Self heating bentos

Tada~

Yeah i wished it was some prize i won in a lucky draw too.

I started with 2 packets from akachan honpo.

And then thinking about it when i came home, cookie monster probably can't share much of the food i take from food courts/cafes because the salt level is probably on the high side in Singapore(i like!), so off i went to the store again to get more. This time with bento cans! When i read the label i figured what makes the canned food cost more. Self heating! Yes, once opened, the food heats up on its own! wooooooooooo

This reminded me of the time we took the shinkansen and i discovered self heating bentos that people bought from the train station. Pull a string, and the gyudon gets nicely warmed before tucking in. Nice eh?

Yeah, so the cans would be great to have while we are out at the malls ~

I can't wait i can't wait!

I can't wait for cookie monster to meet his grandpa, and i can't wait to hug mummy dearest!

And say "Look Ma, Look how he has grown!".

We had ramen last night because i was soooooo craving it after that SMAP show on monday.

And since we had a portion of whey pork shoulder loin block in the freezer, i made simple salt based charsiew to go with our salt based ramen.

With lots of vegetables, bamboo shoot slices, and

topped with our favourite melt in your mouth half runny yolk eggs

We had a block of store bought ham like char siew too, so i took that out, sliced it

it is supposed to be shoyu based, so the surface is dark brown,

but because the shoyu was reddish, and the shape was such that it reminded me of the singapore charsiew! Oh how i am craving charsiew noodles, duck rice, chinese carrot cake, the masala chicken from the restaurant nearby mum's place, dim sum, and the list goes on and on.

interestingly, i feel like having durian too.

I think it's the winter thing again.

Anyhow, pardon my cravings, so this is how book cards look like~

I whipped out my marker pens to add in a few story lines to entertain the boys before the happy birthday message appears on the last page. I can't wait to send them out too!