there's gotta be a first

I did buy that Hello Kitty rice mold for a reason. Not *just* 'cause it was pink. So this is my first attempt at onigiri and... I learned that basmati mistakes turn into onigiri happiness.

Ethan picked out these unsweetened dried pineapple slices from Trader Joe's. I thought they looked a lot like sunflowers.
I made rice with furikake and then the pineapple slice petals on top.
The center is sunflower seeds. Yay for authenticity.
The warm steam from the rice softened the pineapple.

Russian style perogies
broccoli
soy meatballs

cinco de mayo bento

Quesadilla flowers made with chile flavored tortillas and colby jack cheese on a bed of mexican rice.
The centers of the flowers are grape tomatoes and the leaves are mint from the garden.

Thanks again, Sanrio Store, for bento cuteness.

top part:
Nirvana veggie burger sections
broccoli
tomato
watermelon
grapes
kiwi heart

bottom part:
rice with furikake

sweet!

Everyone's favorite dessert in our house lately.
angel food cake, strawberries and kiwi with chocolate syrup drizzled overtop

happy bento

Yesterday was May Day. I didn't make lunches because I went out to lunch, but I did stop by the Sanrio store and they had some really cute bento boxes that I couldn't resist. Today I made my lunch in my new Sugarbunnies bento. sweet!
stirfry of broccoli, pea pods, carrots, bean sprouts and edamame
vegetable gyoza
soy meatballs
grape tomatoes
dried cranberries

orange stars...

basmati and wild rice with vegetables
orange pepper stars and tomatoes
red grapes
ginger cats

peanut butter and sunflower seeds in a whole wheat small pita (not as tiny as a mini, but not a full size pita either. If there was a story about them, it would be the size that Goldilocks would choose.)
soybeans and Just Veggies
yaki mochi
orange pepper stars
grapes
small chocolate