Easy Sandwich Bentos

We had to take the car into the shop today after my fiance got out of class. so I packed some quick sandwiches for us to bring along for lunch.

My fiance has:

• Pastrami Sandwich (with Cheese, Lettuce, and Mayo)
• Small Apple (That we picked yesterday)
• Parmesan Goldfish Crackers
• White Cheddar pirate Booty
• Apple Juice
• Caramel Apple

 I have:

• Gluten Free Sandwich (Turkey, Lettuce, Mustard)
• Small Apple (That we picked yesterday)
• White Cheddar Pirate Booty
• Pickle Slices
• Caramel Apple (With Nuts and Chocolate Chips)

Handfasting Leftovers Bento

Friday, my fiance and I got Handfasted/Had an engaement party. And this bento dinner was made with the leftovers. The yummiest fall foods all rolled into one bento dinner.

 My Bento Dinner

• Mashed Butternut Squash
• Roast Chicken (White Meat)
• Spiral Sliced Ham
• Roasted Vegetables (Sweet Potato, Red Potatoes, Gold Potatoes, Carrots, Persimmons, Onions, Garlic, Rosemary, Black Pepper)

 My Fiance's Bento Dinner

• Spiral Sliced Ham
• Roast Chicken (Drumsticks and Dark Meat)
• Mashed Butternut Squash
• Roasted Vegetables

We had a wonderful time at our party. and I am soooo excited to get Married.
If you'd like to read more about Handfasting or just want to read a Pagan/Wiccan blog, then please check out my Book Of Shadows Blog.
Thank you, and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Cinnamon Apple Waffle Bento

YUM! A few of my friends, my fiance, and I went apple picking yesterday, so this morning I was hoping to make something with apples in it for breakfast. I remembered I had gluten free Apple Cinnamon waffles in the freezer, so I pulled those out and set them in the toaster oven to toast. Then I sliced two apples, and cooked them with some cinnamon, and brown sugar, and other secret seasoning (I'm not giving away my baked apple recipe..... I use the same ingredients for my baked apples.... but this time I made it in a frying pan instead of in the oven). Anyway, I placed the apple slices on top of the waffles, and added a little whipped cream.... and that was all I needed to do to make the best Autumn breakfast ever! It was soooooo good!

Here's a picture without the whipped cream, so you can see the apple slices better.

This next one in the yellow bento box is my fiance's breakfast.

• 2 Gluten Free, Apple Cinnamon Waffles
• Cinnamon Baked Apples
• Whipped Cream (Light)
• Apple Person Pick

And here is my breakfast in the pink bento box.

• 1 Gluten Free, Apple Cinnamon Waffle
• Cinnamon Baked Apple Slices
• Whipped Cream (Light)
• Apple Person Pick
• I also added some Milled Flax Seed before I ate it.

So delicious, and easy to make.... but I'm not giving away my baked apple recipe, so you'll have to find a different one to follow. Sorry.

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Fresh Rolls & Fried Rice Bento

This is my first time making fresh rolls.... and I had a lot of trouble. The rice paper was sticking to the plate, and I didn't roll it up tight enough. so when I cut them all the filling was coming out. That and I didn't even have lettuce to fill it with. *shakes head* I'll try again soon.

I'm putting my bento first, because my fiance's was a colossal mess, and mine came out a little better. She didn't care because it still tasted super yummy.

• Chicken Fried Rice from here
• Fresh Rolls (Rice papers, rice vermicelli, shredded carrots, red pepper, cooked mushrooms)
• Soy Sauce in the little apple bottle
• Red Pepper garnish

 You can't even tell that these were rolls.... it just looks like I tossed everything into the bento... Oh well. This bento has exactly the same foods as the first bento... it's just a lot messier.

I'll definitely try making fresh rolls again sometime. I just have to be sure to wrap it much tighter and make sure the knife I use to cut it is a lot sharper so I don't have to saw through it as much.

Chicken Fried Rice

I made up a Chicken Fried Rice Recipe on the fly, and it turned out super delicious. This was our dinner, and my fiance asked for seconds.... I would have eaten more too but then I'd be uncomfortably full. lol.

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Serves 4-5

• 1 lb Boneless Chicken Breast (Cubed and Cooked)
• 1 cup Egg Beaters or 4 Eggs (Cooked and Scrambled)
• 3 cups Cooked Brown Rice (Day Old or 3 Minute Rice Cups)
• 1/4 Onion (Chopped)
• 1-2 lg bags Frozen Mixed Vegetables (Peas, Carrots, Corn, etc... Thawed)
• 1 lg Garlic Clove (Minced)
• 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• Black Pepper + Soy Sauce (to taste)
• Toasted Sesame Seeds (Garnish)

1. Saute Onion and Garlic until translucent. Add Chicken and Soy Sauce. Cook until warmed through.
2. Add thawed Vegetables and cooked Rice. Stir well to combine.
3. Add Sesame Oil, and toss well. Add Pepper and extra Soy Sauce if desired. Stir well and cook until the rice soaks up the extra liquid.
4. Gently stir in Scrambled Egg and serve with a sprinkling of Toasted Sesame Seeds.

If you have the ingredients prepared beforehand, this dish is very fast and easy to make.

Spontanious Snack Bento

I felt like having a snack, so I grabbed the stuff to make a quick snack bento. I made it in less then 5 minutes because all the vegetables were cut and washed already.

• Broccoli Florets
• Baby Carrots
• Cherry Tomato
• Edamame Hummus with Red Pepper Tapenade
• Pecan Nut Thins

This was a super delicious snack bento, and for such a quick bento, I think it turned out pretty good looking.