Bento #12: Totoro Avocado Salad (I.e, Totorocado)
It’s a grown-up lunch with a touch of whimsy today. I had half an avocado to eat and a lunch to make. So a Totoro avocado salad bento was made – a.k.a., Totorocado.
Faster than a speeding squash plant after a rain storm... more powerful than a KitchenAid stand mixer... able to leap tall dust bunnies in a single bound...
It’s a grown-up lunch with a touch of whimsy today. I had half an avocado to eat and a lunch to make. So a Totoro avocado salad bento was made – a.k.a., Totorocado.
Are you a cute recruit?
Sorry, Stuart. I know that you prefer bananas, but we have none today. How about a pineapple instead?
As we carry on with our Minions week, I present some smart little sidekicks. This was my daughter’s final packed lunch of first grade. She wanted something to honor both her teachers, who loved the Minions and math respectively. Thusly, here are veggie Minions counting carrot digits. They know their numbers, and they are not … More Bento #9: Minions of Math Destruction
Seriously, guys – It IS really fluffy.
What’s more American than Cap’s sheild?
Okay, so my charaben kind of looks like Marge Simpson’s perky younger sister. But my daughter thought she looked like Joy, and she’s the one who really counts. We saw Inside Out last weekend; I thought that it was sweet and cute, and the littles loved it. I wanted to do a bento from the movie, … More Bento #6: Joy from “Inside Out”
He is a slippery fellow, isn’t he? YouTuber extraordinaire and charter member of the Magic Animal Club iBallisticSquid is the star of today’s lunches. Squid is a huge favorite in our house; the kids admire his Minecraft adventures the most. His Let’s Play videos have crossover audience appeal, too. Hearing iBallisticSquid’s signature “Helllooo eveeerybody!” can get even the … More Bento #5: iBallisticSquid
Stripey! This little fella ended up in my Pinterest feed courtesy of the Florida Museum of Natural History (who in turn found it on the Mother Nature Network). I’d never heard of painted bats before, but they sound pretty great. A little tidbit from their Wikipedia page: “Small groups of these animals are often found … More Happy Bat-urday: Painted bat
Gotta love a guy who rocks a pair of goggles so well.