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Автор: Wendy Copley
Издательство: Ingram
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isbn: 9781462912933
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sprouts

      Celery

      Cucumber

      Edamame

      Green apple

      Green beans

      Green grapes

      Green olives

      Green pepper

      Lettuce

      Peas

      Pickles

      Sugar snap peas

      Zucchini

      BLUE

      Blueberries

      PURPLE

      Plums

      Red grapes

      BENTOS FOR BUSY MORNINGS

      Bear Cub Bento

      A little bear sandwich is nestled in a bear-shaped box along with his favorite food — berries, acorns, and fish he just scooped from the river!

      INGREDIENTS

      Sliced whole-wheat bread

      Desired sandwich fillings

      Blackberries

      Blueberries

      Fish-shaped crackers

      1 Babybel cheese

      EQUIPMENT

      Two-tier bear-shaped bento box

      Large bear cutter

      Fine-tipped kitchen scissors

      Round silicone baking cup (I used a blue cup to represent water)

      Small acorn cutter

      Variations Small circles of fruit leather or dabs of jelly could also be used for the bear’s eyes.

      1 Cut bear shapes from the bread. Assemble the sandwich using your desired sandwich fillings. Place the sandwich in one tier of the box.

      2 Use scissors to carefully cut two juice pods from one of the blackberries (the technical name for these is drupelets). Place on the bread to give the bear eyes.

      3 Fill the empty space around the bear with the blueberries.

      4 Put the fish-shaped crackers in the silicone cup and place in the second tier of the bento box.

      5 Place the acorn cheese (see facing page) in the box. Fill the remaining space with the blackberries.

      DECORATING A CHEESE WITH A CUTOUT

      1. To cut a shape from the wax around a small cheese (Babybel brand, for example), select a cookie cutter that is smaller than the diameter of the cheese (about 1¼ inches [3.5 cm] or less).

      2. Press the cutter far enough into the cheese to cut through the wax. It’s okay if it goes into the cheese a little bit.

      3. Remove the cutter from the cheese, and gently pry away the shape you’ve cut. Often there will be a strip of paper remaining that’s used for peeling the wax off the cheese. Using sharp-tipped kitchen scissors, cut through this paper as close to the wax as possible.

      Build-It-Yourself Pizza

      It can be difficult for a lunch packed at home to compete with the packaged lunches that can be purchased at grocery stores — especially when they’re filled with kid-friendly fare like chicken nuggets and pizza. Those lunch kits are loaded with unhealthy, processed food and the portions can be quite small for older children, so tempt your child with a hearty, homemade version that allows him or her to build their own pizza.

      INGREDIENTS

      Sliced mini pepperoni

      Shredded mozzarella cheese

      Orange bell pepper

      Pizza or pasta sauce

      Flatbread such as pita bread or Indian naan

      EQUIPMENT

      Two-tier bento box

      3 round silicone baking cups

      Small, lidded container that will fit inside the bento box

      Kitchen shears

      Small spoon for spreading the sauce when eating the lunch

      Variations Just about any topping that’s good on pizza will work well for this lunch. Ham, pineapple, sliced olives, and bits of sausage are all delicious.

      1 Place two silicone baking cups filled with the pepperoni and the cheese inside one tier of the bento box.

      2 Cut part of the bell pepper into ¼-inch (6 mm) dice and place in the third silicone cup. Place the cup alongside the pepperoni and cheese.

      3 Fill the lidded container with pizza sauce. Make sure the lid of this container is closed tightly so the sauce does not leak out onto the other items in the box.

      4 Cut the flatbread to fit in the remaining space in the bento box. Hold the bread over the empty space to get an idea of the best place to cut it. Once you’ve got the basic size right, trim the bread into a round or oval shape so that it resembles a pizza crust. You can also cut it with a round cutter if this is easier.

      Butterfly Bento

      Lovely butterflies flutter through a tiny garden filled with cheese flowers, fruit, and a simple chicken salad.

      INGREDIENTS

      Chicken Salad (see recipe below)

      Apple

      Butterfly crackers

      Green grapes

      Havarti cheese

      Cheddar cheese Raspberries

      EQUIPMENT

      Single-tier bento box

      Round silicone baking cup

      Medium butterfly cutter

      Toothpicks

      Small flower cutter

      Extra-small circle cutter

      Flower-stem picks

      Fork to eat the salad

      Chicken Salad

      INGREDIENTS

      Cooked chicken, finely chopped

      Apple, finely chopped

      Celery, finely chopped

      Almonds, finely chopped

      Mayonnaise

      Mix the chicken, apple, celery, and almonds until well combined. Add the mayonnaise to taste and mix well.