This omelette was easy to make, as it only entailed slicing carrots, peppers, onions and of course some crabstick, while mixing them in egg batter to form little round shapes. I added rice to the box, Chinese dumplings, a small apple and peanut butter puffs. My angel twins couldn’t help but smile at the sight of their happy bento which impersonates a bright sunny day (look at the cocktail umbrella.)

I was supposed to submit this to Coffee and Vanilla’s Wholesome Lunchbox monthly bento event. But since am a day too late, am joining Aibento’s 500 K contest instead. This amateur bento maker doesn’t hope to win, but hey, there’s such a thing as the random pick too. Tee hee

Something happened in the past few months, and it’s the fact that I’ve joined the legions who bring their lunch boxes to work. I found out that this is the greatest money-saver ever, plus you’re spared the trouble of lining up in the crowded cafeteria. It’s an added bonus if you have a microwave oven in the office pantry to have piping-hot “baon” but in case you don’t, those insulated lunch boxes will do the trick.

Just a note: making bento with all those cute characters is painstaking and simply won’t work with me most days, as I always wake up late and only have time to shower. Here are some pics of my baon when it was me who prepared, and not our dear househelp (who also cooks well) :

Spaghetti, ham pinwheel sandwiches, Babybel cheese and crackers. A snack you’d love to keep, and great for kids!

A Filipino packed lunch of steamed rice, bistek, fried lobster balls and grapes. The colorful divider box is priced so cheap in SM (below P50) while the spoon and fork were from Japan Home Center.

This is what I’d call my easy-peasy baon consisting of cherry tomatoes, sliced red salted egg and mini-Hungarian sausages bought from S & R.

Via the Wholesome Lunchbox monthly food blogging event of Coffee and Vanilla.