Spice Up Your Life With a Taste of Japan

*Fun Bento Box**Cute and Natural Food From California*

3/25/2014

Cheese and Cracker Bunny for Easter


Just place cream cheese on crackers and create face parts with peppers and ears with sliced almond!
Easy and cute party appetizer:)

3/19/2014

Easter Salad


Cute salad cup for bento! Great for Easter season.

I got a juicer as an anniversary gift from a friend and have been making carrot & apple juice every morning ever since!  I get a lot of juice pulp so am trying to make a good use of them.
I made dressing with it this time!


Carrot Dressing

1 handful of carrot or carrot & apple juice pulp
1/4 Onion
1tbs White sesame
60ml Soy sayce
1tbs Sugar
60ml Vinegar (Balsamic or White wine vinegar preferred)
120ml   Oil
100ml Water (or Soy milk)
pinch, Salt



1. Slice onion and soak in water for about 1 hour.
2. Mix all the ingredients in FP.
3. Let sit in a fridge over night.



To make a rabbit, cut a slice of bread as shown. ( I used wholefoods brand snappy sourdough. This bread is easier to shape than other kinds I think)
2. Roll over plastic wrap with a rolling pin.

3. Place ham, cheese, or anything you like in the middle of the bread. 
4. Wrap it as shown.
5. Put salad in a cup. Place the bread in the middle. Make ears with extra bread and ham.
Make face parts with nori seaweed.

3/10/2014

Tofu Matcha Cream


Tofu sweets is very popular in Japan, such as tofu cheese cake, tofu pudding and tofu cream.
It is true that tofu itself has distinct smell and taste....However, if you add this secret ingredient, you won't notice it that much! The ingredient is......WHITE MISO!
No worries, you won't taste miso at all somehow... You gotta try this!!


 Tofu Matcha Cream

1pk Firm tofu
1tbs Matcha powder
2tsp White miso
1/2tsp Lemon juice
100ml Maple Syrup
1tsp Vanilla extract


1. Wrap tofu with paper towel and place something heavy on it to drain water over night.
2. Mix all the ingredients in FP and mix well.
3. Add a little soy or almond milk if the cream is hard.

3/04/2014

Anniversary Naked Cake with DIY garland


Happy anniversary to us<3
Made garland with $1 stickers! :p

St. Patrick's Day Recipe



How about shamrock shape garlic toast fro St. Patrick's day?!

10g Butter (salted)
10g Olive oil
2 cloves Garlic
Dried parsley

1. Put butter and olive oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in microwave for about 10-20 seconds.
2. Grate garlic and add to the melted butter mixture.
3. Cut a baguette as shown in the picture. Make a heart shape.


5. Apply the butter mixture to the baguette and toast until brown.
6. Sprinkle  dried parsley.