Bento Fun #204 – Snack-a-lunch
TGIF everyone! 
The week just swept past in a blink of the eye!
There is still another day to go for the Giveaway so hurry if you have not make your entries yet!
Today is yet another busy day. Darrius developed fever the night before and he threw up almost everything he had for lunch during dinner time so he skipped dinner. Luckily I did not make him any bento else my effort will be wasted! Guess I’ll have to keep him home today.
This bento was actually made on Wednesday which I brought along to Darrius’s school as I need to go to 100Yen to check on their stock and so he can eat on the way. Sadly, there was no new stock. 
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I still have some prawns left over (after making the Mid Autumn bento the night before) so I fried them together with the meat balls and coated them with some home made terriyaki sauce with sesame. Then I skewered them together. There are some sweet potato sticks in the same cup from Baby G’s porridge for added nutrition. I boiled some spaghetti and stir-fried them later with the balanced teriyaki sauce and sprinkled with some furikake. There are some boiled broccoli with a tamagoyaki heart, some black seedless grapes and strawberries to complete the box. Darrius really likes the tamagoyaki
Oh yeah, recently I have been dabbling with PhotoShop and has learned a few tricks from my hubby so I can do some ‘graphics’ to enhance my photos. 
During my days in the design school, Mac just came around with their new OS and all those designing/graphic software were still in their infancy (like Version 1.0!!!) so I did not get to learn much then (we used to do cut and paste!!!!!). Since I was not in the industry for such a long time, many things has changed but I was lucky I still have some basics and my dear hubby was so determined to learn that he went through many online tutorials! So, he did the hard work while I get to use the short cuts!
We will be going to town later (hopefully his fever subsides by then) to collect Darrius’s prize from a bank (the organizer) as his ‘masterpiece’ was selected as one of the consolation prize winner. His coloring is ‘horrible’ but I managed to gave him a few tips when he was doing it so it turned out slightly presentable! 
We did not tell him yet so he will be surprised later! hehehee
Ok, have a good weekend peeps!
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Oh dear, hope Darrius is ok and recovers soon. Baby Jo also developed a faver last night due to molar teething. She lost her appetite but thank God besides that she is still active and cheerful.
And well done Darrius!
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Oh..how come all your bentos are so well presented??? When can I have this type of skills?
Hope Darrius recovers soon and enjoy your yummy bento everyday. Congratulations to Darrius too. Have a great weekend.
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Emily, you just need to try and try till you are happy!
Hope your boy feels better now! Just relax and enjoy the weekend.
Your bento looks yummy…sweet potato? I did not buy any for a long time, I think I will go a get one but the sweet potatoes in Germany are not very tasty
Have a nice weekend!
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These sweet potatoes were from Australia… that was what printed on the packaging!
They are not as sweet as those Japanese ones but they are much firmer and don’t
break up so easily. My baby loves it!
I hope Darius gets well soon! Lovely bento!
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you ahh….getting more & more appetizing & creative….love yr other mr.pooh bento holding baloon, getting more “kou keng kai jor” …thumbs up
get well soon little boy !!
Thanks Jacss!!!
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect mah!
Hope Darrius get well soon, and congratulations to him too!
You always managed to arranged the bento so nicely in this collapsible bento box!
Thanks KDW!
Actually it is very easy to arrange in the sandwich
box as it has a 4-side opening!
Get well soon, Darius, must be the weather these days, first half of the day hot, then rain…
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Congratulations also to him, remember to show his masterpiece
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Aiyo, the bank retained his ‘masterpiece’ so won’t get to see it again…
Lousy mommy also forgot to snap a photo before he submit!
I love the new graphics, they look really good. I hope Darrius is feeling better. I really like all of the different cups of food in this bento. Very cute!
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Thanks Heather!. Yeah, Photoshop is so fun when you know how to use it!
Beautiful bento, poor kid! I am new to the bento making and have questions relating to food safety. Was this left at room temperature as seems traditional, refrigerated and then re-heated later, or kept and eaten cold?
Personally, I would like them at room temp, but my kids leave at 7 and don’t eat until 11 or so, so I am not sure how far I can stretch things like chicken or shrimp… any help?
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Yes, this bento was left to room temperature before I brought it out.
However, I used a sandwich box which has holes all over so there
is no heat trapped.
If you wanted to keep your food for longer hours, I would suggest you get yourself
a thermal food jar which can keep food warm up to 10 hours.