Inside Out birthday-themed

Celebrating my youngest son who turned 7 with the Inside Out birthday-themed. It is inspired by the Inside Out movie that showcases the emotions inside the mind. There are joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. A very good movie by Disney Pixar, highly recommended.

For the birthday cake, I made a White almond sour cream cake with marshmallow fondant icing. 
To make Joy figurine from fondant, you may find the tutorial here.

For a surprise, I made a polkadot pattern inside the cake. You may find the tutorial here.

Not to forget his birthday bento, with the Inside Out-themed as well :)

Inside the box :
1. Joy onigiri (white steamed rice coloured with tumeric powder, blue egg sheet for the hair and pupil, and also nori for the mouth and pupil).
2. Corn on the cob
3. Roast turkey
4. Roast carrots and celery
5. Red seedless grapes for recess

For the birthday decorations, you may find them here :

   

Spirited Away Wraps

Inspired by the Spirited Away movie, directed by the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. This movie is one of the kind that gives a deep impression and hard to forget. 

To make the spirited away ghost, I simply used cheese and nori. Then I glued it using cream cheese on top of the chicken wrap. Inside the wraps are shredded roast chicken, grated carrot, lettuce, BBQ sauce, cheese, and ham.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Spirited away chicken wraps
2. Mummy-dog (cheese kransky sausage wrapped in sliced puff pastry)
3. Corn on the cob
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Broccoli and carrot sticks
6. Grapes for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Spirited away chicken wraps
2. Mummy-dog (cheese kransky sausage wrapped in sliced puff pastry)
3. Corn on the cob
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Carrot sticks
6. Grapes for recess

Notes : Both lunches were packed in Easy Lunchbox :

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

Once again, together with my fellows Bento Bloggers and Friends, we organized a blog hop to celebrate the Roald Dahl day. 
Recently, my sons watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie on the television, and they loved it!
So I tried to create Mr. Willy Wonka from Roald Dahl's famous book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory for them. 

To make Mr. Willy Wonka, I used hard boiled egg, olive, crab sticks, nori, noodle, and earwood fungi. For the hat, I molded white steamed rice and covered it with nori and red crab stick.
For the base, I put white steamed rice, with stir-fried bamboo shoots, pickled cucumber, and red chilli.

For the side dish, there are pork wontons, ham "flower", pickled cucumber, strawberries with white crab sticks, and homemade fruit jelly (inspired by Nami from Just One Cookbook).

I hope you enjoy this post! Please continue the blog hop to the wonderful work of art from Bento Monster by clicking the button below :

Baymax Onigiri Bento

We had leftover dinner (Honey Sesame Chicken) that the boys enjoyed so much, they wanted to bring those for school lunches. I made their favourite character from Big Hero 6 movie, Baymax onigiri to go with the chicken. It was so easy. I mould the onigiri with plastic wrap and add nori for the face details.

Here I share you the delicious honey and sesame chicken recipe :

Honey Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:

500 gr boneless chicken thigh, cut into 1-inch cubes
Oil, for deep-frying
2 garlic, minced
Toasted sesame seeds, to garnish

Frying Batter:

1 egg white
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup water, ice cold
1 tablespoon oil
Pinch of salt

Honey Sesame Sauce:

1/3 cup pure honey
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon salt

Method:

1. Whisk all the "frying batter" ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
2. Drop in the chicken cubes, mix well until they are well coated. Set aside.
3. Mix all the ingredients of the "garlic sesame sauce" together and set aside.
4. Heat up a saute pan and add about 2-inch of oil on medium to high heat. 5. When the hot is fully heated, gently drop in the battered chicken cubes, one by one, making sure it is spread out to prevent sticking together. 
5. Continue to fry until the color changes to golden brown. 
6. Dish out and drain on paper towels.
7. Transfer 2 tablespoons of the frying oil in a wok or skillet, stir-fry the garlic until aromatic. 
8. Add in the Honey Sesame Sauce, and bring to a light simmer or until the sauce thickens. 
9. Drop in the chicken, stir-fry a few times to combine the sauce and chicken, add the sesame seeds, dish out and serve immediately with steamed white rice, or Chinese fried rice.

Inside the boxes :

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Baymax onigiri
2. Honey sesame chicken
3. Boiled carrot sticks and beans
4. Apple cuts for recess

My youngest son had the similar lunches with his brother, but he had kiwi fruit instead for recess.

Baymax Bento

Finally the boys got the chance to watch Big Hero 6, and it is one of their most favourite movies ever!
For a surprise, I made these baymax bentos for their lunches. It was super easy to make, just cut two dots and a line of nori, and stick them on the hard boiled egg. Baymax is done!

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Baymax hard boiled egg
2. Sausage and sandwich rolls (recipe here)
3. Corn on the cob
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Carrot sticks
6. Rockmelon cuts for recess

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Baymax hard boiled egg
2. Sausage and sandwich rolls 
3. Corn on the cob
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Broccoli and Carrot sticks
6. Kiwi fruit for recess

Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Bento

For this Valentine's day, I made Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head bento for my boys. They are Woody's friends at Toy Story, and are so cute together. 

Happy valentine's day to you all...have a great day with your loved ones!

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Mrs. Potato Head (hard boiled egg, crab stick, nori, cheese, and carrot) with salt and pepper
2. Ham and cheese sandwich pinwheels with carrot hearts
3. Broccoli
4. Twiggy sticks
5. Heart shaped jelly with nata de coco
6. Kiwi fruit for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Mr. Potato Head (hard boiled egg, crab stick, nori, cheese, and carrot) with salt and pepper
2. Ham and cheese sandwich pinwheels with carrot hearts
3.Twiggy sticks
4. Heart shaped jelly with nata de coco
5. Rockmelon cuts for recess

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Frozen Bento

It is nearly the end of school term and my kids' school is having frozen themed disco party for the children. And I made frozen themed bento for my kids.

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Olaf onigiri (white steamed rice, nori, white egg, garlic shoot and carrot)
2. Hard boiled egg
3. Corn on the cob
4. Sausages and ham
5. Kale leaf for baran
6. Banana for recess

And for my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Elsa onigiri (white steamed rice, nori, white egg, omelet, and carrot)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Broccoli
4. Sausages
5. Hard boiled egg
6. Banana for recess

Minions Birthday Cake

I had been so busy last November until I forgot to post this Minions birthday cake. This was a special request from my little one when he turned 5 years old. The cake was white vanilla birthday cake from Add a Pinch blog. And I decorated it with marshmallow fondant. You can find the recipe and video tutorial here.

My little one was so excited with his Minions, especially that he can play with the characters. He loves Despicable Me movie and is never tired to watch it over and over again.

Here are the characters that I made. They all have unique expressions and are so fun to make :)

You can find the tutorial here.

TOP 13 of 2013

We come to the end of year and this is my last post in year 2013. Above are some of my creations  in Bebento-kids that I love. The first eight pictures (clockwise) are : The Minion Onigiri, the Pirate Sandwich Bento, the cute Doggy Rolls, my kids favourite Power Ranger, the yummy Smoked Salmon Pinwheel bento, the adorable Peppa Pig, the famous Harry Potter, and the colourful Christmas Stocking.

And the other five pictures (clockwise) are : Tooth Fairy and Tooth Superstar, First Day of School, Om Nom from Cut the Rope game, yummy Roast Pork Wrap, and last but not least, my cutey Pussy Cat. 

This year has been so fruitful in my bento blogging journey. I managed to add more variations and recipes, put up affiliate link (if you want to know where I buy my cute stuff, you may click the link on the left side of my blog or some that I included in my posts), created my Bebento E-book, joined my fellow Bento Bloggers and Friends, put my button up (at the bottom right side of my blog - you're welcome to grab it), and improved my picture quality.

I'm pretty sure that you have your own favorites. Thanks for being with me in this journey. I have so much fun in creating bento and make sure my kids have fun in eating their lunches as well. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you, may you have a wonderful and prosperous year ahead. And I'll see you in the beginning of next school term!  All the best!

Please spare your time to visit my friends in Bento Bloggers and Friends, we're having linky party.

Enjoy then :)

Minions Onigiri

My kids watched Despicable Me 2  on weekend and they can't stop talking about Minions. They're of absolute cuteness! And for a little surprise, I made Minions for my eldest son's lunch. Details as below :

1. Minion Onigiri (white steamed rice coloured with turmeric, nori, white egg, black sesame seed, and fried Angel hair pasta)
2. Stir fried baby corn and mushroom
3. Hard boiled egg and black sesame seed
4. Crab sticks
5. Broccoli, lettuce
6. Pear cuts for recess

Harry Potter

Recently I visited Shirley's Little Miss Onigiri - a bento blog from Singapore and was mesmerized with her creations. She made a very cute Harry Potter bento and I would love to borrow that idea. I just hope I do her some justice :)

Details as below :
1. Harry Potter onigiri (white steamed rice, nori, crab stick, and black sesame seed)
2. Corn on the cob with nori for his body
3. Plastic food pick with sausage and angel hair pasta for his magic broom
4. Sausage and crab meatballs
5. Carrot, lettuce, and brocooli
6. Rice cracker

Dusty from Disney's Planes

Based of Disney's new movie : Planes. This bento consists of :
1. Dusty Plane (white steamed rice, carrot, angel hair pasta, nori, and white crab stick)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with coconut jelly and basil seed
4. Ham rolls
5. Broccoli

Turbo

Inspired by Turbo from DreamWorks animation movie, an ordinary snail who dares to dream big - and fast! Details as below :

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Turbo snail (carrot, spinach & feta scroll, white crab stick and black sesame seed)
2. "Car" shaped milk jelly with coconut jelly
3. Corn on the cob & "flower" carrot
4. Ham rolls
5. Kiwi fruit

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Spinach and feta scroll
2. "Heart" shaped milk jelly with coconut jelly and basil seed
3. Corn kernel
4. A box of sultanas
5. Broccoli

Curious George and Cruskits bento

We all love curious George. He's a little cheeky monkey that is always curious and loves his best friend ( The Man with the Yellow Hat) so much. I found myself humming the "upside down" tune (Curious George movie soundtrack by Jack Johnson) while I was doing this bento :)

I made this bento for my eldest son, it consists of :
1. "Curious George" (crumpet, cheese, breadcrust, eggwhit, and nori)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Chicken nuggets
4. A cup of Sultanas
5. Lettuce, asparagus, and baby carrot

Since my little one loves smoked salmon so much, I prepared this bento for him. It consists of :
1. Arnott's cruskits with smoked salmon, cream cheese, and dill
2. Corn on the cob
3. Kiwi fruits
4. Lettuce and baby carrots

Hoot Owl and Sulley from Monster University

The ideas are from Giggle and Hoot ABC4Kids TV program and James P. Sullivan or Sulley from Monster University. Details as below :

For my eldest one, the bento consists of :
1. Sulley monster (white steamed rice, eggsheet, black sesame seed and nori)
2. Home made chicken nugget
3. Broccoli and carrot sticks

For my little one, the bento consists of :
1. Hoot Owl sandwich (ham & cheese sandwich, eggsheet, carrot, and nori)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Carrot sticks
4. Fish shape jelly
5. Kiwi fruit

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

Wall-E

I tried to replicate Wall-E in this bento. It consists of :
1. Tamagoyaki "eyes" (egg rolled with ham, decorated with nori & cheese)
2. A box of Sultanas "body" (decorated with eggsheet & cheese)
3. "Arm & mouth" carrot sticks
4. "legs" sausage rolls (sausage rolled in cheese and sandwich)
5. Lettuce

I'm so honoured that this Wall-E bento has been chosen as Bento of the Week at Bento Blog network for the Week 122 Theme : Robots.

Ponyo

Inspired by my son's favourite Japanese cartoon, "Ponyo". He watched it over and over again. He's so excited to see Ponyo in his bento. It consists of :
1. Steamed rice with Ponyo on top (ham, carrot, eggsheet, black sesame seed, nori, and pancake)
2. Leek leaf as divider.
3. Prawn and tofu nuggets
4. Half boiled egg
5. Broccoli and cherry tomato

The Lorax

The idea came from The Lorax movie. It consists of :
1. Sandwich with Lorax on top (carrot, eggsheet, cheese, black sesame seed, and angel hair pasta)
2. Springrolls
3. "Hatched chick" boiled egg
4. Ham flower
5. Lettuce

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