Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Meatballs and Bunnies Bento

Chicken meatballs today, in tomato-cider vinegar sauce. This batch is made with ground chicken, oats, shredded zucchini, wheat germ, onion and my experiment: quinoa! I cooked the quinoa separately and added it into the meat mixture before simmering in the tomato sauce. Very tasty! There's also curried lentils with spinach and grape tomatoes in another section, black rice topped with two tofu bunnies and a radish "Easter egg", and the usual fruit portion with strawberry, grapes and kiwi. This 4- sectioned bento box comes in handy for meals like this one, with different flavors I'd like to keep separate. Festive, isn't it?

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14 comments:

  1. I love this 4- sectioned bento box and yes it is very festive! The meatball sound wonderful, and such cute bunnies!

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  2. cute. am hopingt to have earned enough points to get this container finally.

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  3. So so cute! I love the little bunnies with their easter egg :D

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  4. It's very festive, I love it! The colors are wonderful and the chicken sounds absolutely delicious!

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  5. I always love your bentos, it's always colorful,filled with tasty food and always use natural ingredients. :)

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  6. Your bentos are always full of nutritious and delicious food. 

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  7. Quinoa, that's a great idea! So many recipes to try this summer.. I also love this 4 container bento box. Really nice. You always present your bentos so beautifully Sheri!

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  8. Shaz said it! Quinoa is such a wonderful food. I love that we sharing a curry frequency...cute bunnies and radish "Easter egg" make this bento glow with both health and delight!

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  9. Thanks so much Heather, mama elaine, shaz, Chantale and Bentobird -- this 4 square box really is m a g i c...

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  10. i LOVE that you found a perfectly egg-shaped radish, and i'm also digging the limited color palette for this meal -- all the dishes are echoing colors from the boxes. and i'm def. gonna try sneaking quinoa into hubby's meat!

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  11. Thanks megan; you've always got something encouraging to say. I'm with you on the quinoa train. Let's see what else we can do with it :)

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