I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese. 
Decorative Food
I’m not big on time-consuming food art, but have had some fun exploring the tricks of turning food into something a little more eye-catching (thus thrilling my five-year-old). The Kyaraben Corner section of the Lunch in a Box community forum also has many links to decorative food tutorials; have a look!
GENERAL
- About oekakiben: Decorative food art bentos (by Amorette)
- Edible Paint (by Amorette)
- Edible glue: How to anchor food decorations (by Amorette)
- The Waxpaper Transfer Technique (by Amorette)
- Outsmarting seafood allergies and a how-to on Faux Roe (by Amorette)
BOOKS
- Review of Face Food, a kyaraben coffee table book
- Review of Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook
- Review of Kawaii Bento Boxes (NEW)
EGGS
- Curried egg “fish”
- Fun with egg whites (by Amorette)
- Sausage & quail egg “sunflowers”
- Scrambled egg purses
- Shaped eggs using common ice cream sandwich molds
- Thin egg sheets (usuyaki tamago) in the microwave
SAUSAGES
- “Octodogs” (octopus hot dogs)
- Sausage “rabbits” (rabbit-shaped hot dogs)
- Sausage & quail egg “sunflowers”
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
RICE
- Cookie cutters can act as onigiri rice ball molds
- Fried shrimp sushi rolls for Children’s Day holiday (NEW)
- “Rice cubes” square onigiri
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