Bento2016#Jun24~Totoro/HelloKitty/Kiiroitori

20.06.16 (Monday)

•  Totoro: Rice underneath then covered part section with nori and black sesame mashed potatoes as Totoro
• Side dishes: Shimeji mushroom with asparagus and chicken seaweed wrap

21.06.16 (Tuesday)

• Hello Kitty: Separated the egg whites and egg yolks to made the eggsheet. 
• Today's menu: Simple fried rice with french beans, chicken, carrots
• Fruits: oranges and grapes

22.06.16 (Wednesday)

• SpongeBob: Eggsheet, egg whites sheet for eyes and nori for all detailed
• Today's menu: Simple fried beehoon with fish cakes, chicken, nuggets
• Tomato sauce container: Some chilli sauce instead of ketchup ^_^
• Fruits: Kiwi fruits

23.06.16 (Thursday)

• Kiiroitori: Yellow quail eggs (soaked with turmeric water) carrots and nori detailed
• Main dish: Rice, chicken floss
• Side dishes: Broccoli, carrots (butterfly), edamame, gyoza

Bento2016#Jun10~WinnieThePooh/MyMelody/Totoro

07.06.16 (Tuesday)

• Winnie The Pooh: Yellow rice made out from hard boiled egg yolk mixed with rice. Freehand scissor cut out nori for Pooh detailed.
• Side dishes: Pea sprouts, shiitake mushroom, seaweed chicken wrap and apple.

08.06.16 (Wednesday)

• My Melody: Pink rice made out from Biogreen Pink Lady Oatmilk powder mixed with rice since I don't have sakura denbu at home ^_^ The pink colour turned out pretty well and I don't have to worried anymore whenever running out of ingredients. 
• Blue ribbon: Hard boiled egg soaked with blue pea flower extract (no time to soaked it longer so the blue turned out lighter) 
• Side dishes: Brocooli, chicken katsu, carrots cut into star shaped and some grapes.

09.06.16 (Thursday)

•  Chu Totoro: Pastel blue hard boiled egg soaked overnight with blue pea flower water
• Eyes: Cheese and nori
• Dishes: Organic noodles, carrots, prawn gyoza, milk cabbage and oranges (not shown) 

Bento2016#May27~Gudetama/HelloKitty/Totoro/Mickey/Minnie

23.05.16 (Monday)

Gudetama

On Monday, I made Gudetama still sleeping Zzz.... because I'm on the sleepy mode too :D Gudetama made of hard boiled eggs and nori detailed. Side dishes have bacon, broccoli, carrots and plum. Simple and easy designed ^_^

24.05.16 (Tuesday)

Mickey & Minnie

On Tuesday, I made Disney Mickey & Minnie Mouse Tsum Tsum. Freehand scissor cut out both disney character nori detailed then shaped two big onigiri for heads and four smaller onigiri for ears. Inside onigiri with chicken floss fillings and side dishes have prawn gyoza, cheese tofu and spinach.

25.05.16 (Wednesday)

My Neighbor Totoro

On Wednesday, I made Totoro theme bento. First, I filled up the rice then add the cut out Totoro tofu skin (freehand scissor cut out Totoro). Next cover up the broccoli on top of the rice and lastly add on Totoro detailed. Side dishes have pan-fried fish fillet, potatoes wedges and fruits (apple/oranges/sour plum)

26.05.16 (Thursday)

Gudetama Hello Kitty

On Thursday, I combined Gudetama and Hello Kitty into one ^_^ Gudetama yellow rice made of hard boiled egg yolk mixed with rice. Kitty-chan just plain rice and nori detailed. As for side dishes have pea, carrots, hard boiled egg (1 slice), taiwanese sausage and plum.

Bento2016#Apr15~Back to school bento

Phew....looks like I'm getting lazy to update my blog after my one week bento break due to my kids 2nd Term School Holidays ^_^ So let's see what I had made for this week.

Day 1: 11.04.16 (Mon)

On Monday, I made Line Brown vs Gudetama. Super quick and easy to made this bento lunch ^_^ Just filled up the rice first onto the bento box and covered up half section of Line Brown (chicken meat floss) and Gudetama (scramble eggs). For the face features simply add the nori and cheese for detailed. As for the other container, I prepared shrimp gyoza, pea sprouts and kiwi fruit. 

Day 2: 12.04.16 (Tue)

On Tuesday, I made Miffy the bunny bento. Underneath Miffy filled up some rice and broccoli and shaped up Miffy into head/ears/arms. Freehand scissor cut out the nori eyes and mouth. As for side dishes have steamed prawns, sotong balls, broccoli and watermelon cut out by using Miffy cookie cutter.

Day 3: 13.04.16 (Wed)

  On Wednesday, I made Pompompurin & Macaroon Bento ^_^ Both Purin made of quail eggs. To made Pompompurin in yellow colored simply soak the quail egg at turmeric water (lukewarm water + little bit of turmeric powder) I soaked two quail eggs for yellow colored because I need the other one to trim out for Pompompurin ears :) As for Macaroon Purin just normal boiled quail eggs and add on nori for the detailed. Oh ya, Pompompurin's hat made of shimeji mushroom and insert toasted spaghetti. For side dishes have stir-fried beef minced meat, pea sprouts and watermelon in flower shaped.

Day 4: 14.04.16 (Thur)

On Thursday, I made My Neighbor Totoro Theme bento ^_^ Filled up the rice first and add on each peapod silicon for Totoro/Chibi/Susuwatari Soot. Both Totoro made of mashed potatoes but Totoro in grey mixed with black sesame powder. Nori for the details and underneath Susuwatari was rice and I just covered up with nori. Punched out some nori clover leaf and for side dishes have chicken katsu, broccoli and carrots. 

Bento2016#Mar11~My Neighbor Totoro Theme Bento

This week I've planned to made "My Neighbor Totoro" theme bentos ^_^ I hope you like it!

Day1: 7/3/16 (Monday)

Totoro

Totoro rice : Black sesame powder mixed with rice

Eyes : Cheese/Nori

Dishes : Star shaped chicken nuggets & stir-fried mushrooms with bok choy

Day2: 8/3/16 (Tuesday)

Mei Kusakabe

Mei Kusakabe : Cheese (Face/Hat), Nori (Hair/detailed), Crabstick (Red & white detailed)

Dishes : Chicken cutlet coated with bread crumbs, rice and pea shoots

Day3: 9/3/16 (Wednesday)

Nekobus/Catbus

Catbus/Nekobus : Brown rice (dark sweet sauce mixed with rice), Nose (taiwanese sausage)

Eggsheets : Eyes, ears and seats detailed

Nori/Seaweed : All the black detailed

Dishes : Broccoli, pan-fried sausages and taiwanese sausages.

Chibi Totoro & Susuwatari

Chibi Totoro : Rice (I used cling wrap to shaped it)

Susuwatari : Kambu (Boiled seaweed and used circle cutter) Eyes (crabstick white part/nori)

Mini Chibi : Quail egg with nori detailed

Dishes : Yam samosa, chicken pandan wrap, pea shoots, shimeji mushrooms and fishball

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So which characters bentos you like the most?     

Bento2015#Oct20~My Neighbor Totoro Bento

Do you like Totoro? I'm sure most of you will love it! 

During the school holidays, I watched "My Neighbor Totoro" movie together with my girl at home. It was super cute whenever Totoro scene appear especially the sleeping part ^_^ So here I make Totoro bento for her lunch. 
  

Here is the closer look of the Totoro. I mix the rice with black sesame powder to create grey in colour. Shape the Totoro using cling wrap and arrange into the lunch box. White rice for tummy and freehand scissor cut out the nori details. I use oval shape cutter to cut out the hard boiled quail egg (white part) for Totoro white eye then I add some mayo to let it stick on the rice. As for other parts like the ears and legs, I secure with spaghetti. Lastly, I will fill up pea sprout along the side of Totoro.

As for side dishes have pandan chicken wraps, quail eggs, baby corn and grapes.

I hope you will like today's sharing ^_^ 

Totoro Black Sesame & Red Bean Pao

Baked again ^_^ This round I make "Black Sesame & Red Bean Steamed Totoro Pao" The recipe book is normal round steamed buns but I thought of adding two ears to make into Totoro :) The red bean paste I just bought the ready packet at our local bakery shop. I'll share the recipe after the post or you can purchase the recipe book "Nyonya Kuih Passions" by Andrew Kow (ISBN: 978-967-5114-01-5) This is my first attempt tried out this recipe :)
I must said that after steamed the pao, it smell wonderful and nice texture ^_^ I will definitely steamed again and try out other designed :D 
 

I didn't knead another original dough for the Totoro (white part) or else will look nicer ^_^ I just decorate three Totoro with melted white chocolate and chocolate for the details. The recipe altogether can steamed about 12 Totoro and 3 mini ones without red bean fillings but if you don't make into Totoro shape should able to make more than 12 :D

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients A

• 450g       self raising flour
• 70g         sugar
• 2 tsp       baking powder
• 50g         black sesame powder
• 50g         shortening (I used unsalted butter)

Ingredients B

• 1 tbsp    instant yeast
• 300ml    warm water
• 2 tbsp    flour
• 1/2tsp    sugar

Fillings

• 500g     red bean paste

Method:

1. Mix ingredients B till well combined. Set aside for 10 minutes. Add ingredients A and mix well to form a smooth dough. Set aside for 20 minutes (Note: I cover with a piece of damp cloth and let rise and also after 20 minutes I add the ingredients B slowly into ingredients A instead of follow the instruction and I didn't pour all as I saw my dough was enough after pour bit by bit)
2. Divide the dough into 40g each. Wrap fillings and shape into balls. Set aside for 25 minutes. (Note: I divide red bean paste into 40g each as well so about 12 balls, the last ball paste slightly smaller so I just adjust other balls)
3. Boil some water in a steamer and steam the Pao for 10 minutes. (Note: wrap towel around lid to avoid water from dripping onto pao)
4. Serve. 

 

Bento2015#Jun25~Totoro Mushroom Bento

Make another easy and quick bento for today ^_^ All you need is button mushroom to make Totoro. As you can see from the photo, I cooked shell pasta and separate the tomato pasta sauce at another container using Nude Food Movers.
 

Here is the close up look of the mushroom Totoro :) The white part is make of crabstick and nori details. Add some lettuce, cherry tomato roses and chicken nuggets.
 

Mandarin orange for dessert and bon-appetit!

Bento2015#May11~Totoro Mashed Potato

Another simple lunch by just adding Totoro mashed potato for the cuteness touch ^_^ Only one medium size potato to make these three tiny Totoro design. Simply add furikake to mix with the rice and add broccoli along the sides.

Orange Totoro : ketchup mix with mashed potato
Grey Totoro : black sesame powder mix with mashed potato
Yellow Totoro : natural color from the mashed potato
*Punch out nori for all details and cheese for eyeballs

As for side dishes have pan-fried fish fillet with oat coating (bought frozen pack), baby carrots and kiwi fruits.

Hope you like this simple Totoro mashed potato lunch ^_^ 

Bento2015#Mar11~Totoro Charcoal Noodles

Simple and quick bento for today's post! I noticed have some organic charcoal noodles so better cooked it ^_^ Making Totoro using charcoal noodles and rice.

Boiled the charcoal noodles and I mixed with dark sweet sauce (my daughter's favourite). Shape the rice for Totoro body and eyes. Freehand scissor cut out nori for the details and I add the soba noodle as whiskers.

For side dishes have pagoda cauliflower (so happy to spot this veggie at our local shops), pan-fried chicken nuggets, quail eggs and grapes.

Have a lovely day! 

Bento2015#Feb24~Totoro & Chibi Mashed Potato

 

Simple tomato fried rice for today's lunch bento ^_^ As usual less food on every Tuesday =_=" To make my daughter's bento cute, I add Totoro and Chibi make out of mashed potato.    

Here's the close up Totoro & Chibi ^_^ To make Totoro simply add some black sesame powder to mix with mashed potato. Add on the nori details! Easy right? 

I hope you like today's Totoro & Chibi Bento post! Add on homebaked Hello Kitty pineapple tarts and some mandarin oranges for her desserts ^_^ Have a lovely Tuesday!

Bento2015#Jan28~Pink Totoro

Today's post I would like to share with you some of my Japan trips photos that can be view after the bento post ^_^ As you can see from the above photo, I bought new stuffs :D All the while been looking for the Totoro calendar and I know amazon or ebay can easily puchase online but I thought of try my luck if I able to get one during my trips! And yes! Happily found it and without hesitate I bought it! Wish that I can bring home more other cute Totoro items from the shops but sadly my luggage can't squeeze anymore and still have other places to go =_=" 

To match the Totoro calendar, I made pink Totoro :P Opps... lovely pink for my daughter and she requested lashes for Totoro :D Hahaha....
 

Here's the close up Pink Totoro made of sakura denbu and rice. I just add the sakura denbu outer part instead of mixing together. Add the nori details for Totoro and cheese for eyes.
 

Side dishes have gyoza, taiwanese sausages, carrots, pea sprouts and few slices of oranges. I hope you will like this lovely pink Totoro (I know might look weird but as long my daughter happy with it).

So where's the place? Is at Yufu-shi Oita. Is quite nice to stopover this place before we headed to our hotel near Oita Station. I took some pictures and sadly I can't buy more of the inside shop! It will cost me a bomb ^_^

Sharing some of the small shops at Yufu-shi Oita ^_^ Didn't expected have Snoopy, Hello Kitty and Frozen at Yufuin Floral Village!  

Bento2014#Dec11🍀Totoro X-mas🍀

My 4th Christmas Theme Bento 🍀TOTORO X-MAS🍀 This will be my final bento for my kids bento because next week onwards they will have a 3 weeks school break (Woohoo....equal to my 3 weeks non bento break) And school will reopen next year 2015. Oh gosh.....time files so fast =_=" Anyway, I'll post one more Christmas Bento on next week! So stay tune!
  

Here's the close up Totoro and this round instead of mixing with black sesame powder with rice, I shaped the Totoro body first then only add the black sesame powder on top. I got the idea from talented Japanese mum Tomomi Maruo (Tomomi Omata). I love her amazing bento art creation and if you've twitter. I recommend to follow her at this LINK. She's awesomely talented!!!

Here's the side dishes close up. Makkuro kurosuke made of quail egg and cover with nori. Eye balls made of boiled egg white/nori. My mum gave me some of her planted sweet potato leaves so I stir-fried it and pan-fried fish fillet. Some Christmas pasta as decoration.

Hope you like today's Totoro X-mas Bento ^_^ Happy Thursday!

Bento2014#Dec03~Totoro vs Hello Kitty

Which is your favourite? Totoro or Hello Kitty? Making this simple quick lunch by using silicone cups to fill up two different kawaii characters ^_^ No doubt that my daughter will likes Hello Kitty compare to Totoro :D 
 

I use Hello Kitty rice mould to shape the rice and add nori, cheese and crabstick for details. As for Totoro is soba noodles, crabstick (white part), nori and cheese (for ears).

For dies dishes have broccoli, carrots, panda chicken and some sauce for the soba.

I hope you like this simple bento lunch ^_^ Happy Wednesday!

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 :)