More side bento!

I took pictures of today's bento this morning because that's when I assembled it, so the lighting is a bit off. Dang natual light! I think I prefer assembling them at night because then my morning isn't as rushed. For lunch our main dish was this shell pasta with zucchini, roasted red peppers, chicken, and onions in a cream cheese chicken broth sauce. I also decided to follow my whim and make a four-bean salad. The four beans I chose were garbanzo, kidney, wax beans, and kidney beans. I also added red onion and celery for crunch. The dressing has both red wine and balsamic vinegars in it, and is a tad sweet, but we like it.

So, Nick's bento has the four bean salad in the bottom tier. In the top tier we have a string cheese, some cheese-its, a few grapes, a container full of parmesan cheese for the pasta, and half a hardboiled egg.


My bento has the same bean salad in the bottom tier, and pretty much the same elements in my top tier. The only difference is that I have a mini babybel cheese because I think string cheese is gross.


When Nick came home he told me his coworkers were excited about his bento. They especially liked the sushi grass. I guess they caught on fast after yesterday's bento. Now he knows to remember details because I don't get that kind of reaction at work, like who admired which part and what things they caught their eyes. He said one of them even asked if I could make her lunch sometime. Now I know all this work I put into Nick's bento is worth it! Haha. But it means I have to keep coming up with something every day...which is good motivation, I guess. All the better for this blog, right?

On a side note, we also went to Chuy's for some tacos last night, and we both had stomach aches this morning. Nick thinks it was the cheese or lettuce. However, their adobada tacos are so good I think we'll still go there.