bento 167 – <3 love is in the air

Happy Valentine’s day! I’ve started making valentine’s bentos last week. here are some photos of the ‘nicer’ ones. =) this was s’s . fried rice with fish tofu and mini tomagoyaki. he insisted that i removed the red ‘love’ sprinkles .  i guessed boys at his age dont like lovey dovey stuff and girls!  haha..  k’s, butter sammie with fish [...]

bento 152 – jack’o lantern and creepy pets

i am so into making halloween bento. here is another one.   the terrified half sausage kitty was being chased by a ‘body-less’ dog, whilst sweet potato jack o lantern and his friends, the sweet potato flower and mouth-less carrot monster cheered on. hehe… buried below these ‘critters’ were yong tau foo, ikan bilis sambal, tau kwa fried with minced [...]

Bento 150 – mummies rice balls

coming sunday is halloween.  last few days to make halloween-theme bentos!  =)   for those who like me are not familiar with halloween celebration, click here to find out more. this was my first rice ball/onigiri. mummy onigiri mixed with hard boiled egg. k’s, a girlie version. included one girl ‘ghost’ bread egg onigiri, also my first [...]

bento 133 – bear cutter series; what has a short body, webbed digits, protruding eyes?

bear cutter series no – 5 .  let’s see, we had bear, dog, tiger, pig and now … croak! croak! ribbit…froggies. i cut bread with the bear cutter, then cut seaweed with a craft knife using the same cutter to trace the outline.  s didnt like cheese so i use nutella spread to stick nori on to bread. eyes [...]

bento 132 – Which is smarter, a pig or a dog?

A pig ! because it rolls in mud and knows its good for its skin and demands privacy by making annoying sounds? today’s bear cutter series, animal nos 4 is piggy.  =) mr and mrs piggies! this was k’s bento. in this bento box – same as yesterday’s,  ham and cheese sandwich as requested by my [...]

bento 123 – ‘charaben’ buns and mooncakes

i still have mini buns so we had another round ham and cheese buns this morning. the lion shaped cheese was cut with a winnie the pooh cutter. i added some chicken sausages bought from ntuc. they are round and short, just what i needed to make cute 3d bear like alice’s, i thought with joy. but as [...]

bento 122 – mini ham and cheddar cheese girl and boy buns

made two simple ham and cheese buns today. we  are dog-sitting  for a friend for a month, and were kept awake last night due to the dog’s barking. i guessed that poor fella must be stressed and missing home, even though charlie, our cavelier king charles was friendly to his new ‘mate’ , gizmo, a silky terrier. [...]

bento 101 – blotchy bluey cheesy mousy and monkey

thank you all who have registered for the small bento gadgets giveaway! i am so happy to exchange short messages with you. for those who have not, quickly register to grab one or more chances to win !! =) if you have missed the giveaway post, read it here http://anna2003.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/a-special-1ooth-bento-and-bento-gadgets-giveaway/ here is the next picture [...]

a special 1OOth bento and bento gadgets giveaway!!

this is my 100th bento posting! wow, that means all in all i would have packed at least 200 snacks for my 2 kids. i prepared a special themed bento close to my heart – no prizes for guessing! =)… hello kitty, a sleepy one holding its favourite teddy ! this is also made to feast [...]

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 [...]