Robot Rosie bento

Robot Rosie bento, originally uploaded by texasmomof4.

When deciding to enter the Robots contest I sat and pondered who is my favorite robot and instantly Rosie from the Jetsons came to mind. In recreating Rosie I boiled rice lasagna noodles and colored them with blue food coloring. Then made a template and used a craft knife to cute the pieces out. Rosie is seating on top of jasmine rice. To the side there is fresh catfish dipped in mustard then coated with corn meal and fried to perfection, a beautiful red tomato, broccoli, carrots, grapes and fresh pineapple. I tried to keep the bento componets simple as to not compete with the details of Rosie herself.

Catfish Bento

Catfish Bento, originally uploaded by texasmomof4.

Nothing says summer like a trip to the lake taking the kids fishing.  My active children amaze me by sitting motionless on the bank of the lake waiting patiently for the tug on the line.  In this bento we have catfish, rice onigiri with fish cheese on top, broccoli, clemetine, grapes, and a few snow peas and carrots. 

Go Rangers

Go Rangers, originally uploaded by texasmomof4.

Texas Rangers are back in full swing and we are cheering them on.  Baseball diamond bento to get the kiddos excited about going to the ballpark this weekend.

Princess egg

Princess egg, originally uploaded by texasmomof4.

Dinosaur bento

Dinosaur bento, originally uploaded by texasmomof4
Dinosaur onigiri with dino shaped chicken nuggets, fresh fruit and veggies.

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood, originally uploaded by texasmomof4.

Little Red Riding Hood made of colored rice and cheese with fresh fruit and veggies on the side with a few white meat chicken bites.

Easter Bunny Bento

Easter Bunny Bento, originally uploaded by texasmomof4.

Homemade bread bunny that the kiddos helped create last night, a decorated boiled egg, fruits and veggies with crab and a little basket of sweets with edible grass.