tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43468709187612251942024-02-20T11:02:14.878+01:00Adventures of Bento CatBento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-52307278102097008402011-10-25T12:17:00.000+02:002011-10-25T12:17:29.311+02:00Tutorial Cheese Crackers Real or Fake ?
Today's tutorial is a funny one, are these cheese crackers real or fake? This is an easy tutorial which we can use as a bento space filler, or as a funny prank, or as a party snack or even something less scary for Halloween. I think the possibilities are endless and this is going to taste great with breads, sandwiches, chips, salads, etc :D
Here's what you need:
2 slices of cheddar cheese
1 Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-35531644210807611862011-10-24T12:09:00.001+02:002011-10-24T12:09:47.549+02:00Tutorial Sweet Simmered Shiitake Bento Timesaver
Today's tutorial post is about another trick I have up my sleeve, sweet and simmered shiitake mushrooms, which is essentially a bento timesaver recipe. This is a perfect recipe if you know that you will be busy for the rest of the week and have no time to prepare every item individually in mornings. If stored well in the refridgerator, this sweet and simmered shiitake mushroom bento timesaver Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-85727039713143305542011-10-22T11:13:00.000+02:002011-10-22T11:13:01.220+02:00Bento Burrito with Usagi Food Picks
Today's bento post features burrito and some of my favourite bento accessories, the Usagi Food Picks. This bento was made a few days back when I still have some of the carrot kinpira bento time saver left. As for the 4 mini burrito, it was made from 1 large burrito sheet cut into quarters and then rolled up individually to fit the bento box. I have included the usagi food picks (usagi means Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-65924119189701082492011-10-21T10:05:00.000+02:002011-10-21T10:05:00.941+02:00News my bentos got published in Dutch magazine
Some of you might have known that I got interviewed for a Dutch magazine some time back. Today I walked past a newsstand and saw that the article has been finally published! This article can be found in a pretty interesting Dutch magazine called Jansen, Oktober/November 2011 issue. There was an article written about the whole bento subculture travelling from Japan to the United States and Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-84321994386814599632011-10-19T09:45:00.000+02:002011-10-19T09:44:00.291+02:00Tutorial Bento Miffy Sandwich Free Pattern download
Due to popular request on how I made the Miffy sandwich bento (or some say Nijntje Boterham), I have decided to post a step-by-step tutorial here.
First I drew out the shape of Miffy / Nijntje on a piece of paper and then I cut it around the edges with a pair of scissors. Next I place it on a slice of goat cheese as shown in the picture below.
Tutorial Bento Miffy Sandwich
Using a Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-48959357813084455152011-10-14T13:30:00.000+02:002011-10-15T17:03:26.842+02:00Bento Miffy Sandwich Nijntje Boterham
Today's bento features Nijntje, also known as Miffy internationally, which is one of my favourite characters when I was growing up. When I was young, I remember my mom reading the books to me. Sometimes we would go to the library and I would pick out the books by the basket, literally begging her to bring all of them home. hahaha!
Many people might not know, but this little rabbit has Dutch Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-69762591618438892722011-10-13T13:30:00.000+02:002011-10-13T13:30:02.332+02:00Tutorial Thursday Bento Uncle Samosa
Yesterday Mr Bear and I had an Indian home delivery for dinner. The portions were surprisingly big and there was quite a lot of left overs. There was a big samosa that we couldn't finish and so I decided to make a tutorial on how I bento-fy (is there even such a word?) something as challenging as a irregularly shaped Samosa.
Bento Uncle Samosa
Because the samosa does not really have a Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-48593403181170790242011-10-11T13:32:00.000+02:002011-10-11T13:32:13.201+02:00Tutorial Bento Time Saver Carrot Kinpira Meatfree
Today I will share with you how I make a bento space filler that also happens to be a bento time saver, my own Carrot Kinpira. Many people have asked me recently, how on earth do you find time to
make all these bentos. Well, let's say that making bentos does take a
bit of effort. BUT sometimes I do get lazy, that's why I have to devise
ways and means to make things more efficient. hehehe!
Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-35134637511292693122011-10-11T12:28:00.000+02:002011-10-11T12:28:44.224+02:00Award: Heart Locket Award
Although fall is coming (or should I say, it's already here ^^,) and the sky is slightly grey, it's been a very nice day today. I woke up later than usual, switched on my computer like usual (don't we all do that in mornings nowadays? hehehe) and to my surprise I found that one of my blogger friends gave me a Heart Locket Award, which I think is so sweet of her. She is Tata from Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-52874765285470529522011-10-10T13:40:00.001+02:002011-10-10T14:37:33.263+02:00Bento Meatless Monday grapefruit write up
Today we are having a simple meatless grapefruit salad bento for lunch. I have decided to make this meatfree fruit salad because we had eaten a lot of junk food over the weekend and I am feeling really quite guilty. hahaha! Yesterday, Mr Bear and I ordered Surinaamse take-out with a full portion of chicken curry and roti (for me), a full portion of lamb and roti (for Mr Bear) AND a full portion Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-71725146981955695312011-10-05T13:00:00.000+02:002011-10-10T19:32:56.307+02:00Bento Inari Hairclip Bears
Today's bento post Inari Bears with Hairclips, is consist of Inari sushi, which is simply made of rice stuffed into tofu pouches, and some cucumber on the side. Sometimes I add cream tuna or corn into the pouch too, but this time its plain. I didn't take long to prepare this bento, because its just stuffing the rice into the pouches and slicing cucumbers. Later on I just stick Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-29831293082531119792011-10-04T12:17:00.000+02:002011-10-04T12:17:10.401+02:00Bento Easy Roll-up Sandwich
After a few days of making rice-based bentos, I have decided to make a sandwich bento for a change. This is an roll-up sandwich bento is an easy one and is great for busy mornings.
For this bento, I used the usual square white bread easily available in the supermarket. Because the bread I have is slightly dry, I placed it in the microwave for about 10 seconds so that it gets softer and is Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-87092999166412571562011-10-03T16:26:00.000+02:002011-10-03T16:26:09.163+02:00Bento Making Golden Rules
I was looking back at my old bentos over the weekend and felt rather happy seeing my progress. I realised that I have learnt a few lessons over the course of time. Here are some of the "Golden Rules" I have learnt.
Golden Rules of Bento Making (c)iStockphoto/Ayzek
Golden Rule #1
Always stuff your bento lunch box till it's full.
When I say full, I really mean full, to the top edge of Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-58676223326430507082011-10-02T13:20:00.000+02:002011-10-02T13:20:00.923+02:00Bento Elf Babies - Inari Sushi - Meat-free
These two elf babies are essentially Inari sushis, simply tofu pouches and rice balls.
I made this Bento Elf Babies with some leftover tofu pouches from the Ninja Bento I made for Mr Bear on Friday. Even though I am carnivourous (most of the time), I really will eat meals without meat if its delicious and presented in an appealing way. I guess you can say that I am a big kid in disguise. hahahaBento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-64548884362609777912011-09-30T12:04:00.000+02:002011-09-30T12:04:50.351+02:00Bento Ninja Friday Funny - MeatfreeFunny Friday Meatfree Bento Ninja. Its Friday again and today's bento post is about 2 funny ninjas. These 2 funny ninjas are actually inari sushis in disguise. They are made with tofu skin pouches (abura-age) and rice. Since Mr Bear also like to have inari sushi with corn, I placed some corn in a small silicon baking mold as a spacefiller for the bento. Chopped green apples are also included as aBento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-49400447672095738252011-09-26T14:30:00.003+02:002011-09-30T14:21:16.154+02:00Meatfree Monday Bento babybel cheeseIt's Meatfree Monday again: Today's bento consist of mini babybel cheese, brocolli, zuchinni and a yoghurt muesli bar. I had been wanting to make this series of babybel cheese for some time now. A few months ago, I was lucky enough to go to Bangladesh for a friend's wedding. The celebrations were fabulous and I met three lovely young ladies Ishra, Yushra and Tania. Even though they are not more Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-60686885790228865562011-09-23T14:03:00.000+02:002011-09-30T14:19:05.409+02:00Bento Tricolour Pesto PastaToday's bento is a tricolour bento made with bow-tie pasta (also known as Farfalle) laced with pesto sauce. I added red capsicum and golden yellow zucchini for the extra colour and taste.
Tricolour bento with Pesto Farfalle Capsicum and Golden Zuccini
The golden yellow zucchini and the red capsicum were prepared together with the farfalle pasta and pesto sauce as one-dish. When I was Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-12367708369221171612011-09-22T13:03:00.002+02:002011-09-22T13:03:44.487+02:00Tutorial Thursday - remove apple seeds with cookie cuttersIts Tutorial Thursday again! Today's tutorial is on how to remove apple seeds with cookie cutters and/or vegetable cutters. Here is a quick and simple way of coring those apples while entertaining yourself (and of course the bento receiver). All you need is an apple, a knife and a small cookie cutter or vegetable cutter.
Apple rings as a bento space filler - see more examples towards the end Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-86541008576561584582011-09-21T14:23:00.000+02:002011-09-21T14:58:00.608+02:00Bento Leftover Fried Rice Salami Cheese StarToday's bento post is a quick and easy one. It's largely made of leftover from dinner on the previous day, which happens to be fried rice with corn beef. After filling up the bento box, I placed the big cheese star and the little bits of lettuce. Smaller salami stars follow next and the eyes and mouth come in the last.
Bento Leftover Fried Rice with cheese and salami star
The bento box I Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-38830958959446857962011-09-16T07:00:00.000+02:002011-09-16T07:00:10.952+02:00Bento Funny Frog Face Fillet o Fish for a FridayToday I'm in a pretty funny mood when I decided to make this bento. It's fish fillet burger with chopped apples on a bed of lettuce. Maybe I should give this bento a funny sounding name as well. Bento Funny Frog Face Fillet o Fish. hahaha, now I want to hear someone read this title out loud and fast :p
Hope you have a good laugh with this Bento Funny Frog Face Fillet o Fish and have a happy Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-59334419730157808642011-09-15T07:00:00.000+02:002011-09-30T14:39:01.609+02:00Tutorial - Bento space filler - cucumber flowerDue to popular requests, I have decided to do a tutorial today on how I made the cucumber flowers which was feature in previous bento posts. It is much simpler than it actually looks and its also a fantastic space filler for bento boxes.
Bento Space Filler Cucumber Flower - shown here in a Ojue Lunchbox compartment
Here is a series of simple step-by-step instructions:
Slice the cucumber Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-33020958319705238912011-09-14T06:00:00.000+02:002011-09-14T06:00:10.167+02:00Bento Easy Transportation VehiclesToday's bento is another quick and easy one. The school term has just started and I'm still trying to manage the new school schedule. For this bento, I used a Daiso sandwich cutter with 4 transportation vehicles joined together. If you are thinking whether you should buy it, here's a review which I had written sometime back in August.
First I placed some lettuce at the base of the box (which Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-8333707379604836742011-09-13T10:28:00.000+02:002011-09-13T10:28:30.827+02:00Bento Cheese Salami Sandwich Rollup cucumber flowersToday I woke up feeling a bit "dry" for bento ideas. Yes, sometimes stuff like this happens. I think isn't necessarily a bad thing because it shows that I'm still human after all :D So the very first thing I usually do in this situation is to open the fridge door and stare hard at everything sitting on the shelves. I saw half a cucumber, 1/4 slice (Not even half a slice -_-") of young cheese, Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-19754046542637677392011-09-12T12:15:00.000+02:002011-09-12T12:15:04.519+02:00Bento Apple Cucumber Lettuce meat-freeIts Monday again and for many people it's either another back-to-work or back-to-school day. After a weekend of eating a lot (of junk), I thought maybe making a healthy meat-free bento is a good idea, just to kind of detox a bit. This is what I have for lunch today: Bento Apple, Cucumber and Lettuce
Hope you like this Meat Free Monday bento!Bento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346870918761225194.post-42206407461905799252011-09-09T07:00:00.000+02:002011-09-09T07:00:05.043+02:00Bento Babybel BirdYesterday Mr Bear and I had an oven dish. It consisted of potatoes, mushroom, ham and lots of cheese. There was a handful left over and there was also 1 piece of mini babybel sitting in the fridge, so I decided to use them to make this happy Babybel Bird bento.
Bento Babybel Bird in Ojue lunchbox
Close up of Bento Babybel Happy Bird
I used the deepest compartment of the Ojue lunchbox hereBento Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284458845429963046noreply@blogger.com6