Pita & Pomegranate

My lunches were either boring or repeats most of this week, so I didn't take any pictures until today: green salad with tomatoes, cucumb...

Carnival Squash

After dinner last night I sliced a carnival squash into wedges and steam-baked it in the oven (fill the bottom of the baking dish with wate...

I Know My Momma Loves Me...

...how do I know? Because her curry tells me so! My mom has been watching the shmoo for me in the afternoons when he gets home from school. ...

Lemon Rice and Peas

Today I made Lemon Rice and Peas from May All Be Fed. Last night I had leftover cooked brown rice, so it only took a few minutes to toss i...

Cabbage Rolls

Today was my first 9 hour day , so I had to pack enough to get me through! I packed the last of my Thanksgiving Cabbage Rolls in a wide-mou...

Buckwheat Tabbouleh Wraps

Today I started a brand new full-time job! That's right, I finally get to pack lunches for myself! Lunch Number One: an avocado with a t...

Holiday Cabbage Rolls

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! There is so much to be thankful for, especially our good health and the health and well-being of t...

The Loaf is Back, Baby!

Quite a few of you have noticed that my Magical Loaf Studio has been down all summer. Good news finally! I moved my website to a new hostin...

Around the World: Japan

Here it is, the final photograph from my new book! This was the Big Bento Box Photo Shoot, an epic day of cooking, set-up, and photography....

Around the World: Hawaii

Here's another picture that didn't make it into the book, but I'll show it to you here! This is my Hawaiian Luau Lunch Box : (...

Around the World: Indonesia

Indonesia -- land of tempeh! For those of you not familiar, tempeh is made by cooking and fermenting whole soybeans until they form a sol...

Around the World: Morocco

Oh, I can't look at this picture without wanting to make and eat this all again! This is the menu for Morocco : Moroccan Tagine , Orang...

Around the World: Italy Again

Here's another "Around the World" menu inspired by the cuisine of Italy: Grilled Vegetable Stromboli , Balsamic Strawberries ,...

Around the World: The Southwest

This lunch showcases some of the traditional foods of the southwestern region of the United States, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, Utah...

Around the World: Nebraska

My menu for Nebraska features Chik'n Pot Pies filled with chicken-style seitan, mixed vegetables, and creamy gravy. Why Nebraska, you ...

Kids Konserve Coupon

A while ago I wrote about Kids Konserve , a company specializing in eco-friendly lunch sacks and containers for kids. Well, Kids Konserve co...

Around the World: Caribbean

I love this picture we took for one of my Caribbean lunch menus. Oh yeah, pink flamingo food picks with googly eyes, baby! Here's th...

Around the World: Thailand

I love Thai food so much, I couldn't settle on just one Thai menu for the new book! Pictured here are my two menus inspired by Thailand...

Around the World: Korea

Traditional Korean meals feature a wide assortment of panchan , or side dishes, surrounding a main dish of rice or noodles. Diners choose f...

Around the World: Turkey

This is one of the first recipes I made for the new cookbook. Last year around this same time I baked baby eggplants and filled them with l...

Kindle Vegans!

Those of you with Kindles might be interested to know that Vegan Lunch Box and Vegan Lunch Box Around the World are both available for Kin...

May the Force Be With Your Lunch Box

I can imagine some lucky little Star Wars fans carrying these light saber chopsticks in their school lunch box. One of my favorite blogs, T...

Around the World: New England

Another photograph from the United States section of my new book, this one inspired by New England: New England Chowder and Fish Crackers ....

The Goodbyn

There's another new entry in the kid-friendly lunchbox market. This one's called the Goodbyn , and features built-in compartments wi...

Around the World: Italy

This picture is so beautiful, with those gorgeous dark blackberries glistening like little jewels, I can't believe it didn't make it...

Around the World: Kansas

I'm going to post pictures for the next few weeks to give everyone a taste of what the new book is like! Here is the photo we took for K...

Buy My Lunch Boxes!

Whew, I just spent most of the afternoon photographing and listing eight of my lunch boxes on ebay . It's time to start thinking about ...

It's Almost Here!

My new cookbook Vegan Lunch Box Around the World is coming out August 11th , just in time for school to start again! If you want your copy ...