What to do if you don't have anything at home?

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Originally uploaded by mamaofmelissa

This week I've forget to buy salad. Stupid of course, since I like to put salad in my Bento. After a long inspecting the refrigerator I found I didn't have any fruits except apples and grapes ( and a kiwi wich seems to be to hard, read sour) So although I've already cooked my rice for the onigiri, I had nothing to put in my bento!!! I didn't even had nori, how could I be so stupid!!!

So, I had to improvise. This is the result of my quest to Bento ingredients.

In the upper layer, red and green grapes, and three onigiri in the lower layer. At the left, a Hello Kitty onigiri with bonito flakes furikake, In the middle Onigiri filled with tuna and sesameseeds and kimchi-nori and at the right a My Melody onigiri with bonito flakes furikake.

I found out bonito flakes furikake is much to salt to me. So, I have 2 options. Option 1, use more rice or option 2, never buy bonito flakes furikake anymore. ( I think I will go for option 2. )

Sushi lunch and pickles

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Originally uploaded by mamaofmelissa

It looks like a bit odd combination, sushi and pickled cucumbers, a bit Asian and a bit Western style. This Western-Asian (or Asian-Western) Bento was my lunch of last week.

Although it seems weird to have sushi and pickles, it was just yummy.

This Hello Kitty two-layer Bentobox also contains a pair of chopsticks, so you don't have to worry about your cutlery and although it seems weird using chopsticks for your salad, it's just as easy as eating with a fork. (of course you should know how to use chopsticks first)

Upper layer contains sushi with surimisticks. Lower layer, salad with corn and red bellpepper and sweet pickled cucumbers.