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10 BENTO BOXES TO TRY (SUPER EASY TO MAKE)

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  CHAPTERS 0:05 3 OCT-ALIENS & RICE 0:45 KEBOBS & RICE 1:06 KIMBAP, EGGS, & TOFU 1:41 SPAM MUSUBI 2:14 HOTDOG ROLLS 2:51 HAM & CHEESE 3:14 EVERYTHING NICE 3:42 BERRY SALAD & EGG 3:58 FURIKAKE RICE & EGG 4:25 COLD LUNCH, HOT DOG Most of the ingredients are listed below. If you've got a question, leave it in the comments and we'll try to get back to you within the day. - Octopus hot dogs are made with a regular hot dog, cut half way, then cut again lengthwise half-way to create the tentacles. We panfried them and as you cook them, the tentacles will naturally curl. - Furikake Rice Balls - Cooked white rice, rolled into balls and then coated with furikake. It's so simple and the kids love it. - Kimbap - Our kimbap contains items that we love. Eggs, cucumber, carrots, spinach, hot dogs, rice, and of course the seaweed wrap. You can literally put anything in the kimbap. - Musubi is made up of pan fried spam, rice, and the seaweed wrap. You

ASIAN CAJUN CRAWFISH SHRIMP STIR FRY

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 INGREDIENTS 1/2 Cup - Chopped Green Onion 1/2 Cup - Cubed Onion 1/2 Cup - Minced Garlic 1/4 Cup - Minced Lemongrass 3-4 Cup - Shrimp 1/4 Cup - Sliced Ginger 1/4 Cup - Brown Sugar 1/4 Cup - Cajun Mix 7-10 Whole - Kaffir Lime Leaves 2 lbs - Butter 1/2 Cup - Chicken Boullion 3 Tbsp - Paprika 6-8 Cups - Crawfish INSTRUCTIONS In a large pot, melt the butter.  Once the butter boils, add the garlic, ginger, onion, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and cook for a minute until the aromatics has seeped into the melted butter. Add the chicken boullion, brown sugar, cajun mix, paprika, and fish sauce. Mix until well combined.  Add the crawfish and shrimp. Continuously mix and cook until the crawfish is cooked.  Serve with rice and lemonade.  VIDEO Tips Live crawfish is pricier but always better than frozen. If you buy live crawfish, throw out the dead ones (treat them like lobsters). Dead crustaceans will have toxins, throw them out and clean the living ones multiple times, they're dirty and yo

FAMILY FAVORITE SHEPHERD'S PIE

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    One of the best school lunch was shepherd's pie. It's hearty, easy to eat, and you could count more than 3 ingredients in it. Growing up, our exposure to American food was at school. Wishing we had parents who cooked towers of pancakes at the table as we rushed out the door to school, but realizing now that the cup noodles for breakfast was probably more nutritious.  DID YOU KNOW? Shepherd's pie is actually made with sheep (or mutton). Our recipe is made with beef, which technically should be called cottage pie. Also, way back the pie was likely made using leftover meat.  INGREDIENTS Meat Mixture: 1 lb - Ground Beef  1 Cup - Chopped Onions 3 cloves - Garlic (Minced) 12 oz - Corn (we used frozen) 12 oz - Carrots and Peas (also frozen) 2 Tbsp - Tomato Paste (if you read this fast like me, you probably read toothpaste; don't use toothpaste). 2 Tbsp - Flour  2 Tbsp - Worcestershire Sauce  (https://amzn.to/3zyJTQK) 3 Tbsp - Olive Oil (https://amzn.to/3zUHcKI) 1 tsp - Ros