Sushi Preschool Bento

Sushi Preschool Bento, a photo by sherimiya ♥ on Flickr.

Back to the Monday grind! And since we just got back from out of town (again), there isn't anything in the fridge. What to do? Quick cook some rice, look around in the freezer, and here's what I came up with. Today's bento is brown rice sushi with (freezer stash) artificial crab stick, spinach tamagoyaki, some (freezer stash) edamame, a couple of carrots and a lone sliced strawberry. A few nori faces to smile back at my preschooler, and we're done here. Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Chasoba and Fruit Bento

Chasoba and Fruit Bento, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥.

More hot weather means we need another cold (and non-cook) lunch for relief. I love eating out of an icy stainless tiffin, so that's what I used to pack today's bento. He gets chasoba on a bed of crispy lettuce, accompanied by shiitake, krab sticks, ocean salad and green onion. I packed the soba tsuyu in a separate squeeze bottle which I lay in the top tier. The top tier also contained a clementine and a variety of fresh summer berries. I used an ice pack so it all stays super cold for him in this heat. No cute details in this bento, but the variety of fresh colors and flavors should serve to bring out his appetite :)