Boomerang Croissant Bento

It was my son's idea to make boomerang out of croissant for his bento. I love when he uses his creative thinking. I'm sure this one will make him happy :)

This bento consists of :
1. "Boomerang" ham & cheese croissant
2. Baked macaroni
3. Hard boiled egg
4. Broccoli
5. Sultanas

Moshi Monster Croissants

Details as below :

For my year 2 son, I prepared :
1. Ham & cheese croissant
2. Hard boiled egg with "flower" carrot
3. Broccoli

For my kindy son, I prepared :
1. "Moshi monster" ham & cheese croissant
2. Hard boiled egg
3. Bulla strawberry yogurt
4. Carrot sticks

Sheep Onigiri and Frog Sandwich

Details as below :

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Sheep onigiri (white steamed rice, ham, eggsheet, nori, and black sesame seed)
2. Potato patties
3. Char Siu pork slices
4. Broccoli and carrot sticks

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Frog sandwich (ham & cheese sandwich, eggsheet, nori, and black sesame seed)
2. Hard boiled egg
3. Potato patties
4. Carrot sticks
5. Melon cuts

Ninja Turtle and Monster University

Today's theme is Raphael from Ninja Turtle and Mike Wazowski from Monster University movie character.
Details as below :

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. "Mike Wazowski" sandwich (ham & cheese sandwich, eggsheet, and nori)
2. Mini pizza (soft tortilla, roma tomato, sausage, and shredded cheese)
3. "Three-eyed monster" hard boiled egg
4. Broccoli
5. Melon cuts for recess

And for my little one, I prepared :
1. "Raphael" sandwich (ham & cheese sandwich, eggsheet, and nori)
2. Halves hard boiled egg
3. Mini pizza
4. Sultanas

Mofy

Inspired by Mofy, a character from a new TV series from ABC4kids. Mofy is a shy and tender rabbit who lives in a cotton ball. The box consists of :
1. Mofy onigiri (white steamed rice, nori, and eggsheet)
2. Fish tempura
3. Broccoli and carrot
4. Banana for recess

Temaki Sushi (Hand rolls) bento

This bento consists of :
1. Temaki sushi (white steamed rice, furikake, cucumber & carrot sticks)
2. Hard boiled egg
3. Caterpillar sausage
4. Broccoli and carved carrot

Bandana Kids & the Puppy

Details as below :

This bento is for my kindy son. It consists of :
1. Strawberry jam sandwich with puppy on top
2. "Tulip" sausages
3. Carrot sticks
4. Kiwi fruit

In the blue box that I prepared for my year 2 son :
1. Bandana kids (white steamed rice, nori, carrot, soft tortilla wrap)
2. Chicken slice and sausage
3. Broccoli, carrot, cheese, and black sesame seed

Chicken Wrap Bento

This bento consists of :
1. Chicken wrap (wrap, chicken nuggets, cheese, shredded carrot & cucumber, and BBQ sauce)
2. Halves hard boiled egg
3. Ham "flowers"
4. Broccoli
5. Mandarin

Sausage Rolls with Sesame Seeds Bento

The blue box consists of :
1. Sausage roll (puff pastry, tomato ketchup, sausage, cheese, and sesame seed)
2. Halves hard boiled egg
3. Ham & cheese rolls
4. Carrot "flowers" and cucumber "leaf"

The white box consists of :
1. Sausage roll (puff pastry, tomato ketchup, sausage, cheese, and sesame seed)
2. Hard boiled egg
3. Ham & cheese rolls
4. Carrot "flower" and cucumber "leaf"
5. Mandarin

Tuna Bake Bento

This bento consists of :
1. Tuna bake (puff pastry, tuna, mushroom, red capsicum, and cheese)
2. "Penguin & flower" sausages
3. Halves hard boiled egg
4. Carrot sticks
5. Box of sultanas

Minion from Despicable Me

The blue box consists of :
1. "Minion" hard boiled egg (ham, cheese, black sesame seed & nori)
2. Wonton
3. Corn on the cob
4. Ham and prawn & tofu nuggets
5. Broccoli, cheese, and carrot

The white box consists of :
1. Mandarin
2. Sultanas

Chinese Cruller Bento

CHINESE CRULLER with PRAWN and MAYONNAISE recipe

Ingredients :

5 Chinese cruller, cut 5 cm each.

Filling :
400 gr mince prawn
3 pcs mince garlic
1 tbs corn flour
1 egg white
salt & pepper
sesame seed

Mayonaise sauce :
5 tbs mayonaise
1 tbs tomato ketchup
1 tbs mustard
1 tsp gula
a pinch of salt

mix all together, set a side

Method :
Mix filling all together, put 1 tbs on top of each chinese cruller, sprinkle sesame seed on top & fry with oil. Put in with the prawn facing to the non stick pan with low fire.
Put them on the plate once the prawn filling cooked, spread the mayo on top and serve.
Note : for safety issue, put the lunch box inside insulated bag and add freezer brick inside to keep it cool.
Wait until all the food cool, before closing the lid & packing it away.

For my eldest one, I prepared :
1. Chinese cruller with prawn & mayo
2. Corn on the cob
3. Jelly
4. Hard boiled egg
5. Ham "flower"
6. A box of sultana

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Chinese cruller with prawn & mayo
2. Corn on the cob
3. Jelly
4. A box of sultana

Sandwich Stamp & Ducks Onigiri

 Details as below :

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Bear sandwich stamp (strawberry jam sandwich, cheese, nori, and carrot)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Prawn & tofu nuggets
4. Ham "flower"

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Ducks onigiri (white steamed rice, cheese, nori, and carrot)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Prawn & tofu nuggets
4. Broccoli with cheese on top, carrot "flower"

Similar tool I used for this post :

Japanese characters

Details as below :

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Japanese onigiri (white steamed rice, nori, carrot, and tomato sauce)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Prawn & tofu nuggets
4. Ham "flower" and broccoli
5. Car-shaped jelly

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Corn on the cob
2. Prawn & tofu nuggets and tomato kethcup
3. Fish-shaped jelly
4. carrot sticks
5. Kiwi fruit

Notes : for the jelly mold, I use these tools :

Hungry Doggy

This bento consists of :
1. Dog onigiri (white steamed rice, nori, cheese, and carrot)
2. Grill pork balls
3. Egg "flower"
4. Broccoli, cucumber, and carrot
5. Jelly

Piggy Sandwich & Salmon Onigiri

Details as below :

 For my 7 year old son, I prepared :
1. Salmon onigiri (white steamed rice, Salmon furikake and smoke salmon on top)
2. Broccoli &  carrot "flowers"
3. Chicken Saltimbocca slice

And for my 4 year old son, I prepared :
1. Piggy sandwich (sandwich, ham, cheese, carrot, black sesame seed and nori)
2. Carrot sticks
3. Kiwi fruit

Rice Paper Rolls Bento

This bento consists of :
1. Rice paper rolls (rice paper, rice vermicelli, prawn, carrot, cucumber, and coriander leaf with sweet & sour sauce).
2. Hard boiled egg
3. Sausage and ham & cheese rolls
4. Broccoli and cucumber sticks

Vietnamese Fried Rice Onigiri

This bento consists of :
1. Vietnamese fried rice onigiri (white steamed rice, soy sauce, garlic, oyster sauce, white pepper, pork cuts, carrot and celery slices) with nori and cheese for the eyes.
2. Maling Guo Long
3. Tamagoyaki (egg rolls)
4. Broccoli
5. Banana for recess


Similar things I used in this bento :

Butterfly Beef Mince Pies Bento

Butterfly beef mince pies, perfect for winter season and easy to make. Recipe as below :

Ingredients
1 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
400g minced beef
2 tbs tomato paste
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tbs sugar
Pinch of oregano
Handful of shredded cheese
3/4 cup salt-reduced beef stock
5 sheets ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten

Method
Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the beef and cook, stirring, for 6-8 minutes until browned. Add the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, sugar and stock, and bring to the boil, stirring. Add the cheese. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until thickened. Set aside to cool completely.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lay out the pastry on a chopping board. Cut out 36 rounds with a 6.5 cm round cutter. Gently push the rounds into three 12-hole mini (30 ml) non-stick flat-based patty pan tins.
Divide the beef mixture between the pastry cases. Using a 5.5 cm round cutter, cut 36 rounds from the remaining pastry. Use a butterfly-shaped cutter to stamp out shapes from the centres of these rounds and then place the rounds on top of the pies. Brush each top with egg.
Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden. Makes 36

And use the leftover for lunch box the next day...

For my kindy son, I prepared :
1. Butterfly beef mince pie with tomato ketchup
2. Hard boiled egg
3. "Tulip" sausage
4. Mandarin
5. Rose carved carrot and leek leaf for baran

And for my year 2 son, I prepared :
1. Butterfly beef mince pie with tomato ketchup
2. Hard boiled egg
3. "Flower" sausage
4. Broccoli