Bento Corner

Moon shaped onigiri and stars made of kamaboko and cucmber.

I didn't have a moon shaped cutter, so I used the fish cutter to mold the rice and then cut and shaped it by hand into a moon shape. I actually mixed the rice with yukari (prepared beefsteak plant) and then topped it with plain rice so the face would be more distinct. The eye brows and mouth are made of kombu and the eye is made of black sesame seed.

Bento also includes hijiki under the kamaboko stars. Under the cucumber stars there is a spinach and corn sautee. I also fried some sweet potatoes and added a strawberry and blueberries for dessert.

Car shaped onigiri with kamaboko hearts.

I know the car looks quite ambiguous, but I did use the car shaped onigiri pattern.  The cooked carrots are in place of windows and cheese cut out to look like tires. I made gomoku gohan last night, so used that again for the bento. Bento also includes grean bean gomaae, fried sweet potatoes, and raspberries and oranges for dessert.

Taken just yesterday 2/21. I love this photo. The husband doesn't like it, but I think it captures their personalities.

Smiling onigiri with kimpira and quail egg.

Onigiri's eyes are made of black sesame and the smile is made of kombu. The kimpira is from the frozen food section at the Japanese market, as is the fish fillet. Strawberries and blueberries for dessert.

I peeked inside her bento before dropping her off and already knew this bento would be a disaster. The kimpira was all over the place from my daughter swinging her backpack around. I tried shoving the egg within the kimpira like a little nest, but that obviously was not helpful. Oh well.