Bento #58: BENTO ON WHEELS

skates all pimped out thanks to shauna yeahhhhh \o/

s-so i've been really bad about keeping up with this blog and thinking of new things to cook orz

it's getting to that point in the semester where i go to class and then basically want to pass out in bed afterward but i can't because i have homework and skating and blah blah

i'm trying thoughhhh

l-like today even though i was late i still cooked

DANGER ZONE

we sorta got homework to do a daily chore on our skates and well i sometimes do the dishes on wheels and i try to do the roller derby workout with them on on most days we aren't skating 

but i'm not falling on my face every four seconds anymore even if my apartment floor is slanty (nothing like roller skates to figure that out) soooo i figured why not try handling hot pans and knives on roller skates

i mean what could possibly go wrong

surprisingly nothing

so um um tl;dr i know my cooking is a little less impressive lately but give me until the end of the semester and i'll get back on track like i was last summer i promise

Un-Bento #15: Breakfast of Champions

Poached egg on low-cal toast with fake butter; approx. 175 cal.

if there's one good thing my old stepmom ever did it was making this for breakfast 


it freaked me out at first mostly because of the runny yolk i just couldn't get around it not being cooked


i'm slowly getting over that 


mostly because uncooked yolks are freaking delicious

mmm yolkssss

now i bet you would like to know how to make this masterpiece of cooking wouldn't you

I BET YOU WOULD

WELL SCORE

poached eggs on toast

ingredients

an egg

two pieces of bread OR JUST ONE IF YOU ARE A SISSY

butter for your toast

vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

1. get a pot of water alllmost boiling but not quite
2. when there are bubbles all along the bottom put in a little splash of vinegar but not a ton (you want the egg to hold together not taste like pickles)
3. stir in the vinegar and make sure the water is moving in a circle (this wraps the bits of egg around the middle when you put it in see)
4. crack the egg into the water
5. turn the heat down and let the egg cook for a few minutes until the white isn't clear anymore BUT DON'T LET IT BOIL unless you like a potful of vinegar-smelling egg foam (hint: you don't)
6. YEAH TOAST
7. scoop out with a slotted spoon or a fork or something and put on a paper towel to drain
8. put between pieces of toast

9. devour

Bento #45: Last Day of Classes!

Tamagoyaki, veggies, riceball, and butter cookies leftover from my History Club 

yankee swap gift.

today is my last day of classes

one is already over

i just have to hand in a writing portfolio at two and i'm done with real work and on to makeup work

if i can just finish it fffff i need to redo like everything againnnn

at least i have delicious yums to fuel me except it's decorate-your-own-gingerbread-man at the dc today so i might just eat six of those \o/

Bento #42: Late-Night Double Feature Be-ento?

Old leftover rice, tamagoyaki, quick scary melting cheesemouth aagh

whuuugh so uh yeah 24-hour musical GUESS WHAT SHOW IT IS

also guess how crappy a bento is possible when you're running out the door after four hours of sleep because you couldn't go home until three and danced the time warp a thousand and forty seven times

I'M SO STOKED YOU GUYS

TONIGHT AT TEN

BE THERE OR I WILL BE DISAPPOINTED

Bento #38: BEARRRRR

Rice, nori bear, egg, cheese, and chicken teriyaki.

okay i can't take credit for this the bear idea totally came from e-obento.com

i'm too tired to say anything about this

but he was tasty

YAY SALEM TRIP zzzzz

Bento #32: Couscouscouscouscous

Couscous, sprout salad, scrambled egg white, and raisins (approx. shut up)

today has been a Day

Bento #26: AUGH LATE

Chicken and shrimp pad thai, broccoli, and a boiled egg. (approx. too many cal)

so i was totally working on a cute little kyaraben thing and everything was fine and dandy and then my other egg fell apart and the pad thai shrank when i heated it up and then this egg didn't cut smoothly and i was running late for class and whatever it'll be tasty even if it looks kind of unfortunate

Bento #21 : Traditional Sicky Lazy

Steamed rice, tamagoyaki, boiled snap peas, and a miso soup ball.

woke up with a sore throat and dry sinuses and wanted soup

soup does not travel well

so i made a miso soup ball according to the directions at just bento

hot water costs 20 cents at the cafe on campus so this isn't so bad

should i start listing the calories for mine like maki does?

Bento #19: Flat-top Kirby

Kirby ham rice ball, chicken nuggets, omelet stars, and a cheese wheel.

so usually i'm like AW MAN WHAT SHOULD I MAKE FOR LUNCH and then i completely ignore people's suggestions but my super buddy matty flat-top said kirby and i said 'with a flat-top' even though i was joking but he got so excited i had to try

here is your lunch matty

everyone else stop judging me

Bento #15: Quickie Stir-fry

lazy shrimp and udon stir-fry, broccoli, and a boiled egg

wow don't those wrinkly peas look appetizing

they weren't like that before i stir-fried them i think they just dried out orz

but but well it smells good and today is a stressful day i'm kind of looking forward to lunch

Bento #14: Tortellini

four-cheese and garlic tortellini, strawberries, and a boiled egg

here have a fancy photo to make up for yesterday

i hope it speaks to you in the same way it speaks to me

it says 'aw crap i have five minutes before i need to be in data structures and i rearranged my room so there are no surfaces by the window OH HELLO BED'

Bento #12: Traditional Lazy

Steamed rice with pickled BRAIN I mean plum, broccoli, KATAMARI EGGS I

mean tamagoyaki, and dubious end-of-season strawberries.

LAZY TODAY

Put the rice out to soak in the cooker last night and so the most work this required was pushing down the lever to start cooking when I got up to go pee before my alarm went off this morning. Otherwise? Five minutes, tops.

P.S. FIRST GAMERS' GUILD MEETING TONIGHT LET'S MAKE IT A GOOD ONE

Bento #7: Breakfast!

Buttermilk pancakes, sautéed apples, cottage cheese, and a wayyyy-too-salty

tamagoyaki.

So it wasn't until I was already taking pictures that I realized there's not much color interest in this box. My bad. It was tasty, though. Um, aside from the eggs.

Bento #5: Tamagoyaki and Udon Noodles

Tamagoyaki with apple-cup ketchup, stir-fried fat udon, broccoli, grape

tomatoes, an ugly lemon bar, and watermelon.

Look it's something that actually looks sort of Asian on top yaay

I swear, the easiest way to make anything awesome is to stir-fry it in garlic and soy sauce. Probably even that lemon bar, but I'll try it as is first. Just to, you know, make sure. As a contrHOLD ON WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME THERE WAS BROCCOLI STUCK TO MY BENTO BOX THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING WHUUHHHGHH