Roti Canai Wraps Bento (379)

Roti Canai Wraps Bento

Roti canai wrapped with egg omelet, meat floss and mayo

2 cherries and a candy

Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheesy Balls)

Have known about this cheesy balls for long after googling thru the web, at last able to put my hands together to bake a batch of this yummy treat :p

Adapted the recipe from Cuca Brazuca.  I halved the recipe to make do about 30 little cheesy balls.

Ingredients
250g Tapioca starch
1 cup milk
1/2 cup corn oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt

1. Boil the milk, oil and salt together
2. Pour the hot mixture into a large bowl containing tapioca starch, mix with a wooden spoon
3. Let it cool and mix in the cheese and eggs
4. Get your hands in there to squelch everything together into a smooth thick dough
5. Separate and roll dough into little golf size balls
6. Place the dough balls on a tray
7. Bake at preheat oven at 190C for 15 minutes
8. Reduce the temperature to 150C and cook for another 15 minutes

Crackly shell with gooey center

Baked Macaroni Bento (378)

Baked macaroni bento

Baked macaroni

Sausage & cheese bun bought from The Loaf Cafe Pavilion

plum wedges, a cherry and a candy

My Simple Lunch - Ci Fan Tuan 糍饭团

Have you ever eaten 糍饭团, one of the famous breakfast in Shanghai.  It is the glutinous rice wrap with pork floss, youtiao 油条 (or yao char kuai) and pickled mustard plant 榨菜.

I bought a few mini youtiao last night and had 2 left after our breakfast this morning, while driving back home after sending little girl to school, I thought of this suddenly.  I have all the ingredients at home except glutinous rice, well, why should I trouble myself on cooking the glutinous rice, since I have some rice left in the fridge :)

So, after re-heating the leftover rice, wrapped the rice with the ingredients listed on top, I was happily enjoying my simple lunch after 5 minutes.

 

Er, not having it with sweetened or savory soy milk (usually eaten with 糍饭团 in Shanghai) but black coffee :p 

and having my self made picked cabbage (recipe adapted from Carol) and the last mini youtiao

The ingredients in the rice: youtiao, pork floss and picked mustard

Side Note:
A lot of my friends have been asking me why am I not updating any bento or bakes in my blog lately.  Not that I have given up on bentoing & baking but I really have lack of time to take photo and post it up.  Even though I am working from home, the time required for me to spend between work and home really killing me, I have to rush all the times, splitting myself from conference calls, replying emails, preparing bento, cooking lunch, and etc.

Also, most of the bento I made lately were so simple that I really paiseh (shameful in Hokkien) to post up, even little girl has been complaining that I seldom make her cute bento :p

So, friends & little girl, I promise I will try my best to make some cute bento, take photos and post them up for you to salivating on :p

Mayo Salmon & Cucumber Maki (377)

Little girl requested a big bento for her to share with her friends, made do with this easy and fast to make maki.

Mayo salmon & cucumber maki

 Hami melon balls and fish balls

Black Sesame Chiffon Cake

Adapted the recipe from 我的厨房乐园, love the taste and smell of back sesame.

A tasty & beautiful black cake :)

Baked Cheese & Cream of Mushroom Pasta Bento (376)

Little girl's favorites

Pasta mixed with cream of mushroom (Cambell's), top with baked cheese

Fried oyster balls and chicken wing from night market

Angry Birds Bento (375)

If you ask a kid what is his/her fav cartoon/game character now, I would believe the answer will be Angry Birds :) 

Little girl oledi has 2 Angry Bird soft toys gifted by her grandma, I definitely believe too nowadays most kids have at least 1 or 2 angry bird themed toys, stationaries or bags with them.

Last month, Baby J has celebrated his 3rd birthday with a Angry Bird themed cake, I promised little girl that I would make her a bento with this theme.

So, after weeks of lazy bentos, I finally able to conquer my lazy bones :p  Well, little girl has complained a bit that she didn't get a cute bento for a long time.  Then, I am leaving to project again next week, so better make her happy and soothe her now :p

The yellow bird

Body: creamy mashed potato stuffed with quail egg

Hair - cheese and seaweed

Eyebrows and beak - ham

Eyes - seaweed and cheese

The red bird

Body: cherry tomato

Feather on head and beak - ham

Eyebrows - seaweed

Eyes - seaweed, cheese and black sesame seed

The slingshot

Stick - Cheese frankfurter

Elastic strap - soba

Of course, Angry Birds can't go without the groups of evil Pigs and their shelters

Body - Green grape

Eyes and nose - cheese and black sesame seeds

Shelters - pineapple

After school,

Me:  Hey, you finished your bento today?
LG:  Yes, but I ate so little only, all my friends come attack my bento  * sour face  *
Me:  Ha... why?  Your friends like the bento?
LG:  Ya, lot of them came see the bento, some from other classes too!
Me:  So, which birds did you share with your friends?
LG:  I didn't get to eat the red birds at all... I gave 1 pig to YX and she trade me 1 cherry tomato
Me:  Oh... that's good, then the rest?
LG:  All eaten by me!
Me:  Huh, u ate most of the bento and still complaining...
LG:  Ya but that was not enough, I still feeling hungry...
Me:  Ok, next time make you bigger bento.

Apple Turnover

Had a strong desire on some apple dessert for the past few days, decided upon this apple turnover as I have a few puff pastry sheets which was left in the freezer.

The apples stuffing was cook fast, I able to have it done in 15 minutes :)

Apple stuffings

2 green apples, skinned, cored and cubed
1 handful raisins
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp whisky
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1. Cook all ingredients except cinnamon powder in medium heat until apple turn tender and soft
2. Off heat, mix in cinnamon powder.  Let cool.

Apple turnover with 4 pieces of leftover puff pastry sheets, yum!

As I still have some apple filling left, used 2 flatten bread to finish up the rest
Verdict on this bread apple turnover, crunch while fresh from oven, but turned hard after 1 night

Rosti Bento (374)

Rosti, ketchup, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, cheese cubes and sweets

Rosti

Cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, cheese cubes and sweets