Comments on: Bento round-up http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/ fun with food intolerances in a Singaporean kitchen Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Miracle ingredient: agar! « Main-Main Masak-Masak http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-191 Miracle ingredient: agar! « Main-Main Masak-Masak Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:22:32 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-191 [...] racked my brains for agar flavours to complement my bento and eventually made two flavours: a) red bean & soy milk (slightly sweetened) - a combination [...] [...] racked my brains for agar flavours to complement my bento and eventually made two flavours: a) red bean & soy milk (slightly sweetened) – a combination [...]

]]> By: niceties http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-188 niceties Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:13:56 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-188 Hi Biggie, Thanks for visiting & your comment. As you can tell from the frequent references here, I am a huge fan of your Lunchinabox site ^_^! I've finally written up a big posting all about agar agar here: http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/miracle-ingredient-agar/ Hi Biggie,

Thanks for visiting & your comment. As you can tell from the frequent references here, I am a huge fan of your Lunchinabox site ^_^!

I’ve finally written up a big posting all about agar agar here:
http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/miracle-ingredient-agar/

]]> By: Biggie http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-185 Biggie Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:33:15 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-185 Lovely idea to make pu erh tea agar-agar! I should get my agar-agar out and make something fun too... Lovely idea to make pu erh tea agar-agar! I should get my agar-agar out and make something fun too…

]]> By: niceties http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-182 niceties Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:28:36 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-182 Hmmm, I don't know about gas.... However, I think your friend has a point cos freezing immediately does preserve the freshness better. Hmmm, I don’t know about gas…. However, I think your friend has a point cos freezing immediately does preserve the freshness better.

]]> By: Canton Pixie http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-180 Canton Pixie Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:56:57 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-180 oh great, thanks a mill! and btw, i'm also a great fan of freezing, but my hubby complains that he has gas after eating food reheated from the freezer. do you have similar reactions from ur family members? i can't help thinking this is psychological - but i have no way of disproving this. another fren told me that only if u leave it in the chiller then u will get gas, but otherwise, if u freeze the food immediately there shouldn't be gas. oh great, thanks a mill!
and btw, i’m also a great fan of freezing, but my hubby complains that he has gas after eating food reheated from the freezer. do you have similar reactions from ur family members? i can’t help thinking this is psychological – but i have no way of disproving this. another fren told me that only if u leave it in the chiller then u will get gas, but otherwise, if u freeze the food immediately there shouldn’t be gas.

]]> By: niceties http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-179 niceties Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:36:19 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-179 Hi Canton Pixie, You can get a start without books, just go to http://Lunchinabox.net and http://JustBento.com or the other links (including to the many Flickr bento groups with amazing photos) in my earlier posting : http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/bento-frenzy/ Here are book reviews from Lunchinabox.net and JustBento.com: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/11/07/speed-bento-freezing-books-in-my-kitchen/ http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basics/popular-homemade-bento-types I have some of the same books as them, and a few others - all bought from Kinokuniya Japanese section. There's about half a shelf of bento books, great for browsing :). Hi Canton Pixie,

You can get a start without books, just go to http://Lunchinabox.net and http://JustBento.com or the other links (including to the many Flickr bento groups with amazing photos) in my earlier posting :
http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/bento-frenzy/

Here are book reviews from Lunchinabox.net and JustBento.com:
http://lunchinabox.net/2007/11/07/speed-bento-freezing-books-in-my-kitchen/
http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basics/popular-homemade-bento-types

I have some of the same books as them, and a few others – all bought from Kinokuniya Japanese section. There’s about half a shelf of bento books, great for browsing :).

]]> By: Canton Pixie http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-178 Canton Pixie Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:20:54 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-178 thanks for this post! now i feel inspired! do you have a good bento cookbook to recommend? (i'm very lost for ideas). thanks for this post! now i feel inspired! do you have a good bento cookbook to recommend? (i’m very lost for ideas).

]]> By: niceties http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-175 niceties Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:11:21 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-175 Thanks, Happy Homebaker :). I just had a look at your site - wow, really informative and impressive! Thanks, Happy Homebaker :). I just had a look at your site – wow, really informative and impressive!

]]> By: Happy Homebaker http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-172 Happy Homebaker Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:00:25 +0000 http://mainmainmasakmasak.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bento-round-up/#comment-172 Hi, came to your blog by chance :) Your blog is very informative. I love the bento sets you have made, they are delicious and yet healthy! Great job! Hi, came to your blog by chance :)
Your blog is very informative. I love the bento sets you have made, they are delicious and yet healthy! Great job!

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