Japanese Obsession 2

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Bento!

I made that with the help of my roommate back in Japan. Unfortunately now that I'm back in the states, I don't get too many chances to make a lot of bento now. One thing I'm looking forward to next time I'm in Japan for an extended stay is to get back into bento making.

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Pork, Cherry tomatoes, cucumber sausage and apple filled bunnies.

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For last year's hanami.

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We made all that!

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And from this year's, mentioned in the first post. Not really in bento-form. I gave my big pink bento box to my boss in Japan, Maiko. It's hiding in the next photo.

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I got really obsessed with bento boxes while I was in Japan, and I'm sure if my career leads me there again I'll be collecting them all over again. There's just something really fun about making cute and delicious food.

Today's Lunch is Yesterday's Dinner

Last night we made Japanese curry and Risotto. My boyfriend Jesse has become my cooking partner in crime. He never cooked at all before he met me. Now he's my resident slicer and dicer. With a little help, he pretty much made the Japanese curry on his own. Olivia, one of my Taiwanese roommates, made the Risotto. She never made it before, so I tried to help her out... except I've never done it before either. She start of with mushrooms, rice, and a few other ingredients. Antonia, my other roommate, kept saying, "put in cheese". We both protested until I wiki'd what risotto really is. I scrounged around the fridge, pulled out some parmesan, butter, milk, and a little worcestershire sauce. I threw in a little Italian seasoning, too... The result was pretty fantastic. My friend Terra came over to chow down and study as well. We still had a lot leftover. Luckily both these things taste even better the next day.

Jesse put on some fresh rice and went off to play GTA. Now I'm just waiting for these delectables to finish.

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And the result:

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Mmm...

Tonight gnocchi and sausage for dinner?