Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Hello Kitty Chinese New Year Dragon Bento
Since this was a no-cook bento I took advantage of the extra time to use a Chinese New Year theme. Since 2012 is a Year of the Dragon, today's ravioli are shaped into this mythical creature -- or rather, Hello Kitty dressed in a dragon costume. She's wearing a spinach-ricotta ravioli mask, her face made of cheese, nori and yellow pepper. Her whiskers are ume somen. I used picks liberally to achieve my charaben objective, showing that you can use ready-made items (and a bit of imagination) to reach your desired decorative goal. This bento was for MisterMan, and I realized that it was probably more appropriate for TinySprite, but he didn't mind. The girls teased, "You're eating Hello Kitty!" The rest of the bento includes: baby tangerine, cucumbers, carrot, peapod, strawberry and blueberries. Chinese New Year falls on January 23rd this year. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
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I love it! Very creative as always Sheri!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Susan :D
ReplyDeleteEeep! Hello Kitty dragon is so so cute!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!!
ReplyDeleteso creative of you, Sheri...
ReplyDeleteit's a sweet hello kitty dragon :)
Thank you Jenn, Diana and Yenny! Happy Chinese New Year to you! ^_^
ReplyDeletevery cute bento
ReplyDeleteAarthi
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Your bentos are all so beautiful! I have been wanting to package my lunches bento-style since I first stumbled upon your blog a year or so ago--I have yet to fully commit, but your creations remain inspiring :) Happy Chinese New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the sweet comment Jo! I get lots of inspiration from other bentopackers too. I hope you can enjoy your own bento creations soon!
ReplyDeleteVery creative and love your bento color!
ReplyDeleteOMG, the cutest!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute and proof that all you need is imagination. Good that MisterMan wasn't upset by the teasing girls (but then again, who says that boys can't like kitties :o))
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the most precious and creative theme bentos ever! The dragon costume is so precious, I love the use of the picks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever, clever idea to use ravioli as a dragon...!!! I need to think of a theme for my Chinese New Year bento too :)!!
ReplyDelete"you are eating Hello Kitty!!" >_< girls are so funny sometimes (and "evil" like my husband would say ehehhhh)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creative bento! The use of picks is just above imagination, when are you publishing your bento book? I am the first one to ask a signed copy (<no shame me)
Happy Chinese New Year!
Thanks mama elaine, Chantale, Ceinwyn, Natakiya, CG and karaimame!!
ReplyDeleteCeinwyn, I think he *liked* the attention :D
karaimame, this supposed bento book will then at least have a single recipient. Woo! ^^
two !! i would love one as well when you come out with a book! hahaha ^___^ i absolutely LOVE this bento... it's soooo cute !!! ^______^ HK ROCKS !
ReplyDeleteWhaaat... this is way too cute. My daughter will love this one. HOw do you come up with so many ideas?! You should host a bento camp for moms who want to make bento like this. I'll be the first one who will register!
ReplyDeleteStephanie --- thank you!
ReplyDelete(2 books taken; woo!)
HK loves dressing up for CNY!
Nami, HK in bento is an instant no-fail hit. That's bento lesson #1. Bento camp sounds fun! I want to go too, heh ^_^!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Where do you find the spinach/cheese raviolis? You just send them cold and they're good that way? Do you need to boil them ahead of time? I need better ideas for school lunches, and the Bento way of doing things seems the best way to go... I struggle with getting vegetables in the lunch though - so easy to get fruit, but not so much veggies...
ReplyDeleteI got mine at Costco but you can find them in most refrigerated grocery sections. You need to boil them before eating and packing them, but it doesn't take long. Bento is a great way to pack a healthy lunch. I hope you can find some ideas here ^_^
DeleteI'm not sure my comment went through...
ReplyDeleteI was saying that I love your blog. I'm new to Bento, and coming to it out of bore with lunch making for my family.
Where do you get your accessories? Specifically, the little items like leaves and hats you poke into food to characterize it.
I get most of my stuff from Ichiban Kan and Daiso. But if you don't have these stores nearby, you might try jlist.com or even amazon. Good luck! Have fun :D
DeleteAnd.... thank you!!
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