Bento2016#Jan29~My CNY Bento

Time flies so fast another week passed and soon the Lunar Chinese New Year just around the corner ^_^ So this week bento sharing I started to create some CNY Bento and hope you like enjoy and like them.

Day 1: 26.01.16 (Tuesday)

Hello Kitty Monkey Costume

Monday is a public holiday so I didn't make any bento since no school ^_^ On Tuesday, I started to create my 1st CNY bento and since is the year of Monkey why not let Hello Kitty wears Monkey Costume to celebrate this upcoming CNY. I know my daughter will love it :D 

To made brown rice as monkey, I add some sweet dark sauce and mixed with rice. Shape the head, body, arms, ears and legs. The white kitty-chan face just shaped a thin layer of rice and lay on top of the monkey head. Next create the cheese face featured for monkey and nori detailed.

As for side dished have spinach, bitter gourd with egg and prawn potato.

Day 2: 27.01.16 (Wednesday)

Sleepy Pandas

On Wednesday bento will be sleepy pandas =_=" Felt so sleepy that day so all I could think of was PANDA!!! Is pretty easy to create since I've the panda rice mould and panda nori mould to create the detailed. So basically I just spend time on cooking the eggplant (pan-fried) and meat patties (pan-fried). I did packed a small container for the grapes but forgot to take picture :(

Day 3: 28.01.16 (Thursday)

Little Girl GONG XI FA CAI

On Thursday, I made 2nd CNY Bento creations ^_^ This round I thought of made some Tangerines since oranges in Chinese sound like the "gold" hence it has an auspicious meaning to bring in good luck and wealth. So I made the tangerines using mashed sweet potato to create them and to made it cuter I add little girl holds one tangerine :) I should have made her dress in red qipao Cheongsam then will looked nicer :D Oh well, I didn't thought of it that day.....

As for side dishes have spinach, fishballs and potato croquette.

Bento2015#Nov04~Summer Girl Bento

Yay! Finally I bought my dear talented friend +Ming Bentomonsters as known as BentoMonsters "Yummy Kawaii Bento" book at Kinokuniya Liang Court Singapore. Please do call up the bookstore to check out whether in stock ^_^  Other than Kinokuniya, you may try out Popular or Amazon for oversea.

Okay, back to the books, I flipped through every pages and all bentos really attractive with details tutorial pictures! She's awesome! Do check out and I recommend for those beginner must grab a copy :D
   

Well, I choose this "Summer Girl" since my daughter prefers girly bento ^_^ 

~ The yellow hair make from egg sheet but I make it too thick so it will breaks when I try to make flower =_="
~ Orange face and hands make from rice mix with some ketchup and shape into balls.
~ Face features make from nori and I add extra touch for the girl eyes (opps.... I can't help it whenever I trim the eyes) Honestly, I almost add on eyelashes :D
~ Red cheeks make from crab stick (red part)
 

As for side dishes have broccoli, carrots, pan-fried minced meat patties coated with breadcrumbs and grapes.

Lastly, I've shared this picture at my Instagram account. Ain't the book look super awesome! 

I hope you like today's Summer Girl Bento :D 

Bento2015#Oct08~Caring Bear Bento

Some thing cute for her lunch instead of continue making Halloween theme ^_^ This round I will make a brown bear that likes sea creatures (using food picks). It's easy to make your theme bento by adding few cute picks! Think about it, I hardly use lots of food picks for my bento nowadays.... unless is the ribbon picks :D 

Here's the closer look of my brown bear make of rice onigiri coat with chicken floss. Nori for the details! Arrange the bear first then slowly cover up the rest of the dishes (baby cabbage, carrots, ginger chicken, quail eggs and grapes)
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I hope you like today's sharing and guess what? Next week is my kids school one week break not because of the bad haze but mid term break =_=" Anyway, I might have time spending on baking....hehehe.....

Happy Thursday! 

Bento2015#Jun24~Onigiri Bento

Hope these three cute onigiri will brighten your day ^_^ Simple and quick lunch bento for my daughter. I don't have time to sketch or think what to do for next day bento so just make a simple one :D Hang in there my kids..... just two more days exam and can finally relax!!!!

First onigiri just plain rice with chicken floss fillings and nori details.
Second onigiri rice mix with furikake and nori details.
Third onigiri rice with tomato scramble eggs and nori details.

For side dishes have broccoli, pandan chicken wrapped, yam samosa, crabstick, grapes and mini egg onigiri ^_^

Bon-appetit!

Bento2015#Jun15~Chicken Rice Onigiri

Opps.... guess which one doesn't belong to the group? 

Three onigiri plus Baymax make from chicken rice (leftover chicken rice from last night dinner and steam chicken) I add little bit of chilli at the sauce container (just a tiny pea size of chilli because my sweetie not good at eating spicy foods) Same like mummy :p
*Freehand scissor cut out the nori details! 

Underneath the steam chicken is 奶白菜milk pakchoi and some grapes as usual ^_^ Simple and quick chicken rice balls with different expression. Hope this bento will brighten up your day.

Bento2015#Apr20~Doll Girl Bento

Recently bought online mipad case for my 小米mipad ^_^ So today's lunch inspired by the cute doll mipad case. Pretty easy to make and just need to create two huge eyes for the doll :D

To make the doll, I mix some ketchup to the rice for the face onigiri and wrap nori as part of the hair. Make another two onigiri for the hair bun and body. The huge eyeballs make of kombu (freehand scissor cut out) and I add white rice as the inner eyes to make it sparkling :) Fill up the nori details for the rest of the eyebrows and body details. I didn't follow the exactly picture from the mipad case. Just modify it as simple as possible ^_^

For side dishes have pea sprouts, gyoza, two-toned tamagoyaki, carrots and oranges.

I hope you like today's sharing :) Have a lovely day!

Bento2015#March02~Hello Kitty Wrapper Bento

Finally open ceremony newly bought Hello Kitty wrappers during my Japan Trips :p It comes pretty handy when you're still in Monday blues..... hahaha.... I just shape onigiri (rice balls with meat floss) and wrap it! Please continue reading to view the packets after the post ^_^
 

For side dishes, I use air-fryer for the chicken nuggets. Pea sprouts and fishcakes as well some tamagoyaki. 
 

Here is the Hello Kitty wrappers. It comes with few colours wrappers and stickers in words of "Happy Lunch Time"

Hope you like it and have a nice day!

Bento2014#Nov24~Panda Onigiri

During the weekend I did some spring cleaning and re-arrange my bento gadgets ^_^ Saw some rice moulds that has been kept for ages :D So why not cute lazy panda for today's Monday Blues! Lol!
 

Here's the close up Panda Onigiri ^_^ Shape the panda using panda rice mould and freehand scissor cut out the nori details! I add ribbon food pick for female panda :D Is like Family Panda for 4 pandas and my daughter saw it said it's us ^_^ Hahaha....yes and she has pink ribbon <3
 

For side dishes have pan-fried fish fillet (cut into half for my son's bento box), quail eggs as pandas too! Pea sprouts and underneath panda onigiri, I add fish floss.

Hope this cute mini pandas brighten up your Monday Blues! 

Bento2014#Sep02~Piggy & Beary Bento

Oh gosh....yesterday was a Public Holiday for us and today I almost overslept =_=" Simple piggy & beary onigiri for today's lunch bento and to make it look smart, I add spectacle as decoration ^_^ Bought the spectacle from 100 yens shop. Isn't cute?

To make piggy, I add some green seaweed powder (bought it from organic shop) to mix the rice & some seasoning. Shape one big rice ball for the bottom and shape smaller seaweed rice ball for piggy. Add edamame for ears, nori and cheese. Fill up the holes with inari after arrange the piggy & beary :)

Same method with piggy for beary. Repeat the methods and I just add the spectacle differently.

Side dishes: spinach, gyoza and cut checker apple.

I hope you will like today's post bento. Happy Tuesday!

Bento2014#Jul03~Minnie Mouse Bento

This Minnie Mouse Bento I made on last weekend and forgot to post it :p Better update it today and what about this morning lunch bento? Looks like I'll update on another day ^_^ 

This is Minnie Mouse lunch bento, saw many similar designed from Pinterest and even from other bento friends and finally I made Minnie Mouse onigiri :D My Minnie onigiri looks weird!! hahaha.....may be is the angle of the picture =_="

I bought organic alphabet pasta so cooked some for this bento lunch. Shape Minnie Mouse onigiri with nori & crabstick (red part) and lay on top of the tomato paste alphabet pasta. 

For side dishes: Potato, egg sheet, half of hard boiled egg, broccoli, cherry tomato and few slice of oranges.

Bon-appetit! Hope you like this simple Minnie Mouse Bento. Happy Thursday!
 

Bento2014#May14~Line Moon Bento

Oh gosh....almost can't post any bento today if I'm failed =_=" I was overslept that didn't switch on the alarm clock (yesterday was a Public Holiday so I turned it "off"mode). When my hubby's mobile phone alarm buzz loudly (usually he wake up later than me) The first thing I asked him: Today is what day? Why your alarm buzz? Then I looked at the time.....oh no.......quickly jump out from bed...not even have the time to wash my face!!! Argh.....

Luckily I already know what I should make for today's bento but the point is a lot of freehand nori details.......oh no again =_=" I told myself....I can do it just matter of not enough photo taking time & I was hoping the photo don't blur!!! 

Look at my nori :( To me is a bit messy just to get it done I have a higher expectation when I have enough time will cut it neatly! Too bad....I can't scissor cut out nicely for the lashes....hands too shaking!!) Hahaha....was nervous about the time and my daughter keep on remind me the time :D 

First, I pan fried the gyoza & quickly boiled the broccoli, carrots & crabstick. Then reheat the rice. While waiting & checking....I quickly scissor cut out nori details. Shape the rice into three onigiri by using cling wrap. I put one furikake pack at her bento bag after all done.

My daughter so sweet and she quickly helped me arranged the photo taking sets! Phew...just took few shots then packed & go!! What a day!! I don't want to be overslept again....too rush!!!

Okay....sorry for letting you all reading all this! I hope you still like today's Line Moon Emoticons :) Happy Wednesday!

Bento2014#May08~Kyoto Tower Plushies

Today's bento post will be these two kawaii Kyoto Tower Plushies ^_^ I bought four plushies but made two designed out of it cause my Magewappa Bento box not enough space :D Don't they looked adorable?? My kids loved it so much when we visited Kyoto Tower before headed back to Osaka. 

Shape the rice into three different methods. First, I wrap with nori to made the stem (Tower Antena), secondly shape the white rice and combine the black antena. Lastly, mixed the rice with tomato ketchup and shape it into onigiri and finished with nori details.

Another expression and repeat the same methods but the eyes, I use cheese and freehand scissor cut out the nori. 

Underneath both plushies onigiri, I add quail eggs to support ^_^

For side dishes: Broccoli, carrots, slice of lemon and soy sauce drumettes.

I hope will like today's Kyoto Tower Plushies. Happy Thursday!

Bento2014#Jan15~Sanrio Pandapple

Yesterday was a busy day and until late evening I did my sketched for tomorrow bento :p While looking at all the Sanrio characters, I spotted this cute Pandapple ^_^ All the while making Hello Kitty/My Melody didn't noticed this cute panda :p Pandapple is a panda wearing apple hat and striped shirt but I changed to apple shirt instead (thought is cute) Hopefully didn't spoil the whole image :D

Here is the closer look of the Pandapple holding red crayon because apple is RED :D Haha
Ingredients:

• White : Onigiri rice with meat floss fillings
• Black : Nori wrap the rice using cling wrap to shape the ears & legs
• Green : Broccoli
• Brown : Surimi Inari wrap
• Underneath the Pandapple: Leftover chicken mushroom from last night dinner :p

Simple Panda apple shape cut out from panda cookie mould. Add some small mandarin oranges to another small Panda bento box.

I used CasaBento sponsored bento box to matched my today's Panda theme ^_^ I hope you will like it and enjoy reading too! Hugs!

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Bento#Dec04~Totoro Santa Bento

Do you remember my 1st Christmas theme bento that I made Hello Kitty as Reindeer using Inari? This time I made Totoro as Santa ^_^ The only sad part was I forgot to add the Totoro body strips =_=" I did add the huge mouth but my girl prefer without it ^_^ She said Totoro much cuter without it!! haha.... Well as for the Totoro body strips... I did noticed it when taking photos but I don't have time to add!! Argh.....my clock timer alert me to get ready to send the kids to school and I can't afford to waste the time so quickly snap and snap.....luckily managed to get few "good" sharp images ^_^ Well, I still wished to have the time.....*sigh*

Totoro : Shape the rice as oval onigiri (chicken floss fillings) and wrap with inari sheet.
Santa hat : Shape the rice as triangle and wrap with crab stick. Final touch with rice and simple        snowflake (crab stick)
White Totoro : Quail eggs, eyes made from crab stick & nori
Side dishes : Broccoli, pan-fried dumplings, carrots, crab stick as snowballs and persimmon

I hope you will like this simple Totoro Santa Christmas theme bento ^_^ Happy Wednesday to all!

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