Bento Fun #202 – Moon Bright-bright
Woohoo! Finally it is mid-week and in another 2 more days its gonna be weekend again!
I think I strained my back last weekend as I have been having back ache which don’t seems to get any better even after so many days. I am having difficulties bending down. Yesterday was a little crazy as I need to clean up the messy house before my MIL is back… 
Can anyone tell me a home with an active toddler and a baby be out of mess??? NO WAY right????!!! Anyway, no point for me to clear all the mess as Darrius will mess it up in no time!
Ok, in conjunction with Mid Autumn Festival, which is today, I managed to make a bento last night that signify the big round moon! Initially I told my hubby the bento was meant for him and he gave me a ‘you’re kidding me’ look! Bleah~ He is such a MCP that he felt ‘weird’ bringing a bento to work but I told him that one of these days he will have no choice but to bring a 3 tiers bento box to work! And guess what? This is going to happen sooner than he thought! Very soon lunch will be an expensive affair if he eats out so he can’t run away from bringing his own bento! *wicked smile*
Anyway, back to the Mid Autumn Festival bento. It was a last minute decision actually when the idea of making the ‘Jade Rabbit’ that is associated with the festival. Ok, I’m not going tell the story here but you can read about it from the link above.
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I wanted so much to use my cloud cutters that I was glad I got this idea which let me have one big and one small clouds! I used turnip to make these clouds and the rabbit as I bought them for cooking my soup and I actually kept a small portion so I can savor with the ‘rojak‘ sauce I have.
The BIG round moon is orange lunch sheet which nestled between the 2 clouds. The background was a piece of nori to act as ‘night’. I used some grass baran to make a 3-D grass. 
I do not have a rabbit cutter but a bunny head cutter so I joint up a few parts together. The idea in this bento – the rabbit looking up and admiring the round bright moon tonight.
In the other box are some roasted ‘Ayam Percik’ (a kind of spicy roast chicken) which I bought from the supermarket. Some cucumber slices, pan-fried prawns, a tamagoyaki heart (Darrius loves this!), a few wedges of red plum, some black seedless grapes and a half of strawberry. I added a moon cake ‘just for show’ to represent the festival.
Ok… that’s all for today. We will let Darrius lit his lanterns (yes, he has 5 lanterns!!!!) tonight while we enjoy some moon cakes and tea. It is time for family reunion! Wishing everyone a fun and enjoyable Mid Autumn!
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Lovely bento. Like the moon between the 2 clouds and the rabbit too! I missed ayam percik! Especially those just after ‘panggang!’ yum yum, have a super happy mid autumn festival to you n family !!
Thanks Karen! I seldom buy Malay food as my hubby is not fond of them so I’ll try to slot some into our meals once in a while… hehheehee
Now you reminded me of those ayam percik from the pasar malam!!!! *slurp*
Lovely rabbit admiring the fullmoon and ????? to you and your family
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Thanks Choo! Wishing you and your family a Happy Mid Autumn too!
Happy mid autumn festival, Alice…and to Darius and to the whole family of yours…
Looks yummy of the bento and also the mooncake!
Thanks Yenny! Hope you will have a fun day too!
Like your rabbit theme, very thoughtful of you to create this for the Min Autumn Festival. In my case, it was a co-incident that I make bunny theme today!
Not forgetting to wish you and family a Happy Mid Autumn Festival!
yeah yeah… I just remember the rabbit for MAF thus making it for the occasion.
Happy MAF to you too!
my hubby lovveesss ayam percik. I tot you said you are going to mkae egg sheets last week? How come still using commercial ones?
Blessed MAF to you and your family!!!
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aiya… no plans to make any big project yet so wait till inspirations come then I go try again…
since I still hv the commercial ones just finish them lor… hehehe
I hope your back feels better soon. Even when you aren’t feeling your best, your bentos still turn out beautiful. Have a wonderful Mid Autumn Festival!
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Thanks for your concerns Heather!
Hehe…. I made the bentos sitting down now!
A little inconvenient but as a bento addict so
cmust endure the pain!
Happy Midautumn Festival! Hope you can see the moon big and bright! And enjoy it with you family!
I hope that we can see the moon this year in Germany, as the passed years it was always cloudy
Like your bento but the rabbit is a bit alone, isn’t it?
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*sigh* it was cloudy here too!
Heh, I lazy to do more as my hubby thought I’m out of my mind doing this bento!
Loely bento. I thought of making my bento like you too, but then changed my mind…hehehe…we are having almost same thought during this MAF.
Love the BIG moon and the clouds. I love ayam percik too, but cannot eat so much.
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*high 5*
This ayam percik so-so only but it does looked very fresh and delish when I saw over the counter!
Ha ha ha, love to read your story
. Your Otsukimi bento is beautiful, just like the one we often see on a play stage hehe. Once again, Happy Mid Autumn, Alice!
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Thanks again for your sweet comments Tata!
Happy Mid Autumn Festival for you and family! Really nice and yummy bento to celebrate. Will not be complete without mooncake
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Haha.. yesh Lia… it is not MAF if without the moon cakes!
Hope you had a better MAF celebration!
Happy Lunar Festival! Oh my goodness your bento is soooo cute!! i love the cute rabbit and clouds! My plan was to moon gaze with my little one tonight…but it looks really cloudy and I hope it clears up tonight!
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Thanks Mrs P!
Oh… it was raining here and very cloudy here and no sight of Mr Moon at all!
This Moon Bright Bento is really adorable, I love all the woonderful details!
Thanks Jenn!!