{"id":372,"date":"2009-04-19T19:15:42","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T00:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2009-04-19T19:15:42","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T00:15:42","slug":"bento-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/19\/bento-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"Bento Luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Yet another Not an Asian Bento.\u00a0 The muffin-looking things are mini-quiches made with refrigerator dough and an egg and cheese mixture in muffin cups.\u00a0 The meat balls are just a couple of regular sausage patties cooked in balls instead.<\/p>\n

I made this mostly because I had onigiri today and don’t like rice every single day.<\/p>\n

Yeah, it’s weird for someone who is self-employed and working from home to make one of these babies, but I can tell you it’s a great thing to have in the middle of a busy day — this little capsule of specialness and savor.\u00a0 It’s like tea in the good china, or wearing silk lounging clothes.\u00a0 I am sure a Japanese person wouldn’t see it this way.\u00a0 I mean, it’s just lunch, right?\u00a0 Or maybe it’s such a way standard way of life it’s not thought about.\u00a0 I don’t know.\u00a0 Is anyone who reads this Japanese?<\/p>\n

While I don’t actually know what the original concept behind it might have been, the interpretation I throw on it — that it’s this little spot in my day to delight all my senses, is one that does a lot of good to me, especially in times of stress or trouble.\u00a0 I’m extraordinarily busy in my business.\u00a0 While that is a good thing in terms of my bank account and my pleasure at career success, that’s one<\/em> aspect of my life.\u00a0 And No\u00ebl-san is a hedonist when all is said and done.\u00a0 This gives me a sweet little indulgence that is still a positive and healthy one.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It makes something healthy feel decadent and luxurious.\u00a0 That’s a combination that works well<\/em> for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yet another Not an Asian Bento.\u00a0 The muffin-looking things are mini-quiches made with refrigerator dough and an egg and cheese mixture in muffin cups.\u00a0 The meat balls are just a couple of regular sausage patties cooked in balls instead. I made this mostly because I had onigiri today and don’t like rice every single day. … <\/p>\n

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