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I have a Christmas present bento today, do you know the theme? Read about it on my blog and take a first look at my upcoming bento book, Yum-Yum Bento: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches!

So, this was the last bento this year since I have holidays now, my mom cooking and won't be in need of bentos until the middle of January. =)

Today's nothing fancy, because I just needed a quick snack for lunch. So everything is rather finger food like.



For description and some thoughts see my journal

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ps: What is it with lj screwing the display format of every post? It's not funny to edit every entry after submitting so it doesn't look strange... (and I saw some of you having the same problem...)

A sweater I knitted for Daughter.




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Done by request, with the specification "red and black, and silver if you think that would go."

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Here are two bentos that I made for this week. Enjoy.

Salmon cakes, veggies and rice

 

Steak, mango, ginger and noodles

Here's today's lunch, the last bento before I have some time off for Christmas! Leftovers from yesterday's lunch out... chicken enchiladas with mushroom cream sauce, rice with poblano peppers, guac pouring sauce, my homemade granola bars and a gingerman pick. Not the best pic using the office camera, but a spicy wake-me-up for mid day.

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Here's another painting I'm giving as a gift. I did it for my cousin who's really into Audrey. I used oil based enamel sign paint. It's really think, smelly and takes forever to dry, but it's perfect for this kind of high contrast pop art. It's super glossy, opaque and is weather proof (more so than the canvas I'd imagine).

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When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

Here is the blog post as promised! :) Using my Ms. Bento from my brithday (in August!) for the first time. I know, how ashamed I am that I took so long to try it out!

(click for larger photo) Pork tofu, rice, chicken karaage, cucumber pickles, orange bell pepper. This Ms. Bento is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I own a Tiger thermal: post here, but I was pretty peeved when I found out that it wasn't leak proof. The Ms. Bento soup container IS leakproof and it held my soupy pork tofu perfectly. I heated it up in the morning with some boiling water for about 5 minutes and it kept my food hot until lunchtime. Definitely a great present. :) Till next time!

As the post for this entry is too large, it'll be seperated into 2 posts. ;) PART A PART B FINDING THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT WITHOUT EMPTYING YOUR POCKET?

The Jeeves & Wooster Edition of my fan-themed snowflakes.




Folded paper + scissors.

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So, here we have today's bento.



The top box is curry noodles with chicken and broccoli. (Leftover dinner from yesterday). The bottom is asparagus, cut veggies and little sandwiches with brie and pumpernickel. Also a tomato flower and some pear/ physalis for dessert.

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This bento box almost didn't happen. Details on hapa bento.

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I didn't post # 677 yesterday because.. frankly it's so utterly pathetic and ugly that the only reason I'm posting it at all is because I don't want a gap in my postings here... So to counterbalance that, I had to think of something at least CUTE for the newest one, # 678 - and I think I succeeded. Christmas elves play a lot bigger role in Danish yule lore than most other countries. In Denmark it's the elves (or nisser, they're somewhere between gnomes and elves, not REALLY being either one) that brings the christmas presents, sometimes helped by Santa, but they've sorta mixed here. So they're a common sight on christmas cards and of course in any sort of christmas decoration. And now on bentos, too :)

Bento # 678 Ovenbaked pasta and veggies in cheese/cream sauce. Decorated with christmas elves made of baloney, salami, red and yellow sweet pepper and carrot. Trees of cucumber. Chicken katsu with tonkatsu sauce. Kiwi.

( If you insist, here's the pathetic # 677... )

my good friend is a drummer in a death metal band. his stage name is MYSTERIO. of course he needs embroidery.



i think it is SO FUNNY.