Hot Pockets

Had to show off this delicious lunch from last week! 

The Our Best Bites recipe for homemade hot pockets was scrumptious.  The bread by itself is quite tasty and super simple.  I've made it a couple times more already--once making it into rolls and once as a braided loaf.  Jamie wants me to make a simple loaf we can use for sandwiches.  And Carly, one of our readers, commented that it's just as good with whole wheat flour.  You should definitely give it a try if you're into baking bread.

 

Also included in the bento:  chocolate chip granola bar, grapes, oranges, salad, poppy seed salad dressing.

Restaurant Inspiration

Nancy challenged the Lunch Bunch to create bentos this week that are inspired by some of our favorite dishes from restaurants.  I asked the the kids what they thought they might like to have for lunch today . . . and they all agreed, "KEMAH!"

They love the sliders from the burger joint we like to visit down there.  Jamie and I love them too, they are mouth-watering.  Unfortunately, we realized after a visit last weekend that our favorite little hole in the wall down near the boardwalk has closed.  We are pretty darn sad about that.  So this challenge came at just the right time, because we apparently need to learn to make our own delicious sliders and waffle fries.

By the way . . . we forgot the waffle fries for the bento.  D'oh!



Also included in the bento:  Capri Sun Roaring Waters, chips, lettuce and tomatoes, orange slices, and strawberries dusted in sugar.

That's a Wrap!

Or a taco, but since it they don't have regular taco stuffings, maybe a wrap is more appropriate.  Or how about I just call them yummy?

These wraps were super easy to make with browned ground beef.  I mixed a bit of ranch dressing in some cream cheese to spread on the tortillas, sprinked the seasoned ground beef and chopped green onions and rolled.  I love what convenient vessels tortillas are.  I made sure to send a fork though . . . just in case they were messy.



Also included in the bento:  Capri Sun Roaring Waters, grapes, orange slices, strawberry, cucumber, celery, and carrot sticks with Ranch dip and strawberry star pastries.