Fried shrimp lunch
Contents: Fried shrimp with tonkatsu sauce in a pre-filled sauce container for speed, mixed brown rice with cilantro and sweet crispy ume plum, tomatoes and cucumbers marinated in sanbaizu, steamed broccoli, whole apricot, strawberry and grapes. Morning prep time: 15 minutes, using leftovers and store-bought frozen food.
Below are little snack packages of seedless, crispy ume plums, sold in my local Japanese market (Muraoka brand). The one on the left is sour, the one on the right is sweet. At about US$1.25 per pouch of six plum halves, these were pricey but tasty. My two-year-old doesn't care for the sour ones, so I used sweet ume in today's mixed rice.
I used mini frying equipment today: cooling rack, draining rack and tiny pan, bought at a dollar store. Possible substitute is a 2-piece stainless steel soap dish (sink tray); details here.
Full post with info on the crispy plum snacks, mixed rice, mini cooling rack, preschooler lunch, and detailed packing info is here at the new Lunch in a Box website at www.lunchinabox.net. The Top Speed Tips page lists organized speedy lunch prep tips, the LJ syndicated feed is here: lunch_in_a_box
Below are little snack packages of seedless, crispy ume plums, sold in my local Japanese market (Muraoka brand). The one on the left is sour, the one on the right is sweet. At about US$1.25 per pouch of six plum halves, these were pricey but tasty. My two-year-old doesn't care for the sour ones, so I used sweet ume in today's mixed rice.
I used mini frying equipment today: cooling rack, draining rack and tiny pan, bought at a dollar store. Possible substitute is a 2-piece stainless steel soap dish (sink tray); details here.
Full post with info on the crispy plum snacks, mixed rice, mini cooling rack, preschooler lunch, and detailed packing info is here at the new Lunch in a Box website at www.lunchinabox.net. The Top Speed Tips page lists organized speedy lunch prep tips, the LJ syndicated feed is here: lunch_in_a_box