Some of you may be wondering if I've abandoned this journal since I haven't posted a new bento or recipe in several weeks. Rest assured, I'm still here! :-) However, some recent medical issues have resulted in my doctor suggesting I try a wheat-free diet for several months. This is not as restrictive as a gluten-free diet, which is followed by people with coeliac (celiac) disease, but it's still having a major impact on my meal-planning and bento-making (after all, what's the main ingredient in most kinds of soy sauce? Wheat, of course!).

There will be a shiny new wheat-free bento posted on Monday. Until then, if anyone out there has any wheat-free recipe suggestions, I'd be pleased to hear about them in the comments!