Bowling League Bento

I made bento lunches for all the kidlets in our bowling league today and thought I'd share some pics. It took me 30 minutes to prepare and assemble everything.

On the menu:
Lemon curd & Earth Balance heartwich
Blackberry jam heartwich
Butterfly crackers
Heart kabobs with organic apple flowers and pineapple triangles
Baby Bell gouda cheese rounds with flower cutouts
Silver-wrapped chocolate treasure chest
Tiny square container with Juice Plus Jr. Veggie and Fruit gummies

Modified version for the baby:

Stuffed Shells Bento

My sweet hubby brought home stuffed shells from Whole Foods prepared section...they were SO yummy! Here is Brave's, served in a two-tiered bento. The smaller tier holds 1 1/2 stuffed shells, cut into halves. An accompanying tier offers organic corn in a porcelain seashell cup, square cup of organic unsweetened applesauce (a staple in our home), and wedges of chilled mandarin oranges. Tucked in on the sides are butterfly crackers and Swiss cookie sticks. And of course, the prized chocolate globe!

And Meadow's new Hello Kitty bento, so cute! Half of a large stuffed shell was the perfect size serving for her. She ate all the fruit and veggies but rejected the butterfly crackers tonight, which I certainly didn't complain about! lol

Mini Quiche Bento

I thought these miniature quiche would be such a fun and easy bento treat. They were for me, but the kids totally rejected them. Ah well, more for Mama, eh? lol Tiny quiche Lorraine and spinach quiche sit nestled in baked potato crisps, with a much-needed pop of color from maple-glazed baby carrots.

Dumpling Bento

These bentos were super easy and definitely popular! Veggie dumplings served with cuplettes of organic soy crisp hearts, grape and cheese flower spears, and our fave Back to Nature organic oreo cookies. Yum!



Baby's included a bunny cup (repurposed rice mold) of cottage cheese and stack of snap pea crisps.


Everyone licked their bento's clean! :)

Kiddie Bento :)

This GCM bento challenge was prepared entirely by my little boy...obviously a huge Pokemon fan! lol Entirely his creation, featuring his favorite Pokemon and their trainers, tucked around organic PB & J heartwiches, white cheddar matchsticks, organic strawberry shooting stars (the one fruit I INSIST on organic, due to pesticide layering) and a cupcake container of chocolate pudding. A dream bento for a seven year old boy!

For any Pokemon fans, you'll appreciate how Team Rocket is hiding, only to be battled by a plethora of good-guy Pokemon!

Bento Challenge #2: Scraps (aka Ugly Bento)

So I guess this is what bento looks like when you're depressed. lol Lemon curd and Earth Balance heartwhich, red grapes, smoked almonds and banana chips for Daddy...



Big brother's included dried papaya and pineapple...and an off-camera cup of Batman Spaghettios.

And this is the "scrap" bento - made entirely from scraps todays bentos. L-R: heartwich crust squares, loose grapes that fell from the clusters, cuplette of rejected raisins and peanuts from the dried fruit mix, and kabobs made from Spaghettio meatballs that get picked out prior to serving and weglettes of cheese leftover from the star shape press. In a word, UGLY. lol

Our second GCM Bento challenge! T

Wooden Salad Bowl Bento

My bento is getting looser and looser. I am certain that some of it doesn't qualify as bento at all, in traditional terms, but remember, this is Stay-at-Home-Bento. ;) Made by a tired and busy mama, mostly in a rush with hungry kidlets swarming about. So, you get what you get, eh? :)

I found these nice square wooden salad bowls at Walmart for $1.86. They are so pretty and just the right size for a child's lunch, though the sides are curved so it's impossible to pack it precisely.

Baby's lunch: a glass souffle ramekin filled with pasta stars and sauce, decorated with meunster cheese flowers. A paper cup of diagonally cut green beans sits next to a bundle of snap pea crisps, and Baby Mum-Mum rice rusks.


Big brother enjoyed an organic PB & J heartwich, with a cluster of chilled grapes, splattering of meunster stars, and cuplette of smoked almonds. I love the natural look of the wood and the way the oyster shell kind of hugs the sandwich while keeping it seperated from the wet grapes.