Tuesday, March 6, 2012
"Saikoro Steak" bento - サイコロステーキ弁当
Today's o-bento:
- サイコロステーキ / Diced Beef Steak
- ガーリックライス / Fried Garlic Rice
- キャベツとエノキの炒めもの / Pan-fried Cabbage & Enoki (velvet shank?)
- うさぎ林檎 / Apple
あ、箸入れ忘れた・・・。
Thank you very much!!!
Monday, March 5, 2012
"Teriyaki Chicken" bento - 照り焼きチキン弁当
Today's o-bento:
- 照り焼きチキンのシラントロのせ / Teriyaki Chicken with Cilantro
- ごはんと千切りキャベツ / Rice and Julienne Cabbage
- ベーコンと枝豆の炒めもの / Pan-fried Bacon and Edamame
- サワークラウト / Sauerkraut
- Apple & Strawberries
Mu husband is back from his business trip. Right before he left he asked me why the apples in his o-bento were not rabbit shape anymore, so here, I did that this morning.
I've been having busy days of working and going school so I made the most of today's o-bento last night. Teriyakki sauce is a combination of soy sauce, mirin, a little bit of sesame oil and sugar, plus some Chinese chili.
シラントロは日本にいるときは殆ど食べる機会がなかったけど、アメリカで食べるようになって大好きになりました。あの香りがなんともいえません。時々自家製サルサを作ってタコスやトスタダにして食べるのですが、シラントロは欠かせませんね。
Thank you very much!!!
Friday, February 24, 2012
"Korean Style BBQ Donburi" bento - 韓国風ステーキ弁当
Today's o-bento:
- 韓国風ステーキ丼 / Korean Style BBQ with Lettuce
- みかん / Tangerines
Thank you very much!!!
"Pan-fried Mayo Chicken" bento - 鶏のマヨパン粉焼き弁当
Today's o-bento (Feb.23):
- 鶏のマヨパン粉焼き / Pan-fried Mayo Chicken
- ごはん / Rice
- りんごといちご/ Apple and Strawberries
Thank you very much!!!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
"Korean Style BBQ Donburi" bento - 韓国風ステーキ弁当
Today's o-bento (Feb.13):
- 韓国風ステーキ丼 / Korean Style BBQ with Steam Vegetables on Rice
- りんごとキウイ / Apple and Kiwi
I think this is my husband favorite and surprisingly enough, it's easier and faster to make than sandwiches!
日本の焼肉のたれはなかなか見つからないのですが、韓国の焼肉のたれは簡単に手に入ります。
肉を焼いて切ってソースを絡めるだけです。ブロッコリーは少し茹でて玉ねぎと炒めてソースを絡めました。辛党の夫のためにハバネロのスライスも乗せました。
Thank you very much!!!
Friday, February 10, 2012
"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当
Today's o-bento :
- ハムときゅうりのサンドイッチ / Ham & CucumberSandwich
- ベーコン、トマト、きゅうりのサンドイッチ / Beacon, Tomato & Cucumber Sandwich
- りんご / Apple
I though I still have some lettuce in the refrigerator!
Thank you very much!!!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
"Maki Zushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当
Today's o-bento :
- かっぱ巻き /Cucumber Roll- カリフォルニア巻き / Californian Roll
- スパイシー海老マヨ&アボカド巻き /Spicy Mayo Shrimp & Avocado Roll
- いなりずし / Inarizushi
I tried Spicy Mayo Shrimp & Avocado roll for the first time. It tasted good. I just boiled shrimp in salty boiling water, chopped them, add Chinese chili sauce and Mayo, then rolled it with sliced avocado. Easy, but a little slippery.
ちなみに、いなりの皮は冷凍しておいたものです。
Thank you very much!!!
"Grilled Herve Chicken" bento - チキンハーブグリル弁当
Today's o-bento (Feb.8) :
- チキンのハーブグリル / Grilled Herve Chicken
- インゲンとベーコンの炒め物 / Pan-fried Bacon & Green Beans- ゆでたまご / Boiled Egg
- ごはん / Rice
Thank you very much!!!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
"Hamburger" bento - ハンバーグ弁当
Today's o-bento :
- ハンバーグ / Hamburger
- ハンバーグ / Hamburger
- インゲンのベーコン巻き / Bacon-rolled Green Beans
- ゆでたまご / Boiled Egg
- ゆでブロッコリ / Boiled Broccoli
- ごはん / Rice
- フルーツ / Fruits (Apple, Kiwi, and Blue Berries)
I added miced onion, a little bit of habanero, salt, pepper, and BBQ sauce in Hamburger. I wasn't planning to serve fruits but when my husband just woke up and saw the obento this morning, he said "Only hamburger and bacon? How about fruits? We need to eat more fruits and vegetables." Then he showed me a picture of "food pyramid".
I know, I know, but it was a little sad that he wasn't really happy to see what I made, I guess!
Thank you very much!!!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
"Beef steak" bento - ビーフステーキ弁当
Today's o-bento :
- ごはん/Rice
- ビーフステーキ / Beef Steak with BBQ sauce
- ゆでたまご / Boiled Egg
- レタスと茹でブロッコリ / Lettuce and Boiled Broccoli
昨日初めてアメリカンスタイルのBBQソースを買ってみたので、焼いた後のお肉に塗りました。
ちなみに、昨日のお昼に、味見を兼ねてごはんの上にアボカドを乗せ、その上にこのBBQソースをかけて食べました。留学時代に食べていた懐かしい味!甘酸っぱい感じです。今度はスペアリブが食べたくなりました!
Thank you very much!!!

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
"Dried Curry & Rice" bento - ドライカレー弁当
Today's o-bento :
- ドライカレー/ Dried Curry & Rice with Sunny-side Up
- 茹で海老と枝豆のスパイシーマヨ和え / Spicy Mayo Boiled Shrimp & Edamame
It was a little salty...
昨日久しぶりにドライカレーを作りましたが、あんまり美味しくなかった・・・。今まで自分で美味しいのが作れたことがないのですが、コツは何なんでしょう??母のドライカレーが食べたいなぁ。
Thank you very much!!!

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Monday, January 30, 2012
"Toaster-Ovened Grilled Chicken" bento - チキンのオーブントースター焼き弁当
Today's o-bento :
- チキンのオーブントースター焼き/ Toaster-OvenedGrilled Chicken
- 茹でミニソーセージ / Boiled cocktail sausage
- 塩ゆでブロッコリ / Boiled Broccoli
- ごはん / Rice
I enjoy cooking using my toaster oven. It's so easy! I use it to grill some fish too!
お古で頂き物のオーブントースターがとても役に立っています。トレイの上にアルミを引いて、その上に肉や魚を乗せて焼くだけで洗い物もなし。
Thank you very much!!!

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Thursday, January 26, 2012
"San Shoku (three-color)" bento - 三色弁当
Today's o-bento :
- 三色ごはん / Japanese style scrambled egg & ground beef on the rice with Jalapeno
- 炒めミニソーセージ / Pan-fried cocktail sausage
- 塩ゆでブロッコリ / Boiled Broccoli
Usually "three color" means yellow, brown and green and for green color, usually spinach or green beans are used, I think, but since my husband loves spicy food, of course I used jalapeno!
Yellow ceke is for desert! My husband wanted to make yellow cake, but I didn't know what yellow cake was so I checked it on Wikipedia. It says; "Yellowcake (also called urania) is a kind of uranium concentrate powder obtained from leach solutions"
and I was confused!
アメリカのケーキにイエローケーキというものがあるのを聞いたことがありますが、何なのかよく知らなかったので調べて見えると、「ウラン鉱粗製物」の呼び名でもあることを知りました。(見た目が似ているからだとか。)
たまたまスーパーでみつけたイエローケーキのミックス粉を使い、カップケーキを作りました。 そして夫はチョコレートのフロスティングに着色料を混ぜて更に黒っぽくしてウランマークを描きました・・・。
Thank you very much!!!

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当

Today's o-bento :
- BLT with Raddish & JalapenoSandwich
- Cream cheese and pepperoni Sancwich
Thank you very much!!!

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Friday, January 20, 2012
"Spicy Yakiniku & Yasai" bento - スパイシー焼肉&野菜炒め弁当
Today's o-bento:
- 焼肉 / Pan-fried Beef with Korean BBQ sauce
- パイナップル / Pineapple
Today's menu is pretty much same with yesterday's because my husband said it was good and he wouldn't mind having it every day! Difference is that I put some Gochujang paste on lettuce and laid them on top of rice.
今日も同じ内容のお弁当ですが、お肉が小さかったのでちょっと少なめで、その分、野菜が増えました。フレッシュパイナップルはやっぱり缶詰のものよりも美味しい!
Thank you very much!!!

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Thursday, January 19, 2012
"Spicy Yakiniku & Yasai" bento - スパイシー焼肉&野菜炒め弁当
Today's o-bento:
- 焼肉 / Pan-fried Beef with Korean BBQ sauce
- 野菜炒め / Fried vegetable
- インゲンのベーコン巻き / Bacon Rolled Green Beans
- 固ゆで玉子 / Hard Boiled Egg
I love food with lots vegetable with little meat or good protein. Green beans were getting bad in the refridgerator so I cut those bad parts. My husband loves spicy food all the time, so I put chopped dried pepper in fried vegetable and put some jalapeno on top of the beef. Also, added a little wasabi at the corner. Hope they are spicy enogh for him.
今日も簡単な焼肉弁当です。小さなステーキ肉に塩コショウをして焼き、カットしてからコリアンBBQソースで味付けしました。ひょっとするとサンドイッチを作るよりも簡単かも?
Thank you very much!!!

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
"Yaki Saba" bento - 焼き鯖弁当
Today's o-bento (Jan.11th):
- 焼き鯖 / Grilled Mackerel
- 野菜炒め / Fried Vegetable
- ごはん / Gohan
- ぶどう / Grapes
I went to an international supermarket about two weeks ago and bought 2 mackerels. I had some of them soon and rest are in the freezer. My husband love mackerels so much and good thing is, they are affordable. I love Salmon but they are much more expensive. I actually grilled one half of a mackerel last night. While I was going to somewhere, my husband came back home and ate one half of the one half. That was for today's lunch for me, but oh well.
そういえば、先日出会ったとても肌の綺麗な女性が、週に3~4日はサーモンを食べていると言っていました。私も見習いたい!
Thank you very much!!!

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当
Today's o-bento (Jan.11th):
- BLT Sandwich
- Salami, Mexican Cheese, Black Olives, and Green Pepper Sandwich
It's Sandwiches again! Sorry, but it's so easy to make. I have a day off today but I was so tired last night and couldn't think of anything about today's o-bento, so I asked my husband if I can make sandwiches again, and he said sure, of course. Just like yesterday, I put some jalapeno in them again. I hope they are not too spicy!
半分に切って容器に入れると見た目はきれいだけど多分、このまま1つずつをラップしたほうが食べやすいんだろうなと思い、昨日からラップで済ませています。帰りも少しだけ身軽ですしね。
Thank you very much!!!

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"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当
Today's o-bento (Jan.10th):
- BLT Sandwich
- Ham & Cucumber Sandwich
I forgot to take a picture before I packed them. I asked my husband what is the most favorite o-bento I have ever made and he said "Sushi". Yeah, I know. He also said he really likes sandwiches when they are spicy, so I put some slices of jalapeno in them. At that night, I put a lot of jalapeno in salad and past for dinner and it seemed to be too spicy for him (and me too, of course) and he texted me when he was in the bathroom saying "Ana itai" (Ana = "hole" / itait = "hurts"). Excuse me, but that was funny.
サンドイッチの具はいつも同じになりがちなのですが、夫に好きな具を聞くと、まるでSUBWAYで注文している自分を想像しながら順番に答えていました。なるほどなるほど。

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"Tempura & Yakiniku" bento - 天ぷら&焼肉弁当
Today's o-bento (Jan.9th):
- サツマイモとブロッコリの天ぷら/ Sweet Potato & Broccoli Tempura (tenpura)
- ベルペッパーとビーフの焼肉ソース炒め/ Beef & Pepper BBQ
- ごはんと沢庵/ Rice with Pickled Daikon Radish
- 豆腐とわかめの味噌汁/ Tofu and Wakame Miso Soup
- りんごとパイナップルのフルーツサラダ/ Apple and Pineapple Fruit Salada
My husband got this thermos lunch box set when he was visiting me in Japan. It was long time ago! He never used it until I started to make o-bento for him.
寒くなってきたので保温弁当が活躍します。

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Friday, January 6, 2012
"Sandwich" bento - サンドイッチ弁当
Today's o-bento:
- ハムとゆで卵サンド/ Ham & Boiled Egg Sandwich
- クリームチーズとオリーブのサンド/ Cream Cheese & Chopped Black Olives Sandwich
- 茹でブロッコリ/ Boiled Broccolli
- うさぎりんご/ Apple
I learned this cream cheese and olives sandwich recipe from my husband. He made some for me years ago when I was visiting him from Japan. He said it's originally his grandfather's recipe. It's actually good.
クリームチーズとブラックオリーブのサンドイッチはなかなかいけます。え?舌がアメリカナイズドされてるだけ?
Thursday, January 5, 2012
"Pork Cutlet & Curry" bento - カツカレー弁当
Today's o-bento:
- Beef Curry
- Fried Pork Cutlet
- Rice
- Boiled Broccoli
- Shredded Cabbage
Everything is from last night or a night before! I love it so much when I get to stay in bed longer in the morning.
ちょっとゴハンが多すぎたかな・・・。
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
"Maki zushi" bento - 巻き寿司弁当
Today's o-bento:
- お新香巻 Oshinko Maki
- スモークサーモン巻 Smoked Salmon Maki
- ハム巻 Ham Maki
- カリフォルニア巻 California Maki
- ハム&アボカド巻 Ham & Avocado Maki
Oshinko (pickled daikon radish) I had was becoming bad in the refrigerator. I feel so sad when I wasted food. These oshinko maki are made with new pickled daikon radish called Kimchee Takuan. I was guessing it was going to be spicy, but unfortunately it was actually more salty!
Ham is from Christmas leftover. It's not bad at all.
生姜の甘酢漬けを自分で作ってみました。写真の右上の端っこにバランに隠れてちょこーっとだけ映っています。
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