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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Cute Shroom and Bug Bento
Today's double bento have sausage patties, zucchini and assorted other veggies: cucumber, tomato, purple cauliflower. I also included more kabocha cooked a different way: I sliced 1-inch wedges and steamed briefly until just fork-tender, then pan-fried in the sausage drippings to get a crispy edge. You don't need to add anything else; it's totally yummy as is! They both get more sliced fall plum and a few pink apple pieces as well. MisterMan's cute touch is a mushroom made from satsumaimo and Okinawan purple potato, with nori and pink carrot details.
TinySprite's cute touch is a bug face made from satsumaimo, nori and pink carrot, and pink heart picks. Awww, so cuuuute. Haha! ^_^
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Always love your colorful Bento >.< I wish I'm one of your child so that I can eat such a beautiful bento everyday,hahahaha.I like the cute shroom and bug!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Sysyl; haha!
ReplyDeleteAw man, these are so cool. Those pan fried kabochas.. I'd love to eat em now! I love the round 3 compartment bento. That is so neat. Love the little 'shroom too! I feel kinda trippy right now actually. lol!
ReplyDeleteOh, are those the trippy kind? oops.
ReplyDeleteHehe, you have to try the pan-fried kabocha. Really tasty and sweet. Thanks Chantale!
Yumm, those sausage patties look delish! The shroom and the bug are wicked cute too :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! Love the happy mushroom, and the bug looks to me like a caterpillar with the few pieces of the satsumaimo side by side! :)
ReplyDeleteI have to try pan fried kabocha, I just made some simmered, though at first I was wondering if the end result would be worth the effort behind the rind LOL (it was!).
ReplyDeleteI love the huge variety of produce that you have. We live in Los Angeles County but surprisingly it's hard to find real variety. What new and unusual we get comes from the CSA produce we get every week.
This was rather long-winded. Sorry bout that. As usual you have made a couple of awesome and yummy looking bentos!
aww..cute mushroom and bug.. Lucky Mister Man and Tiny Sprite..:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mommyof2girlz and KidsDreamWork! Yes, I thought of caterpillar too, with the extra sausages.
ReplyDeleteKim,
You can do almost anything to kabocha and it tastes good. The nice thing about this squash is that the rind seems tough at first but it's really very thin so it cooks quickly. And since it has such a nice flavor on its own you don't have to add much to it. I saw a recipe for risotto and it looked really good.
I'm surprised there isn't more variety in L.A. Maybe at Mitsuwa or Nijiya?
I appreciate your thoughtful comments; thanks a lot! :D
Thanks a lot Bobo!
ReplyDeleteAlways cute.
ReplyDeleteAlways fresh.
Always inspiring!
Always sweet. Thanks Debra!
ReplyDeleteSheri, you never run out the idea! Love the small cute details for both bento. Colorful, fresh, healthy, yummy and cute! You got it all :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lia, so sweet :D
ReplyDeleteAww I love that little cute mushroom!! great bento as always and very inspiring!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lina! Appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteWonderful ideas with picks and straw cutouts to make cute details. I've been under the weather and trying to entertain family, and missed bentobuddies. When can you come for a visit Sheri? Once I am no longer contaigous, I'd love to share our Sonoma Markets with you!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you've been under the weather, Michelle. We've missed you around here too but it's great you got to be with family. I totally want to get up there and you know I'll need the local's tour for sure! I will be calling on you; don't worry :D
ReplyDeleteThanks!
I looooove shrooms! shrooms shrooms. I am totally high now ^_^!
ReplyDeleteahhaah, great bentos Sheri!! The bug is so cute.. the selection of food. omg.
Kabocha FTW =)
Love the purple mushroom so much, so adorable! It make me smile when I look at it everytime.
ReplyDeleteDelicious bentos, as always!
The little smiley mushroom is soooo cute! :D
ReplyDeleteBento love! Sitting here with a big smile from looking at these beautiful, bountiful bentos--the cute happy bug detail has my heart! Cute perfection!!
ReplyDeleteYour cute little mushroom has so much personality! I love him! :) You are still kicking some 2-bento-a-day butt!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable.. I especially love the little mushroom! I'll have to try that way of cooking kabocha.. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletekaraimame; I think we're all high on mushrooms now. Hehe! Thanks :D
ReplyDeleteThank you Emily, tatabonita, Bentobird, OhayoBento and Megg!
Appreciate all your kind comments :o)
The bug and shroom are too cute! Yummy bentos and those sausages look delish!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Susan!
ReplyDeletelove the cute hole-punched mushroom as a central decoration on top of the point where the compartments come together, and the signature sheri antennae-picks. both of these are such classic elements of your bento style, i always just love seeing what adorable variation you will come up with next!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks a lot for your supportive and encouraging comments megan. Appreciate it and you!
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