I got a shipment from Monbento today!

I noticed that they’d finally started selling accessories (box straps, food cups, et cetera) by the piece, plus I’d lost the fork from my old portable cutlery set, so I decided to make an order.

I got a black bento strap, the stainless steel cutlery set, an insulated bag (which I actually might wind up using for my steno machine instead of my lunch due to its perfect dimensions and convenient handles), assorted freezable containers, and six black food cups. It’s not possible to divide the bento evenly by using a combination of the new narrow rigid food cups and the old flexible silicone food cups, but fortunately I also have two of the now-discontinued rigid plastic dividers (I love those things and wish I could buy more of them; apparently they got rid of them because people complained that they weren’t watertight, but they’re great for dividing different kinds of dry ingredients), so maybe a combination of the three can work in a single box.



Anyway, this box just uses the four new cups, plus the broccoli chicken stir fry we made last weekend and then froze in a silicone mold. Frozen food doesn’t tend to be very photogenic, so I dressed it up a little with some fresh basil and sriracha. It should be tasty, though, and I’m proud of myself for actually eating a frozen meal. I cleaned out the freezer a few days ago and had to throw out a bunch of unidentifiable stuff, so from now on I’ve resolved to date and label everything and to do my best to eat it all before freezer burn sets in.