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Cooking |
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Sandwich with a Smile |
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by Aimee Steinberger |
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TOOLS NEEDED:
- nori (seaweed) cutter
(optional, try eBay)
- sharp knife
- scissors
- mini metal flower cookie cutters
(any cute shape you want—try eBay)
- cute Tupperware or a bento box
to put your finished food in—must be big enough to hold your sandwich
FOOD ITEMS NEEDED:
- nori or red-leafed lettuce
- sandwich bread
- sandwich filling you desire
- edible flowers
(try fancy grocery stores, or whatscookingamerica.net)
- 1 apple or some large carrots
- pale yellow cheese that comes in larger sheets
- a couple of cookies or some mochi as your dessert
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Making a bento box for lunch is just the tip of an adorable iceberg lettuce salad full of colorful, creative lunch-making activities. A community of people spend serious quality time putting together lunches to give them an aesthetic boost, either for themselves or for loved ones. In Japan, it is believed that a bento prepared by a loved one actually transmits her (bento are traditionally prepared by women) feelings for the recipient into the food, carrying them through the rest of the day's activities.
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Cooking has been edited for shojobeat.com;
the complete article appears in the June 2008 issue of Shojo Beat Magazine. |
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