Bento 1/31/2011-2/4/2011

Happy Chinese New Year!! This is the year of rabbit.

                                     

Monday, Sydney had scallion omelet, broccoli beef and strawberries with bunny picks.

I made a rice seasoning bunny with a bow tie, but the bunny looked more like Yorkshire Terrier :( Sydney also had fish cake, vegetable and grapes. And of course, bunny picks.

We had an ice storm on Wednesday morning, so Sydney had a day off. It was also the Chinese New Year Eve. Our family got together to have traditional Chinese dinner with hot pot, eggs, fish and dumplings. I packed two bunny rice balls, egg, floral print fish cake and blue berries.

Friday, Sydney had grilled cheese sandwich with bunny cheese on top, salmon salad and blue berries for lunch.  

Bento 1/24/2011-1/26/2011

We had another snow storm last week, and Sydney had one early dismissal and two snow days. We have  exceed the scheduled snow days this year. There will be another winter storm tomorrow and Wednesday. Let's keep our fingers crossed. 

On Monday, I packed Korean seafood pancake with Japanese radish, salmon and cantaloupe.

I made a lady bug rice ball with salmon along with broccoli, Taiwanese sausage, cantaloupe and blue berries on Tuesday.

We had 3 inches of snow on Wednesday morning, so I made a ham and cheese sandwich, carrots with blue cheese dipping sauce, blue berries and strawberries on snow man pick. 



Bento 1/19/2011-1/21/2011

This must be the WORST WINTER EVER!! We got snow at least once every week. I am so tired of the "white stuff" now, and wishing there will not be another snowstorm tomorrow.

I finally received my picks on Tuesday, and I was able to use them this week.

Sydney was off on Monday (MLK day) and Tuesday (snow day). I packed half croissant, ham, cantaloupe and custard wafer rolls in the Goodbyn lunch box for Sydney on Wednesday.

I made some smiley face girls rice balls on Thursday. I also packed vegetable, pork and strawberries on facial expression picks.

Friday morning, we got 4 inches of snow and Sydney's school had a delay opening. I made a snowman rice ball, BBQ beef, vegetable and clementine on leaf pick.

The picks were purchased from FIT Japan Store and Fancy Flours.

Bento 1/10/2011-1/14/2011

I mentioned last time that I was out of bento ideas. I still can not think about any good bento theme. I ordered some picks last week, maybe I can get some good ideas after receiving my orders. 

I made some pan fried dumplings on Sunday night. Sydney asked me if she can have some dumplings for school on Monday. So I packed three dumplings in the bento box and they took almost half of the space. Sydney also had carrots with salad dressing and blue berries.

I made a happy face today!! Sydney had rice, Taiwanese sausage, fishcake and Japanese radish for lunch

Sydney had a snow day on Wednesday. I made a ham & cheese croissant sandwich, snow angel cucumber, mixed fruits for Sydney and Vienna after a crazy snow fight in the backyard.

Thursday, I packed a grilled cheese sandwich with snow angel fruit leather, carrots with blue cheese dipping and fruit.



Sydney had rice with furikake seasoning, BBQ beef, tofu, mushroom and grapes on the pick on Friday.

Bento 1/3/2011-1/7/2011

Sydney was finally back to school after 10 days winter break. It was a new start for my year 2011bentos, but I didn't have any new ideas after 10 days break. I was so disappointed.

This was the first bento of 2011. I cut the numbers of 2011 with yellow bell paper. Sydney had chicken teriyaki, broccoli and blue berries. I felt it was too simple for the first bento of 2011, but I really ran out of the ideas.  

This was another simple bento with fishcake, vegetable and some rice seasoning. 

I had a very important appoitment on Wednesday morning at 8:30. So I need to make bento on Tuesday night. It was my first time to use the Goodbyn lunchbox. I packed half croissant, some orange slices, carrots with blue cheese dipping, gold fish and a cheese stick.  

The forecast said it would snow on Friday. So I made a snow theme bento for Sydney on Thursday. I packed quesadilla with snow flake cheese, cucumber and carrots with blue cheese dipping and some  cantaloupe.

We had only 2 inches of snow on Friday, and Sydney was not able to make a big snowman in our front yard. So I made a snowman bento for her. I used the snowman cookie cutter as a mold to fill in the rice, then I took out the cutter and filled in the space with BBQ beef. Sydney also had vegetable, fishcake and strawberries.

 

Bento 12/20/2010-12/23/2010

It was the last week of year 2010, and the bento theme was Christmas.

I tried to make a Christmas tree with seaweed, but it didn't come out nice. Sydney also had miso chicken with string beans and mix berries with Christmas picks.

This was the Christmas version Tic Tac Toe sandwich. I used the mini cookie cuttesr to make the yellow cheese candy cane and white cheese Christmas tree. I also packed the carrots with blue cheese dipping sauce and mix berries.  

I tried to make a Chritmas hat with furikake, but it didn't come out right. Then I put a candy cane decoration next to it. Sydney also had Korean BBQ beef rib with vegetable, and kiwi for the fruit.

This was the final bento for year 2010. I packed rice with furikake, teriyaki chicken with broccoli, seaweed and blueberries.  

Strawberry X'mas Tree and Lollipop Cupcakes

I made a stawberry Christmas tree for the family Christmas party.  

  I used the Styrofoam corn and the toothpicks to secure the strawberries and black berries. 

I also used a star cookie cutter to make a plum star on the top of the tree.

Stawberry X'mas tree with some X'mas pretzel cookies.  

I also made some lollipop cupcakes with craft sticks and bows.

It is really yummy!