DH made a lovely dinner last night - just for the two of us. Indeed, I'm typing this after some wine and thus am a little toasty. :) Luckily, DH is here to proofread. This bento is a replica of dinner.
Layer 1: Veggies and cheese, as usual, along with goldfish (the snack that smiles back). Dessert is plum, peach, and grapes along with a single piece of dark chocolate.
After recent issues with brown and white rice onigiri, I decided to try again here. I added more water to the rice and this seems to have helped the cohesion of these darling little rice balls. I also decided to experiment with a new way of making onigiri. In Japan, they have molds for these things. I didn't have them, so I tried silicone ice trays instead. They worked like a charm and have the added benefit of making a bunch of little onigiri all at once. I wrapped a tray with plastic wrap and have onigiri made for the week. There's an image of the ice tray on the right. It seems like a silly thing, but the premade onigiri should speed up bento making in the future.
Layer 1: Veggies and cheese, as usual, along with goldfish (the snack that smiles back). Dessert is plum, peach, and grapes along with a single piece of dark chocolate.
Layer 2: Grilled chicken seasoned with a rosemary dry rub (my favorite), rice refashioned into mini onigiri, and broccoli.
After recent issues with brown and white rice onigiri, I decided to try again here. I added more water to the rice and this seems to have helped the cohesion of these darling little rice balls. I also decided to experiment with a new way of making onigiri. In Japan, they have molds for these things. I didn't have them, so I tried silicone ice trays instead. They worked like a charm and have the added benefit of making a bunch of little onigiri all at once. I wrapped a tray with plastic wrap and have onigiri made for the week. There's an image of the ice tray on the right. It seems like a silly thing, but the premade onigiri should speed up bento making in the future. 
2 comments:
You put those Goldfish in there specially for me, didn't you?! :)
Very cute. The molds for your onigiri was a good idea. Do you fill them at all?
Frenchie,
Yes I put them in to amuse you! :) And DH loves them.
I filled a whole tray and allowed them to cool. I then popped out what I needed. The rest are wrapped in the fridge.
When do we get to see your work?!
Fontevrault
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