Just Bento

Yasai no nikumaki, or vegetables wrapped in thinly sliced meat, (niku means meat and maki means wrap or roll) is a colorful and delicious standby item for bentos in Japan. This recipe uses a typical American cut of beef, very thinly sliced sirloin or ‘cheesesteak beef’. continue reading...

A classic Japanese vegetable side dish made with a very European vegetable. continue reading...

A really easy and refreshing salad that keeps for a week in the refrigerator. Great for bentos of course. continue reading...

From the archives. I got an email over the weekend from someone asking for vegetarian recipes. Well, there are a lot of vegetarian and vegan recipes here actually. Here is one I posted last year, a tasty ovo-vegetarian tofu-and-egg dish inspired by healthy Korean cooking, named after a classic italian dish. And of course, great in bentos! continue reading...

A bit of weekend fun! An IKEA campaign with the neatest looking bento box ever. continue reading...

The Guy is back, with a hearty yet fairly low-calorie warm bento. continue reading...

The Guy (also known as Max) and I have a shared resolution this year: We Must Lose Weight And Get Fitter Or Else. He has high blood pressure, I have high or disturbingly fluctuating blood sugar. But we both have this basic problem, that we love to eat good food. And, especially during the day, we need our tummies comfortably filled or we get cranky.

One solution to this problem: soup for lunch! continue reading...

Looking back a little on the eventful year that was 2011, and looking ahead. continue reading...