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Bento2014#Dec04~Tomato Spaghetti

December 3, 2014, 4:27 pm
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Simple tomato spaghetti for today's lunch and I'm using this 3-tier My Melody bento boxes (one of my daughter's favourite lunchbox). Once again limited space for decoration so I just use quail eggs for simple characters! This is easy by adding the food pick onto the quail eggs to create animals ^_^ So guess what animals base on the top photo? Hehehe.....easy right? Blue pick for bunny and orange pick for bear :D

For side dishes have broccoli, prawns and grapes. Extra tomato sauce at the sauce container.

I hope you will like today's lunch and I can't wait to create my Christmas Theme bento next week onwards! Have a great day and thanks for reading :)
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Bento2014#Dec08❤Hello Kitty X-mas❤

December 7, 2014, 4:18 pm
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Ho ho ho......My first Christmas Theme Bento for Year 2014 ^_^ As promised I will made Christmas theme bento for this week before my kids start their school holidays next week! Well, every year never missed making my daughter favourite character ❤ Hello Kitty ❤ Inspired by the huge X-mas hat that my girl has kept aside so why not let kawaii Kitty-chan wears hat ^_^ All in red and green theme for this Christmas Season Bento! My red Monbento lunchbox just perfect for my Hello Kitty X-mas Bento!

Here's the close up Hello Kitty ^_^ Shape the head using cling wrap then add crabstick on top. To made the hat fury, just add some rice on top after set the Kitty-chan into the bento box. Freehand scissor cut out nori details and egg sheet for nose. Also freehand penknife cut out Christmas tree (broccoli stem) that Hello Kitty is holding. 

For side dishes have broccoli, carrots, quail egg and pork fillet with breaded crumbs. Add some mayonnaise & sprinkle some parley on top for the pork fillet ^_^ 
 
I hope you will like this Hello Kitty X-mas Bento ^_^ Happy Monday!
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Bento2014#Dec09~Panda Bento

December 8, 2014, 4:19 pm
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Wish I could experience winter snow >_< Since I can't experience it so I made four pandas (mashed sweet potato) enjoy dust of snow :D My 2nd Christmas theme bento :D Actually each bento I tried to add food pick hat but due to the mashed potato little dry so it crack =_="Oh well, I removed it :(  

This bento lunch box been hiding one corner for quite long due to the limited spaces and can't fit in more foods. Since is Tuesday less food, just nice for it :D

For side dishes have chicken drumette, carrot, sauce at panda container, pea sprout and nori for details ^_^

Simple black & white Christmas theme bento :D 
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Bento2014#Dec10~My Melody X-mas

December 9, 2014, 4:31 pm
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My 3rd Christmas Theme bento ~My Melody X-mas~ This round My Melody wears the hat ^_^ Decorate the Christmas Tree and starts count down.....ho ho ho.....
 
Here's the close up My Melody X-mas ^_^ To made pink rice, I mixed the rice with sakura denbu. Shape it using cling wrap and freehand scissor cut out nori for eyes & of course eyeslashes! *Sparkling eyes*  Cheese for nose and crabstick for hat!
 
For side dishes have pea sprout, sweet pea/carrot as Christmas Tree, stir-fried potatoes and panda chicken wrap.

I hope you like My Melody X-mas Bento too! Happy Wednesday!
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Bento2014#Dec11🍀Totoro X-mas🍀

December 10, 2014, 5:21 pm
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My 4th Christmas Theme Bento 🍀TOTORO X-MAS🍀 This will be my final bento for my kids bento because next week onwards they will have a 3 weeks school break (Woohoo....equal to my 3 weeks non bento break) And school will reopen next year 2015. Oh gosh.....time files so fast =_=" Anyway, I'll post one more Christmas Bento on next week! So stay tune!
  
Here's the close up Totoro and this round instead of mixing with black sesame powder with rice, I shaped the Totoro body first then only add the black sesame powder on top. I got the idea from talented Japanese mum Tomoni Maruo (Tomomi Omata). I love her amazing bento art creation and if you've twitter. I recommend to follow her at this LINK. She's awesomely talented!!!
Here's the side dishes close up. Makkuro kurosuke made of quail egg and cover with nori. Eye balls made of boiled egg white/nori. My mum gave me some of her planted sweet potato leaves so I stir-fried it and pan-fried fish fillet. Some Christmas pasta as decoration.

Hope you like today's Totoro X-mas Bento ^_^ Happy Thursday!
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Bento2014#Dec22~Domokun Xmas

December 21, 2014, 6:08 pm
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Countdown 3 more days to go and we're going to attend Christmas Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve. My kids can't wait to open their Christmas presents and I made Domo-kun stand-by and waiting.....hahaha....my final Christmas bento for this year 2014.

Here's the close up Snowman made from mashed potato (I mashed the cooked potato with fork and mixed with parmesan cheese powder/dash of salt) Punch out nori details and scissor cut out the hands. Crabstick for nose and scarf.
As forDomokun made from pan-fried potato with breadcrumbs. I shaped the mashed potato as Domokun before I start to pan-fried with breadcrumbs. I prefer less oil so I don't go for deep fried the potatoes :p After done, I just add crabstick for Domo mouth/hat and nori for eyes. 
For side dishes have broccoli, eggsheet, chicken fillets and mayonnaise for extra flavours ^_^

I hope you like this Domokun Xmas Bento & early greetings from me Merry Christmas!



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My Favourite 14 Bento of Year 2014

December 29, 2014, 7:53 pm
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Two more days will be the New Year 2015! Time flies and today I'll be sharing my most favourite 14 Bento for this year 2014 ^_^ Pretty hard to decide as all of the bento were made for my darling daughter's lunch break. Hopefully I can continue making them because sooner or later she will be like her brother no longer wants kawaii bento =_=" How sad......will my blog be frozen? Then I shall sing the "Let it go" songs....haha Oh well, perhaps not as I'll try making food art for their dinner plate instead ^_^
So let's see which of my favourite 14 bento below? Any one of them is your favourite too?


Each bento lists below will link to the original page. If you have the time, welcome to visit again
1) Lady Bento
2) Corpse Bride
3) Duck costume girl
4) Eeyore Bento
5) Golden Hair Girl
6) Hello Kitty X-mas
7) Kiki's Delivery Service
8) My Melody Bento
9) Minions Bento
10) Pooh Bear Bento
11) Snoopy Bento
12) Totoro Bento
13) Up Russell
14) Domokun X-mas

Hope you enjoy reading and thank you for your support at my FB page, Instagram and here ^_^ I'll continue and try my very best to make bento for my girl as long as she requests! I'm always there and even though my son doesn't like kawaii bento, he still has the same foods. Happy New Year 2015 in advance!

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Hello Kitty Winter Food Art

January 5, 2015, 9:36 pm
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Happy New Year 2015! My kids school reopen next week but I will continue my bento break for another two weeks ^_^ Kids will take school set meals while I'm away :D I don't have to worried and can enjoy my vacation to Japan with my mother. Yappie that I can escape and enjoy the cold weather. 

Today, I'm at home with my kids and prepare simple lunch. Just want to share with my readers that my blog will update after my two weeks trips. Hopefully, I will see your visit again ^_^ So what's for lunch? It's Hello Kitty for sure :D Dress up Hello Kitty wears headgear and enjoys the cold weather. 

To make pink rice, I mixed with sakura denbu. All shaped done by using cling wrap. Freehand scissor cut out nori for eyes and silly me that I forgot to add Kitty-chan whiskers =_=" 
For side dishes, I cooked chicken fillet breadcrumb, broccoli with shimeji mushroom.



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Bento2015#Jan26~Sleepy Hello Kitty

January 25, 2015, 4:23 pm
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I'm back and kitchen is open when my kids told me they prefer my home cooked bento rather than school set meals ^_^ I thought they might tell me to stop prepare them bento after my return :D Well, been resting and enjoying my holidays so today still feeling sleepy Zz...zz...zz....making Hello Kitty kyaraben with cozy blanket inspired by talented Little Miss Bento eggsheet.  

Here's the close up Hello Kitty ^_^ I arrange the pea sprouts then put Hello Kitty rice on top. This time instead of freehand scissor cut out the nori, I use cutter to cut out boiled seaweed/kombu. To let it stick onto the rice/egg, I add some mayonnaise. As for Hello Kitty blanket, separate the egg white and egg yolk. Make the egg yolk sheet first then I use Hello Kitty cookie cutter to cut out the shape and also cut out some star shapes. Filled up the holes by using syringe to pump out the egg whites. By using the syringe, I find it easier to filled up as well avoid spill out. Let it cook with low heat ^_^ 

For side dishes have chicken drumette with button mushrooms. Sauce at the sauce container and I cut out apple leaf design. To view the tutorial for the apple leaf can click HERE.
 
I hope you will like today's bento lunch. Have a nice day ahead to all of you and thank you for visiting my blog.
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Bento2015#Jan27~Hello Kitty Roti Canai

January 26, 2015, 4:16 pm
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Opps....It's Hello Kitty again ^_^ Well, making simple lunch break, packed 3 pieces of roti canai with dust of icing sugar on top using Hello Kitty mould. 
  
Some grapes, small mandarin orange and castor sugar at the Hello Kitty container.

I hope you like today's very simple lunch bento. Have a blessed day ahead!
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Bento2015#Jan28~Pink Totoro

January 27, 2015, 4:40 pm
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Today's post I would like to share with you some of my Japan trips photos that can be view after the bento post ^_^ As you can see from the above photo, I bought new stuffs :D All the while been looking for the Totoro calendar and I know amazon or ebay can easily puchase online but I thought of try my luck if I able to get one during my trips! And yes! Happily found it and without hesitate I bought it! Wish that I can bring home more other cute Totoro items from the shops but sadly my luggage can't squeeze anymore and still have other places to go =_=" 

To match the Totoro calendar, I made pink Totoro :P Opps... lovely pink for my daughter and she requested lashes for Totoro :D Hahaha....
 
Here's the close up Pink Totoro made of sakura denbu and rice. I just add the sakura denbu outer part instead of mixing together. Add the nori details for Totoro and cheese for eyes.
 
Side dishes have gyoza, taiwanese sausages, carrots, pea sprouts and few slices of oranges. I hope you will like this lovely pink Totoro (I know might look weird but as long my daughter happy with it).

So where's the place? Is at Yufu-shi Oita. Is quite nice to stopover this place before we headed to our hotel near Oita Station. I took some pictures and sadly I can't buy more of the inside shop! It will cost me a bomb ^_^

Sharing some of the small shops at Yufu-shi Oita ^_^ Didn't expected have Snoopy, Hello Kitty and Frozen at Yufuin Floral Village!  
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Bento2015#Jan29~Pusheen Bento

January 28, 2015, 4:36 pm
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My daughter likes this emoticon from Facebook and during my trips, she will send cute emoticons to chat with me online or using Line chat ^_^ Everyday never missed chatting with me and my hubby complained that what about him? Haha....He even told me everyday must charged his handphone or else low battery because of my daughter used his handphone everyday!

So today's bento lunch I made Mama pusheen and baby pusheen for her ^_^ 

Both Pusheen made from black sesame mix with rice and shape them using cling wrap. Cut out nori for the details. 
 
Pan-fried mashed potatoes coated with bread crumbs, broccoli, quail egg (hiding) carrots and some mayonnaise.
 
Simple bento hope you like it!
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Bento2015#Feb02~Bear Bento

February 1, 2015, 4:21 pm
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If you've followed my blog or visited last week Monday that I had made Hello Kitty Sleeping bento. This round I make Bear sleeping with Rilakkuma as bolster ^_^ Do you hug a bolster while you sleep? I do :p And when I'm away my daughter will replace me by just hugging my bolster. Lol! 

Here's the close up Bear made from pan-fried mashed potato. Cut out button mushroom for eyes and add nori details. Carrots for ears and legs. Punch out paw nori and add onto the carrot. As for blanket, I just cut out stars and replace egg whites.

For side dishes have broccoli, chicken cutlet and oranges slices.

I hope you like today's Bear Bento post ^_^ Happy Monday!
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Bento2015#Feb04~Valentine's Day Hello Kitty & Daniel

February 3, 2015, 4:22 pm
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My first Valentine's Day bento for year 2015 ^_^ I bought the Hello Kitty furikake during my Taiwan trips. Happen to shop some Taiwan goodies and spotted this furikake! Lucky me :D Too bad I can't get it here =_=" 
 
Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel made of mashed potato and I mixed with some cheese powder. Roll and shape into Hello Kitty then add nori for all details. Corns for nose and crabstick for red bow. The orange rice, I just mixed with the furikake and it taste wonderful!
 
I also made one onigiri and wrap with cling wrap. Some grapes for her desserts and my daughter likes grapes!
 
For side dishes, soya sauce chicken and pea sprouts. I hope you like it!



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Bento2015#Feb05~Olaf Bento

February 4, 2015, 4:35 pm
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Do you want to build a snowman? I'm excited to use this Olaf Bento lunch box bought it from my recent Japan Trip :) But I think my daughter will prefer Elsa instead of Olaf! Luckily after done photo shoots, my daughter said Olaf so cute and happy. I answered: Of course Olaf is happy because.....lots of carrots falling from the sky! Lol! 
 
Olaf made from quail eggs and nori for details. The nose, I use the carrots furikake. Sprinkle the furikake at the side  and select all the carrots drop from the sky! Look how happy is my Olaf! Hahaha.....
 
For side dishes have small chinese cabbage奶白菜, fishballs, meat patties coated with bread crumbs and some grapes.

Happy Thursday! 

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Bento2015#Feb09~Kumamon Bento

February 8, 2015, 4:32 pm
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This is my first attempt to make Kumamon character ^_^ Visited Fukuoka Japan, noticed that Kumamon seems popular! From goodies to bento can easily buy Kumamon character but I just buy this rice mould set (view the box picture after the post).


Here's the close up Kumamon holds a heart made of crabstick. The Kumamon head, I use the rice mould to shape then wrap with nori. The seaweed cutter mould comes together in a box and face cutter as well. So basically very simple by just using all the bento kits! But the body, I shape it using cling wrap then wrap with nori. Lastly, add the arms. (I forgot one last step! The red cheeks =_=")

For side dishes have pagoda cauliflower, pandan chicken, yam samosa and some grapes.

Here's the picture of the Kumamon bento kits set. As I've mentioned that I missed out the red cheeks! Sigh......

Hope you like today's post but my daughter still not use to Kumamon new character :D She said who's this? Oh well, I need to make Kumamon often :p
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Bento2015#Feb10~My Melody Pancake

February 9, 2015, 5:08 pm
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Yay! Finally got My Melody pancake pan by the help from my schoolmate who works in Singapore. Felt so blessed that she helped me purchased whenever I need books from Kinokuniya Singapore. I collected during the weekend and my daughter can't wait for Tuesday to come! Hahaha.... it's Tuesday less food for her so I make one and is big! Luckily I have one bento lunchbox that can fits perfectly ^_^ 
 
Here's the close up My Melody Pancake ^_^ Pretty right? 
 
For side dishes have airfry honey drumette, grapes and some honey for the pancake. I hope you like today's post and happy Tuesday! 


Here's the My Melody book that you can get it from Kinokuniya Bookstores. It comes with a recipe book (in Japanese with pictures sadly I can't read =_=") and the pan.
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Bento2015#Feb11~Panda Bento Valentine's Day

February 10, 2015, 4:47 pm
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Three more days toward the V-day! Here I make these lovely panda couple inspired by the panda figurines. The panda figurines are from my daughter's toy ^_^ I spend quite some times on shaping and sticking....luckily manage to finish on time before send my kids to school. No time to organize well for the side dishes so just put everything inside the small panda lunchbox =_=" 

Here's the close up Panda Couple :) Freehand scissor cut out nori details and shape the rice using cling wrap. Can't see the bouquet of flower details for the panda holding..... I should put the red part of crabstick bottom and put the white part on top so will stand out! Oh well....can't be done now =_=" Rose make of cherry tomato and add pea sprout surrounding.
 
Side dishes have pan-fried gyoza, quail eggs, cherry tomato and some grapes.

Wish all couple "Happy Valentine's Day" 
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Bento2015#Feb12~CNY Sanrio Fifi Bento

February 11, 2015, 4:22 pm
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Are you ready this coming Lunar Chinese New Year? My kids counting the days not just CNY but school holidays breaks next week ^_^ Been busy with house chores & spring cleaning until I have not start baking for CNY cookies =_=" Hopefully can bake some cookies coming this weekend :p 

I saw my daughter's cupboard displayed this cute Fifi the sheep figurine so I thought of making one for her bento. Perfect for today's CNY theme bento :D 
 
Here's the close up Fifi made from rice. To make blue rice, I use blue furikake to mix or you can use blue pea flower extract. Freehand scissor cut out nori details. My "羊" chinese nori cutting, one of the stroke too short :p Orance made from carrot and I just filled up with broccoli at side. Cheese on top and is melting =_=" (no time to make eggsheet) Crabstick for flowers and red packet (ang pao)

For side dishes have pan-fried chicken nuggets, prawn, quail egg, grapes and orange.

Hope you like today's post! Have a blessed day!
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Bento2015#Feb23~GongXiFaCai Bento

February 22, 2015, 4:59 pm
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Back to school but kids still in their CNY moods :D I spend too much time on making the egg sheets (black/red/yellow) The black eggsheet didn't turn out well so I use nori ^_^ The side dishes just add on to cover up the holes and I'm totally run out time to do it better! Sigh! So quickly take few photo shot.

Here's the close up Little Girl playing sparkling stick that my kids like it! Suppose to make fire crackers (as per angpow picture) but no time to do. Sigh again...... Well, mix rice with tomato ketchup for the girl and the red/yellow part make from egg sheet (little bit of red food gel for red eggsheet) The flower on the girl is crabstick. Hair make from inari. Freehand scissor cut out nori for the face details. Toast the spaghetti for the stick.

For side dishes have panda chicken, tofu fishcake and broccoli.

 
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