Elephant Sandwich

Here is today's lunch and snack. I used new elephant cookie cutter for a decoration. 

I've been trying to make heart shaped sandwich, but haven't succeeded. 

Maybe I put too much jam inside which is difficult to roll. and bread might be too thick

for the purpose. Anyway, I'm happy that turn out simple, but healthy looking lunch :) 

Penguin Bento 2

Penguin rice ball has salmon flakes inside :) Some vegetables, fruits, and 

chicken nugets. 

Ninja Cat Bento

Today's lunch was Ninja Cat Onigiri Bento. Simply made rice balls in kitty cat shape, 

made face and body with seaweed. It looks like cat in costume :) 

Mac and Cheese Sandwich with Halloween Cookie

I take picture by the window normally. This morning, it was so dark! 

The thing is the sun rise is getting later. Plus it was a bit raining. 

So you may wonder what is that black round thing .. that's a halloween cookie, 

kind of like Oreo Cookie. And one side of cherry is raisins. 

Halloween Hot Dog

It is getting close to Halloween! Girls are excited, and finally both costumes are ready! Whew!

I just realized that I forgot to include a folk for this lunch, hope she could find it at the 

cafeteria. Inside this is hot dogs and mac and cheese, grapes and apple. 

Taquitos

Today's lunch is taquitos and dessert sandwich. 

My Lunch 6

This is my lunch today. I love salmon flakes. It is easy, and yummy. 

My new favorite is Maitake mushroom I could buy at Whole Foods. 

Shumai Bento

I've been liking this new lunch boxes. They are shallow, has divider, and sealed tightly. 

The amount is probably perfect for JJ, too. She normally eats all her lunch. 

Today is shumai bento. The other one with vegetable is for snack. I had her bring 

some chips the other day, and kindergarten teacher reminded me that's not acceptable 

snack for kindergartener. Oh well. Sometimes, I don't have enough time to pack lunch

and snack and a bag of chips helps me so much! Today, I made some effort :) 

I was having trouble packing, and realized that I used top one and bottom one opposite! 

See, it's too loose with rice balls, and too tight the other. It settled okay at the end :) 

My Lunch 5

I'm not very good at making sushi roll, I don't think. It is difficult to roll tight. 

When it is loose, it's difficult to eat because all fall apart too quickly. 

But I found this crab meat at Japanese market and had to try it. 

Avocado was nice and fresh, so it is actually turn out great! We had salmon for 

dinner. So I put small slice aside and made it fried salmon for lunch. 

Norimaki Bento

JJ just love sushi roll. When I made some for dinner, she didn't even ask 

what was inside and ate it all! So I packed some for lunch. To go with it, 

I made fried salmon. It turn out pretty good :) 

Pasta with Grapes and Carrots

Pasta with Grapes and Carrots. 

Sandwich again

Sandwich again. 

Last night, both kids were sick and I wasn't sure if they are able to go to school. 

Then forgot to plan about lunch. Plus, I didn't want them to feel sick eating too heavy lunch. 

I think simple lunch like this is okay sometimes, right? 

This is for daddy.

I know this is not sandwich. This is Soba. This is for CC.

When kids are sick and don't have much appetite, 

Soba noodle works great. It fills and light at the same time. Often, Japanese kids or 

half Japanese kids like mine get picked on such lunch. But my daughter is very unique 

and confident. She doesn't mind showing off this "difference" in her, and proud. 

One time in the kindergarten, she was writing everyone's name in Japanese, getting 

other kids interested in different language. I am very proud of her :)

Bunny and Chick Onigiri Bento

Today's lunch is this. I couldn't make up my mind what kind of rice balls I would make. 

And also I realized that I often having trouble making two of the same ones. 

So here are bunny and chick. It look more like penguin if I put more seaweed. 

Anyway, chicken nuggets to go with it. Edamame is such a convenient item. 

It is green, and kids love it! One thing JJ commented this morning was 

"mom, that's cute, but when I open the lunch box, things are all over the place!" 

Well, that's the challenge :) 

I didn't mean to make it look mad.. just the angle.. 

Kitty Cat Wrap Sandwich

I used obento gadget today, these are kitty cat and doggy wrap. 

Inside is rolled up sandwich. 

You can buy this kind of gadget these days, but back in my childhood, there was 

no such things! But I remember my mom used color plastic wrap to do the same 

thing. And when the lunch was sandwich, somehow it was special :) 

Halloween Ghost Bento

It is getting close to Halloween. I made two ghost bento today. 

Happy Halloween :)