Continue from my last post about Zelda theme assorted bento, now I want to share to you my Princess Zelda kyaraben I’ve made for last Sunday. This Princess Zelda is sure a tough girl, she went through some terrible things in her life; been kidnapped, put into eternal slumber, in hiding, turned to stone, and [...]
When I was looking for ideas for my new kyaraben , I found this great looking and addictive puzzle game with all adorable characters that’s perfect for kyaraben making. Since I don’t own an iPhone I really didn’t know what’s the fuzz about this Angry Birds, but then I managed to get myself the PC [...]
Still in Halloween mood, I also still using Hello Kitty for my Halloween theme kyaraben, this time as a witch with flying broomstick. The technique for making the character was also same with my previous Hello Kitty kyaraben using puzzle style pasta cut. What I mean with puzzle style cut is that I prepared a [...]
Now we’re back from our brief vacation, lots of work are waiting for us. During our time in Singapore, we didn’t spent much time looking for bento stuff since we’re bringing our son with us. We did spent some time at Kinokuniya looking for bento books but we didn’t find any that interested us. We [...]
When I’m not making bento usually I spend my time at home experimenting with new recipes or practicing and perfecting some recipes that I’ve done several times before. I don’t post many of them for several reasons, usually are because the results are just bad, or while the results have great taste but their shape [...]
I made this particular bento for a magazine photo shoot, so the idea is to make an original design that represent some traditional value. We are a nation with great and diverse culture but somehow our people don’t value them much any longer. I did a kyaraben workshop for a Japanese club in one college [...]
These Madagascar set were made several months ago and I have to admit that since we rushed for delivery therefore I didn’t have enough time to set up a proper photo shoot hence the pictures’ results were kinda below our own standard and I apologize for that. I made these with the usual pasta sheet [...]
We all know that bento lunches are a staple in everyday Japanese cuisine as takeaway or as a home packed meal. A traditional bento is usually composed of onigiri, pickled vegetables, and fish or tempura. But how does one prepare a bento lunch for a toddler? Kids easily get bored with their packed lunch. Sometimes [...]
