itty bitty fish » laptop lunch http://ittybittyfish.com the [appetizing] stylings of onefish, twofish, redfish & bluefish. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:53:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 chicken salad cukes http://ittybittyfish.com/2010/02/bento/chicken-salad-cukes/ http://ittybittyfish.com/2010/02/bento/chicken-salad-cukes/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:48:31 +0000 redfish http://ittybittyfish.com/?p=238 This is one of my favorite bento staples, as it’s both fresh and filling. I got the idea from the lovely ladies over at Laptop Lunches, but this is my variation on a theme. You can use tuna fish or chunk chicken, and I like to use olive oil mayonnaise. As for the cucumbers, pick out ones with a wide girth – it makes it easier to scoop bowls for filling. I cut pieces about 2 & 1/2 inches long and use a grapefruit spoon [a paring knife works, too] to hollow out the cuke, leaving the bottom in tact [note: if you're using an end piece, just cut a bit off the end so it has a base]. I also use the same batch of chicken salad to make a sandwich, as I’m usually feeding a grown man with this lunch.

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As for the containers I use for bluefish bento, I have the New Wave Enviro Stainless Steel Food Container and the LunchBots Pico Stainless Steel Lunch Container, the latter fits two halves of a sandwich perfectly.

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