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!

Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Bento

This post is about some of my different experiences with this bento, the first being that I did some chocolate paintings (plus a multi-pic post)! I decided to save on the fat, and thus didn't do anything aside from the outline after I hand-drew each character. The only ones who are really missing from this bento are Puddin' and Irwin, but I may have something in store for them later. If you haven't ever heard of this show before, its about two children who trick the Grim Reaper into being their best friend forever and their adventures together. The chocolate painting above is the one with Billy, the lovable idiot who tags along with Mandy, and next to him are veggie dog fingers, dark cherries and a plum. Underneath there are spooky broccoli sprouts and a tofu Reaper.

Heeeeeres' Mandy! I feel like she's saying "Billy, you idiot. Don't you realize this is food?" as she lays atop the olive and hummus sandwich.

The trio huddled together, the summer heat didn't help them unmelt.

And here's the adorable, confusing, Fred Fredburger! Sadly for him, neither nachos nor frozen (soy) yogurt were used in this bento.

GABM Bento Ingredients:
1 Olive, Hummus & Sprout Sandwich
1 Plum
Cherries
Tofu
Chocolate
Veggie Dog Fingers
Green Beans


I hope you've enjoyed this as much as I!

Mandrake Bento (Harry Potter)

This bento I decided to be more or-less artistic with since my shaping of a human face wasn't working out that well. Because of the color of the rice and the fact that the head was pretty close anyway, I decided to make a mandrake bento. Broccoli sprouts make up the hair, meatless ground made up the dirt and a put a few, pearl-like, beans around. You may have heard of a mandrake if you've ever watched Harry Potter (poor Neville) or mayhaps even if you've seen plants with oddly humanoid bodies and hair.

Mandrake Bento Ingredients:
Brown and White Rice
White Beans
Tomatoes
Kale
Broccoli Sprouts
Cucumbers

Enjoy!

Jumpy Ghostface Bento (Hero 108)

This bento is based on "Jumpy Ghostface" aka the Rabbit King from Hero 108, a show that I catch multiple times in the morning. I've been wanting to use rice for my bentos and it isn't until recently since I've really started to enjoy them, there's nothing like un-seasoned rice fresh from the steamer basket. To go along with Jumpy I added rice cheese face, nori appendages and eyes, kale, split green beans and of course tonkatsu. Normally Jumpy has a carrot in his mouth (as he is the boss) and a jumprope in hand but this Jumpy is too depressed as he's been made into a bento.

Jumpy Ghostface Bento Ingredients:
Dill Pickles
Watermelon
Seitan Tonkatsu
Raw Kale
Split Green Beans
Brown & White Rice
Rice Cheese
Nori

Coraline "The Other Mother" Soboro Bento

Hi again guys! I promise that I haven't abandoned you, but I've been working extra hard with volunteering for charities, making up some surprises (for you guys!) and cooking. But when I could crawl away from the self-beatings and trekked the desert of tiredness I was able to snag a few pictures and recipes down for you guys. I hope that you can forgive me for not having the greatest carving or nori art here but I was really smart with this idea. Notice her sweater? Yep, that's a little piece of apple that had been exposed to the air for about four hours...I dunked it in a little rice vinegar to keep it from becoming gross but allowed enough air to hit it to make the sweater look "knitted".

Coraline #2 Bento Ingredient List:

Soft Tortilla

Nori

Jamaican-style Soboro

Black Rice

Radishes

Carrots,

Jalapenos

Tomatoes

Cauliflower

Apple Slice w/ Rice Vinegar

Cilantro

To make the soboro all you have to do is add your favorite crumbles (or lentils, or beans, ect) and combine them with chopped onion, peas, allspice, curry powder, sliced cabbage, black pepper, minced garlic, carrots, water and cinnamon until it has all come together and it is no longer liquidy. Let cool and then place in your bento to enjoy!

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

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!

Barn Animals Bento

I think that I'm an okay bento artist - but I know (and I know that you know) that I'm a horrible photographer most of the time. I think that this picture was taken at night with a closeup, so that bit isn't entirely my fault. But the bento was still delicious and I was able to use the basic furikake that I love on these tofu sticks. So I hope you can look over that and enjoy the rest. ^^

Barn Animal Bento Ingredients:
Brown Rice
Sticky Rice
Tofu Sticks (baked with furikake)
Nori
Parsley
Radishes (some used for pig)
Roasted Bok Choy
Beet Juice
Uncooked Spaghetti (for pig ears)

I hope that you guys like it!

Happy New Years Rilakkuma & Friends Bento

This is the cutest (and healthiest) bento that I've ever made! I was going to make the little chicken out of the rice or the falafel, but decided that the two bears were just right (get it?) for this bento. Surrounding everything I have lots of fresh "foraging space",  wild strawberries, fresh water, cashews and lots of other delicious things that a growing bear needs.

Bento Ingredient List:

Italian Parsley

Brown Rice

Sticky Rice (with Soy Sauce)

Carrots

Wasabi Peas

Strawberries, Carrots, Raw Radishes and Parsnips

Cashews

Nori

Soy Cheese

Uncooked Spaghetti Noodles (to hold up ears)

Mini-Bottled Water (fake Sake)

Falafel

I hope that you found this bento to be just as adorable and delicious looking as I did!