*recap from a week or so ago*

I've decided to take up bento making as a hobby. I bought my first rice cooker and gave some onigiri a whirl tonight. Not too hard surprisingly! I ordered a bunch of molds and cutters to make really nice looking boxes, but it hasn't arrived yet. It's a super simple one, but it was my first go and I just wanted to try and get the rice correct.

Very basic plain onigiri with sesame and pine nuts mixed in, with salad and some fruit. I also put a little too much lettuce and it was a bit full. I'm sure it'll wilt and be closed by tomorrow. Someone also commented that it looked like a Henry hoover and I'm not sure I like the idea of eating out of a vacuum cleaner. Blech. New boxes should arrive shortly I hope.

I'm going to try and make some really good ones for snow to take to work. I'm sure none of his colleagues will laugh at him for eating a Pikachu rice ball.

*advance to this evening*

I got our new boxes in the mail today! I made us his/hers bentos for lunch tomorrow. I'm still getting used to all the things and gadgets so they take me a while. I'm much better at making the onigiri and tried a few different kinds. I've made some with tuna and some with beef and ginger. So far, I like the plain ones the best with some sesame seeds and black pepper. Nom nom nom!

His

Mine

Romantical lunch!

These have plain onigiri with red pepper hearts, assorted salad and a small cheese and cucumber triangle sammich. The hearts and stars are a mixture of carrots and different kinds of cheese. Filling the tiny fish bottles with soy sauce was interesting. I'm definitely hoping I get faster at making these. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and the stuff is going to go off before I close the boxes and get them in the fridge at this rate. >_<; It's so much fun though. Healthy, cheap and artistic fun! Hooray!