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Tuesday

19Jan2010

turkey meatloaf sandwiches . . .

January 19, 2010

I was flipping through my February issue of Real Simple magazine, when I came across a list of dishes. And I wondered why. Why have we been racking our brains to come up with weekly and/or monthly menus . . . when someone has already done it for us. ???

And that's like, their job. So they have to keep it varied and interesting and delicious . . . and as an added bonus, healthy. Right? So. Cool!

Jamie had a looksee at the Real Simple website this weekend and found some enticing recipes that he plans to try. There are lots of good looking meals featured on the site. Check them out when you get a chance!

The first dish Jamie made was the Turkey Meat Loaf with Mashed Pots. Now I'm not a fan of turkey, but I honestly didn't even realize I had eaten turkey until I was finished and we were talking about the recipe. I LOVED how the loaf also contained 4 cups of chopped up spinach, because we've been trying to figure out how to sneak some leafy greens into the kids' diet.

That was the best meat loaf I've ever had. Seriously. It was scrumptious, and the kids scarfed it down. So I know they'll enjoy their meatloaf sandwiches at lunch today!

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Oranges/Grapes
Capri Sun
Turkey Meatloaf Sandwich

Lesle

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Capri Sun,

Celery,

Grapes,

Monday

18Jan2010

goodbyn winners . . .

January 18, 2010

Yay for Random.org helping me pick Goodbyn winners. The winning numbers for my Goodbyn Bento Box Giveaway are 1 and 18!

Happy birthday Lily! And yay for Jessie too! I hope yall love your new Goodbyn bento boxes!

Lesle

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Contest,

Goodbyn

Friday

15Jan2010

ham and cheese . . .

January 15, 2010

Yeah, yeah, ham and cheese again.

But this time I wanted to add a little twist, if for no other reason then to make the kids think they were getting something different. It seemed to work because all three of them thanked me for the "great" lunch. And really all I did was follow the sushi roll recipe by rolling out their bread with a pin, spreading mayo on top, layering my ham and cheese and then rolling them into little finger sandwiches which I cut in half.

:shrug: Simple stuff. I guess the little things do make a difference sometimes.

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Cheese Dip/Potato Chips
Capri Sun
Strawberry/Orange/Grapes
Ham & Cheese Finger Sandwiches/Cherry Tomatoes
Brownies

Lesle

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Brownies,

Capri Sun,

Cheese,

Grapes,

Ham,

Oranges,

Potato Chips,

Strawberries

Friday

15Jan2010

chicken pasta . . .

January 15, 2010

Goodbyn Bento Box
French Dress/Spinach, Cumcumber, Tomato Salad
Capri Sun
Pineapples/Raspberries/Grapes
Chicken Pasta with Corn
Brownies

Lesle

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Corn,

Grapes,

Salad,

Thursday

14Jan2010

catching up and a giveaway . . .

January 14, 2010

Bento lunches have not ceased just because I haven't been updating the blog as often.

We've had some pretty busy weekends so far in this new year and we've been falling back on some tried and true lunches. So there is only a couple new photos to share, which I'll upload today later. I also want to work on some new menu items . . . because everyone gets tired of the same old, same old. More importantly, I need/want to keep the kids excited about their lunches, and toting the bento to school. To be successful at that we've got to mix it up a bit.

On another note . . . Goodbyn introduced it's new earless bentos with new colors on Facebook recently!! Yay, mama can finally get her own charcoal Goodbyn! Well, as soon as they start selling them.

GIVEAWAY! CLOSED

I think the Goodbyn bento boxes are so cool, everyone should have one! So I'm going to help by giving away two of them. Just post in the comments section by Sunday (Jan 17), and I'll randomly choose two lucky winners on Monday. Don't forget to include your email address so I can contact you!

Okay, okay, enough begging for comments. Check out the new Goodbyn colors!

SWEET!

If you're on Facebook, you should really become a Fan of Goodbyn. Right now they are having a contest. Upload a picture of your kid with their Goodbyn Bento and you could win one of the new earless bentos in one of the new colors!

Happy bento-ing!

Lesle

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Thursday

17Dec2009

goodbyn discount . . .

December 17, 2009

For a limited time only get $10 off each Goodbyn Bento you purchase at www.goodbyn.com by entering code "holiday48" at checkout. Offer expires at 2pm PST 12.18.09.

Lesle

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Special Offer

Tuesday

08Dec2009

pita pizza pockets . . .

December 8, 2009

Goodbyn Bento Box
Pita Pizza Pockets
Orange Juice/Capri Sun
Oranges/Grapes
Ranch Dressing/Carrots/Cucumber
Brownies

Lesle

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Brownies,

Capri Sun,

Carrots,

Celery,

Cheese,

Grapes,

Monday

07Dec2009

chicken nuggets . . .

December 7, 2009

Goodbyn Bento Box
Ranch Dressing/Carrots/Cucumber
Orange Juice/Capri Sun
Oranges/Grapes
Rice Balls/Chicken Nuggest
Brownies

Lesle

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Grapes,

Rice,

Friday

04Dec2009

it's official . . .

December 4, 2009

We're sick of Thanksgiving leftovers. Like seriously . . . sick. of. them. So we're sending the kids to school with lunch money. Time to break into the change bowl.

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Eating Out

Thursday

03Dec2009

turkey pot pie . . .

December 3, 2009

Jamie made a concoction of some of our leftovers (turkey, green bean casserole, and corn) and we baked in in biscuits in molded in a cupcake pan. This is a versatile method of preparing biscuits because you can stuff them with all sorts of yummy eats.