(# 260) Fried rice with meatballs bunny bento

Up for tomorrow's bento I prepared some fried rice with Indonesian meatballs (home-made), this is actually leftovers from dinner's tonight :)

I topped the rice with bunny carrot, using nori for facial details.

Next to the rice I arranged some English cucumbers, steamed romanesco and Granny smith apples slices with some pomegranate seeds.

I also packed some plain yogurt with honey on the bottom and pomegranate on top, for snack time :)

Enjoy!

(# 259) Chicken Potstickers Snowflakes Bento

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you are all had a great holidays!
Yesterday we had a little tease of snows, big flakes and last quite sometimes but they melted right away,  what a tease for we haven't got any snow this winter.
This is my first bento this year, but I wasn't pay attention when I edited the pictures so it still has 2012 on the watermark ... and I am too lazy to fix it, I am now having Garfield eyes and just can't stay on the computer for too long.

Today's bento featuring some chicken potstickers and Vietnamese rolls with some snowflakes decorations, big boy loves it! but B isn't too crazy about the Vietnamese rolls, anyway here are the pictures :

I made the snowflakes using snowflakes cookie cutters I got from amazon, originally designed for fondant cake decoration, but hey it works for bento too, matter of fact I am using tortilla for the snows, because I am out of white cheese, came out perfect! and I am happy.
Along with potstickers there are also some romanesco, I was so excited when I spotted this at my local grocery store, grabbed 2 heads and pay almost 7 dollars ... I think it's overpriced but no surprised at all for this is such a rare items. I should try to grow some for next summer.

Inside the Vietnamese rolls are some cilantro, julienne carrots and jicama, thin sliced cucumbers, egg omelet, and rice noodles. I omitted the mint and thai basil because my boys do not like it, they are fine with cilantro though.
Happy Wednesday everyone!!

(# 258) Rice snow flake bento

Tomorrow's bento featuring rice snow flake ... it's not snowing here yet this winter, but I am sure hoping to get some soon. The boys too can't wait to play snow balls outside, making snow man and having cup of hot chocolate afterwards, no school days .. and just snuggle watching movies with brothers while mommy baking some goodies ... ah the joy of winter.

I used snow flake cookie cutter to shape the rice, then I arranged some scramble egg around it, but I am a bit disappointing with the egg colors, they are somewhat a bit pale so the snow flake isn't too clear.
I used store bought eggs while my chicken are slowing down laying eggs.

Anyway, next to it are some stir fry tofu with sweet peppers, purple and regular carrot and grape tomato. Fruit and snack are packed separately.

Oh by the way, I was wrong when I said tomorrow would be my kids last day of school before winter holiday, turned out they still having school until next Wednesday the 19th, but they'll have ski lessons on Monday so I'll only have 2 more days to pack my boys bento this year.

(# 257) Rice noodle daisy bento

I prepared two identical bento for tomorrow's, so I only made 1 picture tonight.

I love love love this bento boxes and I think I use it quite often, just the right size for my boys.

Anyway, inside the box are stir fry rice noodle with chicken meatballs and carrots, topped with some sliced mini sweet peppers, I tried to arrange it to look like a flower. I topped it again with daisy provolone cheese and carrot.

Next tier contains fresh kiwi and satsuma orange.

This week would be my kids last week of the year before winter holiday. The school is resuming January 2nd next year. I hope I can still make one last bento of the year tomorrow, will see ^__^

(# 256) Panda and saba bento

Tomorrow's bento featuring panda onigiri :P
I am so excited to get this new bento gadget ... I think I did alright for first time using it ... will use it again in the future for sure ^__^

So in between the 2 pandas I put some steamed broccoli topped with purple carrots.
There are some saba shiyoyaki, carved carrot and fresh mini sweet peppers.

I topped the saba with carrot in this picture ^__^

(# 255) Tricolor quinoa salad with grilled chicken

Tomorrow's bento featuring quinoa salad with lots of veggies and topped with grilled chicken marinated in garlic and herb. I put some baby zucchini, baby spinach and bell peppers in the salad.

Inside the next box are some satsuma orange, kiwi and mini grape tomatoes.

I am sorry for short post, I hope I am not getting sick, have a great weekend everyone ^__^