Innie or Outie

This version of local bentos is similar to the first bento featured. This one had salmon, deep-fried shrimp, deep-fried chicken, hamburger, spaghetti , broccoli, veggie mix, teriyaki pork, rice with seaweed paste, nori, and cheese croquette.

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This is a switch on the typical pepper-steak that hubby created, Papa’s Sake-Miso Beef:

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The meal consisted of beef sautéed in oilve oil with minced garlic paste, minced ginger paste, white pepper, sake, 1/2 sodium red miso, cabbage, arugula, and basil added. He spooned the remaining sauce and leftover precooked rice and garnished with cracked black sesame seeds.

This is another choice in the “oba-style” bentos with mackerel, kamaboko, pumpkin, daikon-carrot mix, fried chicken, soy bean-hijiki mix, umeboshi, and rice.

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This pork meal idea originated from a recipe I saw by Jody #35. Although this meal takes longer than most of my dishes, it is simple, tasty, and allows for time do other things while it is cooking, Rosemary-Pork Bake:

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Items Needed:

Stove, oven, one 9 x 9 inch casserole dish, wax paper or brush for greasing casserole dish, and aluminum foil or casserole lid

Ingredients:

1 small pork roast, 2 medium potatoes, 1/4 medium red onion, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon white pepper, 1 cup chicken broth, 1 teaspoon ½ sodium red miso paste,1 tablespoon minced garlic paste, 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, olive oil for greasing casserole dish, 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, ¼ cup water, and 1 teaspoon corn starch

(Optional)

Cracked black sesame seeds and whole wheat dinner rolls

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This is another of the “oba-style” bentos and is similar to #32. This one had fried chicken, a stir-fried karashina-tuna-fu mix, pork luncheon meat (spam), hot dog, chunky potato veggie mix, umeboshi, deep-fried hard-boiled egg, and rice.

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These mini packages of snacks with deep-fried beans, assorted nuts, and raisins are perfect munchies for our road trips.

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This is another of hubby’s pasta meals, Papa’s Shrimp & Mushroom Pasta Dinner:

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This time hubby used shrimp and fresh sliced mushrooms sautéed in olive oil and butter, with red chili pepper flakes, white pepper, and fresh basil. As a side dish a small salad of iceberg lettuce, red onion, cherry tomatoes, herbed croutons, and bacon bits topped with a creamy sesame dressing.

This is another version from the same convenience store as #37, except this one had chicken, piman (bell pepper), sanma (river fish), konyaku, goya chanpuru, rice, umeboshi, and tofu.

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The island’s weather is getting a little nippy at times. When I began seeing various versions of this type of soup on TV and over the net, I thought I’d give it a try. So here’s my version, Eggless-Meatball Soup Dinner:

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This meal consisted of 1 carrot, 1 medium bell pepper, 1 medium potato, 1/4 red onion, 3.5 cups water, one 15 ounce can chili beans with sauce, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 1 tablespoon chicken broth granules, 1 teaspoon 1/2 sodium red miso paste, 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes, 1.5 pounds hamburger meat, 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs, 1/4 cup milk, 2 tablespoons fresh basil, 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, 1 teaspoon minced garlic paste, and whole wheat dinner rolls. View a video with further details here.

Another original dish by hubby making use of homegrown arugula and rosemary, Papa’s Sautéed Pork & Mushroom Dinner:

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For this meal, hubby sautéed pork, onion, and minced ginger in olive oil; placed the mixture on a bed of cabbage sautéed in olive oil and butter; topped the pork with arugula and sliced cherry tomatoes; smothered the entrée with the leftover pork fat, onion, and ginger mixed with white pepper, soy sauce, and white wine; and garnished with chopped fresh rosemary. As side dishes, sliced erigi mushroom and minced garlic sautéed in sesame oil; and reheated leftover precooked rice.