2 Bento #163 - Pups In Blankets & Bok Choy

Enter the AllThingsForSale bento giveaway here!

From little squares of puff pastry and mini hot dogs we have some pigs - or pups - in blankets, sprinkled with a little parmesan cheese and baked.  Some raw baby bok choy with ranch for dipping and an organic apple round it all out.  

Bento #163 - Pups in blankets with ketchup, raw baby bok choy with ranch dip, and an organic apple.

3 Bento #117 - Sushi Franks & Ginger Carrot Dip

Here's an ocean-inspired PlanetBox bento!  We have more "sushi" rolls, which E loves, and the yummy ginger-carrot dip (recipe in yesterday's post) with Goldfish crackers.

Bento #117 - Kosher beef frank "sushi" rolls with cheese, steamed broccoli with cracked kosher sea salt, Goldfish crackers, ginger-carrot dip, berry yogurt star and green grapes.

5 Bento #105 - Grilled "Sushi" Rolls

First of all, I received my new Cuisinart Griddler right before we left for the weekend and only now have broken it out of the box.  It's awesome!  I don't know why I didn't have one of these before.  Oh wait, yes I do - space!  I still don't know where I'm going to store it.

So anyway, I was racking my brain trying to decide what to make for lunch today, looked in my fridge and saw kosher beef franks, cheese and ... flour tortillas?  How about pigs in a blanket...hot dog cigars...I've got it - SUSHI!  By the way, you want to know where my cheese cutout leftovers go?  Into things like this.  It's just a large flour tortilla, cut in half, two beef franks and some cheese, rolled up and grilled panini-style until melty.  Simple.  I'm sure E will love the idea of sushi.  I mean, the girl eats raw sashimi and nori like a pro!

Bento #105 - Hot dog & cheese "sushi" rolls, yogurt star biscuits, frozen raspberries, carrots and snap peas.

1 Bento #85 - Octopus Party

So right about now my husband and I are driving a few hours north to enjoy the anniversary present I gave him back in April.  We will be taking a 70 mile country tour in a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Porsche 911 Turbo and a Nissan GTR a BMW M3.  He will be driving, and I will be doing my best to keep my mouth shut.  ;)  We're going to try to hit a winery tour beforehand, because the drive isn't until 4pm.  I'll make sure the alcohol consumption is kept to the bare minimum.  Don't drink and drive, kids! (and especially not in cars that cost in the six-figure range!)

But for now I give you the bento I made yesterday for Miss E.  An octopi party!  Is there anything better than an underwater shindig?  I think not.  I used the big veggie cutters for the first time, and the cucumber flowers turned out beautifully!  But all E wanted to know was where the octopus eyes were.  I'll get right on that.

Bento #85 - Kosher beef octopi hot dogs, mozzarella octopi, "sea" cucumber flowers, Goldfish crackers, fresh raspberries and ranch dip.