Category Archives: Bento / Cute Food

I made this with my 19 year old niece for her to take as a packed lunch. She made the birds nest and did most of the styling for this meal. Container: ECO Lunchboxes Contents: Bird – blue mashed potato … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I made two identical versions of this packed dinner to take to my friend “C’s” house. We watched The Theory of Everything movie that she borrowed from the library. One of the reasons I don’t have … Continue reading →

I made this for my 19 year old niece to take as a packed lunch. It is very monochromatic and not the most attractive. I can say it was delicious since I had a similar lunch in a different theme … Continue reading →

My 19 year old niece is staying with me for 6 weeks. I am excited to make and share a lot of fun lunches and dinners. I will probably be sharing the meals I make during this time until long … Continue reading →

I made this for my companion Dennis to take as a packed meal for work. I used my Shark Attack cookie cutters for the first time. I thought about using the person with the severed leg but I did not … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for myself because I had leftover black beans. It was good but too healthy tasting. Container: Wooden box purchased in Kyoto at Bento&co. Contents: Bear – (I used my food processor to puree black beans with … Continue reading →

My friend “J” came over for lunch. She wanted black beans and a cat theme. I am always happy when people suggest themes and food. Also it caused me to come up with a technique new to me – I … Continue reading →

I made this for my companion Dennis. He actually suggested the theme and I was happy to oblige. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top: Rhino – cheddar mashed potatoes cooled then shaped and stamped with a cookie cutter, horn – cheddar cheese, peas … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my 13 year old nephew for lunch at home. I was thrilled that he was able to come and spend the night at my place. He loves basketball and bagels. I enjoyed carrying out my … Continue reading →

I made this meal for my niece. It is healthy and plain but I served chocolate with it. She helped style it and placed all of the almonds for the mermaid’s tail. Container: Book Bento Box Contents: Mermaid – hot … Continue reading →

I enjoy making food art on a plate but don’t do it very often. Typically making a full meal works better into my plans. I had this idea last year but I was busy starting my new life (job and … Continue reading →

I made this dog themed lunch for a co-worker. She was thrilled and loved it! It is exciting to make food for different people because it often provides new theme and food ideas. This co-worker suggested a dog theme and … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my supervisor at work. She loved it! My goal for this meal was to make a cute lunch that was relatively low-carb. It was my first time making the Roasted Mexican Broccoli and I loved … Continue reading →

Today is National Toothache Day. Toothaches are horrible and not something to celebrate but it is a good reminder to take care of your teeth. I ate this lunch at work. The sides were in silicone cups for easy removal … Continue reading →

This year to celebrate February and Valentine’s Day, I have 3 Heart and Animal themed lunches. They feature mashed potatoes, rice, and quesadillas. This first lunch is a cheddar mashed potato giraffe with heart shaped markings. I made it for … Continue reading →

I enjoy making groundhog themed lunches. But when I showed a photo of this one to friends only my companion could guess (on the second try what it was), my other friends gave up after several guesses. If I somehow … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! I made this meal for my Mom. She is always happy when I make lunch for her. She especially enjoyed the cheesy mashed potatoes. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: 2018 – Cheddar mashed potatoes cooled then shaped with … Continue reading →

It is that time again when I love to share my favorite bento lunches from the year. It was a wonderful year for me and I am looking forward to what 2018 will hold. Toki Mashed Potatoes The inspiration and … Continue reading →

I enjoy challenging myself to see how many different themes I can make with cheesy mashed potatoes. While this Christmas tree is not my favorite, it was fun to eat. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Christmas Tree – cheddar mashed potatoes … Continue reading →

Holly is toxic but broccoli shaped as holly was a delicious and healthy lunch. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Cooked broccoli – press into holly shaped cookie cutter, hot cooked Nishiki rice spooned around cookie cutter then carefully remove cookie cutter,  … Continue reading →

I made these lunches for my companion Dennis and myself. I quickly made them a little cute with cookie cutters and cheese. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Alligator – cheddar cheese cut with a cookie cutter, broccoli rice – mix cooked … Continue reading →

I made this lunch for my 13 year old nephew. He loves fruit and chocolate chip pancakes! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Dog – chocolate chip pancakes cut with cookie cutter, green grapes Top Right: Dog bone cinnamon tortilla chips – … Continue reading →

This was a simple meal I made for myself using a tulip rice mold. Container: U Konserve Left Side: Cat – Nishiki rice shaped with a rice mold, carrot and spinach details, black beans and salsa Right Side: White carrots, … Continue reading →

I love space! So it is surprising to me that in the 6 years since having this blog, I have only created 10 space, alien, and planet themed lunches. In contrast I have made over 20 sheep / lamb themed … Continue reading →

Often my best themed lunches are ones I make for other people. I wanted some inspiration so I arranged to make lunch for a co-worker. She wanted the theme and food to be a surprise. I picked elephants since it … Continue reading →

I made this fun camel themed lunch for my companion Dennis to take to work. Cookie cutters made this cute meal quick to make. I put the sides in silicone cups for easy removal before heating the rest of the … Continue reading →

I made this meal for my companion Dennis to take to work. I enjoy making food for the people in my life. This looks a little strange but it was for Halloween and I am told that it tasted great. … Continue reading →

My 19 year old niece and I enjoyed these fall themed lunches. Container: Book Bento Box Contents: Leaf pasta with a little butter, Squirrel – press cooked hot Nishiki rice (or short grained sticky rice) into a cookie cutter using … Continue reading →

I made this lasagna meal for my 15 year old nephew. I thought that it looked a little gross and I think he did also. It did not matter too much because with this method, when he heated it in … Continue reading →

I made this simple meal for myself. The elephant rice was easy to shape using this mold. Container: Book Bento Box Contents: Elephants (cooked Nishiki rice shaped using plastic rice mold), spinach details, carrots, broccoli, toasted sliced almonds

I made this sheep themed salad for myself on a day that my niece and I went furniture shopping. We ate our lunches in my car. I used “daikon“, (Japanese radish) for the sheep. It is larger than typical radish … Continue reading →

I made this salad for my niece on a day that she helped me go furniture shopping. We ate our bentos in the car between furniture stores. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Butterflies – melon (cut with cookie cutters), raspberries, pistachio … Continue reading →

Last week my lasagna loving nephew turned 15. I made this lasagna lunch for him to bring to school. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Homemade lasagna with a cheddar “15” cut with cookie cutters Top Right: Pistachios Bottom Right: Blackberries and … Continue reading →

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you! I made this easy lunch for my taco loving nephew. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Black beans mixed with a little salsa, iceberg lettuce, Mexican cheese blend Top Right: Cherry tomatoes … Continue reading →