bento 174 – a sleepy puppy

i have not made many cute bentos since the last post,  it’s hard to start the bento making ‘engine’ after such a long break. =) i was also busy with my new-found love into all things vintage, co-blogging with a dear friend about our vintage collections here. please drop by and check it out! this was the usual bento food for [...]

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 129 – doggy and ‘alien’ crabby

here is bear cutter bento series no 2 which was prepared and eaten last week. animal no 2 – dog. this is k’s snack bento. the ‘dog’ was made from fish cake, with sausage ears and muzzle. facial details were cut nori. i used the remaining food to make a skewer of sausage and fish [...]

bento 125 – at last, 3 d teddies!

finally, i made it ! well, i think it looked like a  teddy. i asked the children what they thought the charaben was? k, my gal said – it’s a bunny! s – it’s a mousy! mommy – answered aloud, NOoooo… it’s a teddy !! we all had a good laugh! whatever it was, it doesnt matter. the [...]

bento 112 – beef balls ‘caterpillar’ udon and cheesy ‘sheep’ sandwich

today’s snack bentos were beef balls udon for s and, cheese sandwich for k. the caterpillar were beef balls joined with a short trip of spaghetti noodle. those carrot flowers and cucumber were later ‘removed’, i.e. eaten by mom (me!), and there were only 2 beef balls left by the time we packed the lunch box [...]

bento 110 – double B; boy and bear

a quick snack bento for s this morning. boiled some udon, fish cake and cheese tofu, all at once. =) i just pasted nori face details onto the cheese tofu. added fish cake hair, hearts and rabbit apple. dab some ketchup on the cheery boy’s cheeks. done. (update: i just found out s threw the apples away. why? he simply [...]

bento 78 – beary udon & ‘baa baa ham’ sheep sandwich

last weekend had been a whirlwind of activities. i will try to sum it up in a short para. we travelled by car, 300km++ to kuala lumpur (kl), malaysia to attend a good friend’s wedding. whilst there, i had my hair done, rushed to two shops for more bento stuff. well, actually 3, one closed down, what a [...]

bento 74 – fish cake udon/nutella sandwich

this is my girl’s . i added the picks last-minute.  if i had planned earlier, the flower would not be in square shapes, sigh..  i had planned to make hello kitty in a dog suit, but noted there was no space for the ears. so, a girl it is. another last-minute planning lesson learnt! the girl was [...]

bento 65

Another two simple bento snacks. Steamed left over rice for s and added some egg furikake and soya sauce. Scooped some and pressed it into a bear shaped with yet another new bento gadget. The little ‘clown’ was made with 2 fish balls. K’s was bread with nutella. a close- up shot before i closed [...]