Monday, July 19, 2010

Ravioli Buddy Bento


Ravioli Buddy Bento, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥.
Green striped ravioli? Had to make something out of that, but what? I used a halved quail egg and nori dots for eyes and a red capsicum for tongue, and was hoping it would look like a toothy crocodile. But TinySprite said "Frog!" so... you decide. I squeezed in some carrot flowers and would have added fluffy broccoli on top of his head, but I was out of that veggie. Fruit section has sugar plum quarters, a single strawberry cherry, lychee and black grapes. A quick and easy bento during what is turning out to be a non-cooking summer. ^^

18 comments:

  1. Very cute! Where the heck did you get green striped ravioli?

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  2. Oops, forgot to mention -- Costco! They have lots of interestingly shaped and colored ravioli there, for some reason. And often it's organic / vegetarian. I've seen heart-shaped pasta, candy cane striped, and tiger striped.
    Thanks Rosabella!

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  3. Haha! This is so darn cute! Sorry little Sprite but I gotta side with your maman! It looks more like a croc to me.. Will show K tomorrow morning and get her opinion too. I LOVE zis one! Actually, I'm on your blog to study your sliders bento.. : )

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  4. That made me smile! Now I'll have to hunt down ravioli or see if I can do something similar with peirogies (as I have some of those).

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  5. So dang cute! I love the stripes... like a soccer playing croc! :)

    I bought some striped cheese...maybe I can copy...um borrow your idea!

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  6. wow this is soooo cute! you are so creative, i really love your bento's. and your children are really cute, haha

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  7. I love this one too! I thought frog, showed it to F who said alligator, then showed it to B who yelled "Monster!" and giggled.

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  8. Thanks Chantale! Each vote helps :)
    I'll bet K calls it something totally different...

    Thanks Amy; peirogies are cool to work with too!

    Soccer...great idea! Looking forward to your striped bento. Thanks Debra :)

    Thanks a lot Micky Mizi Chen!!

    Thanks Shannon -- I think monster is a good all-purpose identifier; good job B!

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  9. I think is a crocodile, and definitely a cute one! :D

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  10. This is so great! The placement of everything, frog/croc, fruit, skewered cherry... fantastic!

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  11. Thanks for the vote KidsDreamWork!

    Thanks so much Sonoma Bento!

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  12. Hahaha ... your ravioli crocodile is super cute!! Can't wait to show it to my kids later. You are one amazing and talented bentoist :)

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  13. Hehe, this looks so cute, like a little Dragon ^-^

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  14. Hahaha, you always have fun ideas with ravioli! Super cute as usual!

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  15. hello, I've just begun to search your blog and I think it's truly fantastic. =)
    just a few questions...

    when you're making facials for the food, how do you get the seaweed to take the precise/small shape of eyes, lips, etc. ?

    and also, where did you get those delightful heart/flower/animal toothpicks?

    and how do you go about making flower cut-outs for carrots?

    thank you!

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  16. Thanks Lia! Not such a difficult one, but still I appreciate your kindness!

    Lil'chan, you're right, I think it does look like a dragon. Thanks!

    Thanks Pipaw!

    Hi Sarah,
    The tiny nori facial details are almost always cut using a paper / craft punch. You can find these in craft or stationary stores, or online. I can manage to cut the larger faces using a microtip scissors. As for the picks, I find them at Daiso, Ichiban Kan, or online at J-List or ebay. I cut these carrot flowers by hand using a small paring knife, but you can just as easily use a metal vegetable cutter from a specialty kitchen store like Sur La Table. Hope this helps.
    Thanks a lot for your visit!

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