Bento (120) - Bunny Sandwiches . . . or Rather Sandwiches and Bunnies . . .

Recently my quail eggs have been dying unevenly . . . I wonder why :( Luckily, bunnies can be splotched and still be cute! Today's bento was turkey sandwiches with radish garnishes, peas with soy bunnies, and mandarin oranges with a sliced cherry.

Bento (119) - Soy Beef and Waldorf Salad

I would love to take credit for the lovely waldorf salad (which was absolutely nommy), but I'm fessing up that it was a purchase from Sam's club (and after a week and a half - I'd had enough :P). I even made two bentos!

Top right hand side is peas topped with baked zuchinni and squash around a radish flower. Bottom is beef and noodles with sweet soy sauce.

And now for the same food - slightly different arrangement.

Bento (118) - Mish Mash Bento

Applebees tequila lime chicken leftovers meet stir-fry vegetables and sweet potato/apple salad in a random bento madness. This bento proves the importance of food picks in adding cuteness to random configurations of food. Kawaii!

Bento (117) - Kamaboko Bunnies Meet the Apple Barricade

Top left is kamaboko bunnies with sesame seed eyes, green objects are apples, blue kitty is hanging out in sweet potato/apple salad, and the bottom is udon noodles with carrot and onion. A few broccoli pieces were tossed in for extra color and to keep the kamaboko bunnies from falling over sideways - since they weren't being very cooperative and were doing rude things with their ears. Sauce container has soup base for extra flavoring. MmmmmmmMMmm.

Bento (116) - Flower Bento

I gave myself flowers for lunch. Om nom nom!! Top level is edamame, carrot slices, soy bunnies, and a kiwi/mandarin orange salad. Sadly, my cheese was sporting green fuzzies, so the ears are actually carved from fishcake - which wasn't quite as nommy as swiss cheese. ::sniffle::

Bottom level is udon noodles with sauteed onion and carrot, and a kamaboko flower with carrot center. The kiwi sauce holder has more udon soup base.

I also discovered that the prior fuzzy photos were due to *cough* Goose fingerprints on my camera lens. Nothing like downloading photos from your camera and discovering at least 12 pictures of your child squinting at the flash. LOL!

Bento (115) - Teriyaki Chicken

Now that I know how to make teriyaki sauce, I eat it entirely too often. No regrets! None! The top level is my lovely panko-encrusted chicken accompanied by kiwi/blackberry salad. The bottom is stir-fry veggies, rice, and a pickled plum.

There is no sauce holder since I prefer more of a teriyaki soup and needed a large container :P

Bento (114) - Impulse Bento Box

I visited the Pacific Mercantile to replenish my soy sauce supply (try saying that three times fast!) - when I noticed a new shipment of bento boxes had arrived. Needless to say, I lost all willpower and found an absolutely kawaii (cute) bento box in my basket at checkout.


It's not the best photo . . . I blame the halogen lights at work. Plus, the box is a deep mahogany and highly reflective.

I immediately went back to the office and my co-workers got a unique chance to watch me talk to myself while scouring the fridge for any items I could add for color (unfortunatley, I didn't find any :( not even ketchup :( ). The colors may be a little bland, but it's not bad for a non-planned five-minute prep bento!

Top level is blackberry and kiwi salad, and the bottom level is noodles and beef with sweet soy broth. I threw a blackberry with kiwi "Leaves" on the noodles for a little added color. Really, I would have liked some red or yellow (maybe a scattering of corn?) - but it seemed a little too much trouble to photoshop it in :P