KookyCulinary

Yes, it’s another bento post. Sorry to those who are visiting for non-bento entries. 2 weeks ago, I started working part-time. So between my new job and chauffering my little girl to all her activities, I have not been baking/cooking much. Bento seems to be the only thing that I have been consistently making!! Hopefully when I get used to my new routine, I’ll be back in the kitchen more.

Meanwhile here’s another bento for my preschooler

Croissant with raspberry jelly, turkey and cheese on a stick, bunny apples, black grapes and cheese flowers 

Today’s preschooler bento consists of Spam (luncheon meat) Maki, “Blueberries Sunflower” and cheesestick.

I was very happy with the bento today because Lil’ C finally decided that she likes sushi including seaweed!! Yay!!! I have been trying to get her to eat nori for a long time but so far, she has never taken a liking for it till now. Anyway, according to a research study that I read long ago, sometimes you have to introduce a food up to 10 times before your child will eat them. So I kept trying & trying and now finally she’s eating it. One down, many more to go…. Next, hard-boiled eggs!! So that I can use my egg molds!! Hehe….

What do you think of my new flower silicone baking cups? I just love them. Got them at the local baking art & craft shop. I added some blueberries into the cup to make it look like sunflower. Isn’t it cute?

Lunch for my preschooler today includes little bunny macaroni & cheese, Applesauce, Whole wheat chicken nuggets & Nutella frosted cupcake

I have a lot of kitchen gadgets that I don’t use. Mostly it’s those gadgets that I discover accidentally and thought that they are cute and might just come in handy someday, hopefully! : ) Well, this morning I found one gadget that I bought a long time ago but have never used it. It’s my crinkle-cut knife!!  I have no idea when & where I bought it. But it came in handy this morning. I used it to cut my carrot sticks to look like those crinkle-cut french fries. I think I should start going through my kitchen drawers. I might find something else useful!! hehe….

Anyway, today’s bento consists of Ham & Cheese Roll-up Sandwich, ”Carrot French-Fries”, Blueberries & Chocolate Chip Cookie. 

Since it’s Lil’ C’s first day of preschool and she loves animals, I decided to make an animal bento filled with all her favorite food. Today’s bento consists of Chicken & Mozarella Ravioli in marinara sauce, broccoli, mandarin orange, colored gold fish and cheese animals.

Today’s bento consists of whole-grain Dino chicken nuggets (from Costco) with ketchup, fresh grilled corn, carrot sticks and nutella roti canai (asian crispy pancake)

I love fried rice and it always comes in handy when I run out of ideas. It’s also a good way to hide vegetables. Just cut them into really small pieces and add it to the fried rice. My little one loves broccoli and carrots so I didn’t have to hide them. Please excuse the ketchup mess! : ) My attempt at decorating with ketchup didn’t quite turn out the way I expected. hehe….. Other stuff in the bento are apple sauce topped with granola bits and cheese sticks

I realized that I do a lot of animal themes in my bentos!! Lil’ C just loves animals. So whatever makes her happy works for me. Here’s another one.

Bento consists of Turkey Sandwich, Cheese, Grapes, Potato Chips & Strawberry Smoothie

This is one of Lil’ C’s favorite food. It is one of those food that I keep as a backup whenever she’s hungry since it is fast and easy to make.

Sprinkle some cheese on the bread. Here I use a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella.

Then add some ham or turkey.

Add more cheese.

Cover with the other piece of bread. Then spread some butter on the outside of the bread.

Then place it butter-side down on the pan to pan-fry till crispy. Meanwhile, add some butter to the top of the bread. Then flip over carefully to pan-fry that side.

Then add some celery sticks with peanut butter (or any other vegetables) and strawberries with dip for a yummy meal.

My girl likes pasta. So I try to mix and match the different pasta and sauces whenever I can. In this bento, I added sausage to penne pasta and marinara sauce. Other than pasta, there’s celery sticks in peanut butter “mud”, corn & black grapes