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Friday, July 16, 2010

nori kitteh bento

Happy Friday, bento pals! It's been a busy week, looking forward to the weekend--how about you? Today's bento features a kitty shaped onigiri filled with avocado and seasoned rice. She's playing with a colorful ball of "fu", or decorative wheat gluten.

Zucchini with melted manchego cheese, marigold-petaled corn, fresh oregano, ripe blackberries and a watermelon flower keep kitty company. I love these rainbow-colored fu!
Enjoy the weekend!
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18 comments:

  1. tinyskilletJuly 16, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    Jenn what a cute kitten, good job on that! Mmmm everything else looks so good! That reminds me I have some manchego cheese in my fridge I have to start using!

    My bentos were just kinda thrown together today...you know...it's Friday!! The weather is looking good for the weekend. Have yourself a good one! Cheers!

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  2. BentobirdJuly 16, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    Hi Lyndsey! Hey, happy Friday and weekend to you, dear! Thanks for these great comments...hope you'll enjoy the manchego! Yummy. Wishing you a great weekend...HOT and humid here! Sophie's sleeping on my lap but I think she'd send greetings with me :)

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  3. Susan B.July 16, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    cute kitty!

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  4. UnknownJuly 16, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    It is so bright and lovely! And the kitty is such a fun addition! :D Yum!

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  5. Sonoma BentoJuly 17, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    Bentobird, I am sooo impressed with your nori kitteh! It's a perfect little sculpture! And with avocado inside, tasty too, I bet. Those fu are so interesting. I don't think I've ever seen them. Where did you find them?

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  6. BentobirdJuly 17, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Thanks Susan B.!

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  7. BentobirdJuly 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    Hi Jenn, thanks for your sweet comment...hope you are enjoying a fun weekend :)

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  8. BentobirdJuly 17, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Hi Sonoma Bento! Thank you, she was fun to make :) I found the fu at Sunrise Mart, a cute and nicely stocked Japanese market in NYC :)

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  9. ann lowJuly 17, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    That cute kitty looks cute and you're so creative! Hope I can do something like yours.

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  10. BentobirdJuly 17, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Hi Anncoo! Thanks indeed! Looking forward to kitty bentos from you :D

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  11. JudyJuly 17, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    Pretty neat that fu! What does it taste like? Reminds me I need to make Si a fresh catnip ball - Happy weekend!

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  12. BentobirdJuly 18, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    Hi Judy, yes I love their colors and playfulness...no flavor to speak of, however... I'd love to see Si playing with a catnip ball! Have a relaxing, fun Sunday :)

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  13. KidsDreamWorkJuly 18, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    I'm so amazed! How did you wrap your nori kitten so precisely!!! Too cute to be eaten!

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  14. Lia ChenJuly 19, 2010 at 2:02 AM

    I am in WOW to see your nori kitten. So cute! This bento is a great combination of beauty and cuteness. Well done Jenn :)

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  15. BentobirdJuly 19, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    Hi KidsDreamWork, many thanks for your sweet comment! I recently tried a slightly more expensive and better quality brand of nori and have found it much more durable than previous types. When dampened and smoothed over rice, this nori stayed strong but flexible enough to mold--yay!

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  16. BentobirdJuly 19, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    Aw, delightful to read this, Lia as cute and beautiful bentos are your specialty!

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  17. meganJuly 19, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    wow, i'm so impressed with that kitty-shaped onigiri, you have some fantastic hand-molding skills! this bento really shows a lot of your playful personality, i love it :-)

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  18. BentobirdJuly 19, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    hi megan, thanks so much! my recent onigiri discovery/breakthrough was investing in pricier and better quality sheets that don't tear when moistened, yay! the first version of this kitteh looked really obese so I had to keep squishing and flattening her out!

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