Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pasta Bento

Today's bento is made with lots of leftovers and little bits of this and that. The Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and I usually start running low on ingredients right before the next market day.

In the larger container: penne pasta mixed with green garlic from the farmers market, tasso ham from Franco Dunn, red bell pepper, onion, broccoli, and some leftover chicken drumstick. I tossed the pasta with a mixture of shoyu, lime infused olive oil, mirin, sugar, and freshly ground black pepper. YUM! In the smaller container: slices of pepper jack cheese, a tangerine, and little crackers.

One of the items I put up for the Bento4Japan auction on eBay sold today! Woohoo! This lovely bento starter kit is still up for bids. Please click here to make your bid, the auction for this set will be over in 1 day. We've raised over $1500 in one week! Find out more about Bento4Japan and how you can help by clicking here.

I've featured today's bento in Shannon's What's For Lunch Wednesdays blog. Check out more fun lunch ideas on her blog!

10 comments:

  1. Yummy pasta bento! It sound like it's so good even when it's cold. Perfect for lunch!
    I appreciate your thoughts and bento4japan :)

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  2. The pasta looks really good! I like the chopsticks with the background too.
    Really excited about the success of Bento4Japan too!

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  3. I don't know, at many times I think I'm a big fan of leftover food since I think it is tastier (especially for Indonesian food with lots of spices :D)

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  4. Hi babykins! Cold pasta is really good in bento! And I am so glad you are safe. We are honored to do whatever we can to help you and your country.

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  5. Thanks sheri! Bento4Japan is going sooo well!

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  6. Tatabonita, yes I agree! The spicier, the better. :)

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  7. Your leftover bento looks so delicious! I love using leftover too for my bento :).

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  8. Mmmmm, yummy pasta bento inspiration here! The flavors are just lip-smacking: green garlic and tasso ham!

    Yay for Bento4Japan! It's the first time I've listed something on ebay (buying--well that's another story ;) so fun to watch the bids increase! Have a great rest of the weekend ^^

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  9. Thanks so much Cooking Gallery! Bentos come together in a flash with leftovers, soooo easy!

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  10. Hi Bentobird! I'm so lucky to have access to amazing produce and artisan products at my farmers market. And congrats on joining Bento4Japan! I saw your bento starter kit and it is just beautiful. I'd expect nothing less from you. :)

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