Thursday, October 28, 2010

Mummy Turkey Dog and Candy Corn Egg Bento


Mummified Turkey Dog Bento, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥.
It's the last Halloween bento of the season. Yay! I'll put TinySprite's first since i think it's cute. I've seen people make mummified hot dogs using refrigerated puff pastry but I don't have any of that, and really should just get some since you can make all kinds of cool shapes with it. So I went with my standard whole wheat tortilla, which is just as well since TS can put it away just as is. I cut the round tortilla in a spiral, which made it easier to wrap around the cylindrical turkey dog. I melted some cheese, but used two heart picks to fasten it just behind his "head" and "feet". Two sesame seeds are his eyes. The rest of the bento includes broccoli, purple cauliflower, carrots, grapes and cubed dragonfruit. Are you familiar with this fruit? I don't usually buy it; it's very expensive here. But it does look cool.
The other cute thing I want to tell you about is the quail egg candy corn. Isn't it cute? I love quail eggs, as you may notice if you scroll through my past bento. They are so versatile and fun to use. You can even shape themy by hand. To make the pyramid (triangle) shape, just pinch the top between your thumb and forefinger while pressing the bottom flat with your other thumb. You'd do this while the egg is still warm, and it only takes a few minutes. Then, to dye it, just sit the egg down in a bowl of golden beet juice with the liquid level reaching up 2/3. After it's nice and yellow, take it out and place it in a bowl of regular beet juice, up to 1/3. The red will combine with the yellow to create orange. Voila, you have a candy corn. OKAY, I know the purists among you will say "Candy corn colors are white, then orange, then yellow on the bottom", and you are right, but it's more difficult to get the stripes in that order so you'll have to accept this substitution from me.
MisterMan got smoked salmon / cream cheese / baby arugula rollups, the same veggies, fruit and candy corn, but his dragonfruit is a dalmation, playing with a ball. Awwwww.
So that's it for this year, people! Thanks for indulging me!

Oh, and by the way -- if you haven't voted for your favorite Food Ninjas in the contest at La Fuji Mama's site, you should take a look at the very cool entries. My Ninja in the Fruit Bento is one of the contestants in the Photo category. Hapabento and Sonoma Bento are also entered. Happy Halloween!

27 comments:

  1. The mummy turkey dog is really really cute!!!
    Happy Halloween to you and family and have a great weekend!

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  2. Man, you are a wealth of creativity! The candy corn quail egg, I love! I've never paid attention to the way the stripes are.. I just pop em in my mouth and chew. lol! That is also the cutest mummy. Evah!

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  3. LOVE THEM!!! I am planning on getting some dragon fruit. I like to mix up the purple and white for pretty designs! I am going to try the mummy tomorrow!!

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  4. Sheri, this is amazing! I love it!

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  5. I agree with the previous comments...plus I love the dragon fruit!

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  6. Very creative! Quail egg candy corn is totally make me in big WOW. Turned out like a real candy and cuter. Mummy turkey dog just perfect! And MM's bento is adorable too. Finally happy to see your 2 final Halloween bento. Can you get pink dragonfruit too? The pink one is sweeter than the white one. BTW, love the cool spider and its web background (^.^)

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  7. Thanks KidsDreamWork!
    Thanks Chantale! I didn't pay attention either; I had to google it to find out, heh :)
    Thanks Amanda! That bright purple color is VERY cool; I love it! Have fun with the mummy :)
    Thanks a lot Shannon!
    Thanks Debra; dragonfruit is awesome!

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  8. Hi Lia! Thanks!
    Aw, you're so sweet. I wish my photo was better so you could see the color contrast. Need to brush up on my camera skills.
    No, I haven't found the pink one here. Does it look the same on the outside?
    The spider is a placemat, I can finally use it only once a year, hehe!

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  9. Yes, Sheri. The pink dragon fruit looks exactly the same from the outside with the white one. They are identical twins :D

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  10. Oh my! The dragon-fruit really is PERFECT for the dalmatian. Amazing how nature creates such clever "materials" and designs. I don't think I've had dragonfruit - what would you say it tastes like?

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  11. oh I LOVE the candy corn quail egg I must try it

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  12. They are so lovely! The tortilla mummy came out much better than those made with puff pastry , adorable and cute.
    And the quail eggs candy corns! I don´t mind the colors, they are perfect.
    The dragon fruit dog made me uuhs, aaws, wows. I should try the fruit.. don´t know how it tastes.. they can be very expensive here.
    Great last Halloween bentos! Now we wait for the next year!!
    Hope you and your family will have a great Halloween day ^_^

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  13. Oh My!!! ... perfect Mummy turkey dog, I love every details and colors. Next year I'd definitely copy this ... LOL

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  14. The mummy and quail eggs are so cute! Kudos!

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  15. Dang, you have so many amazing ideas! Love the candy corn quail eggs. I should have tried those for breakfast this morning instead of handfuls of Halloween candy. :) Good luck in the Food Ninja contest! I voted for you and Debra!

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  16. Thanks Lia; I guess I'll have to look for a sign to figure out which one is the pink one. :D
    Stretching My Imagination: yes, the black-spotted fruit is very striking. Sadly, it doesn't have much taste to me. Texture is like kiwi but not as sweet.
    Thanks Natesgirl, you definitely should try it !
    Thanks karaimame! Yes, there are 2 more days but I won't be troubling myself to make any more Halloween bento; I'll just enjoy yours :)
    Thanks Lina! I always forget for next year, so I'll have to review my own pictures too, heh.
    Thanks Lady Lauren!
    Thanks Sonoma Bento! Good luck to you too; it would be great to have a bento represent!

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  17. Adorable! So cool to see dragon fruit in your bento, tried it recently and found it very different and distinctive. Happy Halloween, what a treat your holiday bento have been!

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  18. Awesome, I love the mummy made with tortilla! And the candy corn is too cute! We love dragonfruit and it's quite expensive here too! But worth it for the fun look and taste :D

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  19. Thanks bentobird! Did you try this white one? I found it pretty uneventful. Ah well, still it has a lovely look about it! Happy Halloween to you too :D

    Hi Jenn! You're right, it's totally worth the splurge now and then :)

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  20. That is cute!! I love dragonfruit... I had it almost every day for a while! But now the season is ending so it is getting expensive too :( I think it is cheaper here in Taiwan :D So we can have it often! I like the purple dragonfruit, but the juice stains!!

    The tortilla wrap is a good idea for the mummy, and probably more healthy than puff pastry ;)

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  21. Thanks Sparklewolfie!
    Wow, every day? I think I need to find the purple one; didn't realize it's that much sweeter.
    Yes, whole wheat tortilla is healthier, and quicker too :)

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  22. Making the candy corn out of a quail egg is genius! I have never had Dragon Fruit but am now very intrigued to try it..it does look very cool :)

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  23. I love dragonfruit but it's really expensive! :'(

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  24. Mommyof2girlz: it's surprisingly easy to make that candy corn egg. You could probably make it out of a hen's egg too. That would be pretty cool. Maybe for Easter :) Good luck finding the dragonfruit. I'm now looking for the pink-fleshed one.

    Trikoala, yes. Too bad it's expensive here too.

    HAha! Thanks veganf :D

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  25. i didn't have time to comment when this post went up, but those quail egg candy corn literally made me SQUEAL out loud with delight! love love love!

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