2009 is my first year of steady bento box packing and so this season has been an eye-opener to the cute holiday themed bento box! I’m hoping with a full year of bento box practice , I’ll be able to attempt a Christmas themed bento full of whimsy and creativity for 2010.
Today’s featured bento box is vegetarian and I ‘m very excited that I was able to sneak in an insalata caprese salad in the form of a holiday wreath! I was worried that my creativity had stalled and there would be no more Christmas bento boxes and The Smallest Tree would be my only tribute for 2009. Read the rest of this entry →
Today’s featured bento box almost didn’t happen. I had big ideas on making baked lemon chicken, similar to the mochiko chicken recipe which was done a while back. Read the rest of this entry →
Whoa… the holidaze! The crush of activity is catching up to me and Saba Man!
And with that said… today’s featured bento is a quick one and so is this post.
Remember that little contest we had a few weeks ago? Yep, that’s the one…where the winning entry would have their recipes recreated and packed in a bento box by me. Well ladies and gentlemen, bento boys and girls here it is…I think it turned out okey dokey! Read the rest of this entry →
Today’s featured bento box is another re-used holiday box. This particular box is an especially good one to re-use because it doesn’t have Christmas specific designs. The box is red and the lid is a pewter color so it could be utilized for other holidays. Read the rest of this entry →
Today’s featured bento box is inspired by a wonderful bentoist Texasmomof4 who recently posted a couple of adorable holdiay bento boxes using Christmas tins. How cute is this idea? Given that I’m a keeper of many doodahs, I knew somewhere in my kitchen, stashed away for safekeeping, there were holiday boxes stacked and awaiting Christmas cookies. Christmas cookies that will never be baked. Not by me anyway, because remember…I am scared of dough!
Today’s featured bento box features the last piece of 5 spice roasted chicken , a thigh. Saba Man’s lunch needed more, so additional protein is a triangle shaped fried egg. There are 2 mini musubi, one wrapped in nori and the other with sesame/seaweed furikake. Steamed asparagus, olives and tomatoes fill out the rest of box!
The egg was fried then steamed in a triangle shaped cookie cutter. I didn’t photograph using the triangle, but I did for a heart shape!
Another chicken recipe! Don’t worry vegans and vegetarians I have packed some personal bento boxes so there are non-meat recipes in queue. Please stay tuned. Read the rest of this entry →
Congratulations to you as you will receive all the bento goodies in the photo above. Now comes the hard part… I have the challenge to prepare and pack her winning recipes!
Red – ham and walnut pasta.
Green – a mini quiche.
Purple – broccoli, sautéed with minced garlic in a little bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar .
Yellow – cranberry compote.
Again, thank you to everyone who participated in the contest’s first phase. Your ideas were very fun and delicious sounding.
Abby and Brandie (pradagirl0530) had awesome bento recipes and I thank both of them for their enthusiasm and making the contest exciting!
Give me a couple days to confirm Maria’s recipes and I will attempt to make the bento as she described. Check back soon for bento photos. And Maria… please favor us with your creations as soon as you can!
Today’s featured bento box contains “residual ingredients” from yesterday’s bento box, The Smallest Tree. All those egg whites I used for the “snow” left some orphaned yolks behind. What to do ? Custard? Nope. Mayonnaise? Hell no. I’m currently reading Julie and Julia so I have a strong hunch on that potential result. As they say on Twitter…#fail! Failure will never be an option if I don’t evern try, right? I’m comfortable with that choice. So I ponder, “Will I ever add d French cooking to my ‘to do’ list?” Hmmm…I will answer that question after I conquer my fear of dough, and that item is near the bottom of that list. Procrastination can be blissful.
As I was packing this bento box, I thought of a story that would fit the design and layout of the food items. After all, how would I explain the black rice, the red orb, and the really skinny looking tree! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, those of you would create kawaii, charaben, kyaraben… bento boxes. I am humbled. I cannot do cute, so I thought of a story instead and writing it on the fly so bear with me. It’s a short and corny story…a quaint little tale which supports this bento’s design. Read the rest of this entry →
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