Eclectic Lamb

Today I am featuring zebra lunches in celebration of the new addition of zebras at the Seneca Park Zoo. The Animals of the Savana expansion is beautiful. I visited it on Saturday morning.

Container: EasyLunchBoxes

Top Left: Zebra – apple (cut with a cookie cutter), melted chocolate piped with a ziplock bag, blueberries

Bottom Left: Pistachios

Right Side: Zebra – hot cooked Nishiki rice pressed into a cookie cutter with plastic wrap, black beans (I used my food processor to puree black beans with some olive oil, onion powder and a splash of lemon juice), then I piped the black beans in stripes with a Ziploc bag with a small tip cut off, assorted lettuce

My friend Carol ate this lunch on a day that we went on a Habitat garden tour.

Container: LunchBots Trio

Top Left: Zebra tortilla chips – cut flour tortillas with a cookie cutter, place on cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray, spray shapes with cooking spray, sprinkle with paprika in stripes (I used the end of a straw) and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp.

Top Right: Raspberries, sugar snap peas

Bottom: Macadamia nuts

Container: U Konserve

Contents: Zebra – cucumber (cut with a cookie cutter), I tried to scrape some of the skin with a knife but it is subtle, hummus

I made this Zebra sandwich lunch for a nephew in 2012.

I made this lunch for my friend Dennis on a day that we met at the zoo. I happened to find gigantic blueberries at Wegmans. They were a fun addition to this meal.

Container: EasyLunchBoxes

Top Left: Pistachio nuts

Bottom Left: Penguins – carrot (cut with a cookie cutter), mixed greens

Right Side: Penguin – hot cooked Nishiki rice pressed into a cookie cutter with plastic wrap, black beans (I used my food processor to puree black beans with some olive oil, onion powder and a splash of lemon juice), blueberries

I made this Pelican themed lunch for my Mom. She was excited that I threaded the fishing line on the pole (I used a toothpick). Both of my parents remembered the family history surrounding my choice of theme. When I was 6, my parents, my sister, and I joined my Grandparents who had their motor home in the Florida Keys that winter. A few memorable things happened during that trip. My sister’s beloved boy doll, “Timothy Ketchup”, fell into the water. She screamed, my Grandma thought one of us fell in but it was Timothy. My Dad was able to save him. Timothy was memorable since he was anatomically correct and wet his diaper. The second memorable thing was a pelican somehow grabbed a fish that was still attached to our fishing pole. I remember it flying with the fishing pole dangling. It did not get far before it dropped it.

Container: U Konserve

Contents: Pelican – cheese mashed potatoes shaped by hand, Beak & Feet – marbled cheese, Eye – dried blueberry, Fish – cucumber (cut with cookie cutter), Fishing Pole – carrot, Fishing line – spaghetti, blueberries

I made this elephant shaped macaroni and cheese with my 16 year old niece at my parent’s Lake House. My Mom made her macaroni and cheese with less liquid and baked it in a 9 x 13 inch pan. When it slightly cooled, we used a cookie cutter to cut the shape and a spatula to carefully put it on the plate. My niece styled this with a broccoli ear and broccoli spray.