Forgotten Cinnamoroll Bento Box

A few years back I created this cute egg crepe Cinnamoroll bento box, and never got around to posting it. I thought today I’d share it with you!

I made this back in 2020 – right before the pandemic hit – so I unfortunately don’t remember much about how I made this. I do remember experimenting with a lot of egg crepes before I got the natural pink color juuuust right, which I’m pretty sure I used beet powder to attain. The blue colored rice is also natural (I know, hard to believe, right?), made using blue matcha powder. Cinnamoroll is made from white cheese, and accented with nori seaweed and ham facial features.

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by Shannon

Gudetama Sushi Rolls

Gudetama Sushi is here to make your International Sushi Day celebration the best one yet! Easy enough for even complete beginners to make, this is a must-try recipe for any Gudetama fan!

Gudetama Sushi - These bright yellow Gudetama sushi rolls will make Gudetama fans FLIP! Easy to make, and colored using all-natural ingredients, these make for the most perfect and tasty sushi ever! Get the recipe at: loveatfirstbento.com [sushi, egg, bento, lunch}

This year for International Sushi Day (which is June 18th), Sanrio and I are celebrating with yet another epic deco sushi creation: Gudetama Sushi! These sushi rolls are totally beginner-friendly, stuffed with delectable “breakfast-esque” ingredients, and naturally colored that bright Gudetama-yellow hue with an all-natural dye. I’m warning you in advance… it’ll be insanely hard not to shove 5 of these Gudetama sushi rolls into your mouth in 5 seconds flat. But stuffing your face full of sushi is surely a celebratory requirement of International Sushi Day, wouldn’t you say? 😉

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Cinnamoroll Rice Bento Box

Celebrate National Pack Your Lunch Day with this cute springtime Cinnamoroll Bento! Easy to make and nearly too cute to eat, this bento is the perfect packed lunch for any Cinnamoroll fan!

Cinnamoroll Rice Bento Box - Love At First Bento

March 10th is National Pack Your Lunch Day, and it just wouldn’t be proper LAFB style if I didn’t celebrate with something ultra cute – enter this Cinnamoroll rice bento box. I mean, can you imagine opening up your bento box at school or work (or wherever you might be bento-ing) and seeing THIS for lunch?!? This bento is stuffed with so much over-the-top cuteness, you’ll be rolling on the floor in delight upon lifting that lid off. And the best part: it’s incredibly easy to make!

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Hello Kitty Sushi Party + Bento

Hosting a Hello Kitty Sushi Party = the PERFECT (and cutest!) way to celebrate International Sushi Day! Choose from 5 adorable sushi designs that even complete beginners can make from scratch!

 

Hello Kitty Sushi Party - The perfect way to celebrate International Sushi Day! These 5 adorable Hello Kitty sushi designs are a Hello Kitty fan's dream come true, and a truly almost too cute to eat! Even complete beginners can learn how to make these Hello Kitty sushi from start to finish - find out how by visiting loveatfirstbento.com

In celebration of International Sushi Day on June 18th, I’ve teamed up with Sanrio to create what I think is, quite possibly, the cutest sushi IN EXISTENCE: Hello Kitty Sushi!!! And, because just one type of Hello Kitty sushi wasn’t enough, I created a full-on Hello Kitty sushi party consisting of these five adorably delicious sushi treats:

  1. Classic Hello Kitty Sushi Rolls (top left & right)
  2. Pink Polka-dot Hello Kitty Sushi Rolls (bottom middle)
  3. Hello Kitty Shrimp Nigiri Sushi (bottom left)
  4. Hello Kitty Tamagoyaki Nigiri Sushi (bottom right)
  5. Hello Kitty Inari Sushi (top middle)

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by Shannon

Bento&co Bento Box Giveaway! [CLOSED]

Bento&co bento box giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Winner of our Hello Kitty Bento Box is Meaghan F, and winner of our Pikachu Bento Box is @raychg411 from Instagram. Congrats!!! And thank you to everyone who entered 🙂

Who wants a free bento box?!? Well, now’s your chance! I’ve teamed up with Bento&co to give away two insanely adorable bento boxes: one Hello Kitty bento box, and one Pikachu bento box! Read on to discover all the details + how to enter.

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Vulpix Pikachu Pokemon Bento

This Vulpix Pikachu Bento will be landing critical hits on the hearts (and stomachs!) of Pokemon fans around the world! 100% edible and perfect for decorating rice, anyone can easily recreate this character bento thanks to my “secret hack”, which allows even the most artistically-challenged individuals to accurately create precise images out of food!

 

Vulpix Pikachu Bento Box - Pokemon fans will FLIP over this insanely adorable Pokemon bento, which features Pikachu dressed up as a Vulpix! 100% edible & perfect for decorating rice, this bento can easily be created by anyone thanks to my 'secret hack' for easily & accurately creating images out of food. Get the recipe at: loveatfirstbento.com [character bento, kyaraben, lunch]

Vulpix Pikachu Bento Box - Pokemon fans will FLIP over this insanely adorable Pokemon bento, which features Pikachu dressed up as a Vulpix! 100% edible & perfect for decorating rice, this bento can easily be created by anyone thanks to my 'secret hack' for easily & accurately creating images out of food. Get the recipe at: loveatfirstbento.com [character bento, kyaraben, lunch]

No Pokemon trainer can resist the galaxy-shattering cuteness of this Vulpix Pikachu Bento Box! Featuring Pikachu dressed up in an adorable Vulpix poncho, this fried rice bento is bursting with delicious details and an endless amount of electrifying Pikachu cuteness – and it’s all 100% edible! With the help of my “secret hack” for easily creating precise images out of food, anyone can have their very own Vulpix Pikachu bento for lunch, no matter your artistic skills or bento experience!

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by Shannon

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