December 20, 2006 Happy Holidays!
Left: stir-fried glass noodles with tofu and veggies, cucumber and tomato flowers
Today's bento was a relative quickie. I had actually made it much earlier in the month and am only now getting around to posting it. Anyway, the glass noodle stir-fry is courtesy of my mom. The kim bap was leftover from dinner the night before. The brown-rice kim bap turned out great this time. I marinated the beef in a bit of tamari, sugar and mirin before wok-frying it. The spinach was wok-fried in sesame oil and the shredded carrots were steamed. I didn't put anything into the egg mixture before making an omelet that I sliced into strips. End result was tasty indeed. The only thing I was missing was a bit of takuan, but I didn't have any on hand. Boo hoo! I also am a big fan of the new bento box -- which I got for a steal ($8) from eBay seller Japan_Souvenir. Usually it goes for $20 or more, but I lucked out big time. I've had my eye on this one for a while because it has a very sturdy carrying handle. The layers do not have sealing lids, so the box is not ideal for carrying liquids (unless you have impeccable balance). Also it's not microwave- or dishwasher-safe. By the way, the site has finally been indexed by Google. So now the search box in the corner actually works. Wee hoo! Ok, back to work! Shameless plug: For all of you online holiday shoppers (or if you're an anytime/anyday shopper like me), please check out the featured links in the Shop section. Even if you don't stuff stockings with cute alien-egg themed coasters, pandamonium boxes, and CC mugs, please support Cooking Cute by clicking through my links when shopping at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, JBox, etc. etc. Many thanks to those of you that have bought items through these links already! =^.^=Tags: tofu, veggies & noodles stir-fry, sushi, kimbap, beef, egg, rice, fruit, pastries, cute food |
![[3-tier bento with stir-fried noodles, kim bap, and fresh fruit]](http://static.flickr.com/140/328345811_481f52c966.jpg)
![[3-tier bento box assembled]](http://static.flickr.com/138/328345820_2f147faf75_m.jpg)
Ok, we are in week four of the renovations. While all of the rosepaper and plastic is finally gone, everything is still covered in a fine layer of dust (which has been very non-conducive to cooking of any sort). Hopefully things will get finished up this week. I'd love some time to clean up and organize ourselves before the new year. 