7 Bento #232 - Stars & Pinwheels

Happy Friday!  Oh my gosh, craisins again??  This is the last for a while, I promise!  At least E isn't wholly sick of them yet.  These Colby cheese pinwheel roll ups are made with rolled out sliced bread.  They were falling apart a little, but they stayed together in their side of the box.  And salad!

The ubiquitous craisins in a star-shaped cup and yogurt stars!  The salad dressing is in the blue bear cup.

E and I made spiced apple muffins (Trader Joe's) with...craisins.  It's kind of a joke now, isn't it?

This is the bento box that I got from a Crocs store, totally perfect (it even came with the bow strap!)

Have a great weekend!

6 Bento #141 - Oranges & Pinwheels

The theme is orange!  Or rather, sunny, since we are having a bitterly cold (23 degrees!), albeit sunny day today and it's too cold to play outside for any length of time.  We have some pizza pinwheels, simply made puff pastry with cream cheese and homemade veggie and Italian sausage spaghetti sauce mixed in as the filling, and baked until lightly browned and puffy.  Yum!

Bento #141 - Pizza pinwheels, organic baby carrots, Clementine and dip.

3 Bento #77 - Spinach Ravioli Pinwheel

Another bento plate (you will probably be seeing more of these when school lets out.  I know, I know, it's not "bento" but you know, naming conventions and all....)

E specially requested this spinach ravioli for lunch today.  This is a versatile family favorite of ours, since it can be prepared in a variety of ways - boiled (as I did today), my so-called quick "dumpling method" which gets them a little crispy on bottom (little bit of oil in a fry pan, add ravioli and 1/2 cup water, cover and cook on high for 6-7 minutes) and you can even bread and pan fry them as appetizers.  We like the Pasta Prima brand we get at Costco.  I toss it with a fruity extra-virgin olive oil and the included cheese and spice packet, which has lots of garlic and Italian herbs.  I also like it with bruschetta.

Bento #77 - Spinach & mozzarella ravoili, sugar snap peas, marinara sauce and blackberries.