8/12/2010- Sandwich Bento

I like sandwiches. They're easy to hold, I like bread, and they taste great at room temperature. But for some reason I don't often think of packing them in a bento. There are these great little buns you can find at the grocery store up here. They're like hamburger buns, but about the size of the palm of your hand...well, my hands are small, but you get the picture. Perfect for bento. Here you go!

Contents of Bento: carrot sticks; sandwich with pesto, cheese, and hummus on tiny bun; blueberries, tomato, lettuce, and leftover pasta salad. Side car with melon and a flower pick, and a peach. (Do I dare to eat a peach?........yes........)

It was great! I put all the lettuce on the sandwiches. By keeping the lettuce off (cheese goes next to the bread, with squishy stuff on the cheese) you can avoid terrible soggy bread, one of my least favorite things. And the place where I'm working is in a converted old mill building, so it's right by a river. I ate my lunch on a nice big rock down by the river. Very pleasant. :D

8/10/2010 a Bento for Back to Work- Mixed rice and Lentil

As some of you may or may not know, I am currently between libraries. I have a temporary gig (as of today) to bring in the benjamins, so I'll be packing bento lunch again on a regular basis! Hooray! Though, I'm pretty sure that by this point, I have no readers left... oh well, we obscure bento-bloggers must soldier on through anonymity.

Contents of bento: bottom section: delicious lentil goo, and mixed wild and brown rice with almonds, onions, and fresh herbs. Top section: green tomato with sungold in center, carrot sticks, green pepper pieces, a tiny apple, honeydew and 3 flower skewers of blueberries. The side car has very fancy hummus- plain hummus with parsley, chives, paprika, olive oil, and a chive flower.

Everything was delicious at room temperature, though I got a little sun eating my lunch outside. Even though I was in the shade...I guess I need to come up with some plan to prevent this. It's hard when it's 80-90 degrees out, though.

I really enjoy eating out of this blue sheep box. It's so brightly colored that it provides a nice automatic contrast to the food you're eating.