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Flash Card Stitching Contest Entry
This is my entry for the &Stitches Back to School Stitching Competition. My flash card is for the Japanese character ひ (Hi). The Japanese word ひつじ (Hitsuji) means sheep. Since I am interested in Japanese language and culture and love sheep and lambs, it was a natural choice for my flash card. This was stitched on a Flour Sack Towel and the finished size is 3 x 5 inches. It is my own design.
Stitches used in this flash card:
- Backstitch
- Chain stitch
- French knot – I had a ton of fun crafting french knots for this project. I varied the size and tension to make the sheep look fluffy and not uniform.
Flash Card Detail
Pasta Alla Norma Lunch
This was an tasty dinner turned into delicious leftovers for lunch. I love eggplant but my husband doesn’t so I had this for dinner with my parents when he was working. I put the fruit in a silicone cup so it would be easy to heat up this lunch in a microwave. I like the texture of fresh mozzarella melted but I know that some people don’t.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Pasta: Spaghetti Alla Norma – I followed the recipe for this one except that I used Angel Hair pasta. This is a family favorite that I have made many times over the years.
Fruit: Raspberries
Bread: Dense white bread (a gift from my parents neighbors)
Peace for Niece
I made this lunch for my now 9 year old niece. It is her birthday today! This was a lunch at home and she ate the pasta warm.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Peace Pasta: Annie’s Homegrown Organic Peace Pasta with Parmesan, peace symbol (cucumber and peel)
Vegetable: Sliced tomato and cucumber E (for the first letter in her name)
Fruit: Raspberries with some blueberries
Vegetable Biryani Lunch
I love having leftovers for lunch! This dish made a pleasant dinner with my parents and a tasteful lunch for me.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Main: Vegetable Biryani – I did not use the cumin seeds, used ground ginger, and added lime juice after cooking.
Dairy: Cottage cheese with cinnamon
Fruit: Blackberries
Celebrate the Harvest Vegetarian Dinner
Recently in my area I have seen advertisements for community Celebrate the Harvest dinners. They all feature meat as the main part of the meal. When I think of harvest I think of fruit and vegetables. I decided to have a Vegetarian Celebrate the Harvest Dinner. My husband is very busy this time of year (harvest) so I prepared and ate this dinner with my parents.
This menu is a combination of easy and quite a bit of effort. The place cards were very easy – card stock with Chinese lanterns. The dessert was easy since I used puffed pastry and I enhanced vanilla ice cream instead of making my own pumpkin ice cream from scratch. I made the soup the night before. The biggest effort of this meal was the homemade ravioli. I started with a Hubbard squash and cooked it down the night before. I also made my own ravioli dough. (see menu and recipes below)
Menu
- Leaf Lettuce Salad with Apples, New York Cheddar Cheese, and Grape Vinaigrette – I did not like the Roasted Grape Vinaigrette recipe I used because of the garlic so I will not share the recipe. It tasted more of garlic than grape.
- French Potage with Pistou
- Hubbard Squash Ravioli in Apple Cider Reduction – I used Hubbarb Squash instead of butternut, used this ravioli dough instead of gyoza wrappers, I would not use the parsley again, and used a cider reduction instead of adding broth. I had shaved Parmesan to use as garnish but in the heat of the moment I forgot to use it.
- Apple Tart with Pumpkin Ice Cream – I used this recipe for the apple tart but I made mine smaller and did not look at the photo when placing my apples so mine is not as cute. For the Pumpkin Ice Cream I took 28 oz of softened Haagen Daas Vanilla Ice Cream and added 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg. It was delicious!
New York Harvest Salad
French Potage with Pistou
Hubbard Squash Ravioli in Apple Cider Reduction
Apple Tart with Pumpkin Ice Cream
Maine Vacation Lunch
The last weekend in September I went with my parents to Maine for the weekend. We had wonderful weather! My parents like eating fish while in Maine. As a vegetarian that is not my interest but I love walking the beach. My parents have a cooler that plugs into the car and keeps food very cold without ice. We had a refrigerator in our hotel room. I made some food for myself before leaving on our little trip. Of course I used my EasyLunchboxes.
These photos were taken during low tide right before I ate lunch. We stayed at a hotel on the beach between Pine Point and the town of Old Orchard Beach. It is a wonderful beach for walking!
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Orzo Pasta Salad: Orzo, black olives cut in half, cherry tomatoes cut in half, feta cheese, olive oil, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper
Fruit: Raspberries
Cauliflower Salad: I used this recipe but I left out the onion and dill. I used regular mayonnaise.
Turn That Frown Upside Down
Today is World Smile Day. When I read about this day I immediately thought about a smile toast stamp that I had not yet used. I think that my vegetable smile may look a little creepy. This was an easy lunch to make.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Smile Sandwich: Wheat toast with dijon mustard, cheddar cheese, and lettuce
Vegetable: Green and red bell pepper, face details held on with spaghetti (it will soften by lunch time)
Fruit: Watermelon with dried blueberry, face details held on with spaghetti (it will soften by lunch time)
Robot Bento
This is the first time I used a Goodbyn Bynto container that I purchased at Target. It was also the first time I used my newly purchased robot cutters. My 9 year old nephew ate this on a day we were out and about.
Container: Goodbyn Bynto
Top Tier: Peanut butter and strawberry jam robot sandwiches (I used these cutters)
Middle Tier: Red grapes and green bell pepper
Bottom Tier: Nuts and Bolts homemade snack mix (Snack Wells Fudge Pretzels, Pretzel sticks, almonds, Cheerios, and Tops Twin Grain Crisp Cereal)
Soccer Bento Lunch
I wanted to have cheese and crackers for lunch so I made this soccer themed bento for myself. It was easy to make but so much fun to draw the soccer ball on cheese!
Container: ECO Lunchboxes
Fruit: Apples with soccer ball pick
Vegetable: Sugar snap peas
Crackers: Nabisco Premium Rounds Saltine crackers
Soccer Ball: Cheddar cheese with food marker details
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The Colors of Autumn Bento Lunches
To celebrate the season of fall, I made these three leaf themed bentos for myself. While I did enjoy the treat of having maple apple crisp for lunch (and my husband enjoyed eating the rest of it), the oak leaf lunch was my favorite to make and eat. I find it very relaxing to cut fruit and vegetables into cute shapes with a cookie cutter. Also, the novelty of potatoes cut into shapes for a potato salad was enjoyable to eat.
Maple Leaf Bento Lunch
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Background: Assorted red lettuce
Maple Leaf: Rice with finely grated carrot, (I packed hot steamed Nishiki rice into a cookie cutter to shape the leaf)
Fruit: Maple Apple Crisp – (I did not use the walnuts.) This was delicious!
Vegetable: Zucchini and carrot sauteed in a little olive oil with sesame seeds
Ginkgo Leaf Bento Lunch
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Background: Assorted green lettuce
Ginkgo Leaf: Cheese quesadilla, mini ginkgo leaf shaped tortilla chips
Fruit: Peach
Vegetable: Carrots
Salsa: Not in photo
Oak Leaf Bento Lunch
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Vegetable Potato Salad: I basically followed this recipe from Diethood.com but I cut my potatoes into oak leaves before cooking. I did not use the red onion or oregano. I also used orange and yellow bell pepper instead of the green.
Nuts: Cashews
Fruit: Apple slices in the shape of oak leaves with a sprinkle of cinnamon (I wanted to use my mini acorn cutter for this but I momentarily lost it)
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Tagged bento, lunch, themed potato salad, vegan, vegetarian
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Blue Cheese Walnut Fettuccine Lunch
The green beans and fettuccine were from a dinner with my parents. It made an excellent leftovers for lunch meal.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Vegetable: Green Beans with Toasted Almond Gremolata
Fruit: Green grapes
Fettuccine: Blue Cheese Walnut Fettuccine with Toasted Breadcrumbs – I used seeded Rye bread because I had it in the house and substituted blue cheese for the Gorgonzola.
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Black Bean and Cheddar Quesadilla Lunch
I made this lunch for my 11 year old nephew. It contains a lot of food so this would be suitable for a large appetite.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Quesadilla: Flour tortilla with black beans, cheddar, and some salsa – also served with salsa (in Mini Dippers)
Vegetable: Cucumber spears served with Ranch dressing (in Mini Dippers)
Fruit: Watermelon Cubes
Lunch on a Roll
I like any excuse to make homemade bread. I thought it would be fun to make swirl bread and theme the lunch with roll up food. I made two of these lunches, one for my husband and myself while out and about with two young nephews.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Vegetable: Carrot and Cucumber cut thin with a Mandoline slicer. I rolled them up together and used a toothpick to secure.
Fruit: Raspberries
Bread & Cheese: French bread dough (half plain, half with shredded carrot), I made two long ropes, rolled up together and baked. Thin sliced cheddar and Swiss cheese rolled up together.
Batman Bento Lunch
My husband and I spent the day with two young nephews. My 4 year old nephew loves batman so I made this lunch for him. It was a hit!
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Batman: I was inspired by this Batman lunch created by bentoriffic. (Her version is much better but I was happy to have an excited kid play with Batman before I took the photo.) My batman is a peanut butter sandwich on wheat bread. I used Wegmans Grape Fruit Flats for the details. The eyes are cheddar cheese.
Vegetables: Bat (cucumber), carrot sticks
Fruit: Blueberries – I made the Batman pick with card stock and a toothpick.
Legos for Lunch
My husband and I spent the day with two of our young nephews. My 6 year old nephew is a huge Lego fan. So naturally I made this Lego themed lunch for him.
Container: ECO Lunchboxes
Bread: I baked french bread dough in a building blocks silicon mold. For more information, see this post.
Cheese: Cheddar cheese
Fruit: Raspberries
Vegetable: Carrot
Yogurt: Strawberry and Blackberry yogurt enhanced with a little bit of food coloring. I froze the yogurt in a building bricks silicon mold. For more information, see this post.
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Vegetable Medley with Rice Lunch
I love having leftovers for lunch. This one has a lot of food and should satisfy a bigger appetite.
Container: ECO Lunchboxes
Vegetable Medley: Basmati Rice and cashews with onion, green pepper, carrot, and cauliflower sauteed in a little olive oil with some garlic olive oil added, tomatoes
Fruit: Melon balls
Pirate Bento Blog Hop
Once again I be thrilled t’ join me Bento Bloggers and buckos on this Talk Like a Pirate day bento blog hop. Please click on t’ button below t’ continue on t’ t’ next blog.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Jolly Roger: Forbidden Rice, Skull & Crossbones (pie crust with sanding sugar)
Cannon & Cannon balls: Cucumber and black olives – I made t’ pirate pick with a sticker set from t’ Dollar Tree
Pirate: Apple with chocolate and edible gold dragee
Close-up of Cannon
Please click t’ button below t’ see t’ Nina’s amazin’ creation at Mamabelly’s Lunches With Love.
After ye’ve sailed ’round this hop, hang on to yer sea legs! Click ‘ere to board t’next ship fer another hop!
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Tagged bento, blog hop, lunch, Talk Like a Pirate Day, vegetarian
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Native American History Bento
My 9 year old nephew requested the theme of this bento. He is studying Native American history in school. He specifically requested that I make wampum using garlic bread. I made cheesy garlic bread to help the corn and beans stick to the bread. My 14 year old niece enjoyed following these directions to make the teepee and added her own flare by drawing on the details with food markers.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Arrowheads: Apple slices covered with cinnamon and a little bit of sugar
Feathers: Green pepper
Wampum Belt: French bread slice with some garlic powder, cheese, corn, and black beans – baked in oven until cheese was melted
Teepee: Cheese quesadilla with carrots to hold it up. We followed this tutorial by Rook No. 17.
Lunch with Teepee laying down
Japanese Flag Lunch
Continuing in my series of flag themed lunches… I created this simple Japanese flag lunch. The radish in the salad are supposed to be little fans. This was simple but delicious.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Japanese Flag: Rice and cherry tomato
Nuts: Cashews
Salad: Spinach and radish
Lunch Where the Buffalo Roam
As part of my birthday gift this year, my husband gave me a buffalo cookie cutter with chocolate inside. It included two of my favorite things – cookie cutters and chocolate. I told my 9 year old nephew I would make a buffalo themed lunch for him. He requested quesadillas.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Background: Flour quesadilla with Mexican blend cheese, painted blue with food coloring and water
Buffalo: Flour quesadilla with Mexican blend cheese, eyes painted with black food coloring and water
Fruit: Pear with cashews
Vegetable: Cucumber
Roald Dahl Day Bento Blog Hop
Welcome to our Roald Dahl Day Blog Hop. To continue on to the next blog, scroll down to the end of this post and click on the button.
When I found out that my Bento Bloggers and Friends planned to hold a Roald Dahl Bento Hop, my first thought was James and the Giant Peach. I have vivid memories of my 1st grade teacher reading the book to my class. I did not see the movie because I did not want anything to compete with my childhood memories of this story.
This lunch is very simple but it is how I would have drawn it as a child. It portrays the seagulls carrying the peach in the sky. You can imagine what is inside the peach. That was my favorite part as a child, thinking about James, Centipede, Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Ladybug, and Earthworm interacting inside a peach.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Peach & Seagulls: Seagulls (pie crust), strings (angel hair pasta), Peach (Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza Dough – two circle pieces with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese inside and baked. After baking I brushed on orange food coloring)
Vegetable: Zima tomatoes
Book & Fruit: Book (cheese quesadilla with food color marker text), yogurt covered raisins
Please click on the hop button below to see what Sarah of Blame it on the bento prepared.
DIY Miniatures Frames and Pie
My 11 year old niece and I had a delightful time creating miniatures. We scanned, re-sized, printed, and framed miniature photos of her Grandmother (my Mother).
For some of the photos we used Foil Embossed Stickers from the Dollar Tree. I thought they were $1.00 but when I checked out, the cashier said it was on sale for 1 penny! When I was fishing for a penny, a person behind me in line handed me a penny and said, “Pay it forward.” So it was free for me! We glued some photos on these stickers and glued light cardboard to the backs of these frames.
Foil Embossed Stickers
We took the photo off of this frame (see below) and put our own photo in the frame.
Purchased Dollhouse Frame
Customized Miniature Framed Photo
We also followed these directions and made miniature pies with bottle caps, beads, and felt.
Bunny Pasta Lunch
A quick use what we had in the house lunch. I made this for my 11 year old niece. She requested a bunny theme and ate this lunch at home.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Pasta: Star pasta with sauteed mushrooms and bunny (carrot) garnish
Snack: Annie’s Bunny Fruit Snacks
Fruit: Raspberries, chocolate chip garnish
On the Road Bento
I actually made this as part of a dinner at home for my 9 year old nephew. I won the car shaped containers from Eats Amazing. I borrowed her idea of putting yogurt and grapes in the car.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Car: Yogurt and red grapes in container with lid
Road: Quesadilla with Mexican cheese blend, lines painted with a little black food coloring and water
Stoplight Fruit: Watermelon, pineapple, and kiwi
Vegetable: Green pepper
Peach Muffins Bento
Peaches are abundant now. My husband’s favorite fruit is the peach. I thought it would be a special treat to create a peach featured lunch for my him. He said it tasted as good as it looked.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Peach Salad: I loosely followed this Peach Salad with Tomatoes Feta and Basil Vinaigrette. I forgot to add the feta. I omitted the shallot, and used wine vinegar instead of the sherry vinegar.
Peach Yogurt: Wegmans Peach Yogurt with peach garnish
Peach Muffins: Peach Oatmeal Muffins (from Scaling Back) Since I used these muffins as a main course, I reduced the sugar to 1/8 cup in the topping and to 1/4 cup in the muffin. My husband said that next time I should add a little more sugar.
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Pear Pizza Bento
I wanted to use up some local pears I received from a friend. I made the pear pizza and stuffed pears for dinner and it ended up being a perfect leftovers for lunch meal. The pizza toppings were ingredients I happened to have in the house. I loved it so much, that I will have to make it again sometime.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Roasted Pears: Roasted Pears with Rosemary and Thyme – I did not use the hazelnuts and peeled the pears.
Stuffed Pear: Pear stuffed with a mixture of cream cheese and strawberry jam, with strawberry garnish
Pear Pizza: Pizza dough topped with caramelized onions, sauteed spinach, Sharp Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, and sliced pear – baked at 425 until done.
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Tagged bento, featured ingredient, leftovers, lunch, vegetarian
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Back to School Bagel Pizza Lunch
I made this lunch for my 9 year old nephew on his first day of 4th grade. He is a huge fan of my homemade bagels. I made bagel pizza bites for the first time.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Mini Bagel Pizzas: Homemade bagels cut in half, spread with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese then baked
Fruit: Green grapes
Vegetable: Green pepper, number 4 (Cheddar cheese)
Syracuse Orange Bento
My 13 year old nephew is a fan of Syracuse Orange. When I found the pasta at Wegmans I knew that I had to make a Syracuse Orange themed lunch for him.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Pasta: Syracuse pasta with orange bell pepper, butter, and Parmesan cheese
Chips: Terra Blues potato chips
Fruit: Clementine with paper and marker details
Chococat Bento
I wanted to make a sandwich version of Chococat from Sanrio. I debated between chocolate bread and pumpernickel bread. I decided on the pumpernickel because I could buy it in my grocery store and it was too hot to bake chocolate bread. I actually made this lunch for myself!
Container: ECO Lunchboxes
Chococat: – Natural Peanut Butter sandwich – Head, ears, and pupils (pumpernickel bread), eyes (Sharp Cheddar cheese), ear details and nose (Sharp Cheddar cheese colored with food marker), whiskers (Pocky)
Fruit: Strawberries and grapes
Vegetable: Broccoli
Stars: Sharp Cheddar cheese
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Back to High School Bento
I made this lunch for my 14 year old niece during her first week of 10th grade. I used Biology because the word contained less letters than some of her other subjects.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Biology Book: Rice with peas and cheddar in the middle, spine (dried parsley), lettering (carrot)
Pencil: Carrot with food marker details
Fruit: Pineapple
A+ Salad: Lettuce, A+ (green bell pepper)
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Trail Mix Day 2013
Today is National Trail Mix Day. My 11 year old niece and I designed our own trail mix and went on a hike. We went to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. (See photos below.) The Sistema Split Food Container was wonderful for us as we we wanted different food but only had to carry one container.
My Trail Mix:
- Brazil Nuts
- Pretzel Snaps
- Dried Apricots
Niece’s Trail Mix:
- Popcorn
- M&M’s (blue and purple)
- Almonds
- Craisins
- Pretzel rods
Midsummer Stitchalong 2013 Complete
I completed my version of the Midsummer Stitchalong with Studio MME at Feeling Stitchy. It was a relatively quick and fun piece to stitch.
Crafty Birthday Gifts from Nieces
My nieces gave me amazing handmade gifts for my birthday this year.
I received this hand decorated pillowcase (see above and below). My 8 year old niece used fabric markers to decorate both sides of a pillowcase. I love it! I think that her little lambs are very cute. She also made a letter K for me. So special!
Other Side of Pillowcase
Handmade Letter K
My 11 year old niece made a lamb ornament for me. She did it all herself. She made the pattern, cut the felt, embroidered the eye, stuffed, and sewed it. I love it! She also made a special bookmark. She drew and stitched two sheep. She sewed one and left one for me to stitch. So cute!
Handmade Lamb Ornament
Special Bookmark
Completed Bookmark (stitched by Niece and Aunt)
Avocado Salad Shells Lunch
For a long time I loved the idea of making a vegetarian salad in a pasta shell. I finally made one. I don’t use avocados very often but I enjoy them. They are delicious in this filling meal.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Background: Spinach
Shells: I mostly followed this recipe but I used pistachio instead of walnuts because I had some leftover from another meal. I used chives from my Mom’s herb garden.
Vegetable: Radish
Fruit: Green grapes
Zucchini Bento
It is zucchini time! I don’t bother growing zucchini because I can count on receiving it from my grandmother-in-law, mother-in-law. and sister-in-law. I made this lunch for my husband. It has zucchini in each course.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Zucchini Pie:Zucchini and Cheese Pie, lettuce leaf
Salad: Zucchini, Tomato, and Corn Salad – I did not exactly follow this recipe but I used it as a guide (I did not use sugar, used a large tomato instead of cherry tomatoes and I did not exactly follow the amounts for each ingredient)
Dessert: Chocolate Zucchini Cake – did not use this recipe but it was similar (no honey, and I sprinkled chocolate chips on top)
Moose Themed Pizza Dinner
My 11 year old niece flew by herself to her Grandparents (my parents) house for the first time. Of course I was there to make a moose themed pizza dinner in her honor.
The moose pizza had tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and some moose had mushrooms. My niece requested shaped pizzas because she enjoys my tradition of making shaped pizzas for Christmas. I looked through my extensive cookie cutter collection and decided on my large moose cutter. I got this cutter a long time ago on a business trip to Minnesota (bought it at the Mall of America). This was my first time using it.
Moose Shaped Pizza
I used this recipe for the moose cookies. I used a plastic sandwich bag and cut off a small corner. Then I piped the outline of the moose. I used a basic butter and confectionery sugar frosting with some cocoa powder.
Moose Cookies
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Spaghetti Lunch
I made this lunch for my teenage nephew as part of my Tips for Packing Food for Active Teenagers guest post for Diana Rambles. This one did not make the cut but my nephew enjoyed it. This is a LOT of food. It was heavy. I know that some people may not like to eat cold spaghetti but he did not mind. In fact, he requested this meal.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Fruit: Plum
Bread: Pretzel roll (I made a pretzel lunch the same day and used some dough to make rolls)
Vegetable: Cooked broccoli with melted cheddar
Spaghetti: Spaghetti with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese
State Capital Lunch
When I found the States and Capitals Educational Snacks at Whole Foods, I knew that I had to make a state themed lunch. When I was a kid, I was the nerd with the state capital cards trying to teach the other kids in the neighborhood. I made this lunch for my 11 year old niece.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
States & Capitals: Dick and Jane States & Capitals cookies, toasted white bread cut into state shapes – not to scale (Georgia, Colorado, Tennessee, and Kansas) with Nutella
Vegetable: Fresh from the garden cucumber and cherry tomato
State Fruit Medley: Blackberries (Alabama & Kentucky), blueberries (Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina), and strawberries (Louisiana, North Carolina)
Princess and the Pea Guest Post
I am happy today to once again guest post for Jackie at Loving Lunches. Please click here to see the Princess and the Pea lunch that I made.
Save a Penny Earn a Penny Guest Post
I am thrilled today to have my first ever guest post for Jackie at Loving Lunches. Please click here to see the Uncle/Nephew themed lunches I made.
Mini Stuffed Animals
My 11 year old niece and I made these miniature stuffed animals. We used a large moose cookie cutter to make the pattern for the moose. My niece drew the pattern for the Teddy Bear. My niece stitched the eyes and mouth on the moose and Teddy. She used black seed beads for the Teddy’s eyes. We used fleece and a little poly-fill stuffing.
Small Teddy Bear Stuffed Animal
Small Moose Stuffed Animal
Lego Cheese and Bricks Lunch
My 9 year old nephew loves Legos. When I noticed that the BOTW theme this week at Bento Blog Network will be Lego, I knew that I had to make another Lego themed lunch for him. I found the Lego pick idea at A Boy & His Lunch.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Bricks: Pepper Jack Cheese and homemade crackers with cheese and carrots (recipe is from Baking Makes Things Better) I shaped them to look like Lego bricks. They were delicious!
Vegetable: Cucumber (I attached the small round pieces with spaghetti, it softens by lunch time)
Fruit: Kiwi with Lego picks
French Bread Pizza Bento
I made french bread pizzas for my niece, nephews, and myself one day at home. I thought it would be fun to make a french bread pizza bento. The kids loved their lunches!
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Fruit: Watermelon
Vegetable: Green beans
Pizza: Homemade french bread with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Butterfly Mac and Cheese Lunch
My 11 year old niece ate this lunch. This lunch incorporates some of her favorites. My Mom and I made this together.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Fruit: Watermelon (stamped with butterfly pie cutter)
Vegetable: Peas
Macaroni & Cheese: Homemade macaroni & cheese with butterfly pasta garnish (carrot details)
Pasta with Walnuts and Edamame Bento
I made this the same day my niece had the Flag of France bento. The pasta and toasted walnuts ended up in each of our lunches. This was fast to make and delicious.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Fruit: Watermelon
Vegetable: Snowpeas
Pasta: Mini Farfalle pasta with olive oil, edamame, roasted walnuts, salt, and pepper
Lion Pasta Lunch
I made this Lion themed lunch when I took my 11 year old nephew to the zoo. He allows me to make any theme as long as he likes the food. He especially loves pistachio nuts and requests them in every bento I prepare for him.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Fruit: Honeydew melon
Nuts: Pistachios
Background: Wegmans pasta nuggets with butter, peas, and Parmesan cheese
Large Lion: Flour tortilla painted with food coloring, baked until crisp
Mini Lions: Extreme Cheddar Lions Snack Crackers in Mini Dippers
Triangular Onigiri Box Bento
A friend in Japan sent this box to me awhile ago. The text on the box means, “go anywhere together”. My 14 year old niece was here for the day and I wanted an easy lunch. We decided on onigiri in this box. My niece made the entire lunch.
You can see a glimpse of my house in this photo. Yes, I live in a purple house. I still can’t believe that I live in a purple house. We bought it this way almost 7 years ago. It does not need to be painted yet.
- Peach
- Sunflower seeds
- Broccoli
- Onigiri filled with peas and cheddar cheese
Potato Football Bento
Continuing in my series of twice baked potato lunches, here is a football themed meal. I served this to my 16 year old nephew for lunch at home. It was his idea to make the goal post and field out of bell peppers. I love collaborating with my nephew. I think that it turned out great.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Background: Lettuce
Footballs: Twice baked potato riced with a little butter, milk, Mexican cheese blend, salt, pepper, and cooked broccoli (turned upside down), football detail (cheddar cheese)
Fruit: Green grapes
Vegetable: Field (green bell pepper), goal post (red bell pepper)
Not Pictured: Ranch dressing for the lettuce
Other twice baked potato lunches
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Tagged bento, lunch, sports, twice baked potato, vegetarian
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Peanut Butter Pita Lunch
I needed to go shopping so this lunch was made from what I had in the house. The pita was in my freezer. Thrown together lunches can be interesting and delicious!
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Main: Peanut butter in toasted Arnold Pocket Thins Italian Herb bread, fresh spinach
Dairy: Cottage cheese with cinnamon
Fruit: Cantaloupe
Eclectic Lamb 
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