Monster University: Mike Bento

It was not a good news since last Saturday that the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370. What a shock and sad news happen over the weekend. We spend our weekend on TV and internet just to hope every press conference held by MAS can have good news. :( Just hope miracle happen to this MH370.

William need to bring mom in law to have routine check-up and she had prepare a cereal for her before to school. I use the alphabet cereal to form some wording to cheer her up. 

After sending her to school, I quickly made this pocket Mike, the scare assistant is her favorite cartoon character. Thanks to Bentomonsters creative idea of making Mike in pocket type. 

I packed it with sausages and red grapes. She had it during her recess time and she cant wait to share with her buddies that she has the edible Mike from mummy. :)

Details are done with cheese and nori. 

Totoro Bento

It was lovely Saturday and poor William still need to go back office to finish his work. He said if went smooth he may able to come back early to meet the developer. Pity him. :(

Totoro is made from egg and chibi totoro is made from quail egg. I was too rushing and left out the nose and its whiskers for the totoro. lol no wonder my totoro look so pail and weird. lol The left over eggs I pour some Maggie Soy Sauce.The egg was not too boiled and this is why the shape of totoro look so bad.

It is pack with Orange Vitagen - I steal from  Olivia! :)

I also filled the bread with nutella and strawberry jam. Chinese New Year is around the corner and my fridge really and only cater mandarin orange. lol 

I cannot buy any fruits as we will spend our new year in Penang for 1st two days and the third day will fly back to my hometown - "The Land below the Wind"* - Sabah. 

* The land below the wind is called because of its location just south of the typhoon-prone region around the Philippines. :)

Easter Chicky wearing Bunny Costume Bento

It is 4am morning, I suddenly so awake and could not fall back to sleep. I decided to cook dried noddles for my family i.e.William, Olivia, my brother, my mom in law and me! I quickly go down and start cook the noodles and mix with soy sauce and onion oil and with 2 meatballs.

I steam it 2 fresh corn which I bought it from night market last night and hard boil egg.

Decorate the egg with adding nori for bunny and Chicky's eyes and carrot for Chicky's nose. The bunny ear are made by bread.

It is light and simply breakfast hope they enjoy it.

Old Fashioned Potato Salad

No charaben for today, mummy overslept and make this old fashioned potato salad for Olivia, Daddy, Lawrence, mother in law and of course include me as well. 

Mummy prepare the potatoes part late mid-night and next day morning boil the egg and marinate others for final touch.

I deco it using simple picks same as earlier day I used for Forest Brown Bear Bento. Grapes and one small oat cookies in case she feel the portion is too small for her.

Feedback: She love it! She Ask For MORE!
Old Fashioned Potato Salad

Serving: 4 adults & 1 child 
Ingredients:-

• 5 to 6 potatoes
• 4 to 5 Eggs
• Butter * option
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Mayonnaise
• Parsley, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely diced
• Raisins
• Strawberries

Methods: 

1. Peel off potatoes and cut into cubes. Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with lightly salted water. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender. Drain and place cooked potatoes in a large bowl / colander,and let cool.
2. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and mashed and butter as preferences.
3. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, onion, salt, raisins and mayonnaise. Mix together well and refrigerate until chilled.
4. Lastly, parsley and strawberries add it in.  

Naughty Whale splashing Water Bento

Word for the day: W w
Water and Whale

I used to sketch before I start bento. I sketch out the whale look so cutey and sweet and and bringing it into food type it end up the whale look so funky and naughty.  

I made pocket bread filling with egg mayo. 


Portion: 4 adults 1 child

Ingredients:-

~ 4 eggs

~ Mayonnaise

~ Butter

~Salt (Salted butter will do)

~ Pepper

Method:-

1) Boil the egg with low fire about 15-20 minutes. Turn off the flame and pour out the water.
2) Peel off the egg shell and placed the egg into another bowl.
3) Smash the egg and adding butter, mayo and pinch of salt and pepper. I use butter instead of salted butter as senior citizen are encourage not to take salty food. 
4) Filling the egg mayo to the bread. If you have pocket mould, it help you to seal up along the sideline so that our little one can eat it in easy way. Cut the bread into half (showed as picture above)

Tip: Olivia always love to help mummy but I normally will let her peel the egg inside the water at least it will not hurt her.

Police Bento

I made another role play character which school taught - Police. Bread with egg mayonnaise and her favorite red grapes

Bee Bento

After watch the Bee Movie, Sandy try to make this with rice wrap with egg sheet. She is so happy and say yeah, Beezzz!

It is so simple till I forgot to add on the bees' sting. lol The rice wrap with egg sheet and wrap up by the nori and not to forget its facial expression. Besides, I also use tooth pick to deco as its antennae.

I use the remain rice to make the sushi roll but maybe not roll tight enough and it turns up loose loose.

Sunflower Sushi Roll

I am run out of time in thinking what to make for her. Within 1 hour I have to cook her lunch and dinner and not to forget the other housework. 

Initial plan to cook fried rice i.e. dump all inside but realized serve with fried rice in a box really look unattractive to me. Thanks to one of friend who shed the light to me in prepare the rice in sushi form and of course Olivia love much.

The sushi roll made from fried rice, the sunflower made from egg sheet and sausage.

Who Took My Cheese Bento

The mice made from egg, ears from ham, the eyes from black sesame seed and nori for its wrinkles.