Cookbook, anyone?

[telophase]

Due to a miscalculation on my end when I was ordering books -- I got a lot of Amazon gift cards this year and indulged in an orgy of book-ordering at the end of last week -- I managed to get two copies of The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go instead of the one I'd intended.

Sold! While I could send it back to Amazon, I could also send it on to one of you - it cost $13.15 and I'd be happy to sell it on to someone else who'd like it (I'll cover postage - I'd have to cover postage to send it back to Amazon anyway).

I looked through it last night, and it seems quite useful. It's about 2/3 Japanese-inspired recipes and 1/3 Western-style. The author lives in Switzerland, and so does not use a lot of ingredients that can't be got at anything but large Asian stores. The recipes are mostly 1 serving in size, as suitable for a single bento. It was developed out of the Just Bento blog so you can poke around there and see if her style sounds appealing.

It is not a cutesy or kid-oriented bento book. You can make the recipes for kids, but if you want to put little faces on the food, you'll have to find another guide. :)

Comments

[beckyh2112.livejournal.com]

That sounds really cool and probably useful to my attempts to eat healthier without eating the same thing every day.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

If you'd like it, it's yours. :)

Just on reading through, I can see myself making more of these recipes than in most bento cookbooks I've got. Primarily because the ones I've got are either intended for kids or are 100% Japanese-focused, so call for lotus root and other things I'd have to drive across the metroplex to get.

[beckyh2112.livejournal.com]

Ooh, excellent! Yes, please, I'd like it. (Switch to messaging for address and paypal details?)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Sure thing!

[rurounitriv.livejournal.com]

Damn, too slow. But then, I don't have the money to reimburse you anyway, so oh well. XD

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Reading the Just Bento archives will give you an inexpensive alternative! :)

[scorpionocean.livejournal.com]

ohhh I have this book. It's a good one. I really need to utilize my bento!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Good! I didn't think ahead to make a list from it last night, so I won't be cooking from it tonight, but perhaps this weekend.