Everyday Bento

50 Cute and Yummy Lunches to Go

von Wendy Thorpe Copley

120 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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"[Everyday Bento] is packed with ideas for fun, delicious lunches."—AlphaMom.comYour kids will look forward to what's in their lunchbox every single day with the delightful collection of recipes in Everyday Bento!The bento food movement teaches us that foods can be attractive, nutritious, fun and delicious all at the same time. Kids love to try foods that bring a smile to their faces, and will often eat things they wouldn't otherwise try. For example, they'll love an adorable bear cub made from brown bread, peanut butter and jelly nestled on a bed of blueberries. Cut watermelon into hearts, and tuck them next to a ham sandwich shaped like ballet slippers for your budding ballerina. Create building bricks from healthy cheese, carrots and cucumbers—or a hot dog octopus, swimming across a sea of cucumber. Picky eaters or not, they'll try it!Wendy Thorpe Copley writes the popular bento blog Wendolonia, which takes the traditional Japanese concept of bento—a single meal packed at home in a reusable container—and Americanizes it. Using simple ingredients found in any grocery store, Wendy creates entertaining meals that are sure to delight even the most finicky eater. Some of the fun and easy bento creations here include:- Princess Bento- Rock and Roll Bento- Snowman Bento- Butterfly Bento- Farm Yard Animals BentoBesides being great fun to look at, bento lunches are a healthy way to enjoy food while keeping portions in check. Freshly-prepared lunches packed in portable, reusable bento boxes are also kind to the environment and easy on the wallet—very important in today's economy. Everyday Bento teaches you a few simple techniques to make creative lunches, all in a reasonable time-frame for busy working parents.The 50 bento meals in this cookbook feature familiar foods with fun themes that will appeal to children and adults alike. Follow the easy step-by-step instructions to recreate each bento box, or mix and match different elements from the book to make your own unique creations. Make lunch fun again with Everyday Bento!

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Kochen, Essen und Trinken, Schreiben über Lebensmittel, Kochbücher Gerichte und Menüs / Mahlzeiten
• ISBN: 9784805312612
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.03.2014
• Größe: 217 x 203 mm
• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing