Thursday, June 24, 2010

Slippahz Bento


Slippahz Bento, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥.
This is MisterMan's first bento for his summer session. Just in case I am out of practice, I decided to use my reliable MRB, which has served me well all school year long. I've had this 3-sectioned round bento box a long time, and it is one of my favorites. Not only does it keep everything separate, but it comes with a tight-sealing clear latched lid under which I have about a half inch of clearance to place decorative touches on top of the inner boxes.

I am easing back into bentomaking, using store-bought rotisserie chicken for this bento. I sliced a few pieces and lay them in a green lettuce leaf in one section. I did cook rice, using a mixture of white, bulgur and red lentils. The red lentils are smaller than regular lentils and cook faster, so they kind of fell apart in my rice cooker. I mixed them all in anyway, and didn't hear any complaints. They actually gave the rice a kind of sandy hue. If I had taken the time, I could have made a cute beach scene with a towel and beach toys. But since my boy's not a big rice fan, it might have gone to waste. I did make a little riceball rolled in furikake, and placed it in the next section, along with a piece of steamed broccoli. The final section got a big juicy strawberry, sliced peach and black grapes. And for a summery touch, I cut some orange and yellow carrots to look like slippers (or slippahz, more accurately), which is what we all lived in last week. Okay! I think the bento thing is coming back to me now. ^_^

22 comments:

  1. Like that carrot slippers so much! So much summer feels :)

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  2. Those slippahz are so cute! This is easily a bento I want to take with me to work tomorrow. Easy, small and yummy! I just wish someone could do it for me. haha!

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  3. Yummy bento! I love the cute little slippahz :D

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  4. Thanks Chantale! I'll make it for YOU!
    Thanks Jenn! :D

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  5. No practice needed! You are right on!

    Love the slippahz!

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  6. LOL, I luv the slippers! :) Great bento and beautiful arrangement as always! :)

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  7. Oh those slippers really made the bento :)

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  8. Love love love the "slippers". That is what my island boy husband calls them too. I always thought they were flip flops and the pink fluffy things I wear around the house were slippers! ;o)

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  9. great idea with the slippers! :D I love how you place all the cute foodpicks between the food <3

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  10. Aother fan of the fun and summery slippahz here! Super cute idea! Rotisserie chicken and mixed grain/red lentil ball looks so delish, too. Thanks for the "aha" of delight this morning!

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  11. You need practice? I think not! I too love the slippahz. One nice thing living in Florida...we do wear slippers year round here...and after living in Hawaii...they'll always be slippers to me! or slippahz!

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  12. Yay for Magic Round Bentos to get you back into the swing of things. This is a lovely lunch. :-)

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  13. Sheri, you haven't lost your touch. I don't think you need practise ... Great colorful bento! And the slippers aww so cute, fit perfectly for summer theme (^.^)

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  14. yay, you're back, and you didn't miss a beat! the slippers are adorable, you always do the cutest things with different colors of carrots. so happy to see you and your bentos! and how did the lentil rice go over? sounds perfect with the chicken...

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  15. Thanks Sonoma Bento, you're exactly right! Always start fresh with the MRB to help out!

    Aw,thanks Lia! Great to see you making bento again too!

    Thanks megan! Lentil rice never made it back home so... :o)

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  16. Thanks Lyndsey! (oops, missed your comment at first)
    You are indeed lucky! So tropical where you are, you can pretend you're in the islands...

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  17. Thanks Loree, Shannon, Token and Bentobird!!

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  18. so fun! love those slippers! and I'm intrigued by that rice mixture..I have never thought to add lentils into the rice cooker! thank you Sheri

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  19. Thanks Rachel! You would be sweet enough to appreciate that and not think it's weird :D

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  20. Flip flop bento box...

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