Colourful Bento

"You eat with your eyes!". That's the reason I love creating bento for my kids. These colourful lunches look so appetizing, I'm sure they can't wait to dig in :)

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Bacon & mushroom mini quiche (recipe in this link)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Halves hard boiled egg
4. Asparagus & carrot sticks
5. Rockmelon cuts for recess

For my little one, I prepared :
1. Bacon & mushroom mini quiche (recipe in this link)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Halves hard boiled egg with salt & pepper
4. Carrot sticks
5. Kiwi fruits for recess

Party Animals Bento

I love cute food picks, they make ordinary lunches become more attractive. Today's lunches still use Bacon and mushroom mini quiches (recipe in here) that I made in batches and stocked in the freezer. It comes very handy on a busy day!

For my youngest son, the bento consists of :
1. Bacon and mushroom mini quiches with carrot "flower" and black sesame seed
2. Mini potatos with BBQ sauce
3. Green seedless grapes
4. Kiwi fruits for recess

For my eldest son, the bento consists of :
1. Bacon and mushroom mini quiches with carrot "flower" and black sesame seed
2. Mini potatos with tomato ketchup
3. Green seedless grapes
4. Apple "rabbits" for recess

You may find these cute food picks here :

Bacon & Mushroom Mini Quiche

These mini quiches are very suitable for lunch box filler and they taste so good! Recipe as below :


Bacon & Mushroom Mini Quiche
source : www.stayathomemum.com.au

Ingredients:
400 grams Sliced button mushrooms
75 grams butter
2 cloves of garlic
2 rashers of bacon, diced
4-5 eggs
½ cup cream or milk
Salt & pepper to taste
3 sheets frozen puff pastry
½ cup grated tasty cheese

Method:
1. Thaw pastry and pre-heat oven to 180C.
2. Lightly grease with spray oil a 12 cup muffin tin (standard size). 
3. Use a jar or cutter to cut out 4 circles from each thawed pastry sheet, large enough to line muffin cups. Alternatively, just cut the pastry square into equal quarters which will give the quiches a more rustic appearance. Once all muffin cups are lined with pastry, make a small cross in the bottom of each pastry cup with a bread knife, for even cooking.
4. Fry mushrooms in butter and garlic until golden brown, set aside. 
5. Cook bacon and combine with mushrooms. 
6. Evenly divide mixture between all 12 cups. 
7. Combine eggs, cream and salt and pepper in a jug and whisk together.
8. Pour egg mixture evenly between all 12 cups and top with grated cheese.
9. Cook in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes or until pastry browned and cheese melted.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Bacon & Mushroom Mini Quiche
2. Cracker with cheese and carrot "flower"
3. "Checker" apple
4. Corn on the cob
5. Celery sticks
6. Pear cuts for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Bacon & Mushroom Mini Quiche
2. Cracker with cheese and carrot "flower"
3. "Checker" apples
4. Corn on the cob
5. Celery sticks
6. Green seedless grapes for recess

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