One of the most common questions I get when I post a bento pic on Facebook is ‘doesn’t it all get messed up once the lunchbox does the rounds in the school bag?’ my response is usually something along the lines of ‘it’s all...
Rather than just posting my creations on Facebook I thought I’d start doing some step by step tutorials to show you how I made the creations and more importantly how you can make them too. I thought we’d kick things off with this funky...
So this is a pretty simple tutorial for making cute little swirled hearts in yogurt like in the lunch below, the technique is actually used a lot in cookie decorating but I thought it would look great on the top of yogurt and I...
Today is Bug’s last day of childcare for the year and her last day in the baby room because she turns 2 this Sunday so I decided to make a cake to take in, I’ve wanted to try my hand at making a fresh...
Since starting his new school Mr 8 has been studying Japanese as a second language and one of the things I love about it is that its a very hands on and they also study the culture and the foods of Japan. Mr 8...
So today I thought I’d make a more traditional style bento for bug and I for lunch so that I could share with you all 2 simple bento techniques which don’t require any special tools, just a nice sharp knife. So the first thing...
I’m not quite sure of the origins of the sandwich ball but I know its been done in Japanese lunchboxes for ages and I for one think its a very clever idea, so I decided to give it a go a few weeks back...