Badtz Maru Bento

What's your favorite Sanrio character? For me it's a toss up between Chococat and Badtz Maru. Today is a bento of Badtz Maru, maybe I will do Chococat soon as well.

   

 Badtz is made from nori on rice with peppers for his beak and tongue. In the other side of the Lunchbots duo is peppers in a silicon muffin case, ham, strawberries and grapes.

Simple dolphins lunch

Just a simple lunch today. I picked up this Dolphins and heart cutter in the bread aisle at the supermarket.

So a cheese sandwich with white and cinnamon swirl bread. On lettuce and tomato salad. Fruit and banana bread.

All in an EasyLunchbox

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Alien Bento Lunch

It was World UFO day earlier this week. So here is a alien lunch.

A cheese sandwich with a a Kale Alien, tortilla UFO And stars on tomatoes, jicama, red peppers and raspberries.

All in a Lunchbots Duo.

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Texas Longhorns lunch bento

The Texas Longhorns are the sports teams for the University of Texas UT based here in Austin.

So when I received this burnt orange monbento bento box. The first thing I though was I have to do a Longhorns lunch.

I wanted to do typical Texas fare for the lunch so i decided rice and chili. I also wanted something quick to whip up so rice (uncle bens minute rice)with southwest chili (hormel) Tostitos multigrain scoops, guacamole and multi colored tomatoes from the local farmers market. Mexican mixed shredded cheese and of course the longhorn symbol.

The logo of the longhorns is the longhorn cow. So I cut this out from cheese using a parchment paper template and an exacto knife.

 The great thing about the monbento box is it can be heated in the microwave. It has a vent in each layers lid. So I kept one layer with the items I wanted to heat and the other for the cold items.

 Unlike many bento boxes this one is sized generously for an adult portion I was very full after this.

You can use just one section at a time if needed and it comes with 1 divider (I used a second extra one)

Why not whip up a longhorns lunch for the UT fan in your life.

 Not shown my trusty spork.

 Monbento boxes are available form Amazon or direct from monbento they are having a sale in Wednesday so it's a great time to get one.

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The Clangers Bento Lunch

The Clangers was one of my favorite programs growing up in the UK it was originally shown  1969 -1972 and repeated throughout the 70s. Its a classic stop motion series with knitted pink moon mice who communicate by whistling.

The Clangers family consist of Major Clanger, Mother Clanger, Small Clanger and Tiny Clanger (and a couple of un-named Clangers)

Also on their little blue moon are other creatures such as the soup dragon who provides the Clangers with green soup and the Froglets who live in a top hat.

So when deciding what to try in my PlanetBox Rover Lunchbox. These little space creatures seemed perfect

So here is the lunch with a couple of friends the Soup dragon (makes the gurgling sounds) and Mother Clanger (she whistles)

Here are some close ups of the details.

The Show Title in cheese on a bed of blackberries and Blueberries.

Mother Clanger made from Ham with red pepper clothes and bow. Standing on the Blue Moon Clanger planet. This is made from a Cheese Quesadilla colored with blue food coloring. Note the trapdoor they used to come to the planets surface. The sky is made from black Forbidden Rice.

The soup dragon is made from Cucumber and Arugula.

The Froglets are made from Carrot and cucumber eyes with nori held on with spaghetti on a bed of spinach.

All served in a PlanetBox Rover Lunchbox.  On the side is a serving of Guacamole in a small planet box container.

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Danger mouse Bento

Danger Mouse was one of my favorite cartoons in England.

I even bought US versions of them to watch.

So here is a tribute in cheese and ham!

DM: Good grief Penfold! I've been turned in to a bento!

Penfold: Crikey D.M doesn't that hurt, Chief?

DM:  No, didn't feel a thing!

Penfold: Oh, Crumbs!


For those individuals unfortunately enough not to see the show its kind of like comedy James Bond, if James Bond was a Cartoon mouse with a mole for a sidekick and the bad guy is a Toad.

Danger mouse is cute from mozarella cheese, ham, cheddar, cherry and Nori. on a sandwich with some cherries

The other side is Broccoli,  Blueberries, Grapes, Strawberries, Tomatoes and a Babybel cheese with Cut out letters for the Logo.

All served in a Monbento box available form Amazon or from Monbento see link in side bar.

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Lovecraftian Cthulhu Lunch

This Cthulhu lunch is for me as I don't think my kids would get it quite yet! Although they think Cthulhu is cute.

From H. P. Lovecrafts Cthulhu mythos. We have Yog-sothoth the great cosmic entity made of asparagus and stuffed olives.

Then a rather cute Cthulhu quesadilla, made of spinach tortilla and cheese on a bed of forbidden rice.

Then devils reefs at Innsmoth from greens and grapes and blueberries.

Finally a chocolate creature from the deeps made from Party People ice cube tray and Wilton candy melts.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. (In his House at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming) Well actually he is just waiting in this PlanetBox for me to eat him.

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Brown bear bento

Following on from yesterday's Grumpy cat I thought I would do the same technique but simplified.

  I got the inspiration from my daughters bento bag available at Allthingsforsale.com



I had everything out and my 9 year old wanted to make them so these are her creations ( see i told you they were easy)

Using a circle cookie cutter about 3.5" cut out two slices for each bear from dark rye. From white bread with oval cutter about 2 x 1" cut a muzzle for each bear. Cut the same hole in the face piece and insert the white bread. Use oval cutter to cut out ears and trim in half. Eyes and nose are shape-N-amaze dough.

Assemble in box with filling of choice these have jam or cheese.
Boxes used include a hakoya, monbento and ziploc box.








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Grumpy Cat Bento

I am sure you all know Tardar sauce other wise known as Grumpy cat.

Here is my tribute to her.

This was made using circle and oval cutters on wheat, white and dark rye bread. Eyes, nose and mouth are Wilton sugar dough Shape-N-Amaze.  Inside is cheese. Served with salad of spinach and arugula, grapes, tomatoes. Other tier is blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, pirates booty cheese snacks and cheese "NO" cut free hand with an exacto knife.

Served In a Hakoya Bento box.



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May the forth be with you bento hop

It's May the Fourth. Other wise known as Star Wars day. I am participating in a Star Wars themed bento blog hop.I have three kids so I had to do three different Star Wars themed bentos.

The first for my girl twin is a Wicket the Ewok bento.

Wicket is made from A Dark rye and white bread jam sandwich. With blue corn tortilla hood. His spear is a matcha green tea pocky with a cut grape on top. The forest of Endor is made from broccoli. The other side has fruit with Yoda because he is the light side of the force. Darth Vader is saying "come to the dark side, we have cookies!"

The next for my boy twin is a Yoda bento.

Yoda is made from a folded flour tortilla with cheese and an Easter egg c
container I got in the sales. With grape hands and a matcha green tea lightsaber. Underneath is a cheese sandwich. Again the dark side has cookies (I am almost sold on the dark side, the willpower is not strong in this one)


Last but not least for my eldest daughter. I made a Bantha bento.

The Bantha is made from dark rye sandwich with cheese horns and mouth. Bantha fodder is fruit.


Now I know you want to see even more Star Wars lunches so just hop on your speeder bike and zip on over to Healthy eating starts at Home to see what creation she has in store for you by clicking the red picture below. Then once you have finished the hop for even more click on the green picture. May the force be with you...


Once you've completed the hop...


Boxes used in these. Are a monbento two tier black bento box. A disposable tupperware, and a Trudeau fuel. Other products used below.

The Duck Song Bento

Hey!(Bum bum bum) Got any Grapes?

I apologize in advance for getting this song stuck in your head.

My kids came home singing this a while ago and now every one in the family keeps walking up to each other and saying "got any grapes?"

Now if you don't know what I am talking about please go watch the video down at the bottom, it's funny I promise.


So here is my homage to this fun little song.

The duck and speech bubble are made from mozarella and cheddar cheese outlined with americolor food marker. On a dark rye and jam sandwich. The fruit is of course grapes. Served with a glass of cold and fresh and all homemade lemonade.

If you can't see the video here is the link
 
Then he waddled away. Waddle waddle...


This lunch is in a Mulberry bento box.

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Angry birds lunch

Two of the kids are on a field trip so have disposable lunches.

Piggy sandwiches and fruit and crackers.

I couldn't find any brown bags or plastic baggies as I stopped using them so I had to send some year old disposable glad containers which I used to use before I starting bentoing it was time they were recycled anyway.

Eldest has Angry bird babybel on a cheese craker nest with cream cheese Bad Piggys made with a cutezcute and mini graham crackers as the barriers and grapes for the birds eggs. Other section (not pictured) has more fruit and a mini Apple pie.

 Things I used in to make this.

Totoro cutout sandwiches

Just a quick use of the Totoro cookie cutter I made to make sandwiches. These are white and dark rye with either cheese or jam inside and a babybel served with yoghurt raisins, homemade cookies and fruit. I just used an oval cutter for the belly and swapped them.

                                                    

                                                    

Spirited Away Bento

In line with the other Ghibli homage bentos here is one to Spirited away. I chose to do bou nezumi (fat mouse) being carried by Yubabas little bird and some soot sprites (susuwatari) and some konpeito sugar candy.

The mouse is made from ham and cheese. The bird is cheese and nori. On a background of rice, brocoli and bro follower trees,   cauliflower clouds. Savory soot sprite side is onigiri rice balls with carrot konpeito on a bed of mini sweet corn and spinach.

The sweet side is strawberries, guava, kiwi and blackberries and chocolate soot sprite cookies with real konpeito.

All in a Monbento box.

Dog bento

As two of three kids got new lunch boxes yesterday they all wanted different themes.
I did the Domo and Shaun the sheep ones as I knew exactly what I was going to do beforehand but by number three I had run out of energy and inspiration.

 She wanted a dog themed one. At this point the pet dog over excited by the scraps of ham and smell of pepperoni from the first two was not cooperating. So this it what it turned out like.

Looks more like a sheep and its not packed very well but I will do another dog or wolf one for her soon.

Not sure how that grape got there, was not intentional!
The strawberries right now are huge had to cut up just to shut the lid.

I did find her this new bento box though in my local supermarket H.E.B. for $7.97 it's quite a large one and comes with a fork and spoon and carrying handles its by my bento meal. I will do a review soon

Shaun the sheep and naughty pig bento

Spring has sprung so here are some spring Shena-a-anagins with Shaun the sheep and a naughty pig.

My daughter is a huge fan of Shaun and Timmy and I love Wallace and Grommit so this will probably be the first of several on this theme.

Shaun sandwiches using sealed bear sandwich maker upside down. Shaun is a little on the round side and is looking a like Sheena shaped. Head is cut out from Cheese and Nori. The naughty piggy is from ham ( what else!) with nori eyes.

In a monbento box.