Lunch Made Easy: First of December!

Thursday marks the First of December! Can you believe it? Where did the year go??

It also means 24 days left on our Christmas Countdown!

I'm pretty much in love with this lunch, by the way :) lol

Lunch Made Easy: Snowy Lunch for a Snowy Day

As I type, the snow is coming down outside... it has been since late afternoon here. *sigh*
Little Miss was excited though ~ She said it looked like Christmas! Then asked to go build a snowman... lol, so the lunch for Wednesday is fitting. :)

PS: 25 Days left until Christmas!!

Lunch Made Easy: Biscoff Spread & Jelly Sandwich

Today's lunch is simple in nature, but includes a new yummy nut free spread I want to tell you about!
I've included my advent countdown, as mentioned in yesterday's post -- On Tuesday, there will 26 days left until Christmas!

Lunch Made Easy: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I had the idea to make Little Miss's lunches an advent, of sorts. :) Every day I intend to somewhere include a number somehwere in her lunch with how many days are left until Christmas. As of Monday, there will be 27 days left. She was VERY excited when I told her I'd be doing this!

Food for Thought: Spinach Pinwheel Appetizer

I've been crafting and prepping for Thanksgiving most of the evening. In fact, there are pies baking as I type. :)
One item I finished just before the pies went into the oven were these Spinach Pinwheels. They're going to make a great appetizer for tomorrow while we're watching football and before we gorge eat later in the day.

Craft Complete: Thankful Pumpkins

I was completely inspired to do this project this afternoon with Little Miss by One Artsy Mama - She posted a picture of a pumpkin her family had done on her facebook page and I thought it was such a great idea!

We happened to have two little pumpkins still in great condition from Halloween that were untouched. So after lunch, Little Miss and I set out together to make our "Thankful Pumpkins".

Lunch Made Easy: Thankful 4 U

I surprised Little Miss when she got home from her half day of school today with a special lunch. :)

Lunch Made Easy: Sunbutter Sushi

I realized I hadn't made Little Miss "sunbutter sushi" in quite some time, one of her faves. :)

Lunch Made Easy: Why Did the Turkey Cross the Road?

Why did the turkey cross the road?
Because it was the chickens day off. *ba-dump-bump-shh*

Lunch Made Easy: Pow Wow Fall Bento

Little Miss has been learning about Native Americans in school and tomorrow (Friday) they're having a Pow Wow with her grade to celebrate what they've learned.

Lunch Made Easy: Little Miss Love

A sappy love bento for my Little Miss!
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Lunch Made Easy: Dora Spaghetti-O's & Another Mama Bento

So lunch today is pretty basic and was done on the fly - It all started with Dora Spaghetti-O's...

(Sorry for the poor picture, it was really dark and the lighting was too dim)

Deals & Steals: B1/G1 Drinks at Starbucks

Oh, this is not good for my Starbucks addicted behind... I'm in LOVE with Peppermint Mochas. I order them all year (shh, don't tell my BF! hehe, it didn't take me long to get a Gold rewards card.)

On November 17–20 from 2–5 p.m., when you buy one holiday beverage, you’ll get a second one FREE. (So one for me and one for you, right? Right.) Warm up with your choice of a Peppermint Mocha or new Skinny Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Gingerbread Latte or the longest-running holiday favorite, the Eggnog Latte.

Starbucks Buy 1/ Get 1 Drinks Info.

Lunch Made Easy: Domo-Kun Bento

Oh Domo, you crazy little creature you...
For those of you who don't know, Domo is a Japanese TV show character -- here's brief profile: "a strange creature that hatched from an egg. His body is stout but his heart is pure. Loves TV. Often causes trouble by daydreaming and not paying attention to things. Lets out explosive farts when upset. Favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew. Least favorite food is Apples (a big mystery that's in his DNA)."
Gee I can't imagine why a six year old would like him. LOL

Lunch Made Easy: Roll Out of Bed & Roll Up a Sandwich

Oh Monday, how I loathe thee... especially during NFL season. :-P
The good news it, we just have to make it through this week - then it's a nice long weekend for the Holiday! (Even though it seems like we're always busy, it'll be nice.)

Lunch Made Easy: Panda Love *rice onigiri*

Little Miss is off school tomorrow (Friday) so I thought this might be a good time to tackle the next Bento of the Week challenge - Onigiri.

I have never done anything with rice like this before, so I was a bit nervous... I figured since Little Miss was going to be home with me while enjoying this, what they hey... good time to go for it! That way, if it was a hot mess, at least I was home to make her something else (LOL).

Well, when it was all said and done, I was pretty darn impressed with how it turned out!

Lunch Made Easy: Mama's Bento

Little Miss is off school today and tomorrow for conferences, so I get a break for making her lunch!
Mama still needs to eat though. ;)

I'm in a group on FB with a lot of the other Bento Bloggers. We were discussing how long it takes us, on average, to put the lunches together and I mentioned that I usually make mine the same time as I'm putting together lunch for Little Miss. So today, I figured, why not highlight a typical "Mama Bento".

Lunch Made Easy: Three Little Pigs *Oink Oink*

I made this for Little Miss for her lunch tomorrow (Wednesday) at school. :) I'm so happy with how it turned out!
Be sure to check out the Bento Blog Network each week ~ This week the theme was "sandwich balls" or "bread onigiri". This is my second entry!

Food for Thought: Crockpot Love - Creamy Italian Chicken

I'm sure many of you may have a take on this recipe in your collection, but still a yummy meal I had to share!

Lunch Made Easy: Lost in Space

Lost in Space... or just in my kitchen, I'm not sure this time of morning. :)

Food for Thought: Crockpot Love - Foil Packet Salmon

This has just the right amount of sweet & spice. I have never made Salmon in the crockpot before, so I was nervous (to say the least) but this is definitely something I will do again! :)
I looooooove Salmon.

Food for Thought: Applesauce Bread

This is so simple to make and smelled so delicious as it baked!
You probably have all the ingredients already ~ Check it out!

 

Food for Thought: Crockpot Love - A1 & Dijon Steaks

Mmm, when I saw this recipe over at Crockpot365 I just knew I had to try it...

Lunch Made Easy: Hoppy Friday!

The next theme on the Bento Blog Network Bento of the Week Challenge are Sandwich Balls, aka "Bread Onigiri" (here's a good tutorial I found, if you're interested ---> Bread Onigiri)

As I made the balls, I did a couple different sizes as I wasn't sure how they'd turn out. Then the idea came to me to make it into a cute little bunny. :)

Lunch Made Easy: Bologna Salad?

Yes. Bologna Salad. A favorite of Little Miss and actually was when I was a kid too... We joke that it's the "poor mans Ham Salad" (sandwich spread) because my mother would eat it growing up when they didn't have much money. Thus why we grew up with it too. :)

I haven't made it for Little Miss in a looooong time so I figured it'd be a nice treat for her today, so I made some last night.

Lunch Made Easy: Hello Kitty & the ELB

Last night I was so happy to hear that big brown UPS truck pull infront of my house. I knew exactly what it was - My new Easy Lunchboxes! Even though to Little Miss, the only difference she'll notice is the fun lid colors, I like how much thicker they are than my disposables. Plus they're also dishwasher, microwave, and freezer safe - Win!

I also realized this morning I had not had a Hello Kitty appearance in quite sometime (that is just unacceptable, especially considering how much Little Miss LOVES her).

Lunch Made Easy: First of November

No catchy title today, sorry! ;)
It was kind of nice making Little Miss's lunch... I've been making Halloweeny ones for the past two weeks so it was nice to get back to basics for a day.