Bento 143 – hearty dog and a mother hen

i made a dog with a heart shape cutter. tilt it upside down, and voila, it’s the dog’s face. body was cut with an oval cutter. k’s.  saw so many ‘chicks’ nuggets lately from so many bento mamas. it’s about time i made mine. =) cheese chicken was made with a round shape cutter. thanks to the [...]

bento 114 – a windy day in the garden

bento snacks for today: boiled fish balls and noodles, and steamed fish nuggets. can’t decide if this is a bee or bug.  let’s just call it a ‘beezy’ bug. hehe.. i boiled 2 types of noodles to get different colours, ie, green (cold soba) and white. (i saw pink ones, but they are so expensive).  then realized it [...]

bento 106 – hello melody ?

we baked chocolate  chip, raisin and orange (all in one without using electric mixer) muffins yesterday. the 2 kids decided that helping their mommy would be much more fun than reading, or doing math worksheets! used room temperature eggs but milk was cold. was wondering if  this would affect the muffins texture. oh well, in any case they [...]

bento 68

the kids wanted to prepare their own snack bento yesterday. it’s a welcoming request… because, while they are hard at ‘work/play’, their mommy would enjoy some peaceful and quiet moments =) i added 2 fish nuggets (steamed) for s, and more bread for both this morning using just the teddy cutter. the facial details were [...]

bento 61- fish udon?

i wasnt well this morning, so prepared very simple snacks for the kids. basic stuff, udon and fish nuggets. punched some ‘cat’ nori and poked food picks to add whatever little visual treat for s. k’s just fish nuggets, tangerine orange and biscuit. she only ate the nuggets and returned the other two…hhmm… ;( i [...]

bento 45 – fried rice n fish nuggets

Wanted to do a quick sandwich this morning but Sean didn’t want. There was some leftover rice in the rice cooker so fried rice lor! Added an egg, fish nuggets, fish balls and top it off with pork floss! Seasonings used- light soya sauce and sesame oil. Not bad, haha… I ‘taxed’ a few small [...]