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#Mar18~Panda/Piggy/Eeyore/Kiiroitori

14.03.2016 Monday

Panda: Rice and seaweed nori detailed.

Baby panda: Quail eggs and seaweed nori detailed.

Side dishes: Pea sprouts, gyoza, oranges

15.03.2016 Tuesday
I cooked simple fried rice for her lunch and only add Kiiroitori for the half boiled egg as theme bento ^_^ 
 

16.03.2016 Wednesday
Do you like Disney Eeyore? It's been awhile have not make Eeyore :p 
Blue rice: Mixed rice with blue pea flower extract and add nori for the detailed.
Orange rice: Mixed rice with ketchup
To shape: I used cling wrap and shaped into Eeyore (head and two ears)
Side dishes: Broccoli, gyoza, oranges and fishballs
 

16.03.2016 Thursday
My girl requested to eat Japanese Curry for her lunch ^_^ In my Japanese curry have chicken in bite size, carrots and potatoes.
Piggies: Mixed the rice with ketchup since I don't have Sakura Denbu for pink color.
Side dishes: Pea sprouts and tamagoyaki

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?     

Bento2016#Mar04~Pooh/Hinamatsuri/Goldfish/Miffy

Good day everyone! Here I am to update my weekly bentos and I hope you like it ^_^ 

Day1: 29/2/16 (Monday)

Winnie The Pooh

On Monday, I made Winnie the Pooh rice popsicles ^_^ I have Pooh bear rice mould so pretty easy to shaped it. To made the rice yellowish simply add boiled egg yolk to mixed the rice and I used half of the boiled egg only for this bento. The other half boiled egg went to my son's lunch box :D

I added some chicken floss for each Pooh rice popsicle and filled up with nori details on top. To made it cuter I added bee foodpicks too! As for side dishes have pea sprouts, gyoza, grapes and chilli sauce (small container)

Day2: 01/03/16 (Tuesday) 

Goldfishes

On Tuesday, I made used of the cherry tomatoes to create goldfishes ^_^ Most of the bento-ers will know how to made and I must thanks to the first person who created this awesome creative idea. I'm sorry that I've no idea who started first but you can easily learn it from Youtube (that's how I know after saw from others). 

Filled up the rice into the thermos and add on the goldfishes on top (Be sure to have enough level to cover up, you wouldn't want to pressed the goldfishes flat when your kids open it) Designed with cheese for the eyes & mouth (I used two different sizes of straws) To made "blue" background, I used one blue pea flower petal soaked at hot water then tap them surrounding area of the rice.

For side dishes have sesame chicken drummets, broccoli, tamagoyaki and some fruits.

Day3: 02/03/16 (Wednesday)

Hinamatsuri

On Wednesday, I created my 2nd attempt of Hinamatsuri Bento. I cooked some pasta and to decorate the theme characters, below will be my ingredients:

• Fish ball : Cut half for each Emperor & Empress face
• Nori/seaweed : Freehand scissor cut out to add on as hair
• Japanese cucumber : Emperor body
• Tamagoyaki : Empress body
• Carrot : Fan/Flowers (to made holes simply used a small hole straw)

For side dishes have beef patties (mayo on top) and some kiwi fruits with grapes.

Day4: 03/03/16 (Thursday)

Miffy

On Thursday, I wanted to make another Hinamatsuri theme bento for my girl since it's the actual day but my girl prefers other character ^_^ Well, I know my girl likes to bring thermos lunch box so I made "MIFFY". To made Miffy, I used fish ball again for the face and ears. Tamagoyaki for Miffy yellow dress instead of using crabstick for red dress :) 

For side dishes have dark sweet sauce chicken drummets, broccoli and some frutis.   

Bento2016#Feb26~Hinamatsuri/Baymax/LineFriends/Hello Kitty

Update my weekly bento ^_^ Hope you all have a good week ahead.

Day 1: 22/02/2016 (Monday)

Hinamatsuri HK

Making my first Hinamatsuri bento for the upcoming "Doll Festival: on 3 March 2016 ^_^ As usual Hello Kitty will be on my list-to-do ^_^ Shaped the rice ball using cling wrap. Dear Daniel as Emperor and Helo Kitty as Empress, I wrapped up with cabbage Leaf/Choy Sum小白菜 for Dear Daniel and carrot as ritual baton whereas Hello Kitty holding a fan made of nori with eggsheet.

Side dishes have pandan chicken wrap, carrots, broccoli and yam samosa.

Day 2: 23/02/2016 (Tuesday)

Baymax

On Tuesday will be less food so I cooked simple fried rice and added Baymax made of mashed potatoes. Since I have extra time so I cut out alphabet cheese using cutter.

Day 3: 24/02/2016 (Wednesdy)

Line Brown & Line Cony

Do you hug your loved ones often or everyday? Please do it and cherish one another everyday ^_^ I made these couple set Line Brown & Line Cony for Wednesday bento. To made Line Brown simply mix some dark sweet sauce to the rice get brown colour rice. Cling wrap will be good choice to shape up the character. Freehand scissor cut out the nori detailed and ketchup for the final touched up on the cheeks and Cony ears.

As for side dishes have pan-fried chicken nuggets, pan-fried potato spun prawn, shimeji mushroom and some pea sprouts.

Day 4: 25/02/2016 (Thursday)

Hello Kitty X Line Brown

Argh.....how I wished that I lived in Taiwan so that I can collect the 7-11 Hello Kitty X Line Friends Sets =_=" Click HERE to view the event but sadly has over..... After I posted my Line Brown & Cony at my IG account and sweet friend of mine Alfani @fan1388 mentioned about the 7-11 Taiwan HK x Line Friends Collabration Sets! Thanks to her that I know what to make for my next day bento :D

Well I made HK x Brown first since I can't squeeze two onigiri into the bento box ^_^ As usual brown rice (dark sweet sauce + rice) onigiri then Kitty-chan (white rice) combined together using cling wrap. Side dishes have sesame chicken, broccoli, crabsick, eggsheet and oborotsuki

       

Bento2016#Feb19~Back to school bento

GongXiFaCai! Still in CNY moods and kids back to school this week ^_^ I'm back to my bento routine....yawn* Hopefully I can continue maintain my blog and one day when my kids grown up will bring back the sweet memories <3

Day 1: 15/2/16 (Monday)

Lots of PANDAS

After one week of bento break, I always will think of panda due to sleepy and dark circle :D So here I shaped the panda with cling wrap instead of using panda rice mould. Freehand scissor cut out the panda nori details and quite easy even though not using the panda rice mould set. Give it a try if you don't have any panda rice mould set. 

For side dishes have broccoli, half of the hard boiled egg (another half for my son's bento), panda chicken wrapped and some carrots. 

Day 2: 16/02/2016 (Tuesday)

Bear Mashed Potatoes

 I cooked some soba noodles (bought at organic store) that my girl requested. To make my bento cute, I added the mashed potatoes shaped as bear. Freehand scissor cut out the nori eyes and punched out the mouth detailed. Lastly, I added some cute food picks to let it stands out.

Day 3: 17/02/2016 (Wednesday)

Bonbonribbon Vs. My Melody

On this day I made Bonbon ribbon vs My Melody since my girl loves both of these Sanrio characters. Wonder which characters you like the most among these two? To made the rice pink, I added pink sakura denbu (bought local store that selling Japan goods). Immitation crabstick for the ribbon/flower. As for side dishes have drummets, pea sprouts and mashed potatoes (top coat with mayo and parsley flakes).

Day 4: 18/02/16 (Thursday)

Lots of HELLO KITTY

Bought another type of noodles from organic store. It's pumpkin noodles ^_^ This is simple designed and pretty easy to prepared. Hello Kitty face features made of kambu, carrots for flower and ribbon (I used hello kitty cutter). Some broccoli to made the divider, gyozas and tangerines with little touched up with nori :)

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.