Using the Sistema box to house the ever-popular calzone bento today. I asked the kiddos whether they preferred pizza or calzones and they chose calzones. Go figure. While they aren't much to look at (at least mine aren't), they are pretty colorful and exciting inside. I used red pepper, eggplant, grated zucchini, grated kabocha, arugula and cheese. TinySprite watched me make them, and handled the dough a bit. Since they're kind of hard to close (what with all the fillings), I did most of the manipulation. She watched me adding the grated veggies and was fooled when I put in the grated kabocha, since it looks exactly like CHEDDAR. Hehehahaha! This is really the best box to hold a calzone, because it stays separate from the rest of the stuff and doesn't really need to be immobile. Well, except for the Okinawan sweet potato bunnies, which will likely fall off. The rest of the colorful sides include: orange wedges, cherries, strawberry, grape tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers. So fresh, it could almost be a spring bento!
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Mmm! A homemade calzone sounds yummy right now! The grated kabocha= sneaky sneaky mama! :D I salute your cleverness~
ReplyDeleteAll the fruits and veggie look so nice and refreshing. Cucumbers <3
Is there a recipe for the calzone? Just curious whether you cook the filling first and how, etc. I've never made a calzone before, but these look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI had this same box when I was in school. Way before I knew anything about bentos. The color is the same and everything. I wish I knew what happened to it.
ReplyDeleteThat calzone sounds amazing! I love tons of veggies added to my food, so that sounds like it would be right up my alley.
bento looks cute
ReplyDeleteAarthi
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Thanks Rini! It was accidental sneakiness. Really!
ReplyDeleteSue, calzones are fantastic. You can use pizza dough, and pizza toppings, but you simply close them up like pizza pockets. I love it because then nothing falls off/out, and they're so easy for little kids to manipulate. You can saute the veggies first if you like, which might be better for things like onion and sweet pepper and mushrooms, or you can do as I did and just add raw grated veggies. Since they're thin, they'll cook quickly. If you precook, you might want to drain off the liquid so your calzone doesn't get too soggy. And if you leave a tiny opening, you'll get cheese oozing out, which is also kind of delicious too :)
MewlKitten, that's so cool that you remember the box! When I first saw this box I thought it was weird and would be hard to pack it. But it's the one I reach for with certain foods like calzone, char siu bao, even fat sandwiches like Vietnamese banh mi. Love it. I'm like you; I love max veggies. You can really pile them into a calzone; I hope you can try it!
Thanks Aarthi!
ReplyDeleteCalzone usually looks so boring but yours look so special! I don't need to mention about the colors. This bento has rainbow in it :) I'm curious what did TS say when she realized the cheddar is actually kabocha?
ReplyDeleteShe said: Oh, good thing it's very small!
ReplyDeleteHehe.
Thanks Lia!
An attractive and colorful little bento!!:D Loved the look of it and I am sure your kiddos do too!:)
ReplyDeleteWhat kiddo doesnt like to eat a rainbow.. Very nice colors. Have you tried dying the dough? Your comment on it's not much to look at made me think. I guess you could add some decorated colored dough on it before you bake it? Looks yummy all the same :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Awesome!! A great mixture of veggies in the calzone. Healthy and yummy at the same time :)
ReplyDeleteIt does look like a spring bento... if only we had spring weather! :)
ReplyDeleteHurray for the kabocha-cheddar! I should try the calzone style with my girls... so far pizza is number one, but I can see the advantages of the pocket way...
ReplyDeleteOh. And LV´s eyes just popped out when spotting those cherries! Hahaha "look mom! They HAVE cherries there!!"
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Yummy! This lunch is so pretty and colorful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christy!
ReplyDeleteBig Momma, I have thought of colored dough and I think it would work great! I've also sculpted characters from the dough and that works too, but when you don't feel like taking the extra time, little add-ons will have to do :) thanks!
Thanks Natakiya!
Thanks Heather :D
Karaimame, pizza is more visually exciting, but I guess they like the element of surprise or something :) Yes, so happy to see cherries! Thanks :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenn!