Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Persimmon Jack and Sausage Bento

Of all my bento boxes, this is the one I get the most email queries about. Unfortunately, it's not available online (as far as I know). I found mine in a dusty corner of a shelf in the housewares aisle of my local Asian grocery, where it probably sat for months. I love the way it looks; the trio of sections is somehow very aesthetically pleasing to me. It's also quite uncommon to find a bento box that includes three subdivisions. The only other one I have is the Lunchbots Trio, which I also love. Anyway, today I've packed chicken sausage with sweet pepper and mushroom stirfry, along with corn, steamed broccoli, carrots, and Okinawan sweet potato star shapes. The fruit section contains grapes, a strawberry, and ... a persimmon jack-o-lantern. Have you started seeing persimmons in your markets? It's not a favorite of mine, sadly. I'd like to enjoy it more, since it's so plentiful this time of year, and since the inlaws have a tree which bears a TON of fruit. Luckily the kids seem to like it though! ^_^

Oh, and I forgot to mention: Foodista.com has selected Happy Little Bento as this week's Bento Blog and Photo of the Week. Thanks a lot Foodista!

9 comments:

  1. Cute Jack!! I haven't got any persimmon this fall ..I love persimmon!!!
    I remember asking you where did you get that circle bento box I always wanted, no luck until now :(:( ...

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  2. Oh gosh I wish I could give you some; we've got piles and piles of persimmons - both types. I wish I could send you this box too. If I went into business re-selling this box I could keep busy for a long time :)

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  3. Cute and happy Jack here! Love that smiling face! ;)
    I'm SOOO inspired by all your Halloween theme bentos but too bad I'm not requested to make ANY bentos this month due to year-end exam mth and also busying with moving and all. Hopefully I'll have the chance to make at least one after settling down with everything (which I think won't be in time.. Boohoo!).. ;( Maybe an after one? Heehee.. ;p
    Congrats on your Foodista.com feature! Enjoy your wonderful week! ;D

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  4. Congratulations!!! I love persimmons. My grandfather had a tree so they always remind me of fall time at his house. I can't wait to start seeing them here!

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  5. What a yummy looking lunch. Love the pumpkin and all the colors.

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  6. Beautiful! The colors are stunning.

    Kim

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  7. Super cute jack Sheri! :) I love his toothy grin and the stir fry looks delish! :)

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  8. What a clean cut of Jack! Love it! :)

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  9. Thanks a lot Ꮮуռ (ᶬˠ ᶩᶤᵗᵗᶥᵋ ᵐᵋˢˢᵞ ᴻ ᶜʱᵋᵋᵏᵞ) ! You should definitely do some after the holiday. It'll still be fall so still relevant! Hope things settle down for you soon so you can relax a bit :)

    Thanks Heather! Hope you get them in tropical FLA soon!

    Thanks a lot B, MommyUnglued, Susan and KidsDreamWork !

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