Bent On Better Lunches' Top 13 of 2013

These aren't my Top 13 most popular posts of 2013 - they're my personal Top 13 of 2013 :)  I chose a favourite from each month, plus my favourite post of the year . Ok so I also snuck in some runners-up ;)

January ~ Through the Looking Glass Muffin Tin Meal 

This Alice in Wonderland themed muffin tin lunch was so much fun to make, and part of a fantastic link party itself.

February ~ Super Mario Power Up Lunch

It was a tough choice between this and the Pac-Man video game themed lunch I made this month, but those little melon stars won in the end :)

March ~ Fun Fuel! Lightning McQueen & Mater Cars Lunch

I love that every section of this PlanetBox fits the racing theme, from the checkered flag apple to the NASCAR Ritz crackers - and it's fun :)

April ~ Rex Manning Day!
One of the things I like most about these colourful lunches is that the girls loved them even though neither have seen the movie Empire Records, heh!

May ~ Live Long & Prosper Star Trek Lunch
Trekkie that I am, I've made more than a few Star Trek lunches, but this is my favourite. And the rest are linked to within ;)

June ~ Gnome Lunch!
No special reason for this one - I just like gnomes!

July ~ Stop For Lunch
Bella helped me make the melon balls for this lunch, and I finally shared the bento I made for the Cooking with Trader Joe's: EasyLunchboxes cookbook!

August ~ ThrifTeeGear Lunch Bag Review + Sherlock Lunch!

I love this post for several reasons: the cool ThrifTee Gear bag, the Sherlock lunch, my Minecraft lunch cameo, and the hidden Doctor Who reference :)

September ~ How To Train Your Dragon
This wasn't the most creative (Roald Dahl Day) or crafty (Princess Bride) lunch of the month, I just really loved how the "dragon egg" turned out!

October ~ Despicable Me Minions Lunch
The sproutlets love the minions! And I had fun making one from a Twinkie :)

November ~ Happy Anniversary Doctor Who

Most of November's posts were guest lunches made by my dear BBF while I took a stay-cation to welcome my Sailor Boy home from deployment (thank you!) so I only had a handful of lunches made by me to choose from. This K-9 bento that my littlest Whovian helped make was an easy choice.

December ~ Don't Blink! Doctor Who Weeping Angel Christmas Lunch

Yes, it's Doctor Who again! It was really hard to narrow this month's lunches down to one favourite! It came down to a contest between the cute (Tooth Fairy), the Christmassy (Santa Yumbox), & the geeky... so I went with the one that has all those elements :)

And My Favourite Post of 2013: It's Your Anniversary, Charlie Brown!

Besides the fact that I've been a huge Peanuts fan since always, I just love how each one turned out. Especially Charlie Brown's cheese T-shirt :)

Happy New Year!