Cooking Pinoy atbp.

Today, my son's lunch was his favorite chicken katsu. I got my new rice molds from Amazon.com and so I shaped the rice into star and flower patterns and put some rice sprinkles (furikake) on top. I also made a ladybug out of cherry tomatoes with egg noodles as his legs & round nori circles. I put shredded cucumber as the grass.

I just ordered this book on Amazon..so excited! So, for the last few days I've been scouring the internet for various how to's on the topic of bento boxes and I've found quite a few websites and youtube videos on the subject. While waiting for my book and tools to arrive, I thought I'd do my first attempt at a 1 level bento box today..:) Japanese fried chicken recipe: Cut up chicken thigh pcs (bite size) marinate in soy sauce, sake and garlic powder or minced garlic (1T each) Before frying in olive oil, coat evenly with pototo or cornstarch. Fry until all sides are golden brown. Onigiri (rice ball) Cook white rice in rice cooker. When cooked, scoop lukewarm rice in a Glad plastic wrap and using your hands....shape into a triangle. I used black sesame seeds for eyes, and carrot for the mouth and flower.