Bento

Sushi Dinner at Home

January 9, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

My daughter made sushi rolls for our dinner tonight. I made the rice but she did everything after that. She made three kinds of rolled sushi for us: Smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber (Brooklyn Roll) (Fake) crab, avocado and cucumber (California Roll) Salmon, cucumber and something (avocado? can’t remember) She also made a few [...]

Simple is Good: Steak with Seasoned Pepper and Garlic Salt

January 6, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Sprinkle some seasoned pepper and garlic salt on a steak and let it sit for a bit while you do the rest of dinner (Brussels Sprouts and Red Potatoes along with a green salad here). Preheat the grill and pour a small dab of olive oil on the steaks and rub around. Cook one minute, [...]

Tori Soboru: Ginger Spiced Chicken

December 13, 2009 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

I promised my daughter I’d only do one new Asian dish this week and since I have more time to explore new things on weekends, tonight was it! I made this gingery spiced chicken from Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen. Of course, she LOVED it! I made this then served it over rice [...]

Blanched Spinach Steeped in Broth – Horenso No Ohitashi

December 3, 2009 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

I checked Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen out of our local library. I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy it now, but it’s sure nice to try it out for a few weeks first! I’ve made several dishes from it, in my new Japanese cooking focus. I’ve also learned a lot. I do [...]

The School Lunch Box: Healthy Lunch Ideas

August 26, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I’ve written a new article over on CheapCooking, offering up some lunch box ideas for packing creative school lunches. I’m fascinated by the bento box blogs and have several favorites I’ve been following including: Just Bento Adventures in Bento Making All My Bento are Belong to Me Lunch in a Box If you’re looking for [...]

Sesame Chicken and Practice Bento Lunch Stuff

August 24, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Youngest is starting a new smaller private high school so bringing lunch to school is once again a necessity. I thought she might enjoy the bento lunch idea, since I’ve been reading a few blogs that make it all look delicious. As soon as I showed her a hello kitty bento lunch she was sold! [...]