Muliple Personality Disordered Bento

A little bit of this and a little bit of that and some of the other too! And what's with the Easter egg? Don't the children know it's Christmas?




Mine had...
1. krab sushi
2. sliced cucumber and red bell pepper
3. leftover potato salad
4. leftover grilled pork chop on picks
5. celery
6. Easter egg





Boo had the mostly the same except she didn't get the cucumbers and peppers but did have Kancho (aka Butt Poke) cookies and dip for her celery.

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Any Day is a Good Day

for sushi!

Pretty much identical lunches for me, Boy and Boo. The main attraction was a krab/avacado/mayo maki roll. I varied the size to fit our varying appetites.



Boo's had:
1. sushi roll
2. sliced tangerine
3. tiny pudding
4. little peanut heart things that I can't remember the name of





Mine has:
1. sushi roll
2. tangerine
3. little containers of soy and wasabi
4. apple jelly
5. grape tomatoes




Boy got:
1. sushi roll
2. containers of soy and wasabi
3. sliced tangerine
4. strawberry and grape jellies

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A Recurring Theme

1. tuna salad roll
2. rice ball
3. pickles on a pick
4. mango jelly
5. sliced apples
6. container of peanut butter

Boo: "I didn't really like the tuna thing."
Me: "At least you had apples and peanut butter."
Boo: "That was peanut butter?!?!?!?"

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Deconstructed Tuna Salad Roll. Not Recommended.

1. rice ball with the best furikake ever
2. tuna salad roll
3. sliced apple
4. red carrot sticks
5. White Rabbit candy

So the tuna salad roll wasn't that great. Okay, it was kinda bad. I don't recommend it. It consisted of canned tuna, mayo, carrot and dill pickles. I think it was the cheap canned tuna that killed it. I'd be willing to try it again with a better quality tuna, but I'm in no real hurry to do so.

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Trying My Hand at Hand Rolls

Okay, so hand rolls are harder than they look. Especially little tiny ones.

1. mini hand rolls with yellow carrots, crab and avocado
2. tangerine wedges
3. strawberries
4. soy fish

I bought some itty-bitty nori sheets a while ago (because they were really cheap) but I'm not really sure what they are intended for. Thought little hand rolls would be cute, and I think they would be, but I'd probably want different nori. This stuff is seasoned, and a little sticky, and very crispy. All and all pretty hard to work with, though I think it might work well for onigiri.

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Spicy Calidelphia Roll

1. maki roll by request with krab, avacodo, yellow carrot, cream cheese and spicy mayo
2. containers of soy and wasabi
3. tangerine sections with a strawberry
4. mango jelly x 2
5. little box of Sour Nerds

I realized after the lid went on that this wasn't packed tightly enough so I added...

6. white grapes

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Spicy Turbot Roll

Somewhat of an experimental roll today. Boy had an end piece and pronounced it "spicy" and "delicious" so hopes are high!

1. spicy turbot roll
2. tiny bell pepper
3. grape tomatoes
4. soy bottle
5. tangerine wedges

Spicy Mayo Sauce
1 T mayo
1/4 t Sriracha

Mix together and use!

This makes the right amount for one maki roll.

It's fun to use the Japanese Kewpie brand mayonnaise,not to mention it's convenient squirt bottle packaging, but regular mayo will work too. Just don't use Miracle Whip type products. If you don't have Sriracha there's probably no hope for you, but Sambal Oelekwould be an okay (if slightly less smooth) alternative. I suppose you could use also try Tabasco with maybe a bit of sugar added to sweeten it up.

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Sushi Bits and Bobs

1. tamago sushi
2. edamame
3. saucy pig
4. krab sushi
5. krab bites
6. onigiri tied with chives
7. omelette slices
8. chocolate filled cookies
9. red bean candy
10. tiny tomatoes
11. sesame crackers

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Vive! for the Boy

1. philly onigiri
2. tiny cheese wedge
3. 2 baby pears
4. soy bottle
5. grape candy
6. wasabi
7. chili lime peanuts
8. krab sushi
9. edamame on picks
10. tamago sushi
11. tomatoes on a pick

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