Bento2016#Mar25~Easter Bunny/Pooh Bear/Chicks

 21.03.2016 Monday
Easter Mofy Bunny: Shaped the rice into head/ears/arms using cling wrap
Orange rice: Mixed rice with ketchup for ears and heart shaped mouth
Yellow quail egg: Turmeric juice
Blue quail egg: Blue pea flower extract
Purple quail egg: Mulberry juice
How to cut kiwi fruit: Please view the tutorial @foodbycherry IG that I've shared at IG
First arrange the Mofy head and silicon cup into the Monbento lunchbox. Filled up the rest with stir-fried french beans & carrots. Next arranged the ears and arms ^_^  
 

22.03.2016 Tuesday

Winnie the Pooh: Sunny side up egg. Please click HERE for the tutorial

Rice underneath the pea sprouts, button mushrooms and dark sweet sauce chicken dishes. 

Cut the oranges into bite size just to fit in the container and add on sour plum on top.

 

24.03.2016 Thursday

Mama hen: Mashed pumpkin mixed with rice

Baby chicks: Quail eggs soaked with turmeric juice

Side dishes: Broccoli, gyoza (chicken) and kiwi flower  

Bento2016#Feb05~Miffy, Girl, Baymax & Rilakkuma

Yay! Two more days is Lunar New Year and this week will be my final week to made bento for my kids. I hope you will like my bento creations ^_^

Day 1: 1/2/16 (Monday)

Miffy's Love Letter

 On Monday, I made Miffy using the cookie cutter as outline ^_^ It's simple and quick when you have cookie cutters at home. Simply filled up the rice and add the nori details. Crabstick for red dress, broccoli and meat floss at background. Underneath is rice as well and side dishes have broccoli, fish roll crabstick and the chicken herbs inside the foil (store bought)

Day 2: 2/2/16 (Tuesday)

Shopping Girl

 On Tuesday, I made shopping girl ^_^ I think majority ladies will love window shopping, perhaps including the man as well who knows :D Well, I have some cookie cutters for the handbag, shoe (dress & hat but I didn't use cut the eggsheet out) to matched the shopping girl theme bento. The dress is made out of milk cabbage奶白菜and perfectly pretty as a dress :) Eggsheet for hair details and I added nori for extra touched.

Day 3: 3/2/16 (Wednesday)

Since CNY is coming soon, I created my 3rd CNY Theme bento. I made Baymax wears samfu and wished "gong xi fa cai" for the upcoming CNY :D Looking smart and handsome right? Haha.... The "福" nori wording was punched out using puncher (I can't remembered bought from where) Side dishes have bean curd with minced meat, broccoli and button mushroom.

Day 4: 4/2/16 (Thursday)

 

Rilakkuma & Friends

On Thursday, my darling girl requested for noodles so I stir-fried some organic charcoal noodles for her lunch. To made Rilakkuma & Friends, I used rice to made since much easier :) As usual Rilakkuma in brown rice (dark sweet sauce + rice), Korilakkuma in white rice and Kiiroitori made of cheese (carrot as beak). Side dishes have spinach and spring rolls. 

Bento2016#Jan22~Gudetama/Owl/Girl/Chihiro

Updating my 2nd week bento here ^_^ Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Day 1: 18th Jan 2016 Monday

Gudetama

Gudetama made of sunny-side up egg and I freehand scissor cut out the nori detailed. Underneath is rice and covered up by the egg, pea sprouts and pandan chicken wrapped. 

 Day 2: 19th Jan 2016 Tuesday

Happy Owl

Pink owl made of sakura denbu mixed with rice and shaped it using cling wrap. I followed the image from Owl bento cover. Side dishes have carrot flowers, spinach, chicken nugget, edamame and fish tofu.

Day 3: 20th Jan 2016 Wednesday

Girl Bento

I'm using NudeFoodMovers bento box to create this girl bento ^_^ I filled up the rice and arranged the pea sprout as hair. Freehand scissor cut out the nori for the face detailed. Side dishes have chicken curry, tamagoyaki and some grapes.

Day 4: 21st Jan 2016 Thursday

Spirited Away Chihiro

When was the last time I made Chihiro? Hmm......should be few years back :p I filled up the rice and covered with seaweed. Freehand scissor cut out Chihiro detailed and I used cheese as face. Body (red) made of crabstick. I just looked at the Chihiro picture and freely cut it out. So please do have a picture of Chihiro for the foodart but it's better result if you trace it then cut out from the baking sheet with seaweed together. So basically my Chihiro little different from the actual Google Image :D Click HERE for my older post Chihiro that I made few years back.

  

Bento2015#Oct21~Bon Bon Ribbon Bento

My girl requested Bon Bon Ribbon character for her bento ^_^ So what usually most mother will do or perhaps father (that make bento) surely try our best right? 

I cook some macaroni for their lunch and I make Bon Bon Ribbon out of rice using rice mould. Save me a lot of time :D

Here's the close up Bon Bon Ribbon. I mix the rice with some sakura denbu for pink touch and cut out the crabstick using the provided cutter from Bon Bon Ribbon rice mould set :) Nori for the details.

For the side dishes have oven homebaked chicken fillets, spring roll with some mayo on top.

I hope you will like today's bento. Have a lovely day and thank you for the visit ^_^

Bento2015#Sep17~Sanrio Inarizushi

Let's make some Sanrio Inarizushi ^_^ I think this is my first attempt making three different Sanrio characters :p So which one you like the most among all three Sanrio? Honestly, I find My Melody face too small! Don't you think? Haha....

Here's the close up for Pom Pom Purin Inarizushi. Yellow rice make of hard boiled egg yolk mix with rice. Nori for the details and shimeji (top) for hat and I secure with toasted spaghetti.

Here's the close up for My Melody Inarizushi :) To make pink rice, I mix the rice with sakura denbu. The white face is make of fish ball and the red bow is crabstick.

Who's next? Of course is Hello Kitty ^_^ I know my daughter will tell me she likes Kitty-chan the most after she see her bento! If among all three Sanrio character I miss out Hello Kitty.... she will ask me why? Haha.... 
To make Hello Kitty is pretty easy, I just shape the rice and add two ears then finish up with nori details. Egg yolk for nose.

Since I'm using Monbento lunch box, I just fill up the extra space with some sausages, sweet peas, fishball (balance), lettuce and oranges.

I hope you like this simple Sanrio Inarizushi design ^_^ Have a great day!

Bento2015#Sep01~Molang Bento

Looking for cute characters so here I thought of making "Molang" (Cute bunny from Korea) since it is my first attempt ^_^ My girl likes it a lot and asked me to make Molang often :D
 

Here's the close up Molang dancing I suppose or perhaps exercising :D Shape the rice into oval shaped then add on the ears make of hard boiled egg. Wear lettuce as tutu and crabstick for ribbon (I should use other ingredients instead of red due to back ground all RED). 

For side dishes have meat patties, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sweet peas and some grapes.

Hope you like it ^_^ Have a lovely day! 

Bento2015#Apr30~Lion Bento

Is been quite long that I don't purchase sausages. I might just give them one sausage for their bento once awhile won't harm right? Today I'm sharing some tutorial sausage too and you can visit at HERE. I managed to snap some step by step with poor quality =_=" Hope you able to understand. I get this lion sausage ideas from one the Japanese sausages tuturial.
  

Here the close up lion sausages. The head make from fishballs, sausage, crabstick and nori. I didn't secure the sausage with spaghetti since it stay so firm after I arrange on top of the rice :p 
 

For side dishes have gyoza, pea sprouts, pan-fried quail egg and checker apple at another lion container.  

I hope you today's bento sharing and I'm using Monbento lunch box ^_^ Have a nice day!
 

Bento2015#Apr24~Bento&Co Sandwich Bento 2015 Contest

Did you see the result from Bento&Co Sandwich Bento Contest at FB? My sandwich bento are among the 10 finalists! I was so excited to spot my sandwich at FB and couldn't believe it! This is my 3rd times to participate Bento&Co contest. Is a challenging and fun making whenever I decided to joined in the contest each year. 

So this year theme is about creating sandwich. If you follow my blog, I hardly make sandwiches bento for my daughter lunch. Pretty hard to think or create and the rules that Bento&Co looking for.... really need to do some homework on it! So this round, I focus on the sandwich. I love my sandwiches with eggs fillings so I get the idea of creating "EGGS" sandwiches ^_^ Different kind of eggs such as hard boiled eggs, century eggs and quail eggs! Yums! I toasted whole wheat bread and trim for the perfect sizes. Here's my sandwich ingredients:

•  6 pieces of whole wheat bread (toasted)
• 1 hard boiled egg (large and I use kampung egg)
• 1 century egg
• 2 quail eggs (for extra touch to make chicks)
• lettuce/tomatoes/cheese/mayonnaise
• orange and grapes as well cut out tomato rose for decoration

Not forgetting create some cute chicks but I focus on the sandwiches for taking photos. Because that's the main contest. Well, to create yellow quail egg simply soak at turmeric water and remember to stir. As for the other two-tone quail egg, I soak half and leave some white part. The dark brown color, I mix water and some black food colouring but after soaking the color wasn't black =_="

Arrange neatly for each sandwiches into the Monbento box and filled up the rest of the side dishes. Next, is the photo takings! I took countless shots.... really a lot and only can pick ONE for the contest. Oh gosh.... how I wish can submit more than one with different angles... hahaha....

Thank you for reading my posts and if you like my sandwich bento or view more delicious sandwiches bento from other finalists. Just click HERE to vote. Only one vote for per person and will end on April 27th (Monday). Thank you so much for your support and appreciate bottom of my heart. Hugs!

Congratulation to all 10 finalist and click HERE to view two winners ^_^ Super amazing!

Bento2015#Apr01~Easter Baymax Monbento

My 2nd Easter Theme bento using Monbento Lunch box. I make Baymax because is pretty easy and I don't have to design the nori details ^_^ 
 

Here is Baymax close up. Just shape two rice balls for head and body. Then shapes another two arms. Baymax holds a huge easter egg make of hard boiled egg with carrot decoration (I trim it small oval shape as I don't have quail eggs at home). Along the side have broccoli and some small easter eggs make of carrot, button mushroom and cheese.
 

For side dishes have chicken fillets, yam samosa and grapes. 

Bento2014#Nov11~Stitch Bento

Today's bento inspired by the Stitch sauce lid cover ^_^ Sad that Stitch not blue enough but overall still cute right? Lol! I wanted to made a blue character so while looking for sauce container, I spotted Stitch container. I chose this Stitch looking at side view compare to other pose, I think I've not made any side view faces for Stitch :p 

Here's the close up Stitch ^_^ Mixed the rice with blue pea flower juice and shape it using cling wrap. Freehand scissor cut out nori details and I add crabstick (red part) for the ear (white part) for body. 
 

For side dishes have broccoli, balance of crabstick and dark sweet sauce chicken.

Hope you like this simple Stitch Bento ^_^ Have a nice day ahead and thank you for reading!

 

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!

Bento2014#Sep25~Minions Bento

It has been quite some times have not make Minions Bento. I'm sure my daughter will likes it ^_^ While adding the Minions nori details and my daughter ask me why one of the minion looks grumpy? Looks like she still prefers beautiful happy faces :D Anyway, I told her this little fellow don't want to be eaten by you! Hahaha....
 

Minions made from meat patties & melted cheese on top. Before I add the cheese on top of the meat patties, I freely scissor cut out the nori and add on top of the cheese. After done cooking (I turn off the heat & let it melted) I add the Minions eyes (crabstick/nori) and hair. The yellow rice is cooked hard boiled egg yolk (half will do since not much of rice) mix the rice and I add little bit of mayonnaise (as per request). Arrange the yellow rice first, followed by the broccoli and add Minions in the middle then lastly the shimeji mushrooms.

Ta-dah.....cute little minions bento for today's lunch using Monbento Lunchbox ^_^ I also add some mini grapes at the lettuce silicone cup for her dessert. I hope this Minions Bento will brighten up your day! Happy Thursday!
 

Bento2014#Sep03~Tiger Bento

Roar.......here comes the tame Tiger Bento ^_^ Inspired by the kamaboko tiger that I've bought it at Aeon Shopping Mall. So excited to spot two types of animals kamaboko and wish that they will restock in future. If possible more animals choices for me to buy (haha....I'm greedy). 

To made tiger yellow, just add half of the egg yolk (from hard boiled egg) to mix the rice since my tiger is small :) The egg white for tiger white parts and nori for black stripes as well all the details. Toasted spaghetti for whiskers! Arrange the head and body first then follow by broccoli. Last minute decided to add some chicken floss to fill up the holes ^_^ 

Side dishes: Airfry chicken drumette, tiger kamaboko, quail egg underneath the mini grapes.

Simple tiger bento pack in Monbento lunchbox. Bon-appetit! 

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