bento #56: Moving day Totoro
July 2, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - ghibli (totoro, etc...) Tags: makkurokurosuke, mini-totoro, mushroom, studio ghibli, totoro
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Like I mentioned in my previous blog post, my company has been in the process of moving for the past week, and because of this we had July 1st off. I knew I wouldn’t be able to make bento until next week, so I decided to try making a “stay-home” bento. When I decided to make a bento to eat at home, I realized something. “I don’t have to close the lid of the bento box!”
Bento #56: Moving day Totoro
Created and eaten on: 7/1/2009
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how to make a radish mushroom
June 21, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - characters (Ghibli, video game, Wall-E) Tags: mushroom, radish, super mario
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I made this for Totoro parade bento, but I realized that I hadn’t done a how-to on this! This may look difficult but it’s a very adorable decoration to your kyaraben.
[How to make a radish mushroom and Mario mushroom]
- radish
- *seaweed for Mario mushroom
– small fruit knife
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bento #42: Totoro parade
April 4, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - ghibli (totoro, etc...) Tags: acorn, makkurokurosuke, mini-totoro, mushroom, studio ghibli, totoro
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I had been working on a sketch of a kyaraben for a week, but it just didn’t look like it’d work out, and I was feeling pretty bummed. (I can’t tell you what it is yet! I hope I can make it next week.) You know what always makes me feel better? Totoro!
Bento#41: Totoro parade bento
Created and eaten on: 4/4/2009
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Valentine Meringue Mario Mushrooms!
February 12, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - characters (Ghibli, video game, Wall-E) Tags: mushroom, super mario
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I really wanted to do this how-to on the 8th, but I was attending NY comicon, and just didn’t have the time, so I’m doing it today!
Last year, our company decided to have a pot-luck style office Christmas party. I knew a lot of people were making entrees, so I wanted to make a dessert. Then I remembered the meringue mushrooms I’d had at my friend’s party before. It looked just like mushrooms but it was made out of meringue! I made bunch of meringue mushrooms and people loved them!
Meringue mushrooms are very sweet, so I thought it’d be perfect for Valentine’s day. Just normal meringue mushroom would be boring… so I decided to make it into Valentine meringue mushroom for a nerdy boyfriend!
[Valentine Meringue Mario Mushrooms (this recipe makes about 24~26 mushrooms)]
- 2 egg whites (room temperature)
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar (or powder sugar if you have any)
- marshmallow
- vanilla extract (if you have any)
- red food coloring (green for 1up mushroom)
- chocolate (baking chocolate is preferred, but you can just use a normal bar chocolate bar)
- white icing (I used the one that comes in a tube)
- a round tip with a pastry bag (or gallon size Ziplock bag. That’s what I used.)
- toothpick
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How to make mario mushrooms
December 7, 2008
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - characters (Ghibli, video game, Wall-E) Tags: 1-up, how-to (all), mushroom, super mario
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This is also something I made for Super Smash Brothers Brawl bento.
It’s very easy to make, and looks adorable. If you don’t put eyes on it, you can just use it as normal mushroom for your bento.
[Super mushroom]
- quail egg or hot dog sausage
- cheese
- seaweed
- cherry tomato
