
Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 460 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 5 minutes in the morning
Type: Not Japanese, sandwich, nothing made in advance continue reading...

Today, November 3rd, is the birthday of John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. He was either an inveterate gambler or a very hard worker; either way, he did not want to step away from his desk or the card table to take the time to eat. So he supposedly commanded his manservant to bring him some sliced meat between 2 slices of bread. Thus, according to legend, the sandwich was invented. continue reading...

Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 435 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 5-10 minutes in the morning continue reading...

Few things are as easy to make or as tasty for lunch than a simple tuna salad sandwich. It’s one of my favorite things to make when I’m too busy or occupied for more involved cooking. But porting around tuna salad when the weather is warm can be a bit of a problem.
I’ve been experimenting with freezing tuna salad in different ways, or rather stages of development as it were, as well as different tuna salad mixes. continue reading...
Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 470 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 5-10 minutes in the morning
Type: Bread based, vegetarian (uses cheese) continue reading...

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