Blog Posts on home-prepared lunchables

Lunch-in-a-Jar by Cafe Munchkin on Aug 31, 2011We are now on our second week of school. And I am happy to report that we have now pretty much settled into a groove. Yay!  So I am back making and packing lunches for my now 2nd grader. Much as I want to come up with “cute” looking lunc...

Cutlery to Go by Cafe Munchkin on Aug 22, 2011In just a few hours, Texas schools will open for the 2011-2012 school year. That means, less kinect xbox time for darling daughter…and more for me! Kidding! One of our last minute shopping trips today was at The Container Store. I was looking f...

Lunchables 2011 #2: Shrimp Omelet and Beef Siomai by Cafe Munchkin on Mar 7, 2011I am constantly cooking these days and constantly thinking of what to cook next.  It’s insane!  I have finally broken free from a very long lazy spell, at least, as far as cooking in concerned.  Having said that, my daughter’s been hav...

Lunchables 2011-#1 by Cafe Munchkin on Feb 25, 2011In case anybody’s wondering, yes, I still prepare lunchables for my first grader…on most days. :)  Mornings can get a tad too crazy leaving me with very little or no time at all to take photos.  Here are some that I remembered to take p...

School Week #6 Lunchables by Cafe Munchkin on Oct 26, 2010There were only 4 lunches from the 6th week of school (September 27th-October 1st).  I missed preparing lunch on Tuesday of that week.  I must have been too sleepy and was not able to drag myself out of bed to make lunch.  Nevertheless, 4 homemade...

School Week #5 Lunchables by Cafe Munchkin on Oct 19, 2010I am so behind with my lunchables entries.  I hope to get a lot of them out of the way this week. *cross fingers* Here are some lunch ideas from the 5th week of school (September 20th-24th).  This was the week I got to use my new obento supplies. ;...

Tips for Making Homeprepared Lunchables by Cafe Munchkin on Oct 7, 2010I’ve been asked on several occasions how I manage to pack my daughter’s lunches.  Some wonder if I cook the food in the morning.  Some even think I’m probably already up making lunches by 5am.  The truth is, I am not quite the mo...

School Week #4 Lunchables by Cafe Munchkin on Sep 30, 2010We’re already on the 6th week of school, which means, my weekly postings on lunchables from home is a little behind schedule…not that anybody noticed. Hee hee. :) Since there might actually be some people who are able to get an idea or tw...

School Week #3 Lunchables by Cafe Munchkin on Sep 19, 2010These were the lunchables from the 3rd week of school.  Monday last week was Labor Day so I had a free pass from lunch making. *wink* TUESDAY Misua/Miswa Soup with Shrimps and Chayotes – My daughter loves Misua Soup and she insists on eating i...

School Week #2 Lunchables by Cafe Munchkin on Sep 6, 2010It’s Labor Day!  Shout out to all moms giving birth today!  KIDDING!!!  Hee hee.  Because it’s a holiday, we got to sleep in and I didn’t have to pack a school lunch for the first grader.  ;) Last week’s lunchables, save...