My friend who is living in Japan at the moment has offered to send me some more lovely bento goodies! I just need to decide what I need.
I’ve been googleing bento accessories and there is so so much fun stuff its really hard to decide!
Today my bento is thrown together – so much so that it would make an ugly picture! It’s just salad and prawns! Next week I hope to get back to making Kawaii lunches.
Thursday 27 May 2010
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Salad
I’ve been rubbish at making bento over the last few days!
On Monday I didn’t have enough food in the house to make anything to had to have an eat out lunch. Tuesday was just a salad and today everything is in separate pots and looks boring!
I have lettuce in one pot, carrots in another and cottage cheese in another! Really they could have all gone in one and been made to look nice!
I think tomorrow I will get back on the bento horse and start putting my lunches together again.
I think perhaps the problem might be that my lunch box is too small. My boyfriend has started to take the slightly larger blue lunch box to work leaving me with cute boxes that are a little bit teeny!
Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to start shopping for a lovely looking lunch box.............
On Monday I didn’t have enough food in the house to make anything to had to have an eat out lunch. Tuesday was just a salad and today everything is in separate pots and looks boring!
I have lettuce in one pot, carrots in another and cottage cheese in another! Really they could have all gone in one and been made to look nice!
I think tomorrow I will get back on the bento horse and start putting my lunches together again.
I think perhaps the problem might be that my lunch box is too small. My boyfriend has started to take the slightly larger blue lunch box to work leaving me with cute boxes that are a little bit teeny!
Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to start shopping for a lovely looking lunch box.............
Friday 21 May 2010
Kawaii!!!
I just stumbled across this site and I think it’s really cool! www.jimspancakes.com/
Defo worth a look for some kawaii pancakes!
Defo worth a look for some kawaii pancakes!
I am so impressed with http://www.mybentolicious.com/ blog at the moment.
The little bears are made with egg and coloured with turmeric!
What a very clever idea. I love it!
Grass separators
It’s all about the grass separators!
I’m so pleased with them they’ve really been helping out make my lunch look pretty without me having to spend ages on preparation!
Today really I wanted to make some rice into a pretty shape using my new shapers – again that my friend sent me from Japan but I was way too lazy!
So instead I have a salad of:
• Lettuce
• Carrot
• Prawns
• Cheese
• Lemon juice
I’m just so hungry now that I really want to eat it! I’m sure though that I can hold out 1.5 hours!
Today’s bento was about keeping the calories down though.
Yesterday the beans and avocado made my bento quite calorific and for a girl who is trying to shed a few pounds it’s not a good look!
(and ooops I ate a packet of crisps too! - so much for the diet!)
I’m so pleased with them they’ve really been helping out make my lunch look pretty without me having to spend ages on preparation!
Today really I wanted to make some rice into a pretty shape using my new shapers – again that my friend sent me from Japan but I was way too lazy!
So instead I have a salad of:
• Lettuce
• Carrot
• Prawns
• Cheese
• Lemon juice
I’m just so hungry now that I really want to eat it! I’m sure though that I can hold out 1.5 hours!
Today’s bento was about keeping the calories down though.
Yesterday the beans and avocado made my bento quite calorific and for a girl who is trying to shed a few pounds it’s not a good look!
(and ooops I ate a packet of crisps too! - so much for the diet!)
Thursday 20 May 2010
Food glorious food!
All I can think about today is food.
I found my camera so was able to take a picture of my bento which I'm really pleased about.
I’m really pleased with the grass as a bento box item. Its enabled me to separate layers of food and made the bland coloured brown beans look more appealing as they are separated off in a thin strip.
Today I have :
Carrots
Greek style beans (the last of them so I won't be having them again for a while! LOL)
Avocado and salad (beneath the cheese!)
A little cute sauce bottle of lemon juice
I think I’m really starting to get to grips with packing the box tight and full so that things don’t move around as when I got to work nothing had moved!
I found my camera so was able to take a picture of my bento which I'm really pleased about.
I’m really pleased with the grass as a bento box item. Its enabled me to separate layers of food and made the bland coloured brown beans look more appealing as they are separated off in a thin strip.
Today I have :
Carrots
Greek style beans (the last of them so I won't be having them again for a while! LOL)
Avocado and salad (beneath the cheese!)
A little cute sauce bottle of lemon juice
I think I’m really starting to get to grips with packing the box tight and full so that things don’t move around as when I got to work nothing had moved!
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Falafel bento
Today I am quite pleased with my bento.
I did however misplace my camera so had to take the picture with my phone – so the image is not that good quality.
In my bento today was:
• Falafel
• Carrot sticks
• Avocado
• And a separate pot of humus
I used some cute little stickes that my friend sent me from Japan and placed them through the falafel to make it look cuter and separated the carrot sticks with some fake grass that my friend sent me.
Cute.
I did however misplace my camera so had to take the picture with my phone – so the image is not that good quality.
In my bento today was:
• Falafel
• Carrot sticks
• Avocado
• And a separate pot of humus
I used some cute little stickes that my friend sent me from Japan and placed them through the falafel to make it look cuter and separated the carrot sticks with some fake grass that my friend sent me.
Cute.
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Yawn
Today my lunch looked so dull! I think the ingredients that I use look really bland. – so bland in face that I didn’t want to take a photo of it.
I did however use a new silicone cup and a grass divider that my friend sent me from Japan. – Sadly though not even those made my lunch look prettier!
I think maybe I need to get a new lunch box – perhaps something that is white and not red as that may help with my boring looking lunches.
I did however use a new silicone cup and a grass divider that my friend sent me from Japan. – Sadly though not even those made my lunch look prettier!
I think maybe I need to get a new lunch box – perhaps something that is white and not red as that may help with my boring looking lunches.
Sunday 16 May 2010
kawaii
In the interest of Kawaii I have been updating my Jewellery shop: http://www.teastained.co.uk/
I think there are many cute things on there at the moment. I'm planning on creating some miniature food bento pieces. Watch this space............
x
I think there are many cute things on there at the moment. I'm planning on creating some miniature food bento pieces. Watch this space............
x
Friday 14 May 2010
Todays lunch
Today I think I made my most tightly packed bento. Its in no way Kwaii but it’s well packed which I think it something that I need to focus on with my other bentos.
Its a Greek theme with chunky humus, salad, Greek bean salad and a piece of chicken – it looks pretty dull but I think it will be tasty!
I will of course be using my pretty new fork to eat it which should add in some cuteness!
Its a Greek theme with chunky humus, salad, Greek bean salad and a piece of chicken – it looks pretty dull but I think it will be tasty!
I will of course be using my pretty new fork to eat it which should add in some cuteness!
Knife and Spoon!
I bought myself a really cute fork and spoon set from Paper chase the other day and I am so delighted with it and don’t know how I managed with a spork!
It’s super, super cute and I love it!
Today It came in really handy and made eating more enjoyable when I made myself some millet porridge with almonds and sugar at work!
Not only by eating with the metal spoon did it feel more normal than a plastic spoon but it is defiantly better for the environment!
Yay for cute spoon!
Today It came in really handy and made eating more enjoyable when I made myself some millet porridge with almonds and sugar at work!
Not only by eating with the metal spoon did it feel more normal than a plastic spoon but it is defiantly better for the environment!
Yay for cute spoon!
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Rice-tastic!
Today I managed to master my sticky rice whist getting ready for work. I’ve got to say that I am really pleased about that. I very slowly cooked it with twice the amount of water to rice which seemed to work a treat (there are no instructions on my rice for some reason)! Getting the timing right meant that I was able to make two flowers of rice easily which was plenty for my lunch.
My lunch was similar to the other day – In the same box with avocado and rice but this time I added some this sliced cheese which I think added some extra colour and flavour. I did find that putting the rice into the box was difficult as the box is small, square and quite deep. I was wondering if something more elongated would be better. Although today as my lunch was more packed in than the other day it did mean that it didn’t move around too much and looked great when I opened it at lunch time. Yay!
My lunch was similar to the other day – In the same box with avocado and rice but this time I added some this sliced cheese which I think added some extra colour and flavour. I did find that putting the rice into the box was difficult as the box is small, square and quite deep. I was wondering if something more elongated would be better. Although today as my lunch was more packed in than the other day it did mean that it didn’t move around too much and looked great when I opened it at lunch time. Yay!
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Lazy bento
The past couple of days I’ve been too lazy to get out of bed early and make a great bento (and I’ve bought some lovely sliced gluten free bread so I’ve been making sandwiches!).
On Sunday however I did try and make myself a bento lunch but over cooked the rice so it was disappointing.
I think a good plan for me would to get some cute hole punches to make faces with to instantly jazz up any rice dish or/and get a really cute sandwich cutter.
I think my issue is that I’m obsessed with the way that bento looks but at the moment I’m not very good at making them so feel that I should purchase lots of bells and whistles to make my food look cute!
My concern is that this might become a really expensive lunch obsession and hobby! - And I’ve read that Bento making can get really obsessive......!
On Sunday however I did try and make myself a bento lunch but over cooked the rice so it was disappointing.
I think a good plan for me would to get some cute hole punches to make faces with to instantly jazz up any rice dish or/and get a really cute sandwich cutter.
I think my issue is that I’m obsessed with the way that bento looks but at the moment I’m not very good at making them so feel that I should purchase lots of bells and whistles to make my food look cute!
My concern is that this might become a really expensive lunch obsession and hobby! - And I’ve read that Bento making can get really obsessive......!
Friday 7 May 2010
Bento goddies!
I bought some lovely bento goodies from http://www.japancentre.com/ last week and they arrived yesterday! It was very, very exciting!
So this morning I embarked on making something kawaii bento for me to eat for lunch.
I first cooked some Korean sushi rice (which is all they had in the Chinese supermarket that I visited on Wednesday) – Sadly I burnt the bottom of the pan with it as I was getting ready for work at the same time which was not a good idea. But although the bottom layer was stuck to the pan the top was fine to I removed it and put it into my brand new Daiso Heart Onigiri Paddle and made my rice into a cute heart shape and put it in a pink paper cupcake case.
I also used some of my new Obento Picks and put some avocado on them along with putting some Japanese tamari sauce in one of my new Animal Shaped Sauce Bottle.
Oh and I added a tiny square of nori on the top of the rice heart as I read yesterday that there should always be something black in a bento box to make it look visually exciting! I’ve got to say that I did find the Nori seaweed difficult to cut. I’m guessing that’s why people use little cutters to do it as every time I tried to cut a rectangle of Nor it would split.
Unfortunately in my haste and hurry I have not really packed enough for me to eat today so will have to nip to the shop and get something else to go with it!
I’ve not done a great job I know but next time I’m going to get up earlier and pay attention to my rice!
So this morning I embarked on making something kawaii bento for me to eat for lunch.
I first cooked some Korean sushi rice (which is all they had in the Chinese supermarket that I visited on Wednesday) – Sadly I burnt the bottom of the pan with it as I was getting ready for work at the same time which was not a good idea. But although the bottom layer was stuck to the pan the top was fine to I removed it and put it into my brand new Daiso Heart Onigiri Paddle and made my rice into a cute heart shape and put it in a pink paper cupcake case.
I also used some of my new Obento Picks and put some avocado on them along with putting some Japanese tamari sauce in one of my new Animal Shaped Sauce Bottle.
Oh and I added a tiny square of nori on the top of the rice heart as I read yesterday that there should always be something black in a bento box to make it look visually exciting! I’ve got to say that I did find the Nori seaweed difficult to cut. I’m guessing that’s why people use little cutters to do it as every time I tried to cut a rectangle of Nor it would split.
Unfortunately in my haste and hurry I have not really packed enough for me to eat today so will have to nip to the shop and get something else to go with it!
I’ve not done a great job I know but next time I’m going to get up earlier and pay attention to my rice!
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