Tuesday, August 21, 2007

This is the second Bento day (I couldn't find my camera the first day!)

I used onigiri molds in the shape of Hello Kitty to cut peanut butter sandwiches into little shapes.

Then I used some cake decorating gel (sold in a tube at thelocal grocery store in the baking aisle) to draw on the Hello Kitty faces.

I know Hello Kitty looks like she sustained a head wound. I'm working on the artistic factor.

Surprisingly, there is little waste with the onigiri molds as cookie cutters. Of course, you can also use cookie cutters, or just cut cute shapes into the bread.

The Ghirardelli chocolates are single serve packets and are perfect for bento. They are small and relatively low-carb and low glycemic load. For only 9 net carbs per candy, a little goes a long way, especially after a great meal!

The right side (I'm still working on the format-- sorry!) :o) I've used a small cupcake liner to keep the Ritz cracker snacks from mixing with the carrots and the grapes. In bento, it is important to keep things from mixing together, especially since you want not only a cute presentation, but you don't want your food getting soggy and smooshy. My thighs are smooshy and in this heat my armpits are soggy. You don't want to do that to your food!

By the way, the grapes aren't dusty-- that's condensation. A lesson in science and my being a very bad photographer! :^O