how to make kodama, moogle and boo ghost steamed pork buns
March 26, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: kodama, mario boo ghost, moogle, steamed pork bun
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This recipe doesn’t use yeast, so if you want to make buns fast, this is for you! (But as I mentioned in my other post, it’s a bit dry inside.)
For more moist steamed pork bun dough, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast.”
When I was experimenting with steamed buns, I realized that Kodama was perfect character to make with buns, so I decided to add Kodama for this how-to.
[How to make Kodama, Moogle and Boo Ghost steamed pork bun dough without yeast]
(makes 8 small buns)
- 1 and 1/4 cup of *cake flour
- 80 ml of water (5 and 1/2 TBS) or milk (I used water)
- 2 TBS of baking powder
- 2 TBS of sugar
- 1/2 TS of salt
- 1 TBS of sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
- seaweed for eyes and mouth (for Kodama, Moogle, Boo Ghost)
- kamaboko (fish cake) (for Boo Ghost’s teeth)
– red food coloring (for Moogle and Boo Ghost)
– wax paper or parchment paper
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How to make an edamame stick
January 4, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: edamame
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This one is may not really be “kyaraben” food by itself, but it’s a great way to add green to your bento box.
This technique lets you put edamame together in one place without using a little cup. All you need is uncooked pasta! You can put it in the corner of bento box like in the Piggy & Gir bento, or use it as a divider like in my Portal bento.
Pasta gets soft enough to eat because the moisture from edamame in a couple of hours or when microwaved. But if you’re not sure about eating uncooked pasta, you can fry the pasta.
[edamame stick] (used in “Piggy & GIR”, “Portal” )
- edamame
- pasta
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How to dye rice naturally
December 21, 2008
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: dye rice, how-to (all)
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Well it’s not really “dyeing” rice, more like how to change the color of rice for your bento.
I use these methods a lot to make Totoro, or backgrounds with rice. It’s not much, but since rice is white, changing the color of rice can make a quite difference in your bento.
[How to dye rice gray-ish] (used in “Sleeping Totoro”, etc…)
- rice
- black sesame seed (with a sesame seed grinder or mortar and pestle)
- salt
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How to make vegetable flowers
November 30, 2008
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: flower, how-to (all)
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Flat vegetable flowers are great for dressing up your bento to finish up.
Put them on broccoli, on rice, on sandwiches, etc… anywhere you want. It adds a nice finishing touch and will definitely cutify your bento.
Carrot flower:
- Carrrot
- Cheese for #2 (optional)
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How to make sausage flowers
November 30, 2008
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: flower
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I’ve done “how to make a sunflower” before, but today I’ll do how to make generic flowers. These flowers are less-complicated than sunflowers, and you just need one ingredient.
[How to make sausage flower]
- sausage
