Powerpuff Girls Bento "Beat Your Greens" (BBTB #3)

This bento was super fun to make - I even enjoyed adding the broccoli and hot dog heart more than usual. I guess that's because I was so proud of making another Powerpuff Girls bento, based upon the episode titled "Beat Your Greens" where all of the children of Townsville refused to eat their vegetables until plantoid-type aliens invaded and froze their parents. It was up to the kids (and a few goats) of Townsville to eat their vegetables and save the day - and I'm sure that it's helped quite a few other children eat their own greens. This bento was extremely simple, and one of my favorite pieces is the Bubbles Hair lemon peel.

Beat Your Greens Bento Ingredients:

Lemon

Sweet Potato

Orange

Veggie Dog

Broccoli

Masa Sheets (Chlorophyll & Pandan)

Whole Wheat Bread

Enjoy!

Powerpuff Girls Bento

Fighting crime just to save the world! The lyrics went something like that, right? Eh, my childhood is fuzzy...but what I do remember is Blossom being one of my favorite PowerPuff girls since she was the medium between both Bubbles and Buttercup...but as I got older I've liked the butt-kicking attitude of Buttercup. Who was your favorite character from the show?

Powerpuff Girls Bento Ingredients:
Peanut Butter, Cinnamon and Raisin Sandwich Balls
Radishes
Nori
Carrots
Raw Sweet Potato
Broccoli
Zucchini
Herbs
Caulifower

Who should I make a bento of next? Feel free to comment and tell me! ^^ I hope that you liked this post!

Double Bento - Walking Dead and Ice Cream

This first bento was my attempt at some nori art - what's supposed to look like his beard ended up looking like cheeks and the hat was all wrong. Can you tell who I was going for? Because I barely can - even though I did make an attempt at making this into Dale from "The Walking Dead". In this bento are some carrot flowers that I lightly steamed, banh pho, peppers, radishes, cucumbers and broccoli. Later on I added some delicious mochiko tofu and on the side is some mochiko garlic bread.

This bento is my absolute favorite, it has some "torn lasagna" in it with shocked broccoli, a pear, a tomato, cucumbers peppers, carrots, a vegan egg and a tiny dot of "ice cream" rice cheese. This is meant to be a delicious ice-cream themed bento, but either way its great. I had to rush with this but what do you think?

Lasagna Noodles Recipe:

1 and 1/2 cups of Flour

A pinch of Salt

Enough Water to bind it

Mix the ingredients together with your hands and knead until everything comes together. Let the paste rest for thirty minutes under a damp towel, roll it out and then cut into your desired pieces. Roll out each piece as thin as possible, flour lightly and boil. When the noodles rise to the top you can add them to your lasagna.

Lasagna Ingredients:

Mushroom Sausages (Button Mushrooms spiced with Italian Spices)

Tomato Pepperoni

Spinach

Spaghetti Sauce

Onions, Peppers and Black Olives

I hope that you guys enjoyed this - I'm off to create more recipes and bentos for you guys!

Pandan Breakfast Bento

I'm posting another wonderful breakfast while I'm waiting for my cake to freeze - but that's for another post. This was one of my breakfasts for the week which consisted of lots of yummy pandan flavored items - the thing that I love about pandan is that it tastes so much like vanilla with its own "piney" taste! ^^ I made a face with nori on top of the spongey pancake and accidentally left some steamed mustard greens on top - I think its cute, don't you?

Pandan Breakfast Bento Ingredients:

Grapefruit Slices

Strawberries

Steamed Mustard Greens

Pandan Pancakes

Banana

Vegan "Egg White"

Pandan "Egg"



I hope you enjoy it! Do you like to make bentos - what types?

Friendly Troll Bento

Oops! It looks like this little guy was attracted by your delicious "forest food" and decided to jump right in. And you just had to catch him when he was peeping out - don't you know that all trolls turn into bao the moment they're seen? Oh, well...this might have just been some cleverly made bao with chickpea, onion and roasted cauliflower filling but who says you can't pretend? This is another soy-free bento that you're sure to love!

Friendly Troll Bento Ingredients:
Radishes
Roasted Asparagus with Powdered Hazelnuts
Cauliflower
Chickpea-filled Bao
Carrots
Mung Beans
Fresh Mushrooms

I hope you enjoy this lovely meal as much as he did! ^^

Where The Wild Things Are Bento

I feel like some photography classes are in order if I want to have a better blog. But I hope that you like this simple bento - I only used King Max and one "wild thing" in this bento because it took five and a half hours to finish everything. I had never used the box before but I wish I had gotten everything together so you could see the true beauty. This is all in a Clifford The Big Red Dog lunchbox...which is huge!

Wild Things Bento Ingredients:
California Rolls
7-Spice Furikake
Carrots
Brocolli Stem
Steamed Kale
Baked Tofukatsu
Steamed Leeks
Vegan Tamagoyaki
Orange
Avocado, Cucumber, soy Cheese
Vegan Egg Sheet
Nori
Chia Seeds

Monster's Inc Bento (Mike and Sully)

This bento is probably one of my favorites - everyone in the house loves Monster's Inc and this bento makes them look more like little kids. What kid wouldn't want to see a smiling Mike and Sully in their lunch with plenty of tasty food? And don't let the word "haggis" put you off - there are some delicious haggis meatballs made with bulgur, lentil and oats that are extremely delicious.

Monsters Inc Bento Ingredient List:

Two Brown and White Rice Balls

Nori

Carrots

Steamed Brocolli

Cucumbers

Tofutti Cheese

Cubed Asian Pear

Celery Sticks

I hope that you enjoy! ^^



Year of The Dragon Bento

It looks more like a puppy than a dragon - but that's okay because it makes it that much more adorable. As normal, this bento is quite healthy and filled with loads of fruits, vegetables and legumes that would give your little dragon lots of energy. I had some slices of char siu leftover from my last seitan-session so I decided to put them in the bottom bento. This is all pretty and colorful but my favorite are the little rice "packets" that are cubed to make them easier to pick up with chopsticks or fingers.

Year of The Dragon Bento Ingredients:

Starfruit

Blanched Brocolli and Brussels Sprouts

Seitan Char Siu

Julienned Carrots

Peeled Parsnips

White and Brown Rice Packets

Mixed Beans

Nori

Soy Cheese

I hope that you enjoy it!

Merry Christmas Spongebob Bento

I found some vegan food markers that I have been wanting to try for AGES. Spongebob is depicted as a simple limb-less sponge with a lot of holiday spirit (and a slight creepiness)! And Plankton is made in the same limb-less way because I felt a bit lazy and it would be heard to fit their limbs on the pasta. There's an artichoke and nori tree with fresh baked bread and even fresher vegetables.

Spongebob Bento Ingredient List:

Radishes, Tomatoes, Pea Pods, Artichoke Bottoms, Cilantro and Mushrooms

A serving of Spaghetti With Mixed-Bean Sauce

Nori, Soy Cheese, Vegan Food Markers

1 "Peasant Bread" Rosemary Bun

Carrots and Cilantro for the border

Sriracha for cheeks

This was the hardest bento for me to make - but remember kids, practice makes perfect. And it gets even better when you have pictures to reference the characters from. You could make your own little advent calendar for bentos and share the holiday spirit with your whole family every day of this month! Enjoy this little tidbit!