Leftovers Recreated

Whenever I have something left over from dinner the night before, I try my best to turn it into something different for lunch, instead of eating straight leftovers (this works best with chicken breasts, simple pork roasts, etc.).  Since we had some leftovers from a rotisserie chicken I made recently, I decided to make it into a chicken salad for our lunch.  I'd share the recipe, but frankly, I don't really have one.  Chicken salad happens to be something I just make with whatever I have on hand, but usually it includes chicken (obviously), grapes, pecans, celery, and light mayo.  Just chop, mix, and season to taste! We also made some trail mix with bulk nuts, raisins, and m&ms (I LOVE the bulk section of our grocery store...can't live without it).  If you have one, consider making your own trail mix as well...it's much cheaper than buying the ready made stuff, and you get to control what goes into it (not to mention you can make it much healthier by getting the non-salted variety). 

Chicken salad bento - chicken salad, celery with PB, trail mix

Zoo Bento

It was a GORGEOUS day here, so we decided to take a field trip to the zoo. We packed our lunch and in honor of visiting the animals, we went with animal chicken nuggets.  Okay, they're really dinosaurs, but who says they can't be a rhino and a kangaroo or something (squint your eyes and you'll agree). Oh, and by the way...we LOVE our new bento box set. Check them out here!   http://www.laptoplunches.com/

Zoo Bento - baked animal chicken nuggets, banana, alphabet pretzels, celery and PB, and rice krispy treat