The Piggy Bento

The beginning of term 2, I made these piggy bento for the boys. Although they are big boys now (8 and 6 years old), they still don't mind to have cute lunches at school. 

Details as below :

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Piggy hard boiled egg (with nori, ham, and tomato ketchup)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Sandwich roll (recipe here)
4. Lettuce and carrot sticks
5. Apple cuts for recess

And for my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Piggy hard boiled egg (with nori, ham, and tomato ketchup)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Sandwich roll (recipe here)
4. Lettuce and carrot sticks
5. Banana yogurt 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

Saucijs Brood

Saucijs Brood is a Dutch version of sausage roll. Here is the recipe :

Saucijs Brood

Ingredients :
2 sheets of reduced fat puff pastry, thawed
1/2 egg yolk, beaten

For filling :
1 Onion, diced
100 g beef mince
100 g chicken mince
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 cloves garlic, diced
100 ml non fat milk
2 eggs, beaten
100 g cheddar shredded cheese
1.5 tsp nutmeg
0.5 tsp pepper
salt to taste
optional : 4 hard boiled eggs (to put in the middle)

Method :
1 . Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).
2. In a bowl, mix the mince, diced onion, egg, garlic, cheese, nutmeg, and milk. Season well with salt and pepper. Add the breadcrumbs and again mix well.
3. Wrap up the mince in the puff pastry, put two of the hard boiled egg in the middle, brush with beaten egg yolk. Repeat for the rest of the ingredients, and bake at 180C for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown.

PS : you may put shredded carrot as a "hidden treasure" in the ingredients.

I used the leftover for the kids' school lunches.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. saucijs brood with tomato ketchup
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. "Rabbit" apples for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. saucijs brood with tomato ketchup
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

I used these tools to mold the jelly :

Cute Bunny Butts

I remember once I saw the bunny butt cake in the Pinterest, and it looks adorable. So I implemented that idea in this bento today. The bunny butt is made of hard boiled egg, sandwich bread, and nori. And the mini carrot is made of carved carrot and broccoli that connected using angel hair pasta.

Details as below :

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Sausage rolls and BBQ sauce
2. "Bunny butt" hard boiled egg
3. Rice cracker
4. Carrot and broccoli
5. Sausage
6. Watermelon cuts for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Sausage rolls and tomato ketchup
2. "Bunny butt" hard boiled egg
3. Carrot and broccoli
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. Kiwi fruit for recess

Bento tools I used for this post :

  

Delicious Sausage Rolls Bento

I made sausage rolls in bulk on weekend and saved some in the resealable bags and kept them in the freezer for staples. It's perfect for snack after school as well.

Sausage Rolls

Ingredients:
250 gr beef mince and 250 gr pork mince
half an onion – diced thinly
1 egg
mixed herbs (I put parsley & mint)
small amount of grated carrot and celery
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup breadcrumbs
3 sheets puff pastry
sesame seed

Method :
In a bowl, mix the mince, diced onion, egg, mixed herbs, nutmeg and grated veggies together.  Season well with salt and pepper. Add the breadcrumbs and again mix well.

Wrap up the mince in the puff pastry, brush with milk, sprinkle with sesame seed and bake in 180C for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown.

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Sausage rolls and tomato ketchup
2. Tamagoyaki (egg rolls)
3. Ham "flower"
4. Carrot sticks
5. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. Banana for recess

For my eldest one, I prepared :
1. Sausage rolls and BBQ sauce
2. Tamagoyaki (egg rolls)
3. Ham "flower"
4. Carrot sticks
5. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. "Checker & rabbit" apple cuts for recess

Another Rice Paper Rolls bento

A little twist from Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls recipe. For the sauce, instead of using the dipping sauce, I just squirted in a little of BBQ sauce inside the rolls, so it will be easier for the kids to eat their lunches. The filling are simply rice vermicelli, prawn, carrot, cucumber, mint and coriander leaves.

Details as below :

For my pre-primary son, I prepared :
1. Rice paper rolls
2. Thai coconut pandan rolls
3. Corn on the cob
4. Yakult fermented milk drink
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

And for my year 3 son, I prepared :
1. Rice paper rolls
2. Thai coconut pandan rolls
3. Corn on the cob
4. "Clown" hard boiled egg (carrot, nori)
5. Shredded carrot and green grapes
6. Rockmelon cuts for recess


Bento tools I used for this post :

Twins Bento

I usually don't make the exact same bento for my boys because they have different preferences. But this time, it's kinda cute to make this twins bento. My little one has promised me to eat the egg as much as he could (notes : he doesn't really like the egg yolk) :)

For my eldest son, I prepared :

1. Sausage and sandwich rolls (recipe is in here)

2. "Cow" hard boiled egg (cheese, nori, and black sesame seed) with salt & pepper

3. Carrot sticks

4. Green unseeded grapes

5. Watermelon cuts for recess

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Sausage and sandwich rolls 

2. "Cow" hard boiled egg (cheese, nori, and black sesame seed) with salt & pepper

3. Carrot sticks

4. Green unseeded grapes

5. Banana for recess

Pocket Sandwich and Beef Sausage Rolls

This is the first time I use CuteZcute Mini Pocket Sandwich Maker from All Things For Sale and I  love it. The stamps create cute patterns, very easy to use, and cut the bread neatly. My little one said he can't wait to gobble them up :)

I prepared this for my eldest son :
1. Beef sausage rolls (recipe is in here) with ketchup
2. Milk jelly with nata de coco
3. Carrot sticks
4. Rockmelon cuts for recess

And I prepared this for my little one :
1. Pocket Sandwich with strawberry jam filling
2. Beef sausage roll with ketchup
2. Milk jelly with nata de coco
3. Carrot sticks
4. Banana for recess

Here is the link to get CuteZcute Mini Pocket Sandwich Maker :

Rolls Bento

My kids love sausage and sandwich rolls so much. These snacks are so easy to make as well. I share the recipe here.
I used one of my new food picks. I bought it from All Things for Sale website. Isn't it brilliant on how food picks transform an ordinary lunch box to a cute one in no time ? :)

Details as below :

For my little boy, I prepared :
1. Sausage and sandwich rolls
2. Homemade Beef Sausage Rolls (recipe in here) with ketcup
3. Corn on the cob
4. Carrot sticks and Kale leaf
5. Pear cuts for recess

For my eldest son,  I prepared :
1. Sausage and sandwich rolls
2. Homemade Beef Sausage Rolls
3. Corn on the cob
4. Carrot sticks and Kale leaf
5. Hard boiled egg (nori and ketchup)
6. Pear cuts for recess

Similar tools I used for today's post :

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Special Valentine's Day Bento

Valentine's day is near. It's a perfect time to celebrate and share the love with your loved ones. I made special valentine's day bento for my boys, with little notes to tell them how much I love them. They're just so special for me. I couldn't ask for more...

Do you spot the heart shaped boiled egg ? here is the link on how to make it.

Here are the details of my creation :

This bento consists of :

1. Heart shaped stuffed sandwich with chicken and mayo filling. I put cheese and carrot on top.

2. Heart shaped hard boiled egg sprinkled with black sesame seed

3. Heart and flower shaped sausages

4. Corn on the cob

5. Beef and prawn dumpling

6. Sausage rolls (recipe is in this link)

7. Dried sultana & apricot

8. Broccoli with cheese and carrot decoration

9. Banana for recess

And this bento consists of :

1.  Heart shaped stuffed sandwich with chicken and mayo filling. I put cheese and carrot on top.

2. Heart shaped hard boiled egg

3. Heart shaped sausages

4. Corn on the cob

5. Beef and prawn dumpling

6. "Love letter" Fish tofu with apple skin and cheese

7. "Checker" apple

8. Broccoli 

9. "Rabbits" apple for recess

Similar bento tools that I used for today's post :

I joined up my fellow Bento Bloggers and Friends for Valentine's 2014 Blog Hops. Please click the link bellow to visit Kathy with her blog : Eclectic Lamb. Enjoy then!

Yummy Finger Foods

Finger foods are great filler for lunch box. Usually I make them in bulk on the weekend, then freeze them. It really saves my time for morning preparation.  And by making it your own, you can control the ingredients and also you can put variety of vegetables like grated carrot, grated zucchini, etc.

Here is the Homemade Beef Sausage Rolls recipe :

Ingredients :
500 grams sausage mince
half an onion – diced thinly
1 egg
mixed herbs (thyme, oregano, parsley or else)
1 medium carrot and/or zucchini - grated
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 sheets puff pastry
sesame seed

Method :
In a bowl, mix the sausage mince, diced onion, egg, mixed herbs and grated veggies together.  Season well with salt and pepper. Add the breadcrumbs and again mix well.

Wrap up the mince in the puff pastry, brush with milk, sprinkle with sesame seed and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy!

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Beef sausage rolls
2. Ham, corn and vegetables muffin (recipe is in here)
3. Beef and prawn dumpling with tomato sauce
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Carrot sticks
6. Watermelon cuts for recess

For my eldest one, I prepared :
1. Homemade beef sausage rolls with BBQ sauce
2. Beef and prawn dumpling
3. Sushi
4. "Monster" hard boiled egg (cheese, black sesame seed, and carrot)
5. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. Broccoli
7. Watermelon for recess

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!

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Enjoy then :)