Snowman bento

Another holiday bento! Today Frosty the Snowman joins Missy Lulu at playschool! It's all been seen before(as far as my bento ideas..I'm still learning so it's best to just learn all the basics from all the best bento blogs I visit!) Anyways we have an Onigiri rice snowman with nori and carrot details.Oven baked chicken nuggets add some protien power. Steamed broccoli and carrot curls along with grapes and a Dora cookie make this a winning lunch for Missy Lulu I'm sure! (^^)!!

Candy Cane Bento!

I love the color combination of red and white. While anything with polka dots attracts my immediate attention (and wallet(^~^)!!) Candy Cane stripes are a big favorite as well, taking top place during the Christmas season! Missy Lulu wasn't aware of what a candy cane was at all though?!! But no worries because #1 It's a candy and that's a VERY easy sell...yeah. #2. Being that candy canes are quite simple and lovely it appeals to my little visual diva! She says, "It's pretty and I'm going to eat it!" LOl!
Today's box holds a peanut butter and fruit leather "candy cane." On the candy cane picks are pineapple and cherries. Veggies and a couple of salami links accompany.

Another Santa Bento!

Here is yet another Santa Bento...as should be as he's a pretty big character of the holiday season! I made this lunch out of the same Tupperware box that is from the sushi party line. It's OK, but man, it was too expensive and I regret that I didn't by tons of cutesy tiny bento boxes from Japan instead...but I digress.

Santa is made from what is known as karjalanpiiraat or karelian pies/pasties. Karelian pies are made from a thin rye crust with a filling of rice.These are usually store bought, (by me anyways!!) Next it's common to mix butter with boiled egg (egg butter or munavoi), and spread over the pasties before eating. It's yummy!

I have a spirooli 3 in 1 turning slicer that makes wonderful curls out of carrots, cucumbers or any tubular veggie really; so curls of something vegetable is a standby in every lunch. Fruit of a small tangerine and lovely red maraschino cherries are dessert! All done in about 10 mins tops!! (^.^)

Momma & Papa Gingerbread!

Waking up this morning we got a little treat, Snow!!Yay! I need a little of the white stuff to get into the Christmas Spirit...because so far I wasn't feeling it!! Ha. Anyways after our free day because of Itsenäisyyspäivä I feel a little off centered, like it's a Monday,but it's not of course it's "What's for Lunch Wednesday!" And here is my 2nd contribution! (^.^)!
Here's momma and papa gingerbread...except they are wheat bread and cheese. I used ice cream sprinkles for the details, so I hope she doesn't think they taste off (cause back home they'll be a commin!)We'll see. Lunch also has a half of a carved apple, dried fruit, babel cheese and cherry tomatoes which she loves! Happy Wednesday everyone! Love Kiki!!

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää Suomi!

Happy Independence Day Suomi!! Suomi is (in the native language) name of the country we English speakers know as Finland! December 6th is a grand national holiday here and all stores and schools will be closed. There are patriotic speeches and prayer services in the local churches. Most celebrate by having a nice formal dinner and then watching the Presidential Independence Day reception on television. Anyone of note, and or of recent merit is invited to the Presidential Palace. These people of note all wear the very finest of ball gowns and tuxedo's and the finest Finnish chefs prepare a banquet of regional and international delicacies...which are all for the public to view. It's quite the enjoyable tradition I must say!
Missy Lulu has a special Suomi decorated bento for today's lunch. It's quite patriotic in the Finnish Blue and white. In it, she is holding the flag of her country and wearing forget me nots in her hair, which you can happily see in the fields summer times. Lunch is complete with a box of maito (milk) and fruit.

Elmo Bento

Welcome to the weekend! Had a great week this week, got some Christmas shopping done and made plans to have a girls night out next week!! Let the holiday festivities begin y'all!
Friday's bento has been inspired by our little red friend Elmo! I love his voice and if you youtube Elmo ABC's with India Ire you get a treat because it's best rendition of the ABC's you'll ever hear. It's Missy's absolute favorite and I can never get her away from the computer till she has hit replay 4 or 5 times.(Smh, Lordy!) But It's sweet and educational as well, so why not!
In today's bento we have a strawberry jelly Elmo sandwich with cheese, carrot and nori details.We also have a cherry tomato Elmo and a cup of veggies. A box juice and a banana rounds everything out!

Hello Kitty Bento!

Missy Lulu got a extra girly bento for today....and here in Finland, as well as everywhere else; all the girls love Hello Kitty!! I was also inspired by Bento mommy, Different Kind of Curls mommy style lunchable. I used to love lunchables as a kid, but they were quite expensive so I rarely got them. But now my little one, who has never even seen a lunchable has a super cute one (if I say so for myself!!) In this bento we have tiny Hello Kitty shaped meat, cheese, and tortilla slices. She has a dipping sauce of Tzatziki( her favorite!)in a tiny Hello Kitty sauce cup. Veggies are cucumber, carrot spirals and tomato. For desert there are grapes and a rabbit carved apple! She really loved this one and said it was "Tosi tosi hyvä!" (Very, very good!)
Yay me! (^_^)