tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45154306621875754792024-02-07T19:16:30.634-08:00Lemon's LifeTriathlon journey, food memoir, craft log.Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-28780312856932269012012-07-08T16:30:00.002-07:002012-07-08T16:30:51.698-07:00Summer Foods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wish I remembered to take pictures of food more often!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been eating lots of exciting foods lately- vegan nachos, titanic pina coladas, grilled trout over lemon risotto.</span></div>
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<br />Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-84842258029326453112012-06-16T05:20:00.002-07:002012-06-16T05:20:44.160-07:00One Bento!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>I made cuter ones, but Mr. Camera decided to take some time off.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess this means I need to clean my car/room to find the recharger.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Expect to see some of these adorable waffles making an appearance in my lunch.</b></span></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-42781449173549100102012-05-13T20:02:00.001-07:002012-05-13T20:02:19.975-07:00Re-introducing myself =)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a long time. 3 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to college. (1 more year left!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schoolwork cut into sleep time and bento-making time was replaced by sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Food was about what was easiest, fastest, cheapest...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Dyed pancake for Mother's Day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But now I find myself thinking more about my health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a lot like the epiphany I had when I first started this blog-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Wow, I'm aging. I have one body. Better care for it."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this time it's about forming life-long habits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've started making a conscious effort to eat healthier foods, which requires me to pack my lunch sometimes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have made a commitment to exercise with some of my local girlfriends- walking and biking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plan to return to yoga. I tried it during the year and loved it, but stopped going at a semester change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My biggest exercise commitment?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today my little sister and I signed up for a Sprint Triathlon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 25.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In exactly 15 weeks we will be able to say we completed a triathlon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me before my 21st birthday, she before her 18th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We even went on a short celebratory jog. 0.7 miles, 6:43. A short, slow jog. (9:37 minute mile)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm excited to be back to show off new bentos, discuss my triathlon training, and display my occasional crafts.</span></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-89355046108915806552009-08-15T06:24:00.000-07:002009-08-15T07:08:38.898-07:00(Mostly) Picture Update!<div style="text-align: left;">Bleeeh. Finally; an update. It's been a while. Unlike last year, what with those beauteous summer school bentos, this year was kind of dry. I landed a job. At a farm. Which meant I could eat healthy foods all I wanted. But I did make time for a bento or two recently. Of greater interest to my audience is probably my trip to the King of Prussia Mall, home to a Sanrio store.<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 166px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/MyPicture-7-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bottom left is sweet beet rice.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found some recipe online for it, but I was missing most of the ingredients so I modified it quite a bit. It was supposed to be vegetabley, but I added things to make it more of a dessert.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can also see also some chicken, beans, and cukes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 175px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/MyPicture-3-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cukes, carrots, and a salad.<br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 234px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/MyPicture-2-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">Turkey n cheese sandwich in a new container.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 182px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/3703329301_9aa22408c0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">New Kuromi bento box.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 201px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/41823SM.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">New Hello Kitty bento box.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 201px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/43210SM.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">New Chococat bento box.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-31266399718908404052009-06-02T17:35:00.000-07:002009-06-02T17:45:29.967-07:00I'm Highly Unmotivated.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2383-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 181px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2383-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Not much of an update, but it's something...<div>This is greatly influenced by my tendencies to sleep in and go out for lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lettuce, Croutons, Cheese, Animal crackers, Pineapples.<br /><br /></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-83058354789036435272009-03-13T15:54:00.000-07:002009-03-13T15:57:28.465-07:00Picture Update!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2149-1-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 240px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2149-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2151-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 240px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2151-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2153-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 178px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2153-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2155-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 466px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2155-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2157-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 454px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2157-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2159-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 402px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2159-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2148-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 309px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_2148-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-86944810271242306862008-12-30T07:07:00.000-08:002008-12-30T07:13:59.644-08:00Lame Bento<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1976-1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 160px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1976-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Blagh. Low quality bento. At least there's a picture. Featuring mango flavored Ramune! Yum yum!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1976.jpg">Larger Image</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Noodles, Hot pockets[?], Wheat thins, Peanut butter, Homemade strawberry jam, Ramune</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Pictures! I have made way more bentos than I have posted. I tend to deem some unworthy of pictures, but they all are! At least for documentation purposes...</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-11145231505972916702008-12-30T06:57:00.001-08:002008-12-30T07:06:14.511-08:00Quail Egg Bento<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1978-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1978-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The asian food market I shop at finally stocked some quail eggs! Once I decided to buy some I wasn't able to get any for a few months. This is a super simple bento, but it allowed me to try a new food. They were pretty delicious when they were boiled, but not too different from normal eggs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1978.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1978.jpg">Larger Image</a><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Noodles, Celery, Little sausages, Quail eggs</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Research new foods. I had to search for a while before I found how long most quail eggs should be boiled. If I had just tried to wing it there would have been much epic failure x_x.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-86848338338402391062008-12-30T06:42:00.000-08:002008-12-30T06:56:54.003-08:00Sanrio: Hello Kitty Birthday Bento<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/MyPicture-1-3-1.jpg"><br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 116px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/MyPicture-1-3-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div>It's been so long! This is from November 25th, my birthday. I finally made a Hello Kitty bento!! There was more to this bento, like snacks in Hello Kitty containers, but this is the only picture I have. Couldn't even find my camera, so I had to use the mac.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used no reference picture. The image wouldn't resize on Blogger. So today we have a <a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/MyPicture-1-3.jpg">Larger Image</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Noodles, Peanuts, Cherry tomatoes, Licorice, Peanut M&Ms</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Take those risks. I was worried my Hello Kitty would be low-quality. It was. But it still made me ultra-happy.</div></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-15148662999384118222008-10-16T06:29:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:40:29.193-07:00Bento of Myself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1601.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1601.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Wow- I've had quite the hiatus. As it turns out 5 AP classes, robotics, and bento doesn't mix. Guess which one got left behind? Yep, bento. I have been making myself bentos when I find the time, but I rarely get a chance to snap a picture of them; it's even less frequent that I find/make time to post them. Bleghh.<br /><br />This one is from a while back, I'm tempted to say I made this about a month ago. It's supposed to be me, although the only thing that vaguely resembles me is the parting of hair at the side.<br /><br /><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/MyPicture-39.jpg">Ref Pic</a><br /><br />Ingredients: White bread, Ham, Celery, Nori<br /><br />Tips: Artistic License. My hair isn't this color. My skin isn't this color. My smile doesn't look like that. But it was easier [and cooler looking] this way.Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-86289426036689867292008-08-25T17:05:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:22:35.434-07:00Pokémon: Diglett<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1572-1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1572-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Oh man. I didn't even straighten the eyes. This was a rushed day...<div>So I've been going to this Asian market in a nearby town. It's awesome. I'm addicted to the Shanghai noodles. Both for taste and price- 75 cents provides me with at least four meals. (Not including meats and veggies, of course.) I plan on purchasing some quail eggs before school starts. I'll try to work them into a future bento.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/50.gif">Ref Pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Pasta, White Bread Toast, Apple, Nori</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Know your limits. I shouldn't have even made this. A simple salad, pasta, meat bento box would have looked so much nicer. If I had made an effort this could have been great. I'll try to redeem myself later on in the year...</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-15141837689284940162008-08-25T16:41:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:05:30.650-07:00Pokémon: Oddish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1530.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1530.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Definitely one of my less spectacular bentos. This is from way back in summer school...in fact, the first half of it. I spent the second half of summer school in health, and our class opted to take turns bringing in breakfast foods. No bentos. :c School starts up in less than 2 weeks though, which means good times are ahead!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/043.jpg">Ref Pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: White Bread, Peanut Butter, Tortilla, Spinach, Food Markers</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Circular characters are good for super-quick bentos. Seriously. Kirby, Oddish, Jigglypuff, Spiderman's head, Powerpuff's head. Food markers + circular tortilla = easy character bento. (Even though it'll usually look pretty crappy.)</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-20058330404572699592008-07-21T17:01:00.000-07:002008-07-21T17:14:11.110-07:00Pokémon: Chikorita!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1528.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1528.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I finally prepared something the night before! I'm trying to re-do my summer/school routine. I now take showers in the morning, after a quick jog. This leaves me with a lot less time. The complete body of Chikorita was done the night before, as a result.<div>I decided to buy some whole wheat couscous. I don't notice any difference between regular plain and whole wheat. Not that this is a reliable observation; given a mystery-flavored lollipop I couldn't even begin to guess what it tastes like...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/Pokeball_Chikorita_1188226282.jpg">Ref Pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Whole wheat couscous, Blueberries, Cucumber, Spinach, Tortilla, Pepperoni, Mozzarella cheese</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tips: REMEMBER YOUR UTENSIL! I forgot a spoon and I was in summer school, which means no cafeteria. If it wasn't for the summer school nurse I would have starved. This is a stupid tip...I feel obligated to make another.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Use the edge of the cucumber. Around the outside circumference area you get less seeds. This may not seem like a big deal, but seeds actually looks really stupid in characters that are supposed to be plain.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-4165076866554150062008-07-18T14:02:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:11:56.770-07:00Sanrio: Chibimaru!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1505.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1505.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The last day of Sanrio week! It's been crazy. I'll probably have another one in the future, but I'd like to check out some other paths first...like Pokemon and Nickelodeon...<div>I've been thinking about doing character themed weeks. I absolutely love seeing something cute in my lunch. The discovery of food markers will definitely help this. As seen with Chibimaru and Cinnamoroll, it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> indeed possible to create ten minute character bentos. Yaaaay!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/Chibimaru.gif">Ref Pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Rice, Apples, Wheat bread pita, Food Markers</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Wake up early and plan ahead. Some people make theirs the night before. I'm a morning person. This definitely wasn't my best. Poor quality food marker characters are the product of me sleeping in and not planning my bento out at all in advance.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-19635785702830036722008-07-18T03:17:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:02:18.542-07:00Sanrio: My Melody!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1390.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1390.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This bento did not get finished in time for lunch time yesterday. It's still sitting in my fridge, actually. I was running really late. Kinda like I am today. So this will be quick.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/MyMelodyBest.jpg">Ref pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Rice, Tortilla, Cucumber, Nori</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Don't buy cheap nori. I got 50 sheets for $7, which seemed like a great deal. My dad usually buys the nice ones from Wegmans. I picked up some from an asian market, all proud of my super-awesome savings. As it turns out mine smells <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">terrible</span> and falls apart really easily. *Sigh* I'll still use it all though. Waste not, want not!</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-38621665445885511442008-07-17T02:23:00.000-07:002008-07-18T14:16:08.223-07:00Sanrio: Cinnamoroll!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1388.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1388.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Yesterday I discovered that we have food markers. I then was giving the task of making a bento in 15-20 minutes. This was the result of these two things.<div>I. Love. Food. Markers.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/main_2.jpg">Ref Pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Rice, Pepperoni, Tortilla, Food markers (do they count?)</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: If you have no time and want a character bento, create a stencil, cut out the food, use food markers. Tortilla works. :)</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-40796215417204879682008-07-15T19:02:00.001-07:002008-07-15T19:13:25.234-07:00Sanrio: Keroppi!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1379-1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1379-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>It feels like Keroppi was the easiest of my character bentos, which means one of two things:<div>1. I'm getting better and FASTER!</div><div>2. It was super simple.</div><div>Not sure what to say, so I'll take questions. Doubt I'll get any, but whatev.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/EGBME.jpg">Ref pic</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Rice, Cucumber, Pepperoni, Mozzarella cheese, Tortilla, Nori</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Stencil, stencil, stencil. I didn't cut my stencil out of the paper today, but having just the drawing there was good for side comparison.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-49067917164502857842008-07-14T10:26:00.000-07:002008-07-15T19:02:13.402-07:00Sanrio: Purin!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/purin2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/purin2.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a>I woke up bright and early this morning with one plan: make a lunch with a yellow Sanrio character. I went to the Sanrio website and found that Purin, at the left, is the only remotely yellow one.<div><br /></div><div>In today's update I'll outline what I actually do to create my flat egg characters.<div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1376.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div>1. Scramble 2 eggs together in a bowl. This is usually too much, but I'd rather have too much than too little. I use the extra for the rest of my lunch anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Create a stencil. Some</div><div>times I blow the image up on my computer before tracing. I also note any dark areas on the stencil so I know what portions need to be nori.</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1377.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><br /></div><div>3. Cut out egg and nori. Nori is dried (toasted?) seaweed. It's black/green, so it makes good shadows and details.</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1378.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div>It could be better, but I was proud of it since the whole lunch took less than an hour. 45+ minutes, I believe. I the oval hole punch my mom bought from her friend to create the eyes and circle part of the nose. This definitely cut down on time. :) Thanks, mom! There's a sandwich support Purin, by the way.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Egg, White toast, Turkey, Lettuce, Plum</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: See above :P</div></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-21157692174368584292008-07-10T13:31:00.000-07:002008-07-10T13:48:43.359-07:00Substantial Summer Lunch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1371.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1371.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I went shopping yesterday. This is the beautiful, and very filling, result of that. 2 mini PB sandwiches, rice, 2 stalks of celery, and a fortune cookie. My fortune said something about me having good friends.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1372.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Beautiful news, my friends. BEAUTIFUL news. 2 of my washable square cupcake holders fit perfectly into the tootsie roll container. Althought it does open easily if overfilled. This morning it jumped out of my lap when my mom made a turn and my chopped up black plum exploded everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ingredients: Rice, White bread, Peanut butter, Celery, Plum, Fortune Cookie</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tips: Use the small containers lock&locks come with to control sizes in partitioned containers. This is handy whether or not you plan on using them. I like neatly divided lunches.</div></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-66605454582083093852008-07-10T12:33:00.000-07:002008-07-10T12:42:46.897-07:00Summer School Snack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1369.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1369.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>First day of summer school was yesterday! It's exciting; I have ALWAYS wanted to take a course during the summer.<div>Having a snack for a four hour class (7.45-12) seemed like a good idea. I threw this together in 5-10 minutes Wednesday morning. Luckily the school I'm in is air conditioned, so i don't have to worry about anything spoiling. This snack helped sustain me a little, but I learned that I would need to bring something more substantial for myself, which means THERE WILL BE BENTO UPDATES ALL SUMMER LONG! :]</div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Rice, Blueberries, Celery</div><div><br /></div><div>Tips: Heat. The. Rice. Up. First. I personally find rice extremely disgusting if it's been moved from a fridge to room temperature and eaten hours later. If I pop it into the microwave for maybe 20 seconds first, let it cool for a wee bit (it'll steam up the container if it doesn't), and then package it up, it tastes so much better. It could just be the brand of rice I use though.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-10082667607760196542008-07-10T12:27:00.000-07:002008-07-10T12:33:19.908-07:00Snack Containers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1366.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1366.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>While in New Jersey I found this store called Five Below, or something like that. They had a number of less expensive very desirable things. (Like my $5 Hello Kitty iPod speaker pillow.) They surprisingly had a decent selection of lunchboxes, but not many metal ones. This was a bit saddening, as I am a fan of metal lunch boxes. I have one with G.I. Joe decorating the outside and another with a Dr. Pepper theme. Oh; I'm digressing. Anyway. I found these 3 gems over in their lunch area. 3 plastic snack containers in the shape of the candy printed on them. They're relatively small, but fantastic for desserts or other small snacks. Yay me.Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-27398246488406916672008-07-09T17:58:00.000-07:002008-07-10T03:04:19.924-07:00Adventures in COUSCOUS!Couscous is possibly the simplest warm dish to create, right? WRONG. It's wrong for me anyhow. I think it's finally time for me to chronicle my journeys with this food:<div><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1189.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div>1. I bought couscous, of the instant sort, a few months ago. One box. Plain. I've been told it's stupid to buy it plain because it really needs flavoring. The first time I made it I was pretty content with it. It looked pretty cute in my lunch though. 0w0</div><div><br /></div><div>Ingredients: Couscous, Nori Face, Celery, Cherry Tomatoes, Carrots.</div><div><br /></div><div>Comment: I bought a bunch of scrapbooking punches from my mom's friend. It's hard to tell but I have a pair of nori lips and 2 nori oval eyes.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2. I decided to make fruity couscous. Only with artificial fruit flavorings and no experience. While the water was boiling I put some red kool-aid, sugar, and pink country time lemonade mix into it. Unfortunately I hadn't decided to make it fruity until I'd already put some butter and salt in. This couscous didn't taste </div><div>particularly good. I brought it to school and ate it anyway though. Waste not, want not.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1365.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: left;">3. Just the other day I decided to make flavorful couscous. To me this meant a flavor that was moreso spicy than sweet. So I opened up our cupboard of spices and started sniffing around. Things like nutmeg and cinnamon go the no-go pretty quickly. I didn't want my meal to be sweet, not after Adventure in COUSCOUS #2. I eventually ended up grabbing I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Salt, Garlic Salt, and Chili Powder.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; " src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1364.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: left;">On another note- I usually put a little more water into these than suggested. I realize that the companies take evaporation into consideration, but for some reason I usually find myself adding a bit more. In this case I opted for the 1 cup suggested for 3/4 cups of couscous. I definitely did not have this much couscous, as you can see in that picture up there. My theory (shaky justification of my temporary lack of foresight) was that those little pellets would absorb as much as they normally do. After that they would just stop and the water would roll right off 'em.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/100_1367.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: left;">The final product of this couscous was a sticky mass with a slightly spicy aftertaste. I should have had more garlic salt in relation to the chili powder and a LOT more of both overall. Too much water made it waaay to sticky. I ate it all, of course, but it was definitely a fantastic learning experience for me.</div></div></div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-92026500007471663212008-04-20T15:52:00.001-07:002008-04-20T16:01:09.428-07:00Picture post.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1175.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1175.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1171.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1171.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1173.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1158.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1158.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-62940938672023700692008-04-19T10:52:00.000-07:002008-04-19T11:05:34.425-07:00Super Bento Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1160.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1160.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1159.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e106/hottgamerchic/My%20Bentos/100_1159.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Great success! I found the camera. Now for the first of a series of updates. Today's update will explore my lack of camera skills.<div>Notice the bento in the red cylindrical container. It looks stupid when viewed from above, however artistically I arrange it. By putting cute little rapiers in the sandwiches and taking it from a lower angle, I achieve a cooler effect. (I can conceal my lack of creativity in photographing and bento constructing by making two small changes.) I have some more pictures, but I'll save them for another day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah, ingredients: white bread, peanut butter, celery, granola.</div>Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515430662187575479.post-62609682886744071852008-04-09T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:33:43.659-07:00So...I've been grounded from the computer for the last couple weeks. This in addition to the extreme amount of time I dedicate to biking when it's warm is the main reason for my lack of updates. I get on occasionally, but usually it's not long enough to upload all my pics from the digital camera and other such obento adventures. (I should have time for that later this evening.) I have considered making them the night before, but I tend to fall asleep early (~7 or 8pm nowadays).<br /><br /><br />EDIT: Or not, because I managed to lose the digital camera.Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501865889138050691noreply@blogger.com0