New begining...

Here I'm after a;most a year. I made no god bento during that time. It was a non bento period. I was never at home, always running and and eating just once a day. Since my life is back  to normal I decided I must start making bento again not for the healthier eating then at least for raving money since I spend almost twice on my lunch that I buy from shops. And it's not always tasty...

I thought that for the new beginning I need a new box. This time I need two new boxes. One for myself and another is for my partner :)

I already have a pink and a yellow bento boxes, but I miss a color of red so I decided to obtain this Bright Red Strawberry bento box.

On one site they say it's 820ml box, on other that it hold up to 620 ml.Well both numbers are good. And if it will be bigger that means more space for creativity :D

For my partner I chose this one, just in grey color. Of course he was asked if that kind of box would please him. He said "yes" and added "but no cute stuff on my food". I'll have to make more manly lunch for him, that means no cheese hearts, no little animals picks and so on. I think I can do that. And mine bento still will be cute and colorful :)

I also got some egg mold. A bunny and a fish :) 

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And some silicon cup cake molds  - normal size and really small ones :D

so wait for new photos ;)

Mustard Urara and first bento in it

My mustard yellow Urara box has arrived. I'm so thrilled and happy. The size is perfect as well as color. It's such a deep mustard yellow. Urara boxes are the best. I defiantly  recommend them. They are not too colorful but not plane as well. They are stylish, simple and big enough for an adult. The plastic is really good quality and microwave OK.

 I made this bento at midnight when we came back from visiting friends. I got the box the same day and could not resist to use it :)

I use paper cups for cupcakes as dividers. I just throw them away after it. 

There also is a collection of blue Urara boxes.

...a triangle shaped box for onigiri lovers

But it can fit triangle sandwiches if you get tired of large portions of onigiri ;) Here's an example.

A square shaped box.

Photo from here.

All three shapes comes in red, blue and yellow color. And I'm thinking about ordering the onigiri and square boxes in the future ;)

It's all veggies

I went for my old burger box since I find the pink one too small for work day of 9 hours :)

Everything fitted perfectly. Now that I have more bento boxes it will be easy to create nice looking bento.  Some food and portions goes perfectly with the pink one and others only fits burger box.

 Broccoli's are my favorite. I can eat a ton of them as well as cauliflowers;)

Bean sprouts cooked in butter. I added some cheese latter.

And soba noodles I like so much .

I just can't get enough

I'm guilty for being not able to forget my red Urara box. Yes, I tried some other boxes but still felt frustration since they could not satisfy me. The burger was too round, it was flipping easy in a bag and what is more was a leaky one. The pink usagi and sakura box could be perfect if not the size. My usual portion of noodles would not fit in. And my lunch is the only food I have during my work from 10:30 till 20:00. So, eating too little at lunch means that I'll be super hungry and eat a lot at the evening witch is not a good thing.

This is the upper containers of both boxes. You can see the different in size.

 The red one is not only lager but deeper itself. Urara usagi box holds 580 ml while the pink sakura honoka box holds 510ml. And I really miss those 70ml.

Don't mind the meat in it :) I'm making some dried hog bites :P

Pics are not the best quality but you can see the difference.

  

Sooo... two days ago I said YES to a UME Mustard Yellow  Urara box!!!

:D :D :D

I picked the yellow one for its warm color. It's simple, it's just the right size and it's a traditional shaped box.

The firs love never dies they say:P

It should reach me in two weeks

New pink usagi and sakura bento box

My new box finally came :)

That's how it looks in my hand.

 I love the painting on it. So simple and cute :)

 Every container has a lid witch closes tightly. I hope it will keep my bag safe and clean from extra liquids ;)

 It's a little bit smaller them my old urara box. But maybe it's just because I was used to eat from my big hamburger box. And this one looks really smaller.

 It's a traditional two tier box with a bigger upper container. So the main dish goes there. At least I like it that way ;)

Burger bento box

  

At last I got my burger bento box. And I'm not disapointed. It's about 10 cm hight and 15 cm wide. 

This is how it looks in my hand. At first I was afraid, that it will be to big. But it holds as much as my old Urara box. 

It has 3 diferent lids. 

Since the green lid is the uper one and the burger cap added on it makes some space, I decided that it will be great for onigiri ;) 

This brown lid will suit for vegetables... or sweet stuff ;) It's about 2 cm depth.

The lowest lid is about 6cm depth. It's good for the main dish. 

Havn't used it yet, but I can't wait to do it.

 I love the lock. No more rubber bands :) 

Bento stuff

Well well well. I just got my new bento gear today. I ordered it from ebay. Isn't it cute? It was shiped from Japan and reached me only in 8 days. That is super fast, I think.

I have allready made a bento using my new stuff :)

The silicone food cups looked to small for me at first. But the more I look at them, the more I like them. Maybe they aren't perfect for salad, but if you don't want your egg to get soaked in meat juice, they are just fine  .

I'm still waiting for mybento boxes to arive.

I ordered "Animal in the forest".....

And a burger bento box...

I hope they'll reach me till Holyday... :P

So it begins...

I really don't remember when I became so interested in bento. But now it's some kind of possession. It's such a fun to make bento and then enjoy it. I just love making food. And bento is a perfect way to make some healthy lunch not only for myself but for my hubby too :)

I used to eat only rice or potatoes and some stew with it for my lunch. But now I have a smaller portion of rice and meat and more vegetables and fruit. And I like to have a little bit of everything. My meal became more healthier and more fun to make.

So in this blog I just want to share my bento pictures. I got a lot of inspiration from other bento blogers, so I hope that my bento will also inpires someone :)

This is my bento box :) I ordered it from Hong Kong. It took two month and a half for it to arrive. But I'm realy happy with it :)

It has cute usagi on it :)