bento 169 – no fuss bento

i didnt make cute bentos last week. apart from lack of inspiration, i also had to rush most of the mornings. below are simple snacks for the kids. i made a simple piggy out of  cheese tofu and mini sausage, copying  the piggy food pick. yet another simple sammie for k.  cheese tofu and sausages tucked below the fish [...]

bento 165 – more bunnies

here are two old bentos that i’ve made for the kids last week. i had bunnies in mind while preparing them since chinese new year  is just around the corner (rabbit is the new zodiac sign, replacing this year’s tiger). in this bento,  boiled udon in sesame oil and abc sweet sauce, quail eggs and fishy fish ball slices. added a red ball [...]

bento 164 – bunny and hello kitty

an express snack bento – butter and meat floss sammies with boiled cocktail sausages and quail eggs.  kiwi slices as fruit of the day! s’s bunny sandwich  and bear clown quail eggs. k’s hello kitty angel and flower sandwich. (k saw a sun here!) i pinned the sausages with ramen stick. i will be posting [...]

bento 161 – back to school bento

HELLO! here’s wishing all, a happy and blessed new year!! i am back after weeks of mia. lots to catch up and write… hmnn.. where do i begin?     this was the 1st day of school bento, a tried and tested simple bunny quail eggs with fishball and noodle/nutella sandwich. i am ‘rusty’ in the bento ideas department after such [...]

bento 142 – a halloween bento

i was in the mood to make a halloween themed bento this evening.  my first! bento was from tonight’s dinner – potato with minced meat, veg in oyster sauce and teriyaki chicken. used three ingredients for charaben stuff – carrot, cheese and nori. i wanted to do a cat (fishball) in costume but abandoned the idea because i was too lazy to cook. [...]

bento 140 – quail eggs

today’s express bentos were all in one “bamboo steamed” – rice, sausages, fish cakes, broccoli, carrots and overnight dinner dishes. also boiled some quail eggs and added fruits of the day , gigantic strawberries and starfuit. this was s’s. mr bunny and bear quail eggs bento. k’s sweetie pie quail eggs bento and mommy’s? … hello [...]

bento 134 – hello kitty and twin sister, mimi bento

m (my colleague), asked me to prepare a hello kitty bento for her niece who is celebrating her birthday today.  i am always in ‘ready mode’ to spread some, and more bento love!  like me, her niece is also a big hello kitty fan, i hope she will be pleasantly surprised and all smiles after receiving/eating [...]

bento 121 – going back to school bento

my kids asked for breakfast bento even though they were not schooling today. aww…i felt so appreciated and of course agreed, but i broke my promise as i was not feeling well this morning. =( hoping to make up for it, i asked them if they want to participate in the hapa bento’s bomb and the theme is back to school. both gave [...]

bento 116 – panda and bunny noodle

hi there, i have been mia (missing in action) for a while.  did not make any bento in the last 4-5 days!  we had takeaways yesterday as my mil didnt cook dinner.  i had planned to buy roast chicken and char siew rice, and ’charaben’ it before eating.  hehe… bento is a good way to practice portion control !  [...]

bento 99 – who is hello kitty’s bff?

bento ninety – nine! yes, 99 =) s went to a school excursion and did not want to take any bento today, he asked for more $$ to buy snacks!  i had a dinner appointment later today, so no bento for me too. i didnt want to lug a lunch box around town. =) so i only need [...]