Bento2016#Jun17~FathersDay/Hello Kitty/Minions

13.06.16 (Monday)

• Bears: Dark sweet sauce mixed with rice and used cling wrap to shaped into balls
• Face features: Nori and cheese
• Spec & Mustache: Accessories gadgets
• Side dishes: Underneath the bears have rice and quail eggs, chicken seaweed wrap and grapes.

14.06.16 (Tuesday)

• Hello Kitty: Tofu fishcake, nori for detailed
• Side dishes: Prawn gyoza, broccoli, carrots, oranges, grapes

15.06.16 (Wednesday)

 

• Minions: Organic pumpkin noodles, nori & cheese for detailed
• Side dishes: Steamed sesame chicken, pea sprouts, grapes

16.06.16 (Thursday)

 

• Hello Kitty: Rice, freehand scissor cut out nori detailed, cheese for nose
• Red bow: Ketchup and mayonaisse
• Side dishes: Egg plants, asparagus, spam, half hard boiled quail egg

Bento2015#Jun19~Hello Kitty Father's Day

This coming Sunday on 21 June 2015 is Father's Day so here I prepare lunch foodart at home since yesterday was a Public Holiday over here. I just cooked simple lunch dishes and shaped out Hello Kitty's dad for the theme ^_^ 

Here is the closer look of Hello Kitty onigiri :) I didn't use rice mould but just using cling wrap to shaped. Kitty-chan dad will slightly bigger than kitty-chan.  I have some deco gadgets to applied on both of them that can save me time of cutting the nori details :D So freehand scissor cut out the face features then the rest I use deco picks! 

 

Yesterday lunch dishes have sweet corns soup with carrots in Hello Kitty shaped but can't be seen =_=" minced pork, spinach veggie stirfried with shimeji. 

I hope you will like today's sharing and wish all super dad "Happy Father's Day"  

Bento2015#Apr27~Jackie The Bear School

Yesterday was my daughter's 11th Birthday and I didn't host big party celebration. Just eat out together with my side of family and my in-law side ^_^ How time flies that in my heart I treated her as my baby :p Since her birthday was yesterday no school no bento so I replaced this cute birthday bento for today's lunch. Oh why not Hello Kitty? Hehehe..... she already got a Hello Kitty birthday cake so I thought for a change making this cute Jackie bear instead. I have the cookie cutter so just make use of it! Simple and quick!

Here is the close up Jackie the bear school ^_^ Just fill up the rice and add the cookie cutter for each side. The top left Jackie, I fill up with minced meat. As for the top right Jackie opposite way ^_^ I don't add all minced meat for the right side, at the bottom is rice and cover up with some minced meat. Lastly, add on the nori details.
 

For side dishes have broccoli, carrots, egg rolls and Jackie make from mashed potato :)
 

Finally add some birthday decorations and balloons for birthday girl ^_^ 

Hope you like today's sharing :)

Bento2015#Feb11~Panda Bento Valentine's Day

Three more days toward the V-day! Here I make these lovely panda couple inspired by the panda figurines. The panda figurines are from my daughter's toy ^_^ I spend quite some times on shaping and sticking....luckily manage to finish on time before send my kids to school. No time to organize well for the side dishes so just put everything inside the small panda lunchbox =_="  

Here's the close up Panda Couple :) Freehand scissor cut out nori details and shape the rice using cling wrap. Can't see the bouquet of flower details for the panda holding..... I should put the red part of crabstick bottom and put the white part on top so will stand out! Oh well....can't be done now =_=" Rose make of cherry tomato and add pea sprout surrounding.
 

Side dishes have pan-fried gyoza, quail eggs, cherry tomato and some grapes.

Wish all couple "Happy Valentine's Day" 

Bento2015#Feb09~Kumamon Bento

This is my first attempt to make Kumamon character ^_^ Visited Fukuoka Japan, noticed that Kumamon seems popular! From goodies to bento can easily buy Kumamon character but I just buy this rice mould set (view the box picture after the post).

Here's the close up Kumamon holds a heart made of crabstick. The Kumamon head, I use the rice mould to shape then wrap with nori. The seaweed cutter mould comes together in a box and face cutter as well. So basically very simple by just using all the bento kits! But the body, I shape it using cling wrap then wrap with nori. Lastly, add the arms. (I forgot one last step! The red cheeks =_=")

For side dishes have pagoda cauliflower, pandan chicken, yam samosa and some grapes.

Here's the picture of the Kumamon bento kits set. As I've mentioned that I missed out the red cheeks! Sigh......

Hope you like today's post but my daughter still not use to Kumamon new character :D She said who's this? Oh well, I need to make Kumamon often :p

Bento2014#May07~Mother's Day KakaoTalk Perytail

Today's bento lunch inspired by KakaoTalk Perytail emoticon. Perytail looks simple so I decided to make Mother's Day theme for the upcoming occasion. I wanted to add "I <3 MUM" but seem not enough space for it so change to "I <3 U" :D

Underneath the eggsheet with lots of love, I add rice so that my daughter will have enough rice to eat ^_^ To made this eggsheet, just cook it normal but before the egg cooked I add red heart shape (crabstick) on top while the egg still wet. Turn off the heat and let it rest till cooked. I didn't flip over the egg that's why the top eggsheet still shiny ^_^

For Kakaotalk Perytail, I shape the rice using cling wrap then freehand scissor cut out nori for the details. Lastly, I penknife cut out the eggsheet as triangle shape for Perytail to hold a bouquet of heart shape flowers.

For side dishes: Baby Pak choy or Nai bai, chicken stew (lastnight dinner), chicken stew sauce at the sauce container and some eggsheet for decoration :) Lastly, add the picks!

Well, this bento not only for Mother's Day, also suitable for Valentine's Day too! Haha....no matter what, is all about showing LOVE. I hope you like today's bento post. Hugs & Kisses!!

Bento2014#Mar12~Minion Bento & Birthday Bento

Today is my son's birthday and I've ordered Minion birthday cake to celebrate later ^_^ Wanted to make Minion bento for him but he refuses to bring cute bento so this Minion Bento goes to my girl! Haha...

Underneath Minion made of eggsheet was rice mixed with furikake. Freehand scissor nori cut for all the details. White eyeballs and teeth made from crabstick :)

For side dishes: Tempura prawn & chicken wrap seaweed (airfry), sweet pea and sweet potato
I add some animal picks cause today's my daughter school going for a field trip to Zoo ^_^

Here's my son birthday lunch bento ^_^ Nothing cute except the egg container that he doesn't mind to bring along! Yay! I put one red hard boiled egg inside because it's his birthday!! I think most kids love to crack the hard boiled egg shell but pretty sure his fingers will stain some red colour :p

Well, I hope you will like today's lunch bento! Happy Wednesday!! 

~My Son's Blessed 13th Birthday~

Update post: Here I post my son's Minion Birthday cake on 12th March 2014 evening celebration with my family and loved ones ^_^ Ordered this cute 3D Pandan Flavour Minion Cake. Looks awesome right? Haha...

 

Bento2014#Mar05~Ash Wed ✞ Bento

Today is Ash Wednesday first day of Lent that we Catholic will fasting. But my daughter still young so she doesn't need to fast from meals. I prepare something simple for her as well to remind her the day of fasting when she reaches age 14. 

Freehand cut out nori for little girl with a cross of ashes (nori) at forehead and stick on cheese then use toothpick to trim out. The sign of a cross ashes that will be receive it today's Ash Wednesday Mass. 

I baked potato mushroom puff pastry using frozen puff pastry. Pretty easy to made but I didn't follow any recipes....opps....just mainly cooked potato, carrots, fresh button mushroom, garlic, onion as fillings.  I'm sure you will have a better recipe for it but I tend to made it simple with less ingredients :p

Alphabet ASH WED letters pick for another puff pastry and few grapes, honey cherry tomato and flower marshmallows. 

I hope you will like this simple bento lunch! 

Bento2014#Feb11~Dear Daniel & Hello Kitty

Yesterday my daughter showed me the Hello Kitty poster from one of the magazine. So I did a simple sketched and make used of the quail eggs as Hello Kitty theme ^_^ Yup....another Sanrio character after yesterday posts :p Well, my daughter won't get bored of it :)

Ingredients:

• Dear Daniel & Hello Kitty : quail egg, nori, crabstick. 
• Heart shape background : Furikake sprinkle comes with flowers
• Accessories : Cap, red ribbon & flower picks.

For side dishes: Monbento sauce container contain ketchup, gyoza, edamame, beancurd roll with carrot & long bean. Blueberries & grapes as well ^_^

I hope you will enjoy reading my today's post!! Hugs!!

Bento2014#Feb10~Hello Kitty Love~

Love in the air....... Today's lunch post will be Hello Kitty Love that I find it very easy to made ^_^ Don't need a mould to shape Hello Kitty face and save a lot of time by just adding the rice onto the bento box. I hope you will like it.

Actually I wanted to used this bento box to filled up the rice as Kitty-chan face but noticed that my broccoli have no space to add for another bento box =_=" Oh well, so idea changed and I think it turn out pretty good ^_^  Simple ingredients: Rice, kombu, crabstick, broccoli. For Kitty-chan whiskers, I used Cutezcute cutter. As for the eyes & bow, I used Hello Kitty bread mould.

For side dishes: Chicken wrap seaweed, prawn, carrots (heart), crabstick (balance), grapes & blueberries.

I hope this Hello Kitty Love bento can brighten up your Monday blues......Hugs!!! 

Bento2014#Feb05~My Melody Valentine

After one week of CNY school breaks!!! Resting, eating, visiting and today back to school. Poor thing for my kids still on CNY holidays mood :D As for me.....hmm.....start to think of make some Valentine's Day theme bento. I asked my daughter which character she would like to see for her bento lunch? She wants "My Melody" so without a doubt, last night did a quick sketched and here is my simple My Melody Valentine's Day bento creation ^_^

I cooked shell pasta for today's lunch bento and covered with crabstick (white part) so that I can put My Melody made of cheese on top. I used My Melody cutter to cut out the cheese and spread Mizhan Sushi Pink on top :p I wanted to used the red part of crabstick for My Melody but in the other hand I want to brings out the red hearts to stand out.....so end up I spread the sushi pink on the cheese :) 

For side dishes: Sweet minced beef and broccoli with cute My Melody picks for deco ^_^ Add some red hearts (crabstick).

Tomato pasta sauce hiding underneath the blueberries with a small container and some mandarin oranges around it.

Ta-daa......Simple Happy Valentine's Day designed with cute My Melody full of  LOVE ^_^ I hope you will like today's post. Hugs!!! 


  

Bento#June14~We Love You "Happy Father's Day"

On this coming Sunday 16th June 2013 will be Father's Day!! So I decided to made one for my dear hubby as dinner bento for him. I don't think have the time to make any bento during the weekend so why not tonight since I'm cooking ^_^ I managed to find one bigger bento box as most of my cabinets filled with small bento boxes :p Anyway, this amount of food in the bento box wasn't enough for him!! Haha... there was a bowl of miso beancurd soup that I forgot to add to the photo takings :)

Well, I thought of taking some photos before I arranged the foods into the bento box. For human face, I mixed the rice with tomato ketchup and used cling wrap to shaped. Freehand scissor cut out the seaweed/nori for all the details. I made the "DAD" wears a tuxedo!! Haha....handsome right? I made two kids hugging their "DAD" :D The 2nd photos, I arranged the lady's finger/okra for little girl as her dress and white beech mushroom/Bunapi Shimeji for the boy body. 

A closer look of the dad/daughter/son ^_^ I've a son & daughter so this two represent them :)

For side dishes, salmon, tamagoyaki with seaweed, crabroll, carrots as roses, cucumber as leave and kombu roll.

 After I've finished made this bento....my ke-poh daughter asked: "Mummy, where are you? Why you're not inside the box?" Hahaha.... I told her its "Father's Day" and there wasn't enough room for "MUM" to fits IN!!! 
Well, I wish all awesome, wonderful, handworking, loving and super DAD "Happy Blessed Father's Day" Cheers!

Bento#May11~Hello Kitty Pasta Meal

Gosh.....my daughter still not feeling well :( Her fever kept on went up and down....luckily she still active but if the fever high temperature she will sleep and I got to wipe her body....hopefully she speedy recovery.

So for today's lunch meal, she requested pasta, I cooked Hello Kitty Pasta for her and transform the fish oval shape balls into Hello Kitty ^_^ Carrots were too small so the HK shape a bit out :p 

Simple HK soup pasta for her. Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all mummies!

On the left Rose Origami folded by my son and on the right Carnation Flower Card done by my daughter with some helped from me! Haha...she said gor gor哥哥 (meaning brother) gave roses and she wants to make a card for me. So sweet of them but I prefer my daughter gets well soon so that we can celebrate tomorrow!!