Bento Confessional
I have a confession to make… I bought a bento set. It’s the Natural Leaf set and it’s adorable. It arrived at my house probably a week ago. That’s not the confession part… the confession is I still haven’t used it. Part of the problem is that I don’t really have any bento foods in my apartment, and I haven’t had the chance to go grocery shopping. I joked with Loretta about making a bento out of a Lean Cuisine pizza, or a PB&J and Cheez-It bento. But that’s not really what I’m after… and I need to go to the grocery store to get things like celery, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, grapes, etc. etc. etc.
I’m also having a bit of performance anxiety. Now that I have my bento box in hand, I’m starting to think this might not be as easy as it looks. I’m scared! I look at all the lunches posted at BentoYum and the Bento Lunch community, and then my performance anxiety increases! But I promised Retta I’d make a bento soon, and I will… even if it has to be a PB&J and Cheez-It bento.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Aww….don’t be intimidated!
The great thing about bento is you can’t screw it up!
Heck, today, I packed leftover KFC in my toddler’s bento.
It was what I had, so I went with it.
that said, here are a few “sure-fire” bento ingredients that just cannot go wrong…
Babybel or Laughing Cow cheese
Crackers
Grape Tomatoes
Grapes, or berries
Hard boiled Eggs
Rice
Sandwiches cut with cookie cutters
You CAN do it.
And please email us and let us know when you do!
-Jen