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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Red Salmon Heart Bento

Red is the name of the game in hapa bento's B.O.M.B. event this month--honoring Valentine's Day and heart health awareness! This bento features a heart-shaped salmon cake made with red salmon, red onions, and red peppers, seasoned with fresh ginger, garam masala, pureed tomato-red chili vegetable
curry and red cayenne pepper. The mini red pepper holds mango-ginger chutney; enokis, heart-shaped cukes, snow peas and baby romaine round things out.

The sweets sidecar contains pineapple, nectarine slices, blackberries and a mocha brownie topped with guava-chocolate candies.

This rose bouquet has been a highlight of my week so far! Each bloom is an intensely scented globe of peach, gold, and pink:
More warm colors, reminders of sweet sunny days ahead:
 
Thanks again, Debra, for hosting this event--I'm looking forward to more red bento menus this month!

19 comments:

  1. I love red color, the salmon cake is full of red things! Plus beautiful warm red roses and fruits. These photos have my heart warm red.
    Lovely and healthful bento, *clap*!

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  2. Hi babykins!
    I'm so glad you liked these warm-toned pictures! I also love Rilakkuma--so unique and cute!! Do you collect any items in this "family"?

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  3. I love this post! Can look at those roses forever. My favorite flowers...esp the scented ones..and I love the heirloom ones that seem to overbloom with myriad petals upon petals! I am sooo ready for my bushes to come out of dormancy...
    Your bento is superb as well, and the stuffed pepper is charming :) I bet the salmon heart cake was delish! Lovely, lovely.

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  4. Beautiful red!! Healthy bento yes ... love to see the roses and pear pictures on this post. Can't wait to see another red creation from you :)

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  5. Hohoho, your red bento presentation makes me want to get a new red bento box :D. Your salmon cake sounds so good btw and those roses --> ROCK!!! :D

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  6. oh really great colors! I love the red-tones in the photo, nice idea with the roses, too. They are so beautiful!!! <3 And I want that mocha brownie so bad! :D

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  7. Beautiful bento! :D You always have a wonderful way of presenting your food! That mocha brownie is calling my name!

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  8. lovely as always! Plus WOW to those roses - gorgeous!

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  9. Hi sherimiya,
    *Smiling* from your wonderful comments! Roses are just the essence of beauty--it's wonderful that you live in a climate so well-suited for growing them! Can't wait to see some pictures come spring:)
    Enjoyed munching on the chutney-pepper with the salmon--interesting textures and I do love chutney! Have a day as sweet as your bentos, Sheri!

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  10. Hi Lia!
    Kind and encouraging comments as always, thank you dear! Given your great gift for color, I eagerly await your brilliant red bentos in February!

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  11. Hi Tata!
    Red really lights up one's lunch! I'd love to see which red bento you'd select for your cute creations. Here--please take a rose or two...or three!

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  12. Hi Token!
    Thanks for your lovely comments! Do you love mocha flavors, too? Great, let's share!!

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  13. Hi Susan!
    So nice to hear, as I love your presentations as well! I have more brownies to share--wish we could pass bento treats over the net, tee hee!

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  14. Beautiful, those mushrooms are great decoration :)

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  15. Hi Margot and thanks for your visit and kind comments! I love enoki mushrooms :)

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  16. I'm not really a sweet tooth but the moccha brownie with candies (I thought they were blueberries) looks SO cute!

    What did you do with the enokii-take? You didn't eat them just like that, did you?

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  17. Hi there gnoegnoe :)
    Thanks for visiting! Haha, yes--the enoki were yummy in between bites of salmon-cake and the chutney pepper!

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