Money saving tip: Pack dinner leftovers into bento boxes
I met up with my best friend in the bay area last night, and enjoyed a sumptuous Chinese spread. I ordered too much and we couldn't finish all that food. For a second there I forgot how big American servings were, even in Chinese restaurants.
In true bentoist fashion, I took the extras home, and packed them into bentos for the next day. Breakfast bento was quickly assembled by cutting up a black sesame danish from a chinese bakery with a cup of apple-peach jello.
Now lunch at work would have been great, except that I fell ill when I got home and had to call in sick. At least I didn't have to do anything much for food at lunch. Just pop in the microwave, eat and wash the bento box later.
To read more about that sumptuous feast, check out Lian@Heart's Feasting at Daimo.
Wow! That looks like one heckuva dinner!
Yeah, leftovers are the best, especially when you're too pooped to think about preparing a meal for 2.
On our own, M and I rarely eat like this, so that dinner is a treat.
Clever, economical and tasty-looking!
What more can you ask for?
Robert-Gilles