Funny Sandwiches

Hello again!  My next bento is also for the Kawaii Bento Summer School.  It is homework #4, which is to create a fun sandwich bento.  I thought it would be funny to use my dog bone cookie cutters that I actually use to make dog bone treats for  my dogs,Tucker and Kallie.  The sandwiches kind of remind be of the Flintstones chewing on a brontosaurus bone. They are salami and cheese sandwiches with small salami slices (different type of salami), carrot sticks, broccoli, blueberries and black olives.  I used this bento as my lunch yesterday (it was very tasty!).  Now my boys are getting interested in taking their lunches in bento boxes. Mind you, when I say my "boys", I don't mean children, they are 24 and 21!! They don't necessarily want cute or kawaii bento, but they like the idea of portion control.  Maybe soon the whole family will be using bento!

Finger Foods

I thought I it would be easy to blog daily.  Boy, was I wrong!  I'll try to keep up with it at least once a week.  That sounds more doable for me.  Anyway, my third bento turned out to be for the Kawaii Bento Summer School Homework #2, which was to create a bento using finger foods.  I made some falafel (which are basically chick pea fritters) with a side container of yogurt dill sauce, carrot sticks, a tiny apricot, some blueberries and green pepper hearts.  I had made a bunch of falafel for dinner one night and had leftovers.  They freeze beautifully, especially since they were baked instead of fried.  Just defrost and either microwave or not, it's up to you!