tomorrow’s lunch has some curry rice with two hanpen horses, plus steamed broccoli, a tomato, steamed brussels sprout halves, and some juicy pieces of mochiko chicken. i made a batch using a combination of both sheri and debra‘s helpful recipes; mine came out looking a little bit different (the batter consistency was so close to pancake batter that the outside of some of the pieces actually look like pancakes), but it was absolutely delicious.
my horsies have manes made from egg sheet that i had leftover from last night’s rilakkuma creation. i cut a slit in the hanpen and inserted the base of the fringed egg sheet strip so that the mane looks like it’s “growing.” cilantro sprig harnesses are a cool idea i borrowed from lucky sundae, and i put my own spin on akinoichigo’s saddle idea by using soy paper in which i hand cut little hearts.
have you bid on the awesome play bento set or the beautiful crane earrings, both auctions to benefit the japan relief effort?
and — i posted my lunch in “what’s for lunch wednesday,” did you?
What a great bento! … I would not let my boys see this, they would definitely ask me to make one and I doubt if I can make it.
lina i am sure you can do this one too! the horses were just made with a little cookie cutter, and you could add whatever details you want — or none at all!
Aw, cute harness idea! New horse cutter?
Pancake chicken actually sounds really good… 😀
thanks sheri! yup, the horse cutter is stadler brand, i ended up ordering from rakuten when i couldn’t find a US source. this german brand is so sharp and they make the cutest mini-designs!
Those horses are adorable! I can’t believe you actually inserted the mane into the hanpen, wow! You never cease to amaze me! 🙂
thanks heather! the insertion process was easy, just used my trusty little tweezers! i thought about placing the main underneath (but the hanpen is so thick it obscured the mane entirely), or on top (but it wouldn’t stick and kept falling over) — but this worked out best.
a pure delight!! so joyful and full of special details…the spring horsies are amazing and I love the bright primary colors. wonderful, megan :D!
thanks jenn! horses have been one of my favorite animals since i was a little girl, so this one was special to me 🙂
I like your horse, they are so adorable and your bento so colorful too. 🙂
thank you yuli! i just this morning found your blog through “what’s for lunch wednesday,” i love your polar bear and your other bento creations!
Those are really adorable! I’ve been looking for horse ideas for Derby week. (We have a big festival here surrounding the KY Derby horse race.)
thanks so much tina, glad you like my horses. would love to see your derby bento!
the horsies are so cute and pretty with those little hearts. 🙂
thanks emily! i had to try twice to get the hearts the way i wanted them, tiny and cute 🙂
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