April 2010

The Week in Bentos: April 26-30, 2010

April 30, 2010

Monday: Can you believe it? I remembered to take a picture of a Monday snack! Wooo! This one had a slice of watermelon, some whole grain crackers and a clementine. Tuesday: Wyatt got a hot lunch in the thermos on Tuesday. You know how I’ve been sending him with those rice balls? Well, this morning [...]

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Project 365 2010: Week 11

April 29, 2010

I’m going to be playing catch-up on these Project 365 posts for the next few weeks — I’ve got a big backlog! March 12, 2010: Wyatt loves toy catalogs.LOVES them. I think that there is nothing he would rather read/look at than a toy catalog. His Playmobil catalog is in tatters and he’s fixed rips [...]

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Japanese Confections. Ooooh! Pretty!

April 28, 2010

My husband is nice. Last Friday, he came home from the city with a lovely little surprise for me — a bag full of Japanese confections from a store on Market St. called Minamoto Kitchoan. I’m not sure if I’d ever even tasted a Japanese dessert before (not counting Pocky and Hello Panda!) so I’m [...]

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Project 365 2010: Week 10

April 27, 2010

Remember how I was working on this Project 365 thing and posting all the photos here? Oh yeah. It’s been awhile since I did that. I’ve actually been taking my photos every day, but a few weeks ago I got really self-conscious about these blog posts and I started worrying that I was boring everyone [...]

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Strawberry Weekend

April 26, 2010

Saturday afternoon, I picked up a whole flat of organic strawberries at the farmer’s market by our house. I had planned to only buy a half flat, but I got there right at closing time and the guy cut me a deal I couldn’t refuse. We’ve found it challenging to get through a few baskets [...]

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The Week in Bentos: April 19-23, 2010

April 23, 2010

Monday: I 100% totally and completely forgot to take a picture of Wyatt’s snack on Monday. I didn’t even realize I forgot until I tried to upload the photo today. I have no idea what I sent him to school with either. This is becoming a pattern. Tuesday: I did remember to take a picture [...]