Rockin weekend!!!

Well we had a busy weekend
but we always have time for Bento lunch!!! We had a weekend of fast cars and wild animals at the Dallas Zoo! Thanks to DFW Drive Your Dream my hubby got to drive aLamborghini Gallardo and we all got to sit in a few Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, and some other luxury cars!! Niiiice! We also went to the Dallas Zoo and had some fun with all the wild animals of the Safari!! With all that fun and excitement with the sports cars, Alexa wanted a bento that had a boy flair. So we have a rockstar guy with a guitar and amp!!! We had some help and input from out adopted child...Krazy Kandace! So a slice of pizza that was left over from Sunday dinner when we made our own pizzas, noodle hair, carrot stars, and a cheese tie. Then we have some blueberries topped with a fruit roll up guitar paired with a rice krispy amp with fruit roll up detail! Rock on!!!!


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A face only a mom could love....

Well my friends it is Friday. I must say my real job was pretty hectic this week and yesterday was a whopper. So last night at Target (pronounced Tar-jay at our house...ha) I was pleasantly pleased when Miss A wanted a mini bagel sandwich. I immediately saw big 'ol eye balls! So this took all of 10 minutes to put together, so that is a record!!! So here it is....a face only a mom could love. It has bagel ham cheese eyes, blueberry pupils, a tomato nose, natural puffed cheetos for eyebrows. The eyelashes are those grass divider things you usually see in sushi to go packages. Mmm sushi...I would kill for some sushi. Only sad thing about being pregnant. Anyway, bought those grass divider things at Shop Minoya in Plano. Nice big strawberry red lips, a pickle mouth, and yes I stuck corn for teeth....I was going to do two rows but I would have to really cut the pickle in half and that would suck. Who doesn't love a good pickle!!! haha! Happy Friday!!!

Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh My!!!

Last night I saw a preview for Wizard of Oz and was inspired to do Lions, Tigers, an Bears!! We did mini hamburger sliders last night for dinner so I had those miniature little buns left over that are so darn cute. Perfect for sandwiches with cute animal faces!!! I must admit...yes this was all me. I sketched it out last night about midnight and I don't sleep much already but add being almost 6 months pregnant and it is nothing but 4-5 cat naps at night! So we have two mini-buns with a ham and turkey sandwich with cheese, I used two pieces of turkey, 1 piece of ham, and 3 cheese slices. I probably could have been more resourceful with the cheese but made a mistake so there was a little waste. I try to use the minimum amount of food and utilize each piece. Then I made the train out of cantaloupe with fruit wheels, cut out the fruit roll up words "OH MY" and added a few tomatoes along the top to keep it all nice and snug!! Right before I packed it I added some animal picks that were Alexa's idea because she said the circus train needed animals..."mamma...the train needs animalssss....duh". Yeah...duh....I am in trouble some day with this one....

Nesting....

Well I have been making Bento lunches for about a month now and that checkerboard pattern on the apple slices got me!! I must say that is quite good for me. I have been banned from super glue, hot glue guns, any open flames, soldering and wood burning kits, fry daddy's, toaster ovens....well you get the idea. I have had the fire department at my house twice in my adult life but both were for smoke not actual fire! Anyway....the exacto knife I got for my birthday last year has been hidden from my husband and I pulled it out today and well....I cut myself. Haha. Oh well...the apples look pretty cool!! Like my pickle band-aid?? Also thought I would showcase two more of my fav books. Cute Yummy time and Yum Yum Bento Box. LOTS of great ideas! Again difficult because the art of Bento utilizes a lot of foods our little four year old little diva Miss A won't eat! Sooo I have to experiment. Boiled eggs in a nest of noodles with sprinkled corn. Carrot for beaks and hair/bow. Nori seaweed eyes cut with punch cutters. A mini loaf of bread along with blueberries and three checkerboard apple slices!

Hootie Hoot!!!

I discovered Darius Rucker is now a country singer. He was the lead singer from Hootie and Blowfish!! Hootie Hoot!!! Anyway it always makes me thinks of owls...so we had some meatball subs last night so with the left over meatballs we did Hootie Owls!! The moon cheese is tucked into the side so I pulled it out just for show. I also have a small container of ketchup for her meatballs. Alexa wanted some chips and decided on peas and cherries! This is my NEW Bento Box I got from Shop Minoya in Plano which is a Japanese shop with FABULOUS Bento supplies!! Not very expensive either!! So I added some pics so you could see how it stacks. Shop Minoya is off Parker and Independence in Plano. Check it out!!! Very nice and helpful people and just fun to try something new!!

Mexican Monday!!!

Happy Monday!

Inspired by my mother's homemade flour tortillas yesterday Miss A and I decided on a Mexican theme because she looooooves her Ma's tortillas! Of course with a little help from my mamma I snagged a few tortillas. Yes, yes yes...I don't make tortillas. While we are on the subject let's just also bring up I don't speak Spanish!!! I am a coconut!! Brown on the outside and white on the inside. Sad I know but true. Soooo the clip art designs were the pages we pulled up and Miss A marked the ones she wanted to express in her Bento lunch....ummm so I couldn't do all of them, but we tried!

Sombrero quesadillas with fruit roll up trim, corn because...ummm somehow it's Mexican, and Spanish rice! We threw in some olive maracas!! Then some cantaloupe with a fruit roll up cactus!! Hee hee. Adios Amigos!!! Hasta la vista...or something like that!!!

Shapes Caterpillar!!!

It's Friday!!!

Thought I would make a shapes caterpillar with green beans for leaves...and fruit roll up antennas!! Miss A wanted cantaloupe and cheese which makes for a very blah color palette soooo to add some color I tried a new technique from a book called Creative Carving of Fruit and Vegetables by Kikky Sihota. It is a tomato rose garnish!!! Yeah I know a garnish for a 4 year old...but really...is it that surprising from a crazy person like me??? Neh!!! Have a great Friday!!