{"id":447,"date":"2009-08-18T21:28:46","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T01:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=447"},"modified":"2009-08-18T21:28:46","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T01:28:46","slug":"got-plastic-ware-have-a-bento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/18\/got-plastic-ware-have-a-bento\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Plastic Ware? Have a Bento!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bento made with no special equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This everyday bento is made with no special equipment at all.\u00a0 I didn’t even use the onigiri molds I have, but made those babies by hand.<\/p>\n

I have had a couple of people comment they’d like to try bento, but are strapped for cash.\u00a0 Hence, they can’t get a special box so they can’t do bento.\u00a0 Nonsense, I say.\u00a0 You almost certainly have a flat plastic container in your kitchen right now!\u00a0 The most special thing I used in making it was special short grain rice and my “good” knives to cut up the food<\/p>\n

This bento, which didn’t take forever to make, was made using a RubbermaidTM<\/sup> sandwich container.\u00a0 I lined the bottom with lettuce, took sliced beef from the roast we had for dinner, made some onigiri, added some cherry tomatoes, strawberries, and sliced yellow pepper.<\/p>\n

While not the coolest looking bento I’ve ever made, it’s a nice, basic bento that’s made from\u00a0 what I have in the house.\u00a0 In looking at it, I can see some grace notes I could have added still within the “no special equipment” caveat.\u00a0 I could have put some sort of sesame seed decoration on the onigiri.\u00a0 I could have cut the strawberries in special shapes.\u00a0 But it was a speed bento that I wanted to be attractive and tasty, but not sweating the kawaii aspects.<\/p>\n

Basically, if you get a nice 2-3 cup flat container, get a wide variety of food color, arrange it fairly nicely, and be sure to pack it tight, you’ve got a good bento!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This everyday bento is made with no special equipment at all.\u00a0 I didn’t even use the onigiri molds I have, but made those babies by hand. I have had a couple of people comment they’d like to try bento, but are strapped for cash.\u00a0 Hence, they can’t get a special box so they can’t do … <\/p>\n

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