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how to freeze carrot flowers
June 16, 2009

Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - fundamentals
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I had to get to work really early today, so no bento blog. >_< But instead, I’m going to show you how to make bento making less hectic in a busy morning.

I’ve done “how to make vegetable flowers” before, but it’s a time consuming process, especially in the morning. I used to buy baby carrots, because I didn’t have to cut it into a small circle which is a good size for flowers in bento, and they last longer than regular carrots. But baby carrots can be expensive, and I didn’t like the taste of baby carrots. (It tasted… “processed”?) Then I thought I should just buy regular carrots, and prepare it when I have time.

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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
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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

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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

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How to make a sunflower
November 16, 2008

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This is something you can make with an egg sheet. (see “how to  make an egg sheet”) It’s cute and very easy too!

[How to make a sunflower]
- egg sheet (see “how to make an egg sheet”
- mini-sausage