tomorrow at sundown marks the start of the jewish holiday passover. for the eight days during which the holiday is observed, one refrains from eating leavened bread, as well as a variety of other foods that are seen as “rising” like leavened bread (depending on the regional tradition, this group of forbidden foods may include rice, beans, and other ingredients which expand when cooked).
although i won’t be strictly observing the restrictions this year, i will be saying goodbye to bread for the next week or so, which alas, includes sandwich bentos. so as a fond (and temporary!) farewell, i made two egg salad sammies for tomorrow’s lunch. super simple, with the cute addition of a cut-outs in the shape of keys. the two breads i used, rye and pumpernickel, were nicely contrasting, and so i switched the keys (then both loaves went in the freezer to wait for the end of the holiday!).
this isn’t quite a bento, but i hope you don’t mind me posting.
speaking of “not quite a bento,” have you checked out the amazing wool/viscose play bento set that was recently posted as a bento4japan auction? although you can’t eat this one, it would be the perfect gift for a cute child in your life… or for your own enjoyment. bidding will definitely get heated on this one, so don’t miss it!
[as seen on epicute]
Love the key contrasts, and egg salad sounds super yum to me right now. Happy Passover!
thanks sheri! the egg salad was great… but i bet i’ll get sick of it by the end of the week, it’s such a passover staple! hope your week is off to a great start!
I really like how you did the key sanwiches. Looks great!
thanks lyndsey! this was so easy, hope you try it too 🙂
The sammies look simply adorable…! I need to buy more cookie cutters that I can make such sammies too :D).
thanks cooking gallery! i have seen this done with bear shapes too, any cute cutter would do!
Artistic and lovely mini-key sammies and I love the subtle contrast of the red-check and floral-printed patterns!
thanks jenn! i was going for chic (indoor) picnic, haha 🙂
So cool! They look delicious 🙂
thanks heather! they were yummy, and not at all difficult to make 😀
That is so crazily cute!!! Happy Passover!
thanks mils! happy NOT passover to you (i assume)… please eat some extra delicious sandwiches and baked items for me!
Must say… they look so scandinavian! 😉
I love egg salad … this is definitely a heavenly combo!
Happy Passover !!
thanks lilian! i LOVE scandinavian design, so perky but chic. such a compliment that this reminds you of that 😀
This is so clever! Thanks for sharing!
thanks shumaila, i’m so glad you like these, hope you give ’em a try 🙂
Too cute! These would be great for a girly tea party. 😉
thanks so much carolyn! i am a huge fan of your blog (it’s in my google reader!), such an honor that you stopped by mine 😀