{"id":7356,"date":"2023-09-04T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=7356"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:57:24","slug":"riceballs-and-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/riceballs-and-toast\/","title":{"rendered":"Riceballs and Toast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--vcv no format--><!-- vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:c8b01101 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\">\n<div id=\"el-c8b01101\" class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c8b01101\">\n<div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><!-- vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:b285ce58 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"el-b285ce58\" class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\">\n<div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b285ce58\">\n<div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b285ce58\"><!-- vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:0aae4774 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"vce-text-block\">\n<div id=\"el-0aae4774\" class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0aae4774\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main.jpg\" alt=\"Riceballs and Toast\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-main-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When my kids were going to school I was the one making their lunches. This was simply because I used to bring my own lunch to work so it wasn\u2019t much of an extra effort to make another. My daughter came back one day and told me her friends thought it was awesome that I would cut the crusts off her sandwiches. Ha! Just another influence from those Japanese <em>\u201csando\u201d<\/em> that you see at the market, or in Japan I guess at every convenience store.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing as how some of you might still be making your kids\u2019 lunches, or having to make snacks for them after school, here\u2019s a few ideas that might pass the kid test. I made some cute little Korean style riceballs called <em>Jumeokbap,<\/em> because we had leftover rice and some leftover <em>bulgogi<\/em> ground beef that my wife made from a couple nights ago. This mixture is the seasoned <em>bulgogi,<\/em> chopped carrots and chopped <em>danmuji<\/em> (yellow pickled radish).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7374\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Korean Style Riceball Jumeokbap with Bulgogi, Carrots and Chopped Danmuji\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-bowl-of-rice.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>Korean <em>danmuji<\/em> is different from Japanese <em>takuan<\/em> in that they\u2019re both pickled daikon radish, but the Korean version is a little less pungent and milder than the Japanese one. For people who don\u2019t like the strong smell of <em>takuan,<\/em> try the <em>danmuji<\/em>\u2014it\u2019s a little sweeter too.<\/p>\n<p>We had leftover <em>Kimchi<\/em> Fried Rice too, so that was easy. Just roll a few of those for a spicy rice ball variation. I love any kind of fried rice, so we make the <em>kimchi<\/em> version all the time. My other favorites are Japanese <em>Chahan<\/em> and of course, Hawaiian style Bacon or Spam Fried Rice. Maybe the reason we have it so often is because I hate to waste leftover rice, so we freeze it and use it for a quick and easy dinner. Leftover rice makes the perfect fried rice\u2014much better than freshly made, which tends to get clumpy. If you have to make fresh rice just to make fried rice, there\u2019s a hack to doing this with an adjustment on your rice cooker, which I explain in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/island-style-kimchi-fried-rice-with-spam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><strong><em>Kimchi<\/em> Fried Rice<\/strong><\/a> post.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7378\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Making Korean Style Riceball Jumeokbap\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-rice-ball-prep.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>The last one is filled with tuna\/mayo and coated with <em>furikake<\/em> (rice sprinkles). Your kids will probably love this one\u2014they\u2019re easy to eat and fun too. Who doesn\u2019t like <em>furikake,<\/em> right?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7379\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Korean Style Riceball Jumeokbap - Tuna Mayo Furikake\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-tuna-closeup.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rice balls make the ideal <em>bento<\/em> lunch. For one thing, you can eat them at room temperature and they won\u2019t smell up a lunch room. If you\u2019re wondering what that cannister is in the background, it\u2019s my very cool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/sljbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Zojirushi Lunch Jar.<\/strong><\/a> I did a whole review on these a while back; you can read about them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/bert-sans-take-my-zojirushi-lunch-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7375\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Korean Style Riceball Jumeokbap\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-lunch-jar.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After school snack? Of course, open face toast! Bake some bread with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/bbssc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Zojirushi Breadmaker<\/strong><\/a> and have it ready by the time they get back. It takes about 3-1\/2 hours so you can time it to finish around 3:30 in the afternoon. Here are a couple of classics\u2014Avocado Toast and Garlic Cheese Toast. C\u2019mon, you can see these on some menu at a craft coffee house selling for $15, right? Right? Well, enjoy it on freshly baked, Japanese <em>shokupan<\/em> style bread anytime.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7380\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Avocado Toast and Garlic Cheese Toast\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-avo-and-garlic-cheese.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not to be outdone by all those good looking riceballs you can make, here are some dessert toast treats for the kids (or for yourself once you\u2019ve got them quietly scarfing). Get some caramel syrup at the market and use your bananas before they get too overripe. It doesn\u2019t take much to get decorative with it. The other one is strawberry jam and cream cheese. I swear, it\u2019s good! Even my limited food styling skills can handle these, and the thicker <em>shokupan<\/em> slices make them more special too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7373\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Banana with Caramel Drizzle Toast, Strawberry Jam and Cream Cheese Toast\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-banana-and-strawberry-jam.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no way I\u2019m going to make toast without a PB&amp;J one; because I really love PB&amp;J. Did you know that the proper way of making a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich is to spread the peanut butter on both slices of bread, then spreading the jelly in the middle? That way the jelly won\u2019t soak through the bread and make it soggy. Of course, then you\u2019ve got to figure out the proper peanut butter to jelly ratio, haven\u2019t you? The other way to get around this issue is to make toast instead\u2014problem solved!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7377\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha.jpg\" alt=\"PB&amp;J Toast and Matcha Strawberry Toast\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/s-pbj-and-matcha-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you crave a more adult dessert, try the matcha strawberry one. Just create the glaze with some matcha powder and powdered sugar, get fresh strawberries and away you go. If you missed it a few months ago, I did a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/june-is-for-dads\/\"><strong>Honey Brick Toast<\/strong><\/a> with a full loaf of <em>shokupan<\/em>, which you can easily do at home. Try this one and overload your kids after school, ha-ha!<a href=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7408 size-large\" src=\"|!|vcvUploadUrl|!|\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Honey Brick Toast\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/honey-brick-toast-main-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">So what\u2019s it going to be this afternoon? Riceballs or Toast?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: inherit;\">Products used in this post: <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/nphcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IH Rice Cooker &amp; Warmer NP-HCC10\/18<\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/bbssc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Home Bakery Maestro\u00ae Breadmaker BB-SSC10<\/em>, <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/etzlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micom Toaster Oven ET-ZLC30<\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/sljbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mr. Bento\u00ae Stainless Lunch Jar SL-JBE14<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: inherit;\">Please note that these recipes were not tested by Zojirushi America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: inherit;\">All images by Bert Tanimoto \u00a92023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:0aae4774 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:b285ce58 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:c8b01101 --><!--vcv no format--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my kids were going to school I was the one making their lunches. This was simply because I used to bring my own lunch to work so it wasn\u2019t much of an extra effort to make another. 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