Steph & Eva

Underwater Gardens

2012-01-28T13:54:00.002+11:00

Some Dream....

2012-01-17T11:07:00.000+11:00

I had another one of those dreams... First Part: In some diplomatic cruise, with an Indian delegation (dark, large, big moustache and navy blue turbans) Then apparently it was custom to strip the women of the both parties and to be used as platters. But the Indians had no intention of stripping their women, only the ones in the guest's party. Ugh! However, it is diplomatic event

The sky on fire

2012-01-10T23:05:00.001+11:00

Priceless

How can I not?

2012-01-10T16:02:00.001+11:00

Hooray! I received my Swarovski Christmas Star in the post today! 2011 is a real looker... see? It's Really Pretty! I try and collect these every year, i think this is my 4th or 5th star in my collection. And 2011 is extra special one because its the 20th Swarovski have released their Christmas stars! Yep started in 1991. That means somewhere out there is one crazy bored housewife with

Happy Man Bento

2012-01-05T00:55:00.001+11:00

The hits have been impressive! Enough to make me do another one. :) Not as saucy, but still on the same adult theme of exciting action... If you dont have your glasses on, the guy is on the recieving end of a delightful bout of oral service, kindly supplied by the lady in orange. They are probably in a Fiat 500 as there is no room for her legs, and her butt is in the air ... looks like

Challenge: Bento with Adult Theme

2012-01-03T11:55:00.003+11:00

Happy New Year! I need to post about my most awesome Christmas present! But first, a bento. This time I was set a challenge, (I do like a challenge) to make a bento that would bring more hits to site, and it was suggested that making a porn bento would do the trick. So you can click onwards if you wish to see a dirty bento. Bento Porn Actually scene-wise its not too bad, I think I

Link: Colorlovers.com

2011-12-15T10:57:00.000+11:00

No Bentos today. Crazy with Christmas Fever. So I'm sharing, what I think is the best colour/product/inspiration site ever! Colorlovers.com is in their words: “ COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles... All in the spirit of love. ” This website is

Three Alarmed Pigs

2011-12-13T22:26:00.000+11:00

First Pig: Quick! Christmas is coming! HIDE! Second Pig: OMG! I haven't bought my KK present! Third Pig: "Deck the halls, with boughs of holly" First Pig: I'll "DECK" you in a sec! Now MOVE! I do seem to have a great liking for alarmed faces, but the bottom one looks like he's singing carols. To make the piggy faces you need the following items: Cutters: Froggy Small Circle Oval or

Koala bear bento

2011-12-13T09:48:00.001+11:00

Well its not really a bear, so it requires a little explanation. The Koala is an Australian native marsupial. They only eat gum leaves and rarely drinks water. The net result is although they are cute with their oversized ears and noses, furry and no sharp angles, they do have a concentrated aroma, and frankly they are nicer curled up asleep in a tree. Sleeping Koalas at Taronga Zoo

Nori Punches 2011

2011-11-22T23:10:00.000+11:00

They are breeding!!! ^^

Shooting Star Bentos

2011-11-22T22:44:00.000+11:00

These friendly stars are always willing to stop for a chat. Look! One even has green shoes! What a trend-setter! Yay leftover rice this time! I cooked a rice cooker one pot wonder for dinner, there was some dried shrimp which had coloured the rice a bit brown. I love hommus with paprika! So in it goes along with french beans and carrot sticks. There is steamed yellow squash yum! and

Movember Bentos

2011-11-22T00:07:00.000+11:00

In Australia, there is a significant rise in the number of male 70's porn stars during the month of November. The reason for the saucy increase is The Movember movement, when men sport living entities on their upper lips to raise funds and awareness for men's health issues, especially prostate cancer and depression. I know of two Movember Gentlemen :) I have promised one twenty for a Tom

Makeover

2011-11-19T00:12:00.001+11:00

I love the pink!! Long live pastel red!

Upstyling Babybel Cheese

2011-11-18T23:32:00.001+11:00

The internet is an amazing source of info! What did we do without it? Seriously! life would be soooo BORING! hehehe ^^ I am so grateful because I found Tiffany's Blog: Cute Food for Kids And she has excellent upstyling of Babybel Cheese rounds. Turn this: Into This! Perfect for Bentos. I will have to put some in my next one for sure! Cute Food For Kids: Babybel Cheese Girls

Essential kit items: Nori punches

2011-11-18T14:38:00.001+11:00

I'm no paper cut artist. Nor do I have the time. So an essential equipment to have in your bento kit is some nori punches. Wanna see mine? Ta-da! Actually this photo is old. I have more. I'll take another photo one day. ^^ Back to the Punch! -line Ha! I kill myself. *snicker* Punches that workFor that clean upper cut, I recommend these Nori Punches: Photo From J-Mama

No Bentos for Friday

2011-11-18T12:54:00.001+11:00

Because Thursday night I was Drunk! hehehe hic! We were invited by Pep and Ray to a soft launch of a new wine bar in Newtown! Named the Wine Plate, its found on the western end of King street, towards the uni. I am ashamed I didn't take a photo of the gorgeous interior or the pretty light box. But I did take photos of the lovely food! Beetroot & Goats Cheese Parcels,

Bento for Thursday

2011-11-16T22:35:00.000+11:00

Sticky Rice Bento

2011-11-16T00:21:00.000+11:00

Too Cute Fruit

2011-11-15T11:03:00.000+11:00

Too Cute Fruit I found this while surfing for cute fruit. Well if it's cute why wouldn't you eat it? I like the zebra. I never thought carving the Eggplant would make such contrast! I would try it with Zucchini, Cucumber too. But raw might be a problem... hrm. must ponder some more. check out more. Carl Kleiner

Microwaving Sticky Rice

2011-11-14T11:00:00.001+11:00

Sushi is cool. but it can get boring. So here is the instructions for Sticky Rice in the microwave. Thai Table: Sticky Rice I'll use my decor Microwave bowl and give it another go (tried once. disastrous.)

Captain T to the rescue!

2011-11-10T22:38:00.002+11:00

Quick! Send out the T signal! Hooray! Here comes Captian T! He'll save the day! All edible bar the foil that is suppose to be water - i do draw a line at blue.

New Character: Captian T

2011-11-10T12:36:00.000+11:00

Meet Captian T, a newly created character. In the mornings Steph and I watch the Today Show, which is hosted bya crazy/funny guy called Karl and the lovely lady with a heart of gold called Lisa. There are other crew members including Steve, Dickie and Richard who make the it all a bright and funny show. So I made this bento for the Today T's which they show of people doing a T-sign with

Pasta love

2011-11-09T07:16:00.001+11:00

Using two new bento boxes today. I bought these on my crazy excursion to Diaso. $2.80! far cry from the $8+ I would have to fork out for some pretty tupperware. Some leftover pasta from dinner, with heart yellow peppers, red cabbage, carrots, snow peas. Side dishes include quail eggs, cherries, apple rabbits, and crumbed chicken slices. Pasta seasoned and drizzled with olive oil, with heart

New equipment and picks

2011-11-07T23:03:00.001+11:00

I love the panda picks! I will use them in everything from now on!!!

Cast away

2011-11-07T16:15:00.001+11:00

Cast away Originally uploaded by StephEvaPhoto

Car bento

2011-11-06T22:09:00.001+11:00

Steph drove to charmhaven bento

Kitchen tip: organza dusting

2011-10-12T22:42:00.001+11:00

I had a brainwave! I spooned some flour into a organza bag and presto! its a cheap flour dusting tool! Goodbye to days of scraping dough off my hands to reach for more flour! Now i just pick up the ribbons and shake away! And the flour tin lid doubles up as a plate for my flour sprinkler, reducing waste and spillage while travelling. Works for icing sugar too!

Bad Bertha

2011-10-11T02:51:00.001+11:00

Isn't happy with the array of food before her. She expected so much more.

Farm inspired bento

2011-10-11T02:49:00.001+11:00

Tried the art of rolling bread. Fail. Big fail. But the two best ones became hills and the rest fell into place Quail eggs make great chooks and the veggie patch complete the perfect picture of rural living

Goldilocks and the three bears bento set

2011-10-10T23:06:00.001+11:00

Boys requested sandwiches. Guess they were sick of rice ^^ I made the sandwiches, but I had no decoration intent, until I saw all my bear face cutters. The rest just fell into place from there. Might do a fairy tale set. But I'll skip Snow White... 7 dwarves!!! Really. 3 would have been fine!

Rabbit bento

2011-10-04T18:26:00.001+11:00

Simple - vinegar rice, shapped and spooned into a rabbit. The pink ears made by ham and the eyes and bit made with nori. Some salad greens shows u that he's playing in the park. In the top tier we have some crunchy sprouts, beetrood dip, in a mushroom cup. Steamed carrots leftover from Stephs amazing pork belly dinner. Some quiche from my bento stash, and some boiled quail eggs. It was

Face bentos

2011-10-03T01:12:00.001+11:00

Susie and Kelly are happy that its Monday. They are flying today down to Hobart. They skipped past the brocolli brush and past the radish mushroom, over the grape tomato pebbles by the tamago (egg) fence. Their pink cheeks rosy as they shared a mini cupcake. It looked like a golden field, of Farmer Joe's planted corn. The springy vanilla sponge was a perfect treat to remember the day.

Face expressions

2011-09-30T21:26:00.001+10:00

Eyebrows say a lot don't they? Lisa looks worried but with her raised eyebrow she questions you. Are you a good bento maker today? Buddy is just plain happy. Nothing inside, mind is open wide. ^^ Lisa and buddy come with asparagus with black sesame seeds, tamago. On the 2nd tier rabbit apples, salad and grape tomatoes, with muscleman and seal picks. Tomatoes require heavy lifting! ^^

Jazzy hands

2011-09-30T21:25:00.001+10:00

Momo winks and gives freely. Enjoy the moment, taste innocent flirty girl love. Very simple bento made with leftovers. Momo really makes the difference here. A sweet ham face Mittens made with cheese modified cut heart (tip trimmed). Pause. She needs hair.

Sugar art

2011-09-28T07:29:00.001+10:00

My first attempt! Not too shabby me thinks, but I do need practice gluing bits together, aim is seamless. So far I'm squashing as I press. I'll try with rough texture where the parts join. And trust the tylose ^^

Bento backgrounds

2011-09-28T06:32:00.001+10:00

Lindcraft sells patches of fabric called fat quarters. They're used to make quilts. However, they make excellent bento wraps! Plus they make a little tablecloth for a touch of fine dining at lunch.

Simple bento

2011-09-28T06:20:00.001+10:00

I make chickpea flour fritattas in the weekend. They are a bit salty ^^ so they go well with something bland. Added some nuggets and chopped salad greens and cherry tomatoes. The little bottle has reduced balsamic dressing. There's lots of protien in this bento so u will be suprised at how full u feel after eating this!

Kitty bento

2011-09-28T05:17:00.003+10:00

I made this for a colleague who loves cats. 2 rice balls filled with sweet potatoes and sausage cubes, surround by herb leafe salad and a tube of reduced balsamic dressing. Bottom layer has a mini salad of dutch carrots, ecucumber, grape tomatoes and baby bocochini, a veggie fritatta (I made heaps^^) and some mandarin segments

Love rolls bento

2011-09-22T07:44:00.001+10:00

I found new chapters of hatsukoi lunch box manga!! And I'm inspired! New decor bento boxes The depth is good! Means less filling and the garnishes aren't squashed. Cherry toms and strawberries (in season) add a splash of colour. The nori roll is filled with seasoned rice and scrambled egg. There's suppose to a sausage heart filling but my hand cut one look imperfect so a cheese circle (bless

The Bargain Shopper: Best Sites for Daily Deals

2011-08-29T10:07:00.000+10:00

Don't really care about the deals! I'm in love with the colour!!!! This would so rock for a summer garden party for boys or a modern chicky! The Bargain Shopper: Best Sites for Daily Deals: Who doesn't love a good deal? I think by now we are all on, or at least know of the Groupon—Living Social wagon. Well, there are a number of other not-so-well-known daily shopping sites that focus more on

Whirlpool KitchenAid: Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Pop Art, Brazilian Modernism, Modernism, Surrealism

2011-08-29T09:35:00.000+10:00

I love advertisement. It's c0mmunication in its briefest form. No whining*, straight to the point and always interesting. So this set of ads are definetly aimed at me.. Advertising and KitchenAid! Name one one person who wouldnt kill for one of these babies? Then name one person who wouldn't love to have this printed large and framed on wall!!! Which one? I love all of them. but being a

Macarons or Macaroons

2011-08-28T17:04:00.001+10:00

Sweet, crisp, chewy, colourful, flavorful and very circular. Some of the words used to describe these disc of sweetness. Flavourwise I have these down pat. Taking inspiration from my favourite drink, I have combined Hazelnut meal, with sugary chew of meringue, and the tarry zing of fresh lime in a swiss buttercream. So lickable!

Chinese pork with taro pastry

2011-08-28T14:20:00.001+10:00

Master sauce cold cooked pork, shredded, twice cooked with dived taro and swedes in a red fermented bean and garlic sauce, wrapped on puff pastry.

raspberri cupcakes: Easter Bunny Macarons

2011-08-22T14:55:00.000+10:00

For this - I'll go back to Almond Meal. That is saying a lot. :) raspberri cupcakes: Easter Bunny Macarons: EASTER BUNNY MACARONS. OH EM GEE. Okay *deep breath* trying to stay calm here. The extreme cuteness of this post may send me into a large...

Zucchini Slice

2011-08-19T13:05:00.001+10:00

Really quick and simple if you have a hand blender. Steph bought one for me as a Christmas present. I admit to being a grouch about it. I didn't want a stick blender (I wanted a pretty and girly bracelet, which I didn't get.) But, nearly a year later, I can say that the stick blender, esp the food processing (FP) bowl has been a very useful tool in my kitchen ever since. (i hate chopping

Retro Notice

2011-08-19T12:55:00.000+10:00

I have vague memories of spending hours, cleaning out the old copy and writing and replacing the notice text with personalised stuff. It was a fun party. we even got into dressing up for the event. The cookbooks we found were hilarious to read. with that sort of Shock/Horror/Absurd factor. I did contemplate going one step further and having an Apsic Cook Off. But I cant face that much gelatine

Recipe for Chinese Soy Sausages

2011-08-15T17:25:00.000+10:00

Photo: Steph @ instagram 2kg chicken thigh fillet 300g fat (omit if you have skin on the thigh meat) 4 star aniseed4 cinnamon sticks3 tablespoons szechuan peppercorns1 cup dark soy1 cup light soy1/2 cup chinese wine (dry sherry)2 tablespoons brown sugar1 teaspoon salt. Ginger Shallot Relish3 large knobs of ginger. peeled and cut into small pieces for food processor2 large stalks of

Book Review: The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz

2011-08-08T13:13:00.001+10:00

I read a book! A real book! I picked it up in Kuala Lumpur, actually I did look for a book in Sydney, but most of the travel lit, was about some woman going overseas falling in love, coming back, missing him/her/it. Going back, falling in love blah, blah, blergh! But in KL, they have an amazing english bookstore, (cant remember the name, store colour was burgundy) and excellent range of

Linked: Door Porn

2011-08-05T16:58:00.000+10:00

I'd go knocking for anything to get my hands of these pretty pieces. i love the 4 at the bottom :) The black is so stately and the orange is funky. Okay thats it! I'll have two front doors! Maybe three...Design Crush : Door Porn: " There’s not one thing wrong with the exterior of my house except for the sterile, under-ten-years-old feeling that I’d like to abolish. First on my list is adding

Using the rice appliance

2011-08-04T18:15:00.000+10:00

Make Bento: To encourage my fight for fitness and healthy life. Photo:Breville I think it plain stupid to pull out our 10cup rice cooker for what amounts to be 2-3 cups of steamed rice. This is our rice cooker by the way. He lives under the sink. He was a lovely birthday present from my darling husband. Who has learnt that when buying presents for his wife, "useful" is good. but "pretty"

Yanko Design: Oyster Cards Get Cute

2011-08-04T15:42:00.001+10:00

THIS IS COOL! If Sydney can skip the smart card and go straight to this I might forgive their stupid delays. Oyster Cards Get Cute: " The Oyster card, London’s electronic travel card system, is something synonymous with natives and visitors alike. Unchanged for 8 years, designer Benjamin Parton thought it was time for a total redesign- something fun and memorable with improved functionality.

Dinner - Joint effort

2011-08-03T11:44:00.000+10:00

Originally planned to cook this meal, but because I was tired and yawning every 5mins Dad took over. To the left, chicken and pumpkin blackbean claypot, Stirfried Greens, Porkbelly in Master sauce, and Steamed Savory Egg with chicken and salty duck eggs. All these dishes are simple homestyle dishes. I'll remake all of these any day of the week, yet you would never see them on the menu of your

Sausage Making + Casing notes

2011-08-03T09:16:00.000+10:00

Many months ago, I purchased a mincer with sausage nozzle attachment to make sausages. My intention was to wow everyone at the Tapas Masterchef comp we were holding. However, something came up and it was cancelled. The maker went into my appliance warehouse (aka cupboard) and left alone for many months. But this month seems to be a time for bring out those shelved projects, (Gingerbread

Kitchen Kidnapping

2011-08-03T07:50:00.002+10:00

Parents are up. The Kitchen is no longer mine >_< Bentos have been put off until next week.

Shopping

2011-08-02T13:12:00.002+10:00

I have cheese slices cherry tomatoes, yoghurt, slices of ham and turkey... You know what this means right? I'm going to give bento making a kickstart!

Cleaning Silicon Cupcake Molds

2011-08-01T15:20:00.000+10:00

I love silicon molds. They compact, colorful and don't require oiling, come in all shapes and sizes, and they fit in a nice tupperware box ready for me to use at a moments notice. However, I hate cleaning them. Really. I dream of the day I can just throw all of them into a machine and they scrub out all the baked on crumbs and oil. That day is yet to come. So I have to resort myself to

Event: Dessert Table - Steamboat 2011

2011-07-28T13:01:00.001+10:00

Reply All - It's the fault of the sender

2011-07-21T16:45:00.001+10:00

Or maybe not. But here's my experience. A fellow colleague noted that when she "reply all" to one of my emails, her email address would always appear along with everyone else in the group. This would only happen to emails from me. Turns out that i was using auto complete, and my version of her email address didn't match the server. To fix this problem I had to delete all my auto complete

Experiment

2011-07-14T19:37:00.001+10:00

I have a panna-cement/brownie mix to use up. If I reheat it I reckon it will go soft and spread sightly. But would it reset? What about the flavours? Don't know until I try. Anyway, it's better than the rumball idea that was rolling about on my noggin...

Pannacotta perfection

2011-07-14T11:44:00.002+10:00

I had great fears last night. I have made 2 batches of pannacotta previously. First batch wasn't sweet enough and was well, more cement then cotta. Fail #1 So I tried again, this time with a yogurt based reciepe. This was nicer with a light tang. but the yoghurt seperated and i had a clear layer at the bottom of each cup. Fail #2 Needless to say Its been an expensive and hip threatening

Subject: biscotti and brownie bits in the kitchen

2011-07-14T11:37:00.000+10:00