Real Bento - by Kanae Inoue (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Explore the world of delightful and efficient bento box lunches with Real Bento, a collection of family-friendly recipes by Japanese mom Kanae Inoue.

These easy and inexpensive recipes, honed over many years by a busy mom, offer time-saving tricks to create satisfying bento box lunches in just 10 minutes each morning!

With 200 recipes presented by flavor type and key ingredient, Real Bento is a valuable resource for busy households. Inoue's emphasis on healthy, fresh, and colorful foods makes these recipes both visually appealing and delicious. From Japanese favorites like Teriyaki Chicken to original creations such as Stuffed Bell Peppers, Ginger Salmon, and more, there's something for every palate.

Inoue, who started crafting bento box lunches fifteen years ago, views them as a budget-friendly way to provide fresher, healthier meals for her family. Real Bento is not just a cookbook; it's a practical tool for busy mornings, helping families save money and eat well.

Review Quotes

"...packed from cover to cover with the time-saving tricks that allow even the most novice of kitchen cooks to make bento box lunches...an incredibly practical and easy-to-use resource for busy households!" --Midwest Book Review

"...[a] bento cookbook designed for busy families, full of time-saving tricks so you can still have healthy, delicious packed lunches without the need to give up valuable sleep time." --Book Riot

"[Inoue] takes a very pragmatic, streamlined approach to making bentos, based on her years of making them for her three children...There are lots of quick and easy recipes..." --Makiko Itoh, author of The Just Bento Cookbook and blogger at JustBento.com

"Another great bento recipe book..." --Parenting Healthy blog

"Preparing a bento box at home, for yourself and your family, is after all not that difficult and actually quite affordable. Real Bento brings that point home! [A] treasure throve for all of us out there who want to try our hand at making our own bentos, in our own kitchen, for our own family." --Simandan.com

"This beginner bento book is a perfect tool for getting lunch/dinner packed and a family out the door on a busy morning! I would recommend it!" --ET Speaks from Home blog

About the Author

Kanae Inoue is a wife, mother of three teenagers, a well-known author of bento cookbooks and a popular food blogger and personality in her home country of Japan. Her delicious, economical, and family-friendly recipes for bentos have garnered her a huge following on her blog: inoue-kanae.blog.jp