bento 166 – crabby and mouse

gong xi fa cai to all who are celebrating the lunar chinese new year!  i am still in a chinese new year mood… and just remembered that valentine’s day is just around the corner. time to make those lovey dovey heart shaped bentos. i know my little gal will like this theme. my apologies for the lack of postings recently. i [...]

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 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 69 – blissful garden

i spent the morning preparing this bento. i had wanted to do this the night before… but i fell asleep on the sofa while watching ?,  i cant even remember the tv program! haha..  this is a special bento, the most challenging for me to date. i am sending this to hapa bento who is hosting the contest jointly [...]

bento 59 – little boy says ‘ta dah’

Today’s new bento stuff/gear, ‘bony’ food picks used here as hands. Luv it! the boy says, ta dah! I cooked fried rice and egg with a dash of sesame oil, salt and light soya sauce. Shared it with S. K ‘s was kaya and butter bread, and some coloured easter eggs as snacks. My side dishes [...]

Bento 53 and more

Made 3 bentos in a night! Will submit 2 bentos to 2 contests. One will be the japan society and the other to hapa bento . i used the pooh cutter for the first time. luv it! pooh’s face features were cut from cucumber. This will be my FIRST contest entry, to Japan Society. Hello [...]

bento 51 – chicky n lil’ bunny

Wow! 51st bento. Another milestone =) My bento theme for the next few days would be little chicks and bunnies as easter is nearing. I have copied and sketched some drafts for reference. Hope that they will turn out nice and cute! s insisted that i remove the black sesame ‘eyelashes’. he didn’t want a [...]

bento 39-udon and mini kitty

I bought a packet of udon from ntuc supermarket. It was on offer, $2.35 or somewhere near. Inside, there are 3 individually wrapped udon. I cook one, enough for Sean and moi. Yes! Bento lunch for me, 1st since ?? Cny? Strangely, I don’t have any inspiration to decorate this morning. ( after the fact [...]