Anniversary Naked Cake with DIY garland

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

Sexy Bento

My sister sent me this↓ bento picture a couple years ago.. Sexy bento for her husband lol !

I thought this would be a great bento for Valentine's day!

You need,

White rice
Topping of your choice ( I used seasoned salmon)
Pasta (hair)
Nori seaweed (eyes)
Ketchup (lips, cheeks)
Pickled plum aka Ume (nipples) : My sister used ham instead

1. Make rice balls. 2 big ones and 1 smaller one. Put rice in plastic wrap and push down the middle a little and place the topping there as shown in the picture.

2. Boil pasta.  I wanted to fill the open space with tomato salad later, so I seasoned the pasta with salt, balsamic vinegar and olive oil to make the pasta salad.
Add the pasta on a smaller rice ball to create hair.

3. Create face parts and add on the rice balls. For the cheeks and lips, just dip a chopstick in ketchup and apply to the face.

Edible Gift,Tofu Meatloaf

How about healthy(?) tofu meat loaf as a holiday gift? :)


Tofu Meat Loaf
(If you don't want to use tofu, see Meat Loaf Cake. )

300g Ground beef
200g Tofu ( I used soft tofu, but medium or firm would work too)
1/2 Onion
1 Egg
1cup Panko
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Layer a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the meat on it to make a square shape.
3. Bake at 350F for about 20 mins.

 4. Cut off the edges to make a nice square. Cut into 4 small squares.

 5. Stuck 4 pieces on a plate.

Sauce
8tbs Ketchup
8tbs Worcester sauce

1. Mix all the ingredients in a pot.
2. Put the sauce on the meat.


Ribbon

3 ham
Fried pasta

Make a ribbon with a slice of ham as shown. Connect the s sides of the ham with fried pasta.

Create the rest of ribbon strings with 2 hams. See the final picture.

Found this cute meat loaf idea on Cookpad (Link in Japanese)
Thought this would be a perfect gift for holiday party:)

Hello Kitty Burrito Bento

What you need:

Snack size flour tortillas (Corn ones are easy to break, so I recommend flour tortillas)
Topping (corn, rice, cheese, beans or anything you like)
Corn (nose)
Nori seaweed (eyes, whiskers)
Carrot (ribbon)


1. Put your favorite topping on a tortilla.

 2. Fold as shown. Roll it up from the lower end.

 3. Cut another tortilla to create ears.

 4. Slice carrot and cut as shown to make a ribbon.

5. Cut a piece of seaweed to create eyes and whiskers. Place a small corn where you want to make a nose.