Happy Bento Friday!

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Today’s bento is a barbecue bento. Smoked pulled pork comes with a fluffy yellow bun and barbecue sauce. It is accompanied by fresh blueberries, homemade coleslaw, and maple bacon baked beans. いただきます。

Smoked Pulled Pork

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I got a smoker years ago. I love using it, even if every attempt to smoke something becomes its own journey, that’s part of the fun! While whitefish is my favourite smoked food, pork butt/shoulder is a close second. Here is how I do it Smoked Pulled Pork.

Homemade Coleslaw

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I am not a huge fan of coleslaw. Most of the time, I really don’t like it. The wife does, so I’ve looked for a recipe that we would both like. I found it in following the outline from Serious Eat’s Coleslaw recipe. I did make it the easy way and used two bags of coleslaw mix instead of slicing my own. Worked out very well with the amount of dressing.

Maple Bacon Baked Beans

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I am also not a huge fan of baked beans. If they come from a can, I don’t like them. I’ve made them from scratch in the past, but today, I didn’t want to cook beans for hours. I used Busch’s maple bacon baked beans. Everyone else seems to like them.