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Zusatztext “Move over, brown bags. Bento box lunches are prettier, eco-friendly and just plain fun.” — Working Mother “Jazz up your child's lunch box with cute little bento that are easier to make than you think.” — Mother Nature Network “ Yum-Yum Bento Box is too cute for words.” — Modesto Bee Informationen zum Autor Crystal Watanabe (a.k.a. Pikko) started making bento boxes for herself as a way to eat small, healthy portions, and she enjoyed it so much that she now shares her hobby with bento fans worldwide at her blog Adventures in Bentomaking (www.aibento.net). She lives in Hawaii with her husband and two children. Maki Ogawa (a.k.a. Luckysundae) is a Japanese mom who loves to make cute bento boxes for her two young boys, her husband, and herself. She shares her creations on Flickr and at her blog, Cute Obento (www.cuteobento.com). Klappentext This book makes creating colorful, cute, and tasty Japanese-style lunches easy and fun! Learn how to craft your favorite foods into a variety of shapes-from caterpillars, cars, and puppy dogs to pretty flowers, princesses, and kitty cats to make the yummy, healthy lunches that are all the rage in Japan. Featuring chapters on Cuties & Critters, Fairy-Tale Friends, and Special Day Treats, plus a handy shopping guide, easy recipes for mini snacks, general tips and tricks, and so much more, Yum-Yum Bento Box is the perfect guide for beginner bento makers and expert chefs alike. Stop wasting money on pre-packaged lunches-and start making beautiful, healthy bentos! Includes: · An introduction to Japanese Lunches · Packing a Bento Box · Bento Boxes, Tools, And Accessories · Ingredients · Cuties & Critters · Fairy-Tale Friends · Special-Day Treats Leseprobe TABLE OF CONTENTS Hello, Obento! An Introduction to Japanese Lunches Packing a Bento Box Bento Boxes, Tools, and Accessories Ingredients for Happy Faces Cuties & Critters Baby Bear Caterpillar Chickens Eek! A Mouse! Fluffy Lamb Frogs Guardian Angel Hawaii Sun Hungry Fishy Kitty Cat & Gold?sh Miss Octopus Piggy Burgers Polar Bear Retro Girls Sandwich Cuties Sunbathing Crabs Teddy Bear Grilled Cheese Tiger Cubs Walruses Fairy-Tale Friends Enchanted Forest Friends Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail Goldilocks and the Three Bears I’m Bringin’ Home a Baby Bumblebee! The Ladybug Picnic Little Elves Little Red Hen Little Red Riding Hood Magical Spring Flowers Mushroom Friends Musubi Man Peter Pan Redheaded Princess Secret Garden Teeny Tiny Polar Bear Three Little Pigs Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Special Day Treats Autumn Leaves Beach Party Hot Dog Best Friend Bears Birthday Present Boy’s Day Car Trip Christmas Penguins Early-Bird Omelet Easter Baskets Girl’s Day I ? You Pancake Mouse Pizza Party! Rainy Day Umbrellas Sailboat Snow Day Sports Summertime Sammies Sunny-Side Up Additional Recipes for Mini Snacks and Save-It-for-Later Lunches How to Make a Hatching Chick Shopping Guide Glossary Metric Conversion Chart Acknowledgments Zusammenfassung Japanese boxed lunches are called bento. These cute, yummy, healthy lunches are all the rage in Japan, where mothers think of them as an expression of love for their children. Bento boxes can be made from scratch, but they are also a great way to enjoy ...
