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17 Bento #240 - Dr. Seuss Bento Blog Hop The Lorax & Oh The Places You'll Go
 As I mentioned in yesterday's Green Eggs & Ham post, this is Dr. Seuss week!  Some of my fellow bento-making-mamas have decided to do a Dr. Seuss-themed blog hop, so mosey on over to Nina's Mamabelly's Lunches With Love blog and see her Seuss bento too!

First of all, I want to thank my husband for making these most adorable humming-fish drawings on my pink-dyed gyoza.  I tried my hand at some, and they were atrocious.  I freely admit to stashing those rejects in another container which is also going to school, but in less fancy packaging.  I will have more on the blue rice "water" and my other natural coloring tomorrow, but suffice to say, I am HOOKED! As you may imagine, this bento is inspired by The Lorax, and this being Dr. Seuss week AND the debut of the new movie with the same name. I made two different types of Truffula trees, one being of mandarin orange and the other of a crazily-carved Baby Bel cheese.  The trunks are pretzel sticks.  Everything is laying in a pond of blue "water." I also have a bunch of cherry "balloons." I also made an after-school snack of naturally colored farfalle pasta tossed with olive oil and a side of basil pesto.  This one was inspired by "Oh, The Places You'll Go" Bento #240 - Cherries, mandarin orange, pretzel sticks, jasmine rice, Baby Bel, and chicken gyoza.  Snack - Farfalle in olive oil and basil pesto.
Now don't forget to check out Nina's Mamabelly's Lunches With Love blog and see her Dr. Seuss bento too! Labels: Baby Bel, bento, blog hop, cherries, clementine, dr suess, farfalle, food coloring, gyoza, jasmine rice, orange, Pasta, pesto, pretzel 
Beautiful lunch and snack. I really love the Babybel Truffula tree!

March 2, 2012 at 9:03 AM 
I agree - GREAT idea using the babybel that way!
I also love your striped farfelle pasta ~ i've never seen that before. :)

March 2, 2012 at 9:15 AM 
Love the striped pasta. Love the trees. Love the fish. Love love LOVE the blue rice! Oh gosh ... I love it ALL!

March 2, 2012 at 9:16 AM 
Lovely, v creative with the babybel. :)

March 2, 2012 at 9:24 AM Mommyof2girlz/StephD said...

The tree's are awesome and I love that striped pasta! Great bentos!

March 2, 2012 at 9:31 AM 
I agree, awesome trees! Love the striped pasta too!

March 2, 2012 at 10:05 AM 
Super cute, love the striped pasta and your hubby is quite an artist :)

March 2, 2012 at 10:08 AM Kandice Poirier said...

Your truffula trees are fantastic. the things you can create with a babybel! :)

March 2, 2012 at 10:16 AM Rose Corey said...

I love the pasta, did you make that yourself?

March 2, 2012 at 10:57 AM 
The striped pasta is absolutely terrific! LOVE!

March 2, 2012 at 12:09 PM 
The pasta is Torino brand I picked up at World Market. So cute!

March 2, 2012 at 12:52 PM 
Striped pasta! I am in love with that. You captured the Seuss trees just perfect!

March 2, 2012 at 1:08 PM 
Your lunches are amazing! Love the striped pasta and the pink-dyed gyoza! Plus the blue rice came out beautifully!

March 2, 2012 at 2:03 PM 
How did you stripe the noodles? Looks awesome! On my computer the pink gyoza looked fleshy! Ewww! :) Awesomejob on the fish though, Hubby! And love the clever trees!

March 2, 2012 at 2:08 PM 
Your striped pasta looks like candy, awesome! And the truffula trees, love!

March 2, 2012 at 5:48 PM 
I'm in love with your trees! Very creative! Striped pasta?!!! Fantastic!
 
Awesome lunches!! I especially love the Truffula trees and of course the balloons because Oh the Places You'll Go is my favorite Suess book of all time!!

March 3, 2012 at 11:12 PM