Simply Craving

Japanese Bento - Lunch boxes that looks too good to eat

I’ve been to Japan only once, and strolling around Tokyo I found so many good looking lunch boxes, even from a convenient store. Seven years after my visit to Japan, I met my wife in college, which coincidently is a Japanese. She’s an amazing cook, while not only limited to Japanese food; her Japanese cooking is simply amazing.

So I’m sharing the bento box pictures my wife made for my sister and me for lunch almost everyday. These Bento boxes are tastier if you eat it several hours from its packing. Enjoy!

Hot Dogs with Pasta Sauces as condiment

We did a pasta party for lunch and there are a lot of leftovers from it – so for dinner, rather than having the leftover pasta, we try something new. So where do we start? Of course our fridge, and we found two packs of Ballpark franks and a bag of Hot dog buns (Why cant they just make the bun and the franks the same amount of quantity in a bag!)

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StrawNana Chocolate River - 12 minutes dessert

Sometimes too much planning causes more headache – during our last Thanksgiving cookout, we planned so much on appetizers, finger foods and the main course, we totally forgotten about dessert, Yes! Dessert! At the end of our Thanksgiving meals, we realized we have nothing for dessert. Fortunately, my uncle stocked up some fresh strawberries and bananas, and we thought we would just make some chocolate covered strawberries, but my wife and I thought of something better!

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Onigiri with a twist - Hawaiian style

I was watching travel channel a while back and they run a show about resorts in Hawaii. On one segment, they are showing a restaurant using SPAM for sushi and it gives me an idea on my next lunch – Onigiri with SPAM!

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Helo World! Simply Craving sees the web

I grew up in Singapore, and definitely a foodie with appreciation for multi culture cuisine. The fusion of Chinese, Malay, and Indian food that I accustom to are giving me craving as I now live far away from Singapore. Food is not just something we consume to satisfy our hunger, but its an art that brings more than just flavor in your mouth - it is part of who we are and what we are - like the saying goes “you are what you eat”. So what is Simply Craving all about? It’s about food and lifestyle including travels and. …Of course, more food. We are also interested in hearing what you are craving for, so send us messages with your craves - we might be able to point you to places (or recipe) that could satisfied your craving.