Thursday 30 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct30~Hello Kitty Ghosts

Tomorrow is Halloween Day celebration at her school and usually no bento for every Friday so this will be my final Halloween 2014 bento ^_^ Last year my daughter dressed up as fairy but this year she will dressed up as Pumpkin Witch Costume (Bought it during my Bangkok Trip) Pretty sure she can't wait for tomorrow and I need to do some make up for her since the school organize Halloween Costume Contest every year. 
Well, today's bento I made Hello Kitty Ghosts with vampire wings??? Last year I did Hello Kitty Ghost Family (click HERE) so this round just combine with vampire wings/horns after all Hello Kitty always look cute right? Haha...
   
Here's the close up Hello Kitty Ghost with innocent look :D Freehand scissor cut out the nori details. I shape the rice into ghost using cling wrap. The red horns made from crabstick.
 
Repeat the methods and I just changed the eyes expression *wink* I know my daughter still prefers cute Halloween theme ^_^ The bat nori, I use bat puncher. The rest freehand scissor cut.
 
For side dishes have dark sweet sauce drumette, pea sprouts (bottom), sauce (Hello Kitty container), tamagoyaki (roll into triangle shape and mixed with some blue pea flower juice to make it green) and watermelon (use Hello Kitty cookie cutter)
 
Simple and kawaii Halloween bento ^_^ I hope you enjoy reading and happy mid weekend.

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct29~Fated To Love You

Anyone watch the Korean Drama "Fated To Love You"? It's hilarious Korean Drama and I love the lady role Ellie Kim's drawings but the original painter is Youk Shim Won. Click her name to check her website and cute bags too or her Facebook page! I managed to get the info from google search :D  So today's bento was inspired by one of her drawings ^_^ 
Here's the close up girl made from rice, imitation crabstick, ketchup for hair and nori for all details. 
 
For side dishes have beef patties, carrots, broccoli, apples and crabstick (balance)

I hope you like this lovely bento. Have a nice day! 

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct28~Tuxedo Sam Bento

Today's bento inspired by my talented friends Maysatch and 5AMBento Saw their cute Tuxedo Sam posts at Instagram that makes me want to try out too ^_^ If you've followed ME at Instagram, do check out their awesome creations that I've shared it today! Not just bento but they have lots of awesome crafted worked that I wished to have time making them.....hahaha....but second thought I don't think I've the skilled :D :D :D

Here's the close up of my Tuxedo Sam creation. One of the Sanrio penguin character. To made Tuxedo Sam blue, I mixed the rice with blue pea flower extracts (finally blooms, refer picture shared it after the post). Shape them into oval shape using cling wrap and add white tummy on top. Cheese, nori, crabstick for all details. 

For side dishes have pan-fried prawn patties (cut into penguin shape using cutter) and watermelons.

Simple and cute Tuxedo Sam for today's lunch. Happy Tuesday!

 

Monday 27 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct27~Eeyore Bento

Kitchen is open so as bento routine back to normal ^_^ I have not make this disney character "Eeyore" before :p One of my nephew's favourite character among all the disney :D Suppose to made Eeyore in blue colour but I changed it into black sesame Eeyore! Haha....still looking cute right?
 
Here's the closer look of my Eeyore ^_^ To made Eeyore, I mix the rice with black sesame powder and shape it. Underneath Eeyore still rice cover with pea sprout on top. Freehand scissor cut out nori for Eeyore features and the pink ears made of kamaboko.  
 
For side dishes contain prawn patties (cut as flower shape), half boiled egg, cucumber as leaf and watermelon.

I hope you like today's post! Happy Monday!

By the way, I've entered my Rilakkuma Children's Day bento Kawaii BENTO World Grand Prix 2014 organized by YAMASA and Bento&Co. Please help me vote at this LINK. The voting ends on 29th October 2014 ^_^ Good Luck to all!
 

Friday 17 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct17~Totoro bento for ME

Opps....why I update my blog on Friday? Normally no bento on Friday since kids half day session until 1.10pm in school ^_^ Well, this bento lunchbox is for ME! Yes it's my own bento for lunch in office course I'm working full day until 5pm. Usually I'll pick up my kids on Friday then lunch together but today is hubby's bonding lunch time with them ^_^ So instead of eating out I thought of prepare bento for today. Hmm....actually just normal fried rice then later on I start making characters =_=" My hubby saw me and said: Wah....make your own lunch still can't help it without characters? Hahaha....itchy hands :p
 
Here's the close up Totoro ^_^ Simple tomato egg fried rice then I made Totoro out of Inari. Freely penknife cut out Totoro shape then just add the details. Eyes/mouth made from cheese with nori. I wanted to made an umbrella but no time course this was unprepared design so didn't wake up early :D
 
Here's another container with few cute Chibi Totoro made from cheese and nori too!  Freehand scissor cut out for the details.
 
I can take my meals without meat but vegetables is a MUST for every meals or else I'll feel less satify.....hahaha 
Just broccoli, sweet pea and slice of oranges. 
 
Bon appetit! I'll enjoy my bento lunch later and looks like will be my first time ^_^ 

Thank you so much for reading and next week onwards will enjoy my bento break! Yay! No need to wake up early :D 

Have a blessed weekend dear all readers :)

Thursday 16 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct16~Halloween Pumpkin

My final halloween creations for this year ^_^ Actually I'm making Hello Kitty to disguise as a pumpkin but can't be tell if I don't mention it right? Haha.... I was puzzle on adding the whisker, it makes me remove & add back few times =_=" (Yes, so undecided) So finally decided to add the whisker, as well add the ribbon pick to showed it's Hello Kitty Pumpkin :D But still looking weirdo....sigh....
 
Here's the close up Pumpkin that made of rice mix with mashed carrot. I shaped into pumpkin and after done spread some ketchup on top for extra touch. Underneath contain rice and I add inari to cover the rice. Punch out nori skull & bats (using puncher) The stem made from broccoli stem ^_^
 
For side dishes contain ginger drumette (using airfryer), broccoli and watermelon Hello Kitty (using cookie cutter to cut out).

Woohoo.....count down towards my bento break next week instead of halloween celebration. Lol but I did enjoyed making them and hope you like & enjoy reading my Halloween theme bento ^_^ 
 

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct15✮✮Line Brown Wizard✮✮

My 3rd Halloween creation: Line Brown Wizard ✮ or more to magician??? Haha... shouldn't add the bunny pick =_=" I saw one hand empty so thought of adding the bunny pick :p Overall still look cute right? Second thought should have make Harry Potter instead ^_^ Okay, Harry Potter will be my to-do lists! I loved Samantha Lee amazing Harry Potter creation, have you seen it? 
 
Here's the closer look of Line Brown Wizard ^_^ Brown made from mashed potato mix some dark sweet sauce for brown touch. Wizard outfit made from cheese, nori and eggsheet for star (I use star cutter) Bottom is rice and sprinkle on top with furikake.

For side dishes, I add broccoli, gyoza and prawn. 

I hope you like this simple bento. Thank you for reading and have a nice day! monbento bentos & accessories

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct14♥Hello Kitty Witch♥

Today's post cute Halloween bento creation because yesterday post was too creepy :p And this bento brings back my darling girl happy face ^_^ After all, Hello Kitty has won her heart!!! I made Hello Kitty as a witch not scary but cute one and she seems to look for her broom :D
 
Here's the close up of my Hello Kitty Witch. I shape two onigiri, one for the head & the other one as body then put inari on top (spread mayo to stick) Arrange both ornigiri then follow by hair (organic bamboo charcoal ramen, refer yesterday post for picture or click HERE). Add pea sprout at the top & bottom to filled up the holes. Lastly, add nori for details and the bats, I used bat puncher to punch out.
 
For side dishes contains chicken seaweed, samosa yam, tamagoyaki and mini grapes. Opps....forgot the broom!! The broom made from rice, nori & inari.

I hope you like today's post! I'll make two more Halloween creations then countdown for my bento break next week :D Happy Tuesday ^_^

Monday 13 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct13~Halloween Corpse Bride

I don't celebrate Halloween but every year will try to made few bento creation. Saw many awesome Halloween bento creation at FB & Instagram. So this week I'll try to made Halloween theme bento before my kids start their one week mid-term school holidays next week. (Yay! One week bento break)

I always wanted to made Corpse Bride and I'm quite happy with the turn out but not for my daughter when she saw it =_=" She said: Mummy, why she's look scary? Opps....looks like she still prefer pretty halloween theme ^_^ Can't make scary one.....
 
Here's the closer look of my Corpse Bride. I shape the face first then spread with blue pea flower water on top instead of mixing the rice together. Poke two holes for the eyeballs made from hard boiled egg (white). Red lips made from apple skin (penknife cut out) Freehand scissor cut nori details. I use organic bamboo charcoal ramen for her hair (view the picture after the post) 
 
For side dishes, I add pea sprouts, pandan chicken, quail eggs and some watermelon (if have ghose cutter would be perfect).

I hope you like today's Corpse Bride Halloween Theme bento. 


Thursday 9 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct09~Hello Kitty dressup as Totoro

Last night did Hello Kitty needle felted character (only the head) to match my today's bento theme. I dressed up Hello Kitty as Totoro character ^_^ Nowadays my daughter requested not too much of dishes or a lot for her lunchbox. Most of her friends taking school meal sets and the school separated sitting area for homecooked students. So she prefers to quickly finished her foods then join with her friends :) I asked her whether she wants to take school meal sets instead of homecooked? I felt blessed to hear words from her that she still wants cute bento for her lunchbox in school. Wait for few more years I think can pack her normal bento (non kyaraben) same as my son bento. I actually still prefer let my kids bring homecooked food course the school meal set price was quite costly for a month. 
  
Here's the close up Hello Kitty in Totoro costume ^_^ As usual, mix the rice with black sesame powder for Totoro and boiled egg (white) for body. All nori details I spread some mayonnaise to stick on. The Hello Kitty nose made from eggsheet (used up my balance eggsheet).

For side dishes contain ginger chicken stew, sauce at the small container and some sweet pea ^_^

I hope you like my today's dressed up Hello Kitty. Happy Thursday!

Wednesday 8 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct08~Tiger CuteZCute Cuddle Palz

Using CuteZCute Cuddle Palz cutter to made "Tiger" theme bento ^_^ I'm sure most of you familiar with this cute cutter! Full details for the CuteZCute cutter can be found after my sharing post.  I tried to made two different eggsheet. One is the original eggsheet for yellow colour and the other brown eggsheet mix with dark sweet sauce. As you can see that my eggsheet top part was shinny due to I don't turn over the eggsheet.

Here is the close up Tiger Cuddle Palz and I create on my own a mini tiger ^_^ The pink colour is kamaboko. I mixed the rice with fuirkake then pour to the lunchbox. Next arrange the broccoli, chicken drumette, fresh button mushroom and lastly add the Tiger eggsheet on top. 

As for the mini tiger, I use rilakkuma cookie cutter to cut out the head part and use the straw for the legs. Freehand penknife cut out the yellow lines and finished all the details.

My daughter loves to eat the mini grapes and only request this fruits :p 

It's October month and I started to see lots of Halloween Bento creations recently!! Makes me want to start my creation too :D Wonder my daughter will like it? Can't do creepy or scary one course she surely dislike it =_=" So I just stick to kawaii creation! Haha...

Happy Wednesday! 
 

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct07~Pom Pom Purin

Today's bento inspired by Amigurumei Hello Kitty Crochet book. I collected this book from my friend yesterday that she helped me to made ordered at Kinokuniya Singapore. I'm excited after flipped through all the pages like though I've the skilled to craft :D Honestly, I'm totally clueless and have not crafted since many years ago (when I'm in 20's) Can't wait to start out and my two darlings already made their ordered which character they wanted =_=" Oh gosh....looks like I need to seek help from my mother since she's the expert on knitting ^_^ In case you would like to know more about the book, just check out the link above that I've highlighted. 

Well, back to my today's bento! I chose Pom Pom Purin course it's so chubby looking ^_^ Since I've not started to made one for photo takings, let the book accompany my today's bento. 

Here's the closer look of my Pom Pom Purin made from quail eggs ^_^ I soaked with turmeic water (some turmeric powder + water) Punch out nori for details and the hat made from shimeji mushroom (top part) and I secured it with toasted spaghetti. Cheese for ears and eggsheet for legs (using oval cutter). Underneath is rice & cover with pea sprout. 

For side dishes next to the container have checker apple and meat patties. Less food on every Tuesday so I don't add a lot ^_^
 
Here's the Amigurumei Hello Kitty Crochet book that I've shared at my Instagram. Sweet & lovely right? Hope you like my today's bento. Have a nice day!

Thursday 2 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct02~Piggies Family

Overnight chicken rice from last night so I reheat this morning to made today's Piggies Family theme bento ^_^ When my daughter saw it and she was asking me who are these two (quail eggs piggies)? Then she answered: Ah....they're my cousins!!! That's why they looked different ^_^ hahaha....she's so cute and I didn't think of that by just making as many as possible to fit in the lunchbox :D 

Here is the closer look of the Piggies Family ^_^ Shape two big onigiri and followed by two small onigiri. The pink colour is made from kamaboko and I just add different nori expression for each piggies except one of the piggy was showing off the butt :p Since there is still room for another two piggies so I add the quail eggs together to join in the family!!

For side dishes contains gyoza, potato wedges and mini grapes.

Oink-oink....hope you like this lovely piggies family ^_^ Have a blessed Thursday! And next week Monday will be a Public Holiday over here so mummy won't be making any bento! 

Wednesday 1 October 2014

Bento2014#Oct01~Kuromi Bento

Oh gosh....why I can't made it right for Kuromi head!!! I don't want to spend too much time on it so just arrange it =_=" My daughter asked me why is the skull look different? Then I realized I've missed out adding the nori line and should add oval shape eyes instead of circle eyes. Oh well....can't be amend since I've took some time to shape the Kuromi head...so just let it be :D
 
Here is the close up Kuromi photo. Shape the head and wrap with nori. Then shape the rice body and legs. Arrange all of it into the bento box and lastly add some lettuce to cover the holes. Freehand scissor cut out nori for eyes and the pink color made of kamaboko.
  
For side dishes at another container have chicken seaweed wrap, quail egg, broccoli, mini sausages, carrots, mini grapes and half mini orange.

I hope today's Kuromi Bento lunch you will like it! Happy Wednesday ^_^