crab ginger noodles bento

Hi there! Summery weather has arrived in Sonoma County, so I've made a cool and refreshing bento with chilled noodles, minced ginger, crab and avocado. Asparagus spears and Vietnamese rice flour sweets (from our recent trip to Oakland's Chinatown) round things out and cool things off.

 

Excited to report that my Pasta Primavera bento placed 10th in the Bento & Co 2013 Bento Contest finals! What a fun event, rich in wonderful bento ideas to be found from contestants around the globe...international "bento love" and creativity in abundance. Happy bentoing, friends!

spicy salmon banh mi bento

Pink salmon blended with lime, Vietnamese chili garlic sauce, mayo and cilantro, layered in a roll with avocado. Underneath: green papaya salad, mint and a sweet section of blackberries and watermelon.

 

Happy weekend!

curried rice bento

 

Happy Monday! Starting the week with curried fried rice with baby shrimp and mixed veggies, chive blossom and yellow pepper decoration. Watermelon is so refreshing on warm sunny days (mid to upper 80's this week) along with sweet-bright tangelos.

 

Little silk elephants are bento lunch companions...I wonder how much they remember?