Innie or Outie

This is a convenience store version of the local bento. It had egg, luncheon pork, fish, potato croquette, potato salad, hamburger, rice, pickled squash, and fu with veggies.

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Maybe you are looking for a sweet way to add some color to the seasonal display through some baked treats, here’s another creative egg idea:

egg cake

Here are three egg design ideas that can help accessorize a seasonal meal:

bread egg nest

potato eggs

gelatin eggs

Most of the time when hubby and I are in the mood for fast foods, we look to the local cuisine to fill our cravings. But every once in a while we just have to have a decent pizza. Luckily we were able to find a takeout pizzeria (Entre) in our area that makes one of the best, and economical, pizzas available locally. As most people who have lived in Japan know, the pizzas over here tend to come in unique flavors (food fusion to the max). Fortunately for us, the proprietor of this pizzeria decided to stick to the basics in their combination offering (lots of cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers,olives, onions, etc).

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Although bunnies are very popular,they aren’t the only creative art subject that comes to mind this time of year. Here are two creative ideas that make use of another item that is quite popular, eggs:

egg chicks

egg bunnies

Okay, so you are one of the great lovers of sweets and still looking for a more traditional food art idea for the upcoming holiday. Here are two cute bunny ideas:

bunny cake

more bunny cakes

Here is another version of the ever popular bento. This came from a local convenience store and had rice, fish, spaghetti, hamburger, chicken, potato salad, and pickled ginger.

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So maybe you haven’t found that perfect bunny idea for the holiday spread yet. Here are two more ideas brought to us by the staff at Kraft Foods:

cookie bunny

marshmallow bunnies

Here is a simple scratch meal that requires very little preparation time, Portuguese Sausage & Veggie Dinner:

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For the Portuguese Sausage & Veggie Platter, we chose sausage, potatoes, and cabbage:

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Using an electric skillet, begin with the potatoes and simply fry in butter. Sprinkle with a little white pepper. Add the sausage and remaining desired vegetables. Once fried, a little whole mustard and/or soy sauce can be added to individual servings for flavor. Also, the raw broccoli and cauliflower can double as pre-entrée appetizers using a dipping sauce. (Hubby and I used Sesame Thousand Island dressing mixed with mayonnaise and horseradish for the dipping sauce.)

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If artistic creativeness facinates you, then here are more bunny ideas:

You could top off a meal with a pudding or jello snack. Or if sweets aren’t your thing, perhaps a meal with a salad. If you are looking for a midday solution, a sandwich may be the ticket.