fall hens bento

10 10 2010

yet another quick one — tonight we were busy watching the giants-braves game!

tomorrow’s lunch has two onigiri (made from rice mixed with vegetable fried rice seasoning mix, each stuffed with an umeboshi), some steamed broccoli, a yellow tomato, pea pods, simmered pumpkin (topped with chili flakes and sesame seeds), and a purple potato hen (with radish beak and cockscomb).

all packed in my new, lightweight bamboo box, which i’ll close with this cute cross-stitched hen napkin (used like a furoshiki).  plus a cute mini-pear for dessert!

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28 responses

10 10 2010
Emily Ng (22:16:18) :

Wow..you are creative…using purple potato to make hen, I like the way you used radish for beak and cockscomb. The bamboo box and the napkin are super nice!! Everything so perfect and nice. 🙂

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:36:22) :

thanks emily! i wish the radish stood out a little more against the pumpkin, but oh well!

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10 10 2010
sheri (22:45:24) :

Go Giants!!! You should have been here; they were going nuts in the streets.
Such a beautifully colorful fall bento — the rice especially looks great. Sweet woven box too. Really one to make Monday sparkle!

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:36:47) :

thanks sheri! GO GIANTS! we’re watching the game now haha! wish i was in SF 😉

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10 10 2010
Mommyof2Girlz/Steph (22:56:54) :

Awesome! The picture itself is stunning but also love all the colors and textures in the box.

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:37:12) :

thanks steph! this was a yummy one — so nice when they are pretty AND tasty 🙂

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11 10 2010
Debra (00:12:03) :

I’ve run out of adjectives for your bentos! I love picnic cloth you used for the box’s liner. Genius. It completes the scene with rustic,yet wholesome charm.

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:38:09) :

thanks so much debra! it’s actually a picnic-printed wax paper… i am loving all these wax paper options from rakuten :o)

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11 10 2010
Lil'chan (03:06:37) :

This looks so delicious! Like a garden full of the last summer flowers. Really delicious. The color combinations are great, and your purple chicken is awesome! ^-^

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:39:08) :

thanks lil’chan! the purple and orange feel like fall to me, but you are right, still some summer veggies in here!

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11 10 2010
Lia Chen (04:37:48) :

OMG Megan! You should start making your own bento book now … I love love love it. Speechless, all I can do is admiring on your bento picture *stare at the pic, no blink*

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:40:35) :

lia you flatter me too much! i am not ready for my own book, still working on my presentations and learning so much from other talented bentoists… like YOU!

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11 10 2010
JDaniel4's Mom (05:15:14) :

I love the texture in the eggs. This looks great!

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:41:17) :

thanks jdaniel4’s mom! i didn’t think about it, but those onigiri *are* egg shaped — happy accident!

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11 10 2010
Susan (11:09:15) :

Wow, your bento looks yummy!!! Love the hen and the gorgeous basket you used for the box. 🙂

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:42:08) :

thanks susan! the basket was a new find from rakuten, pretty inexpensive too! not as high quality as the expensive ones, but a good “starter” bamboo box — i wanted to experiment with how different foods keep in it (since it’s not air tight).

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11 10 2010
Blorgie1 (15:12:52) :

Oh Megan I had thought the hen was origami until I read through this post. Your knife skills are out of this world!

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:42:40) :

thanks blorgie1! i actually cut a template out of cardboard and then cut around it — i’m a cheater 😉

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11 10 2010
Bentobird/Jenn (17:35:50) :

Debra said it so well-“rustic and charming”! All the details are wonderful here, from the adorable hen napkin to the perfect radish beak and cocksomb! The bamboo box is really beautiful, too 🙂

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:43:09) :

thanks jenn — i love searching for vintage napkins and teatowels on ebay and etsy, prop styling my bento shots is so fun 😀

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11 10 2010
Lyndsey (19:17:18) :

It’s beautiful! I love the colors and textures and the purple hen is awesome!

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11 10 2010
gamene (20:43:38) :

thanks lyndsey… purple and orange is one of my favorite combos, getting me in the mood for halloween!

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13 10 2010
tatabonita (09:57:42) :

Yum! Looks so delicious! Btw, I envy you for the box, tee hee 😀

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13 10 2010
gamene (10:22:34) :

thanks ta! the box was inexpensive, maybe you can treat yourself too, you deserve it! 🙂

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15 10 2010
Anne Marie (04:01:33) :

Your bentos are beautiful. And I love all the different paper you use. News papers, this red and white paper etc. Are the newspapers waxed or do you use ordinary newspaper-paper? If not where do you buy all these cool papers?

Your blog is an inspiration to yummy looking home made lunches!

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18 10 2010
gamene (08:39:12) :

sorry for the late reply anne marie, thank you for your comment. i used waxed papers that are food-safe and come with designs already printed. i find them on rakuten.

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28 10 2010
Christie Fremon (12:28:12) :

Oh, I love this bento so much! 🙂 What an inspired blend of east meets farm.

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5 11 2010
Anne Marie (02:16:47) :

Thank you! 🙂 And congratulations on your wedding!!!

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