#bentoboxes

Got a pretty Totoro bento box as a birthday present from @crumblewithme 😊🥰

So I took the chance to show off all my bento boxes. I should use them more often 🙈

Hi everyone! Beni here and welcome back to Let’s Not Starve! Thank you for joining us again! Please enjoy part two of today’s double feature. <3

DOUBLE FEATURE – CONGEE & TEA FOR TWO

For this bento Lady J was in the mood for soup so she made a chicken congee. The chicken in the cogee has been marinated in five spice, white pepper, soy sauce, salt, and pepper then stir fried in olive oil to keep a clean flavor. The congee broth has been made with a sakura houji tea. Green onions and a bit of seaweed top the congee while pickled red ginger, edamame, and soy sauce have been placed on the sides as garnishes.

The desserts are a canelé (brought back from Montreal, Canada) and a sakura cream mochi (bought at a local Japanese sweets shop). The canelé is a French pastry that has a crunchy, caramelized crust with a soft spongy center. It is slightly sweet and pairs perfectly with a cup of floral tea. The sakura mochi is a Japanese pastry that has a sakura infused cream ball surrounded a layer of sakura flavored bean paste and wrapped in a fresh sakura flavored mochi. The mochi has a light refreshing flavor that is slightly sweet and again pairs brilliantly with a cup of tea.  

Hi everyone! Beni here and welcome back to Let’s Not Starve! We are wrapping up our month of desserts with a simple post from Lady J. Hope ya’ll enjoy! :)

DESSERTS - A TRIO OF TARTS

For this bento Lady J decided to make a trio tarts. The tarts have a fresh based pie crust. The filling is a whipped cream and cream cheese base with three different flavors to enjoy. The dark chocolate, vanilla, and matcha tarts pair perfectly with tea.

Hi everyone! Beni here and welcome back to Let’s Not Starve! We are entering the holiday season here so we wanted to create a bento to celebrate accordingly.  This bento is based off of one of our more American holidays, Thanksgiving. This holiday brings people together to enjoy some of the best food of the fall season.

GIVING THANKS FOR BENTOS

For this bento Lady J decided to oven roast a whole Thanksgiving turkey. The turkey was basted in butter then covered with a rub made of smoked paprika, thyme, rosemary, garlic power, onion powder, white pepper, black pepper, and salt.

The turkey was then placed in an oven bag and cooked at 350 degrees for 3 ½ hours. The turkey is paired with traditional cranberry sauce discs. 

(Yes, it’s from a can but there are times you just don’t mess with TRADITION.  ;D )

The three side dishes for this bento are traditional Thanksgiving dishes.  Starting from the left, the first dish is a green bean casserole topped with fried onions. The second dish a mashed potatoes topped with a brown gravy. The third and final side dish is a turkey stuffing made with dried bread, celery, turkey broth, and seasonings.

Hi everyone! Beni here and welcome back to Let’s Not Starve! For the final bento of the month Lady J wanted to do a twist inspired by the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Granted we all know that the REAL most important meal of the day is dessert but we’ll just keep letting breakfast think it holds that title. ;)

SUSHI - BREAKFAST SUSHI: AMERICAN STYLE

For this bento Lady J decided to make a sushi inspired by an american breakfast. For the filling we have layers of bacon paired with fluffy scrambled eggs. (BENI COOKING TIP: If you want super fluffy scrambled eggs mix the eggs first before putting them into a pan and add a splash of milk. It helps the eggs to keep a fluffy creamy texture.)

The eggs and bacon are on a bed of steamed rice mixed with sharp cheddar cheese and wrapped in a special seaweed that Lady J’s friend JooJoo brought her all of the way from South Korean! SO GOOD!!!!

Hi everyone! Beni here and welcome back to Let’s Not Starve! Lady J would like to apologize in advance for this post. She knows it's super lame and will make it up to us next time. PROMISE!!!

BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN'T COOK

For today’s #bento Lady J wasn't able to cook because work decided it needed her full and undivided attention. So we will be enjoying some cup noodles from Japan. This is the original flavor that we picked up from a 7-Eleven. If you are ever in country I would highly encourage you to try them. They are very tasty and great in a pinch. :)