Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Bento #13

While I was on my short break from blogging I did continue to make bentos on a daily basis. Some worth photographing and sharing and some that were not. Here is one of those I thought was worth sharing. The bento box I used for this one is one of my favorites. It is in the shape of a fan and I was lucky to find it for next to nothing on eBay an few years ago. I’ve been dying to use it and this time I had my chance.


This bento consists of a few experimental foods and some of the usual. First off I made tamagoyaki sprinkled with cheese, mini farfalle (bow tie) pasta mixed with salsa and cheese. Then I did some experimenting. I used puff pastry and made some broccoli and cheese bundles. I wrapped broccoli florets in thin slices of chicken breast and I made salsa and cheese chicken wrapped bundles.

The items in this bento have now become some of my staple bento items and you will definitely see them in the future either the same or as a variation. I will post step by step instructions soon.

So until the next bento, Itadaki masu!

15 comments:

Lia Chen said...

I do like the fan shapes box. It's nice to have. Your experimental foods sound very yummy! Wonderful cooking passion Marisa :)

Marisa Lyn said...

Hey Lia, Yeah I love to experiment and find new simple food items for my bentos. I have so much fun doing it and my daughter doesn't mind being my taste tester. :~)

BentoBoxUK said...

Really unusual shaped box - I think it is brilliant!

Happy Little Bento said...

Very cool fan box! Delish bento too :)

Bentobird said...

Such an elegant fan shape, this has endless possibilities! Pretty and unique contents, too :)

Susan Yuen said...

Wow, what a gorgeous box! Beautiful bento. :D

Marisa Lyn said...

Hi Asfora, Yeah this one is one of my prize bentos. I love the shape of it too.

Marisa Lyn said...

Hey Sheri, The food in this bento came out really well. Everything in the bento leant itself really well to the shape. I look forward to using it more in the future.

Marisa Lyn said...

Hi Jenn, sometimes I pick the bento I am going to use before I pick the food but this time the food picked the bento. I love it when my experiments work out well.

Marisa Lyn said...

Hey Susan, This is one of my faves. I was so glad to finally be able to use it. The food also turned out great.

Christo Gonzales said...

its been said but that is a pretty darn cool bento box!

Marisa Lyn said...
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Marisa Lyn said...

Hi Christo, Yeah I love this bento it's one of my faves and the contents where so delicous. Still working on the posts for the the contents of the of the box so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by.

Ingrid said...

What a wonderful box, I have never come across one in that particular shape but now I'm going to keep my eyes open for one. And the contents sounds equally yummy.

Marisa Lyn said...

Hey Ingrid, I was so excited when I found the box on eBay a while ago. I haven't seen one like it since. I really leant itself well to what I put in it. Thanks for stopping by and glad to have you back.