I think that if you guys could see what I start out with sometimes before I get one of these packed, you would be muy impressivo at my bento-fu. AND, I think some of you who sit there on the electronic sidelines thinking to yourself, "That's nice and all, but I could never do that" -- YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE -- would realize that you, too, could totally do this. Srsly, if you saw just how little I had to work with in my fridge and pantry, at midnight, with every dish/pot/pan/utensil/glass in my kitchen in need of washing...
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I'm saying, the thought crossed my mind to just punt and eat out for lunch BUT NO I DID NOT CAVE TO TEMPTATION AND LOOKIT HERE I HAVE A SEMI-NUTRITIOUS LUNCH AND I AM ONE TOTAL BADASS MOFO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN 'BOUT.
- tuna sammie SEMICIRCLES* -- tuna, mayo, sweet pickle relish on 9-grain bread; romaine leaves for the sandwiches; cojack stars for decoration and dairy
- hard-boiled egg (that was lucky to get boiled at all, nevermind trying to mold it, and which broke as I was putting it in the water); sweet pickles to fill the gaps
- peas and carrots; dark chocolate covered raisins
And yes, I realize there's a high proportion of chocolate in ratio with everything else, but a) MY CUPBOARDS ARE BARE Y'ALL, b) raisins totally count as fruit, c) ANTI-OXIDANTS HELLO, d) if you knew the kind of day I was facing today, you would wonder at my restraint.
* Because my little rounds wouldn't fit in the box with the lid on. So I cut those bad boys in half and do you see how I am like the MacGuyver of Bento?