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(#199) Chicks bento

2012-01-25T20:14:00.000-08:00

Up for tomorrow's I prepared chicks bento inspired by yum-yum bento book and many others bentoist. I however did such a lousy job making tamago and I am a bit disappointed with the result. Underneath the chicks is some steamed jasmine rice with some black sesame for accents, I use some endive for baran and behind it are some cucumbers, Indonesian BBQ chicken (ayam bakar), carrot and strawberry

(#198) Frogs Bento .. ribbit ribbit!!

2012-01-23T20:23:00.000-08:00

Hello my bento pals, I hope you are all enjoy the beginning of 2012. I've been taking a break on making bento for way too long, since winter break to be exact! When the school was resumed at the beginning of this month I was probably still in a vacation mood and too lazy to make bento. And last week the boys were off of school due to the weather, we got TONS of snow for the whole week. Thanks GOD

(#197) Snowman bento

2011-12-07T20:53:00.000-08:00

OMG!! I did not realize I haven't post any bento since after Thanksgiving ^ 0 ^ and the boys will be on winter holiday within a couple of days. So today I pushed my self to make at least one winter bento for them. Inside the box : snowman onigiri, tamagoyaki (I know I did such a lousy job making it :D ), breaded shrimp, mixed heirloom tomatoes and strawberry. I did not realize until after I

(#196) Gobble gobble bento snack

2011-11-16T19:29:00.001-08:00

Didn't plan to make any bento but I feel like I have to make at least one thanksgiving bento for this year! I have so many things in life to be thankful for, a great husband, wonderful kids!! my parents and family back in Indonesia, I miss them so much all the time. I am so blessed to be surrounds by many great people, family and friends.I love you all!!! Tomorrow will be early release until

(#195) Chicken meatball soup

2011-11-15T20:30:00.000-08:00

It's time to pack the boys some hot soup to warm their day. I got thermal lunch box last weekend and curious to see how good it is. I was so tempted to get 2 sets, one for each boy, but I thought it's better to try and see how it is then decided whether or not I should get another set. And besides there are 2 thermal boxes in one set, I can just pack whatever warm food and each get one, all I

(#194) Brown bears chicken katsu bento

2011-11-14T18:52:00.000-08:00

I made 2 identical bento for tomorrow.... I am feeling soooo lack of inspirations and rather lazy to make bento lately......but I take a picture anyway :P... We had chicken katsu for dinner tonight and as you can see I packed some leftovers :D Inside the box are some brown rice bear onigiri, chicken katsu, sugar snaps and mini sweet bell pepper. Fruit and snacks are packed separately (not

(#193) Turkey Sandwich

2011-11-13T18:54:00.000-08:00

Very simple bento for tomorrow ^__^ I prepared some turkey rolls for big son and honey sandwich for B. I am too lazy to cook on Sunday :P I made the rolls with some thin Italian bread and I did not do good job in rolling it tightly so I use wax paper to hold it together, I hope it would be easier for big son to eat it. Other than that there are some baby yellow carrots, sugar snaps, and mini

(#192) Pizza and apple Jack O'lantern

2011-10-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

We had pizza again for dinner upon the boy's request. And so I prepared some leftovers for tomorrow's bento. I try to keep up with the theme by adding some jack O'Lantern made out of carrots and apple, um and also some Swiss cheese lil ghosts :P Next to the pizza are some steamed broccoli, sweet corn in a cob, plums and apple Jack O'Lantern. Oh, almost forgot to mention they are 2 different

(#191) Graveyard rice and chicken Bento

2011-10-26T21:07:00.000-07:00

I went grocery shopping and got the boys a haircut and just got home like after seven, so we're having late dinner and I am like rushing preparing bento for tomorrow... so blank for ideas and could not think of something else. This is the best I can come up with ... a graveyard bento along with some tomb stones with RIP and BOOs letter out of spaghetti alphabets. Inside the box are BBQ chicken

(#190) Mm ..Mm..Mm.. Mummyyyy bento

2011-10-25T16:49:00.000-07:00

I had dental appointment today and feel so numb afterwards but then once the numbness disappears the pain starts to kick in. Definitely do not feel like to spend so much time in the kitchen. Good thing I already prepared a mini pizza earlier during the day. My kids love pizza so much they would eat it cold too ..LOL I tried to arrange the cheese so it would look like a mummy, well it does until

(#189) Sandwich and salmon burger bento

2011-10-24T20:30:00.000-07:00

I am honestly not too happy with the result of the bento I prepared for tomorrow. I don't know why but I was so blank with ideas ... anyway ...I am still posting it here :P This one is for B who is entering elementary this fall ^__^Inside the box are some peanut butter and honey sandwiches, I cut the bread using a black cat cookie cutter.I know it did not appear as spooky as I expected :PNext to

(#188) Ghost sandwiches & mini bell pepper Jack O'lantern

2011-10-23T17:11:00.000-07:00

Okay .. where should I start on this ... I guess I can start with our grocery trip yesterday, just a regular weekly trip to buy some vegetables, milk and bread for the week. And guess what, when I was picking some sweet potatoes, my eyes spotted a lil cute tiny sweet bell pepper. Then I instantly remember Sheri ... she posted her cute bell pepper O'Lantern some times last week. And I was thinking

(#187) Grilled salmon Jack O'Lantern Bento

2011-10-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

Another quick post to warp up the week, I prepared a very simple Halloween bento for the boys. We had some grill salted salmon for dinner, unlike big son D who really love salmon, B wasn't too crazy about it, mater of fact he hates it :( but tonight he ate some. Hope tomorrow he'll eat his bento. Inside the box are some slightly salted grill salmon, rice mixed with grated carrot Jack O'Lantern,

(#186) Lemon grass chicken and rice bento

2011-10-19T21:09:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post for tomorrow's bento. Simple as always ... featuring some Vietnamese lemon grass chicken and brown rice wrapped in cling wrap with some parsley and carrot just for fun :) I really could not came up with Halloween theme bento or other characters, it's just too many things going on every night with 3 kids and I do everything my self .. *sigh* .. but I try to do my best. Ooops!! I

(#185) Stir fry rice noodle stars bento

2011-10-16T20:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday evening we were attending a barn dance hosted by school, it was my first time attending such thing and I am tellin ya I'd definitely come again if there's one coming up in the future :P it was hella FUN. D&B's performance were phenomenal ^__^ too bad there was lack of lights so the pictures did not came out good. And we had to leave early since lil G was so fussy and ready for nite nite

(#184) Yellow rice bees bento

2011-10-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

Thank LORD for the SUN today! even though it was not last all day long but it really made my day. Together with the boys we picked up some apples at the back yard, we had a good time and saw some bees buzzing around some rotten apples on the ground. And I was thinking to make bees bento for tomorrow. So here they are, I hope it ain't too girly for my boys :P .... buzz buzz... Inside the box :

(#183) Mac and cheese autumn bento

2011-10-10T20:01:00.000-07:00

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~ Albert Camus ~ Nothing's fancy for tomorrow's bento :P It's just mac and cheese mixed with some carrots and peas topped with some leaves shaped carrots presenting autumn. The rests are strawberry, carrot, mixed mini heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers. I also prepared some apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon (not pictured) Have a great

(#182) Tortilla rolls with humus and veggies

2011-10-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento features some spinach and garden tortilla filled with humus, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce. I hope my boys will eat it! There are also some orange slices, yellow carrots, mixed heirloom tomatoes and dried apricots. I also put a jack-o-lantern made out of carrot and Halloween pics just for fun.

(#181) Bagels and cream cheese

2011-10-03T18:49:00.000-07:00

I don't really feel like spending too much time in the kitchen this evening, so for tomorrow's bento I packed the same menu as yesterday. Tuna sandwich for big son and bagels with cream cheese for B. I did not even bother to take any pictures of the tuna sandwich bento, I actually did not plan to post anything this evening. I guess I am having one of those "do not want to do anything" days ...

(#180) Sandwiches Clown Bento

2011-10-02T19:40:00.000-07:00

Up for tomorrow's bento I prepared some simple sandwiches. Tuna sandwich for big son and bagels with cream cheese for B (Am I save to say that bagels are also sandwich?? I hope so!). I made tuna sandwich with some whole wheat thin sandwich bread, and since its round shape make it perfect for a clown face. I put a cherry tomato for its nose, and carrots and nori for other facial part. Next to

(#179) Rice rolls and kabocha

2011-09-28T19:51:00.000-07:00

I know it's too early for Halloween ... but I just can't wait :P Inspired by Sheri at Happy Little Bento, I made jack-O-lantern with small cherry tomatoes. When I grab one basket of cherry tomatoes from the store I thought I spot some yellow/orange color with its stem still attached, but once I got home there aren't much left, the stems are loosing as soon as I open the package :( so I use the

(#178) Black rice with roasted chicken

2011-09-26T19:04:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody .. I hope you are all enjoying the weekend. Just a quick post for tomorrow's bento, not that I am busy (like always) but I've been having stomachache since this afternoon, nothing to serious though but seems like I am allergic to something :( Anyway, I still managed to make some roasted chicken for dinner and as always I packed some leftovers for lunch tomorrow. I also cook some

(#177) Fried Rice again???

2011-09-22T18:40:00.000-07:00

Yup!!! fried rice is always safe my day ..especially in a busy and lazy days like toda :( I cooked some fried rice for dinner and spare some to be packed for tomorrow's bento. I have featured the same fried rice in the past, you can see it HERE and for those who wanted to know how to make it you can check my other cooking blog HERE. Back to the bento now, next to the rice there are some plain

(#177) Fried Rice

2011-09-21T19:10:00.000-07:00

Simple fried rice bento for tomorrow's lunches with some leftover turkey spam and pineapple in it, I also sprinkled a dash of curry powder into it, smells so yummy!! and I also topped the rice with some heart shape carrot (just to add some color) :P Inside the second tier are some fresh strawberries, sliced of english cucumbers, pineapple and carrots. Have a great Tuesday everyone!!

(#176) Turkey Spam Musubi

2011-09-19T19:32:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento features Turkey Spam Musubi ^__^ During our last summer trip to Hawaii, I was so curious wanted to know how's musubi taste like. You know you can find musubi almost everywhere in Hawaii. But since we do not eat pork, we can only wonder how its taste :P. Thank's God there are some chicken teriyaki musubi ^__^ Then hubby said one of his co-worker is on vacation in Minnesota, and

(#175) Tuna casserole

2011-09-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone ^__^ I hope you are all enjoying the weekend. I am so sorry I haven't been able to visit my bento pals blog ... it's been insanely busy all these past couple of weeks. But I promise I'd do that when everything back to normal again. As for tomorrow's bento, I packed the boys some leftovers. We had tuna casserole for dinner tonight. Something quick and easy to prepared :D There are

(#174) Rice with Salmon Teriyaki

2011-09-13T18:54:00.000-07:00

Another quick post for tomorrow's bento :) The other day I purchased a big wild salmon from someone in the neighborhood. And my oldest son loves it so super much that he wants to have some for lunch. Will buy again when he has more! My 2nd son however is not too crazy about it, so I only took one bento picture. I packed him some honey and banana sandwich and the rest are the same. First tier

(#173) Fried chicken and sweet corn

2011-09-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post for tomorrow's bento, I packed the boys some leftovers fried chicken and sweet corn that we got freshly from our friend's garden. Beside fried chicken and sweet corn, I also put some dried apricots and raisins, fresh strawberries and carrots. Here's another pic : Sorry for such a short post, I am so busy and still cooking in the kitchen. Tomorrow I'm going to host some

(#172) Rice and marbled egg

2011-09-11T20:11:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!!! I am back!! hope you are all enjoying the summer. I did not post any picnics bento as I mentioned on my last post :P Even tough we had so many picnics over the summer. Too lazy to take any pics I guessed :P Anyway, school has been resuming since last week, but I only got my bento making mojo recently :P ... Well, we went to Hawaii right at the very last week of summer vacation and

(#171) Chicken risolles

2011-06-13T21:04:00.000-07:00

I finally managed to make the last bento of the year for tomorrow. And this is it!! there wont be any bentos until school start again on September. But as I mentioned yesterday that we'll do some picnics here and there during summer vacation, so will see what I'll come up with to keep this blog updated :D Inside the box are some chicken risolles (Indonesian spring rolls), I made the fillings and

(#170) Mixed rice rolls

2011-06-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

I did not make any bento at all last week :( and this wednesday will be the last day of school, and there will be ice cream party at the park. So if I do not make any bento for Tuesday, then these bentos will be the last bento of the year. But I am sure we'll do some picnics here and there during summer vacation, so I'd definitely have something to post :P Last weekend as I mentioned on my

(#169) Yellow rice and egg

2011-06-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento will be the last bento of the week, we'll be heading to Port Angeles on Friday morning for hubby's first half marathon on Sunday. According to the forecast weather should be really nice! hoping I can make some good pictures there. Anyway, I made some yellow rice again upon the boy's request. And I had so much FUN making these chicken family, Mama chicken with her 3 little

(#168) Fried rice with quail eggs

2011-05-31T20:36:00.000-07:00

We had dinner out tonight and I was thinking maybe I can skip tomorrow's bento and make something simple instead. It was a little too late, and too lazy to do anything in the kitchen when your tummy is full. But thanks to hubby who always help the kids before they went to bed. So I decided to made some simple, quick and easy fried rice with some vegetables. I love fried rice, it's not only that

(#167) Brown rice with meatballs

2011-05-30T19:45:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento features meatballs again :D I know ... but I still have some un-cook leftovers meatballs that sitting in the fridge. This time I paired it with brown rice medley from Trader Joe's. A delicious blend of long grain brown rice, black barley and daikon radish seeds. I hope the boys would eat it! :P On top of the rice bed I put a cheese bunny and tulip just to add some cuteness ^__^

(#166) Meatballs

2011-05-26T19:29:00.000-07:00

These are the last bento of the week. I made some meatballs topped with flowered cheese and green pea. On the first box the meatballs are still a little too hot, so the cheese got melted messily, I hope the flower shape still visible. But I am sure B will like it. I stole the idea from Gamene. The rests are steamed broccoli, boiled lotus roots and fried potato. On the next box are some plums,

(#165) Egg sandwich

2011-05-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post for tomorrow's bento. I feel a little upset with B because he did not eat his lunch today :(( I am okay if there's only a little leftover but this time seems like he did not eat at all... *sigh* So for tomorrow I just made a very quick simple egg sandwich on brown oat bread. The rest are grape tomato, Mandarin orange, plums, Persian cucumber topped with flowered carrot, fresh

(#164) Harvest grains blend

2011-05-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento features a harvest grains blend from Trader Joe's. It's a savory blend of Israeli style couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo beans and red quinoa. I cooked it exactly as directed on the packaging, but add a little twist by adding some Italian herb, smells sooo good!!! For D my oldest son I packed BBQ salmon patty (also from Trader Joe's ...love it!!), steamed carrots, grape tomatoes,

(#163) Fried rice with turmeric

2011-05-22T19:50:00.000-07:00

This yellow rice is not the same as a regular yellow rice like I've made in the past, where I cook the rice in some coconut milk, turmeric and other spices. This one is actually fried rice with some fresh turmeric roots and kencur or kaempferia galanga. It's very simple to make. If you are interested you can check out the recipe HERE. Back in my childhood time my mom always made this whenever I

(#162) Rice and chicken

2011-05-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post for tomorrow's bento. I am so ready for the weekend! according to the forecast, weather should be nice and sunny .. yaaaayyyy!!! Inside the box : Jasmine rice topped with flowered carrots, steamed carrots, grape tomato, steamed broccoli and baked chicken. Next box : gala apple, strawberries and cara-cara oranges. Another pictures : Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!!!

(#161) Stir fried rice noodle with Korean BBQ tofu

2011-05-18T18:43:00.000-07:00

Another GAMENE inspired bento for tomorrow : Inside the box are stir fried rice noodle with carrots and cabbage topped with strawberries made out of hotdog and sesame seeds. Next to it are Korean BBQ tofu, strawberry and cara-cara oranges.

(#160) Korean BBQ Chicken

2011-05-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

I am so tired with the rain and cloudy days here in Bellingham, it really effected my moods, I need sunny days so bad. Can't wait to grow my garden and have a good time doing some outdoor activities. We've got couple sunny days but then the rain is back for days and days like today, it's raining from the morning till now :( So for tomorrow's bento I made this, it's inspired by GAMENE at http://

(#159) Ravioli and sweet corn

2011-05-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

Up for tomorrow's bento I prepared something simple (as always :D) Inside the 1st box are : Cheese and chicken ravioli, and underneath that is a thin layers of sweet corn. Another box contents some fresh strawberries, kiwis, tangerine and some dried apricots. I think they would have enough, but will see tomorrow if I need to pack them some extra snack for just in case. Here's another picture :

(#158) Rice, egg and potato

2011-05-02T23:00:00.000-07:00

Before I start with the bento, I'd love to give a little update regarding our missing chick I mentioned in my previous post. She has been found right the next morning with some pretty bad wounds. But we took good care of her and she's doing fine now. Thanks all for your concerns. Another thing I'd like to mention is that I changed the title of this blog, I am not sure if this is important or not

(#157) Kabocha and chicken

2011-04-26T20:26:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento is really simple. I wasn't even plan to take a picture but I did it anyway. I really need to push myself on making bento and take a picture before school ended for summer. I am so sorry if the bento is really really plain and simple :D Before I continue, I want to share a bad news. Something awful had happened this afternoon! one of our chicks was missing this afternoon,

(#156) Beef and veggie filled bread

2011-04-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

Up for tomorrow's bento is semi home-made beef and veggie filled bread. I tried to make a bear out of the bread but hubby suggested to add carrot for the ear .. ended up looking like a mouse :P The rest are steamed broccoli, cucumbers, navel orange, yellow carrots, golden delicious apple and black plum.

(#155) Simple sandwiches

2011-04-18T20:25:00.000-07:00

I must admit I do not really give my boys lots of sandwich even at home, and I am not sure if that is a good thing or not. I used to packed sandwiches for my first son D during his first year of school because I was too busy with B (he was baby at that time). And now he can eat almost any kind of sandwiches from tuna, chicken etc. Different story with B! the only sandwich he would eat is almond

(#154) Sandwich bento and No Sugar Raisin Cookies recipes

2011-04-12T22:47:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's bento featured only simple sandwich. I originally planned to pack some beef terriyaki we had for dinner, but there's almost no leftovers. So I prepared honey sandwich in a whole grains bread instead, and I added hardboiled egg (halved), yellow carrots, cherry tomatoes, strawberry. I also packed some cookies I baked this afternoon. YEP! y'all heard it, cookies for a snack time!! I told

#(153) Chicken wings bento

2011-04-12T14:51:00.000-07:00

This bento is actually yesterday's, we had home-made Chinese dinner that night and I packed the boys some leftovers. I cooked some stir fry vegetables (bell pepper, carrot, shitake mushroom, broccoli, cabbage & fish cake). And deep fried chicken wings (I know ... next time I'd bake instead). I spent the whole hour to do the chicken like shown on the pictures, I de-boned one part of the wing and

(#152) Wedding pics and Ravioli bento

2011-04-10T20:49:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody ... I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. It's been a long while since my last post. I went to Indonesia for my sister's wedding in March. When I came back I wasn't really in the mood of making bento coz of the jet lag, and soon after that the boys were on spring break. Anyway, I spent almost 3 weeks in Bandung - Indonesia. I went with baby G only and left D and B home with

(#151) Yellow Rice

2011-02-08T13:51:00.000-08:00

I tried to make a mouse and a lion with some yellow rice, I shaped it by hands and the result were so poor ... but the boys still love it tough. Inside the box : yellow rice, roasted chicken, green peas, grape tomatoes and cucumber and carrot pickle packed separately in a heart food cup. Poor job on a lion's hair ..LOL ... but I am sure B will still like it! Have a great day everyone ^__^

(#150) Spinach ravioli

2011-02-08T12:37:00.000-08:00

Monday's bento featured spinach ravioli, chicken nuggets, cucumber, grape tomato, and sugar peas. On the 2nd tier I packed some blood orange, dragon fruit, blue berries and some strawberries.

(#149) Mac & Cheese and fruits

2011-02-04T16:48:00.000-08:00

TGIF ..yyyaaaayyy finally! And I am cooking some Indonesian style chicken soup for Children House. So I did not pack too much lunches for the boys. Just a little cup of mac and cheese.The rests are cucumber, blood orange, strawberry, nectarine and grape tomato. Same thing for B minus grape tomato. Have a great weekend!!!

(#148) Spaghetti squash

2011-02-01T09:38:00.000-08:00

This is the first time I bought spaghetti squash, it's very interesting when I take out all the flesh that looks exactly like spaghetti ^__^. B is so curious wanted to try, but when I gave him a taste he seems like he's not too sure. And too bad I am out of Parmesan cheese so I only put some butter, I hope the boys will eat it .... I also found some mandarin oranges still on the stem, so fresh

(#147) Mini beef and vegetable croquette

2011-01-31T16:11:00.000-08:00

There's no school today, but D is invited to join with his friend to go skiing up at Mt. Baker, so I packed him some beef and vegetable croquettes. I made the croquettes sometimes ago and freeze it up, so all I have to do just to fry some and lunch is ready! I also pack some grape tomatoes, mandarin orange, nectarine and strawberries. There also some maple flavored granola for snack.

(#146) Chicken fried rice

2011-01-28T18:27:00.000-08:00

Didn't realize until after I took the pictures that this bento looks a little too girlie for my boys ... But they did not complain at all ... LOL ... When I made it I was thinking and hoping to have sunny day, y'all now the pacific north west weather during this time of the year, mostly rain, cloudy, dark, cold, windy, gloomy etc .... we only got very little sunny days. So daisy or sun flower

(#145) Chicken Nuggets

2011-01-26T10:00:00.000-08:00

Another plain and simple bento. I didn't plan to put that kind of facial detail, but the boys were insisted to do so. I think it's way too small for that size of onigiri .... but hey! as long as the boys happy :P Inside the boz : plain onigiri, beef teriyaki topped with flowered carrot, chicken nuggets, steamed broccoli, and cherry tomato. I also packed them banana and some Indonesian crackers

(#144) Stir fried rice noodle

2011-01-25T18:36:00.000-08:00

January is almost over and I've been neglecting my blog for a long while, too many reasons to mention :D but mostly is the laziness after winter break :D:D I am also sorry for lack of visiting and commenting to any latest posts of all my bento pals. Hope I can do that soon!And I guess it's already way too late to wish you all Happy New Year, but lets all hope for a prosperous 2011. I have one

(#143) Indoor picnic, and pasta bento

2010-12-08T09:57:00.000-08:00

D is telling me that today they will have an indoor picnic at his class, they'll pretending the weather is nice, sunny and warm. Well, it was raining a little when I dropped them at school this morning, and now the sun is shining brightly but off course the temperature outside is still in the 40's here in Bellingham. And everyone should bring a picnic friendly lunch so I packed him smoked turkey

(#142) Fried chicken and roasted kabocha

2010-12-07T09:37:00.000-08:00

Quick post for today's bento ^_^ YUP!! I roasted some kabocha last night and OH MY!!! it came out so good, I did not even put any sea salt or anything but everyone loves it including the baby! Inside the box : fried chicken, roasted kabocha, steamed broccoli, baby roma tomatoes, satsuma and dried plum. Below is the other picture :

(#141) Vegetable soup from a Deli :D

2010-12-06T10:51:00.000-08:00

Busy weekend yesterday, hubby decided to install a new sink and it took him almost the whole day, and I could not cook since he took all the kitchen space :D So we decided to have dinner out and do little grocery afterwards, I bought some vegetable soup and bread for today's bento. It's Monday and that means D is going to Mt. Baker again for the next ski lessons. So I packed the soup in a

(#140) Simple fried rice

2010-12-02T09:51:00.000-08:00

For today's bento I prepared a very simple fried rice with egg and sweet corn, topped with flowered carrot and leafs food pick ^_^ The rests are leftover fried chicken, I sliced the meat part only so it would be easier for them to eat. Sliced of English cucumbers, some baby yellow carrots and green beans along with baby roma tomatoes, crispy granny smith apple slices, and fresh pineapple.

(#139) Chicken spring rolls

2010-12-01T10:27:00.000-08:00

Today's bento is very simple and quick : I made some chicken spring rolls upon hubby's request, he did not want to have a big dinner that's why. So I packed the boys some leftovers, along with that are same vegetables with yesterday's bento, yellow baby carrots and green beans, baby roma tomatoes and fresh pineapples. Snacks are packed separately (not pictured) ^_^ I blanched the green beans

(#138) Ayam bakar kecap

2010-11-30T12:00:00.000-08:00

Howdy y'all ^_^ Hope you are all enjoyed the festive of Thanksgiving. We however did not have a Turkey dinner, sadly! turned out the snow has ruined our Thanksgiving plan :( Don't get me wrong, I or I should say my kids enjoy the snow so much. Me? ..mmmm maybe ...but not much, especially when I have so many things to do but get stuck at home because I don't drive on the snow. It's way too scary

(#137) Squash and Chicken

2010-11-17T16:02:00.000-08:00

This probably is going to be my last bento for this week, tomorrow there will be early Thanksgiving party at B's class and early release on Friday, next Monday and Tuesday. Anyway, since last night I saw at least 3 bento-er packed squash and chicken ...lol ... Well, squash is good and I love it, and there are so many kind of squash that I honestly do not know all of it. But I know some are more

The Stylish Blogger Award

2010-11-16T11:06:00.000-08:00

Have no bento to post, I only packed the boys some mac and cheese in a thermal boxes and I did not take any pictures. It was so dark yesterday all day long and today's forecast is not so promising either :( But I got this very exciting news from EMMA'S LUNCH ... that I got this STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD .. WOW ... I must admit I get a little too giddy over this ^_^ thank you so much Emma, I am so

(#136) Stir fry beef with sweet peppers

2010-11-15T10:31:00.000-08:00

Good Monday everyone!! ... Simple bentos for my boys ... as always ^_^ Inside the box : Jasmine rice topped with carrot leaf (presenting autumn), stir fry beef with sweet peppers (I separated the peppers cos the container is too small), and steamed broccoli. On the 2nd tier are pineapples, apple and persimmons wedges.

(#135) Pasta salad

2010-11-10T11:22:00.000-08:00

Up for today's bento I packed the boys some leftover pasta salad, along with hardboiled egg, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and yellow baby carrots. I put some celery stick for B upon his requests. Fruit and snacks are packed separately (not pictured). This one is for D, I used the 2 tier stainless steel boxes, as you can see I packed some fruits in the 1st tier, and the 2nd tier contents are the

(#134) Vietnamese chicken and croquettes

2010-11-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

These bentos are for today, I am still making 3 identical bentos and I am having FUN ^_^ I got to enjoy this bento making hobby while I can, soon my boys will growing up and they wouldn't want me to pack them cute bentos anymore. (I do not want to think about that) Inside the box : Brown rice shaped like star, bear and heart, Beef and vegetable croquettes, Vietnamese lemon-grass chicken,

(#133) Yellow rice and butterfly

2010-11-09T11:30:00.000-08:00

I finally have a chance to update my bento blog. This past week was so extremely busy cos D's birthday and my in laws are in town. I did not have a chance to make D a birthday bento on Monday, but I made a special yellow rice. In Indonesia people have this kind a yellow rice for many big celebrations. So I hope he'll like it and notice that this bento is specially made for his birthday. I made

(#132) Pizza and candy

2010-11-01T11:02:00.000-07:00

This morning D is complaining that he got stomachache, so I keep him home, and I decided to keep B home as well, there's no point sending B to school if D is staying at home, especially in this wet, cold and windy weather like today. But since I already took a picture of the bento I've prepared last night, I might as well post it here and will serve it for lunch at home. We took the boys for

(#131) Gemelli with Basil Pesto

2010-10-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

Didn't do bento for the last couple of days, I've been glued to the TV and internet watching every updated news about the earthquake in Mentaway and Mt. Merapi eruption. Calling my family, relatives and friends in Indonesia and thank GOD everyone is okay, they are far far from the affected area. My deepest deepest condolences, my thoughts and prayers are with the family and the victims of

(#130) sweet and sour chicken

2010-10-26T10:21:00.000-07:00

The weather is been so cold, wet and windy here for the last couple of days ... totally one of those day where you do not want to do anything but staying at home, bundled up with the kids and watch movies *kidding*.... LOL ... Anyway, I cooked sweet and sour chicken for dinner last night, I knew it tasted so darn good and hubby loves it so much, but I guess this is not my boys favorite dish after

(#129) Two little ghosts

2010-10-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

I wasn't even plan to make Halloween bento for today's kids lunches, but when I started to put everything inside the box I was thinking maybe I still can give a simple Halloween touches to it, you know like "BOO" letters or something. But still! I wasn't going to take a picture .... too lazy and it was too dark outside, windy and raining almost all day long. Typical northwest weather! And then I

(#128) Caterpillar Bento and good news

2010-10-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

Inspired by yum yum bento book, I prepared the caterpillar bento for the boys, I cooked the rice in some home-made chicken broth then added fresh parsley and cilantro, so it looks greener. I do this a lot coz my boys love it!! Inside the box : leftover roasted chicken, sliced cucumbers, orange bell pepper, carrots, grape tomatoes and checkered apple. Here's the picture of the other one : Now

(#127) Eyeballs bento

2010-10-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

Back to Halloween theme, today I packed the boys some rice served with Indonesian style beef. I have seen some other bento-ers making an eye ball using bread with special edible marker, but I do not have such tools yet. So this is what I did after I prepared some rice balls. I put some ketchup into small plastic bag, then poke a small hole at the edge and then squeezed the ketchup out creating

(#126) Spinach Ravioli

2010-10-19T09:44:00.000-07:00

I really want to make another Halloween bento, but last night I was so blank and couldn't come up anything, I ended up standing in the kitchen doing nothing and wasting time. I think I have to look up for some new ideas and inspirations from another bento-ers. So I decided to go back to my life safer's bento menu :D I know it's just ravioli bento, but I was in the good mood on taking pictures :D

(#125) Quick and easy quiche

2010-10-18T09:42:00.000-07:00

Before I started with this post, let me share a good news that really touched my heart. BentoBlog has posted the panorama result of the Octobre Pink Bento Project, 46 bento-ers world wide have participated in the project including me. the panorama is now up for auction on FB. Mine is the green box with the pink egg on the second row from the bottom. But you can also check it HERE. Okay, now to

New Lunchbots Boxes and Cutters

2010-10-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

Have no bento to post, but too excited about these new boxes I got from lunchbots, I thought the lids are made out of plastic because it's so colorful, but I was wrong! everything is stainless steel ... sooww kewl!!!!I love the Uno and Duo, it's perfect size for my boys, and I'll have to start making bento for hubby now that I have the Eco lunchbot ... perfect size for him... ^_^ And I also got

(#124) Mummy Bento

2010-10-14T10:21:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was sunny here in Bellingham, so I prepared this mummy bento early in the evening then took pictures right away ^_^ I am an amateur bento-er, so most of the time I preparing things at night, that way I can enjoy myself and have FUN doing it. I sometimes try to prepare bentos in the morning but all I can do is only make a very simple sandwich, I have to work my speed up. And still I

(#123) Halloween's bento

2010-10-12T20:46:00.000-07:00

I am so disappointed with the pictures taken of this Halloween's bento >__< ... for one, the bento itself is so unflattering and it was soooo dark outside PLUS the lighting in my house is terrible!! I use an extra LED light bulb but the result is too harsh (me not likey!!), and to make it worse I picked the wrong background color ..... *darn it!!!* ... Good thing there's always next time when it

(#122) Think PINK Bento

2010-10-11T09:46:00.000-07:00

Before I start with my Pink bento, I'd love to share this good news that got me all excited over the weekend and it makes me feel so much better right away ^_^. I WON this Awesome wilton giving away from Kelly (Thanks Kelly!!), she hosts THE CROUCHING MOTHER, HIDDEN TODDLER, you can read details HERE. Okay, now to the bento business, after seeing so many friends posting their pink bentos and

(#121) Vietnamese lemon-grass chicken

2010-10-07T10:18:00.000-07:00

This is gonna be my last bento for the week since there's no school tomorrow. And I am kind a glad coz I feel like I have to take a break from making bento. Besides I don't feel okay for the last couple of days. Hope by Monday I'd get better and ready to pack some more bentos. For today's bento, I packed the boys some Vietnamese lemon-grass chicken, this is one of my family's favorite dish.

(#120) Spinach ravioli with EVOO and herb

2010-10-05T10:54:00.000-07:00

Got really bad headache since last night .... I hope I am not getting sick. So I prepared something fast and easy for the boy's lunches, I wasn't going to take a picture but I ended up did it :D I cook some spinach and cheese ravioli, and the rest are steamed broccoli, asparagus, peeled and sliced oranges and mixed baby tomatoes. I also pack some raisins and gold fish crackers for snack.I use

(#119) Mac and cheese

2010-10-04T10:55:00.000-07:00

Good Monday everyone!!!! I hope y'all enjoy your weekend ^_^ Our weekend was great, the weather was gorgeous here in Bellingham. We went down town on Saturday, had some fresh doughnut for brunch then heading up to the farmers market. I was so excited to found some purple cauliflower, mixed baby tomatoes and some purple(almost black) and yellow green beens. I never seen purple green beans before

(#118) Perkedel kentang (pan fried potato dough)

2010-10-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

TGIF ^_^ I am sooooo looking forward for the weekend!!, been so busy and tired all week long doing this and that... *sigh* Anyway, up for the boys bento today I prepared some Indonesian savory dish called perkedel kentang, it's a pan fried potato dough mixed with some spring onion, salt and pepper. The boys love it! I also cook some mini beef patty that I froze previously during the week. I

(#117) Korean chicken BBQ part 2

2010-09-30T09:26:00.000-07:00

Thanks God B is finally get better and ready to go back to school, so I made 2 bentos. I marinaded a whole batch of chicken with Korean BBQ sauce the other day, I know my boys will love it so much, they can have it for lunch and dinner 2 days in a row ..LOL ... Inside the box : Korean chicken BBQ, jasmine rice, steamed broccoli, sugar snaps, baby roma tomato, strawberries and flowered carrots.

(#116) Korean chicken BBQ

2010-09-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday when I picked up D from school he was coughing and started making me worry coz B is sick and been staying at home for the last couple of days. I thought I might have to keep him at home too. But last night he's all fine! he had a good night sleep and I did not hear him coughing not one bit at all. So I sent him to school this morning, besides he begged me he didn't want to stay at home

(#115) Turkey sandwich

2010-09-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

Super simple no cook bento for D only! B is down with cold so I have to keep him home :'( I prepared this bento in the morning, which is very rare!!! I honestly do not like being rush but today I still manage to take couple pictures. It's only turkey sandwich with American cheese, carrot sticks, sugar snaps and strawberries.

(#114) Spanish rice

2010-09-27T10:42:00.000-07:00

We went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner on Sunday, and I brought some leftovers Spanish rice home, thinking maybe I can fix something to go with it. And I did not know what to put on the bento until late. So I finally decided to cook the egg for D and white only for B (he doesn't like the yolk). Here are the pictures : The rest are steamed broccoli, sugar snaps (for D only), strawberries,

(#113) Meatloaf

2010-09-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

B is staying at home today coz he has a Dr. appointment, so I only made one bento. I actually was debating myself weather I should post this or not. The bunny and bear looks so lame!! (I think) but D likes it so much, so I decided to post this here anyway. I think my mind is just not 100% into bento-ing lately :'( Inside the box : bunny and bear shaped meatloaf, mini pop overs, steamed broccoli,

(#112) Angel hair pasta with veggies

2010-09-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

Today's bento for B is angel hair pasta with veggies in a creamy herb sauce, packed in a separated lil' container, and mini pretzels for snack. In another separated container is white egg cubes, cauliflower, mixed baby tomatoes, pears topped with flowered carrots. And same thing for D except for the snack, he wants some white cheddar crackers. Today's note for D : "Thanks for helping mommy

(#111) Fried noodle

2010-09-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went down town Bellingham with hubby and had a big lunch then continued with a scoop of ice cream at Mallard, felt so full afterwards so we decided to skip dinner. So I fixed the boys some simple fried noodle for dinner, and they love it. And as aways I packed some leftovers for today's bento : The contents are : fried noodle with beef and carrots topped with flowered carrots and

(#110) Indonesian chicken kabobs - sate ayam

2010-09-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

We had a very nice Sunday ^_^, nothing is quite like BBQ-ing with your beloved family. We had some Indonesian chicken kabobs or we call it sate ayam. So I packed the boys some leftovers. The rest are baked potato, topped with american cheese and carrot, mixed tomatoes, and cauliflower (I boiled it with some chicken broth) On the next tier I packed some fresh apples and pears and strawberries.

(#109) Chicken with herb ravioli

2010-09-17T10:08:00.000-07:00

If you are following my blog you really can tell that I haven't do grocery yet :D It's been raining and windy and cold lately, just make me want to bundle up, stay at home and do nothing at all .... LOL But we had a great dinner last night, I made beef stew with pop overs. Thinking I'm going to pack some for the boys the next day on thermal lunch box, guess what??? hubby finished almost all the

(#108) Martabak telor (ground beef mixed with egg batter wrapped in spring rolls skin)

2010-09-16T10:38:00.000-07:00

When I look into some other bloggers and websites, to be honest I am so tempted sometimes and envy their talents on making such characters, especially if they make it without any tools/bento kits. I am so amazed that people can be so creative with food. BUT, there are some rules and restriction at my kids school that I must follow, I know this is good for the students and don't get me wrong I AM

(#107) Fried rice with koban age

2010-09-15T10:10:00.000-07:00

Another simple bentos for the boys, I gotta do grocery very soon! Couldn't find anything for bento but only some carrots and tomatoes ... LOL ... I hope the boys aren't getting tired with same O same O veggies almost everyday. I myself getting really tired preparing the same thing ..LOL So I made this simple fried rice with koban age (fried fish cake), thanks GOD I still have some left in the

(#106) Beef terriyaki

2010-09-14T09:58:00.000-07:00

I made 2 identical yet simple bentos for D&B, they both love beef terriyaki. The rest are steamed jasmine rice, steamed broccoli, flowered raw carrots, and cherry tomatoes. This one is for B, green is his favorite color ^_^

(#105) Fruits and veggies

2010-09-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

I only packed D some fruits and veggies today : fresh kiwi, steamed broccoli, cherry tomato, and flowered carrots.He and his classmates made some blackberry jams last week at school, and his teacher said everybody just need to bring their own bread on Monday. So I packed him whole grains plain bread (not pictured).

(#104) mini bow tie pasta with meatballs

2010-09-10T12:09:00.000-07:00

Simple leftover lunches today!! Mini bow tie pasta with meatballs, steamed broccoli, flowered carrots, cherry tomato, and some fresh black berries.Yesterday when I picked up the boys from school I found D was busy picking up berries with his friends, and he told me he wanted to pack some for snack today. Good choice D!! I also packed same bento for B ^_^

(#103) PB&J bunny sandwich

2010-09-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

Simple PB&J sandwich for today's bento : We actually had chicken pot pie for dinner, and I packed that for D but I do not take any pictures. And B was insisted that he wanted PB&J sandwich for lunch, so I made those bunny sandwich, I had him help me to do the bunnies and he loved it!! it was FUN preparing bento with my lil ones ^_^ So as you can see on the picture, other than PB&J the rest are