Friday, January 21, 2011

Bunny Bento

Whew, I sure missed making bento this past week! I was bunny sitting/house sitting for a coworker and I just did not feel comfortable making bentos. I didn't have my bento gear, and I didn't have the ingredients I am comfortable with on hand. Strange how we get stuck in patterns and when we aren't in that groove, it's just harder to do what we normally do.

In this bento: leftover spaghetti carbonara with a jack cheese bunny on top, slices of blood orange from Twin Peaks with a pink bunny pick, a bit of broccoli, and baby carrots. I made the spaghetti carbonara using a James Beard recipe from his book, James Beard's Beard On Pasta (James Beard Library of Great American Cooking). The eggs I used were from my friend and coworker Gwen who has her own chickens. It really turned out delicious, but it was somewhat difficult to make. Picture me tossing the hot pasta while my hubby slowly pours the egg mixture into the pan, blocking my view and dribbling some egg onto the stovetop, the pan is moving all over the place, and I am telling him to add a bit of the pasta water, and then some cheese, and now my arms are tired... whew!

Here's the little bun bun I was watching the past week. His name is Luigi, and he is just super darling. He loves broccoli, carrots and grapes. Maybe I should have added some grapes to this bento and it would have been perfect for Luigi. ('.,.')

Have a great weekend, and enjoy the official beginning of the Year of the Rabbit tomorrow!

14 comments:

  1. Super cute bento and Luigi is adorable!!!

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  2. Luigi is so cute! Happy Bunny Year to him! ^_^
    Now.. let´s eat that bento... *nomnomnom* :P

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  3. Thanks Susan! He's pretty hilarious.

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  4. Thanks karaimame! Luigi is the star of many holiday cards. His owners dress him up in cute outfits for each holiday card. Pretty incredible!

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  5. Cutiepie! And great fancy James Beard inspired bento too!

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  6. That is the cutest bunny! And yum, I just want to eat up your bento!

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  7. Thanks sheri! I love reading James Beard, and MFK Fisher, and Julia Child. Their books are so inspiring! I read cookbooks like novels, can't get enough.

    This was my second try at carbonara, and with guidance from James Beard, I have been able to successfully make it both times! No scrambled eggs with pasta. :)

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  8. Hi Alice! He's really an awesome bunny. I am finishing up my bento now, it was really good. I hope you are enjoying your bento gifts! :)

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  9. ! Bunnies like grapes? I'll have to try that! :)

    Love your bunny bento!

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  10. Thanks pikko! This bunny goes MENTAL for grapes. Each morning Luigi gets a piece of broccoli, a piece of carrot, and a grape. He'll head butt you out of the way to get to the grape. It's pretty funny.

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  11. Love the bento, love Luigi--cutest little guy! Thanks for sharing this charming post, it was a real treat!

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  12. Scrumptious bento! I love the color of the orange. Give Luigi a big hug from me!!

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  13. Luigi is sooooooooo fluffy and cute!! I don't mind having him around!

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  14. Bentobird, thanks so much. He really is precious. Thanks Ohayobento! Luigi got lots of pats and scratches, he's not much of a hugger. :) Ha ha, Angeleyes, he's definitely easy to hang around with. Such a good bunny.

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