon as I got home. I used to love eating pork but since I moved over here I started to feel that pork usually smell too much, but I have bought some to make pork katsuretsu, which I haven't made yet, but I used some for last night. When I offered my husband second helping, he said he would like to take it to work today.

節約弁当も板についてきたか？と思いつつ、そろそろ冷蔵庫がかなり寂しくなってきました。今月もあと2週間。

"Hosomaki" bento - 細巻きスシ弁当

2011-07-15T09:52:00.002-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Kappa maki (Cucumber Roll)

- Sausage maki

- Corn Mayo maki

I went to grocery shopping last night to get cucumber, imitation crab meat and avocado.Our friends are coming over to our place so I will cook chicken teriyaki, Californian rolls andsome of hosomaki like these, so my husband lunch is almost the same. He loves wasabi so I put it inside of these rolls beforehand. Hope he like them.

昨晩はゴハンを2合炊いて、そのうちの半分を寿司飯にしました。運よく熱帯夜ではなく寒いくらい涼しい夜だったので、そのまま１晩置き、今朝少しだけレンジで温めて具を巻きました。６本巻けましたが、足りるかな？

"Chicken in Tomato Sauce" bento - 節約チキンのトマトソース煮弁当

2011-07-13T07:30:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Chicken in Tomato Sauce

- Onigiri (Rica Balls and Seaweeds)

It's totally a leftover from last night. I used a slow cooker for the first time in my life. I had not really heard about "slow cooker" when I was in Japan, so I had no idea how to use it or what I can make with it. I asked around and it sounded like people just put some meat and vegetable along with seasoning and water. I peeled off the skin from the bone-in chicken breast, and added some tomato sauce, basil, oregano, salt, minced garlic, garlic cloves, and lentil beans. Lentil beans are not been seen in Japan but one of my friend made me soup with it and it was so good, plus it contains a lot of iron. Yeah, iron is what I need. Cooked about 5 hours in low heat. You can't really see chicken in the picture but it was nice and tender. I liked the sauce too.

弁当らしくない弁当ですが、昨日の残り物をコンテナーに入れておにぎりを作って夫を送り出しました。簡単、安上がり。

"Curry & Rice" bento - 節約カレーライス弁当

2011-07-12T12:17:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Curry and Rice

- Potato and Sweet Corn Croquettes

- Canned Fruits and Coconut Balls

So, like I wrote yesterday, we have very limited budget.

Curry and Rice are left over from two nights ago.

Croquettes are made 3-4 months ago and they are still good! (Of course they were frozen in the freezer.)

I opened up the canned of tangerine, pink grape fruits, and peach this morning and mixed them with some very sweet coconut balls that were sleeping in the refrigerator for a long time... I served 1/2 peach with cottage cheese to my husband for the breakfast and he said it tasted funny. I had already tasted it before I gave it to him and I though it was just fine so it should be fine. Anyway, there's no GREEN in the o-bento today and I forgot to put some sauce on Croquettes! I'm sorry darling.

冷蔵庫大掃除のようなメニューです。しかもコロッケは穴が開いて中身が出ている模様でした・・・。ちなみにカレーは、チキンカレーです。おなじみの激安チキンです。

"Teriyaki Chicken" bento - 節約照焼きチキン弁当

2011-07-11T13:53:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Gohan with Sakura denbu (Rice with fish rousong) and pickled garlic cloves

- Teriyaki Chicken

- Tamagoyaki (Rolled egg)

As soon as my husband is back home, tremendously terrible thing happened and we had to away from home for 2 weeks, so this is the first o-bento since long time ago. The thing is, we are in a huge financial crnisis, so we decided not to buy extra things and even groceries at least this month. Well, it's still 11th, but fortunately, we still enough chicken breast packs in the freezer. We bought them at Costco and they were only 99 cents per pound. Actually, when I was moving out the previous apartment in San Diego, I didn't go grocery shopping for 3 weeks to try not to waste what I already had and to clean the refrigerator and cabinets, so I think I can do it this time again. However, not eating fresh vegetable was not good idea because my facial skin got really dried after a while, especially since I didn't take any supplements.

久しぶりの更新です。ですか、今月は節約弁当ブログになりそうな予感です。

"Norimaki" bento - 海苔巻き弁当

2011-06-02T08:04:00.001-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Ham & Cucumber Norimaki (H&C rolls)
- Inarizushi

- Deep Fried Meatballs

- Carrot glacé (Sweet simmered carrotts)

- Briccoli

Making Obento is sometimes time consuming.
(especially for the beginner like me.) Plus I woke up late this morning!
However, this time I made the meatballs and carrot glace one day before,
so I could just microwave them before stuff them up in the obento box.
I rolled some of the 5lb yummy ham left over along with seedless cucumber
and wasabi in norimaki.
Everything is big in America.

残ったハムの活用をどうしようかと悩んでいましたが
海苔巻きの具に変身しました。塩辛いハムなのでご飯と合います。

This is actually going to be the last obento for a while
because I have just found out that my husband is going to make
a business trip to somewhere from tomorrow, so next article will be
at the end of this month, hopefully...

お弁当作り、楽しくやっていますが、次に出来るのは
恐らく3-4週間後となるでしょう・・・。ブログを始めたばかりなのにー。

"Teriyaki Chicken" bento - 照焼きチキン弁当

2011-06-01T09:28:00.003-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Gohan with Sakura denbu (Rice with fish rousong)

- Teriyaki Chicken

- Bacon-wrapped asparagus

- 1/2 Boiled Egg

I love chicken tights at Costco which were only $0.99 /lb!

I've been looking for boneless chicken with the skins on, but I haven't

seen that yet in America. I sometimes miss Japanese grocery stores.

For teriyaki sauce, I usually mix say sauce, mirin (sweet cooking rice wine),

and a little bit of honey.

アメリカのスーパーに置いてあるお肉は大抵日本のものに比べると
とても安いです。この鶏もも肉は4枚入りの真空パックが8つセットに
なったものをコスコで買いました。

I bought "Sakura Denbu" when I went back to Japan a last month.

It's sweet pink fish rousong ( I don't even know how to pronouce that),
but it doesn't really taste or smell like fish. I used to love it in my obento.
I used the heart shaped cookie cutter and the nori sea weed cutter
to create the face on the rice.

桜でんぶ、懐かしいです。何年ぶりに見たでしょうか、
というくらいご無沙汰していました。

"Inarizushi" bento - 稲荷ずし弁当

2011-05-31T08:29:00.004-04:00

Today's o-bento:

- Inarizushi (Sushi pocket)

- Fried ham & cheese cutlet

- Tamagoyaki (Rolled egg)

- Steamed broccoli and asparagus

- Soy sauce

My weather app on my cell phone says today's highest temperature is going

to be 97 degree Fahrenheit ( = 36 degree Celsius!!) in this area.

I have to start to be more careful of food-poisoning outbreak.

It's usually said vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, umeboshi (pickled plums), wasabi,

and some spicy spice are good for killing germs, and also

it is not recommended to use raw vegetable and fruits,

and put hot food and cold food all together in the box. I have to

put everything that is cooled down first.

最近急に蒸し暑くなったのでお弁当の衛生管理が気になります。
そもそも今までお弁当を作ったことなんて無かったので余計です。
夫は6時半に家を出ますが職場では10時半から11時くらいには
お弁当を食べてしまうそうなので、そこまで神経質にならなくても
いいのかもしれませんが。オフィスは涼しいでしょうし。

This is "Inarizuhi-no-moto". If you buy it on Amazon.com, it will cost about
$9.00 + shipping fee, but I think it is found at Asian food corner of any grocery stores.
I usually get them at Commissary, and it's less than $4.00.
It's very useful to make inarizushi. Just cook some rice and make it sushi rice,
and put it into inarizushi. It tastes so good.

お稲荷さん大好き。
回転すし屋でバイトしていたときに沢山作ったのを思い出します。