Ten-Minute Bento

Everyday millions of Japanese people, young and old, leave their homes with a bento in hand. Bento (boxed lunches) are handmade every morning packed with tender-loving care to give their recipients a warm-hearted well-needed boast to finish off the day. In her first English-language release, TV chef and nutritionist Megumi Fujii has prepared 72 mouth-watering box lunch recipes that are easy to make but are over-flowing with the hearty-goodness that is essential in every Japanese bento. Her Ten-minute bento will not rely on visual designs seen on Flickr streams or on blogs. Instead she focuses on sharing everyday Japanese dishes created to satiate hunger and satisfy an ever expanding Japanese palette. Featured dishes:

Mushroom Hamburg Steak

Easy Korean Bibimbap

Colorful Eggs & Ham

Yuzu Chicken

Avocado Salad Sandwich

Open-face Spring Roll Bento

Chicken Cutlet Bento

Beef Bowl Bento

Chicken Teriyaki Bento

Salads

Radish & Buckwheat Noodle Salad

French Toast Salad

Chinese-style Noodle Salad

Desserts

Cheesecake Balls

Petite Muffins