hapa bento

I’m going to start a series of speed bentos in response to  those friends and family members (who will remain nameless ) that “pooh pooh” the notion that packing a healthy bento doesn’t take “forever” to make.     I agree that a sandwich and a piece of fruit is quick and easy but a bento box can be too!

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Today’s featured bento box contains “residual ingredients” from yesterday’s bento box, The Smallest Tree.  All those egg whites I used for the “snow” left some orphaned yolks behind.  What to do ?  Custard?  Nope.   Mayonnaise?  Hell no.   I’m currently reading Julie and Julia so I have a strong hunch on that potential result.  As they say on Twitter…#fail!    Failure will never be an option if I don’t evern try, right?   I’m comfortable with that choice.    So I ponder, “Will I ever add d French cooking to my ‘to do’ list?”   Hmmm…I will answer that question after I conquer my fear of dough, and that item is  near the bottom of that list.  Procrastination can be blissful.

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