Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tiger Cub Egg Snack Bento


Tiger Egg Snack Bento, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥.
I did this tiger snack bento for my toddler girl because I really love the little quail egg animals and wanted to see if I could dye this one yellow using golden beets. I tossed a beet in with the water while I was boiling the eggs, and then after the eggs were cooked I peeled them and soaked them in a small container of beet juice overnight. I guess if I boiled them they may have come out darker, but it did turn a light yellow! I decorated his face with nori details and made yellow carrot ears. Also in his box are nice ripe strawberries, broccoli, baby carrots and red grapes (underneath).

Mew!

Oh, and Happy Chinese New Year!
Posted by Happy Little Bento at 5:44 PM
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13 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:01 PM

    What a nice little tiger box! I love the quail egg tiger and the delicious looking strawberries!

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  2. MarisaFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    Now that's my kind of snack.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    So cute!!! He looks so happy and I love that he has a little tail too!

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  4. javapotFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    cute and very good idea with the pick, looks like the tail!!!

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  5. meganFebruary 11, 2010 at 6:50 PM

    SUCH a clever use of the balloon-string pick - genius! and i love the pastel color you achieved with the natural beet dye. tiny sprite will be so happy and surprised with this tiger treat!

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  6. Happy Little BentoFebruary 11, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    Thanks Jenn, Marisa, Susan, javapot and megan!
    I didn't make up the tail idea; it's from luckysundae!! She can find a second use for all those picks, I think :)

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  7. hapa bentoFebruary 11, 2010 at 8:54 PM

    tee heee... I want to pet it. LOL! What a sweet little snack.

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  8. Happy Little BentoFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    Purrr, thanks Debra :)

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  9. Lia ChenFebruary 12, 2010 at 1:51 AM

    So mini so adorable! Good to know that we can use golden beets to dye the quail egg. Thanks for the tips :) Have a nice weekend Sheri!

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  10. tata | bonitafoodFebruary 12, 2010 at 5:25 AM

    Hahaha, laughing is the first thing that my friend and I could do after seeing this cute bento. My friend says that this cute tiger has a tiger papa n a mouse mama *LOL* for he looks like a mouse with a tiger face hahaha *kidding Sheri, he's totally cute :D*

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  11. JacquelineFebruary 13, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    Happy Chinese new year, too! ^.^ Cute little tiger. Nice idea to use a quail egg.

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  12. RachelFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:26 PM

    i had no idea you could dye eggs with beet juice. that's pretty nifty!

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  13. Happy Little BentoFebruary 14, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Hi Lia, Thanks a lot!
    Hi tatabonita, you're right, it does look more like a striped mouse, I think your friend is right :)
    Thank you Lil'chan!
    Thanks Rachel, yeah, it's a good tip to know, thanks!

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