Fancy tofu cut-outs for bento boxes – Aww, kissing giraffes
When I was researching as much as I could about bento boxes for the girls, Wendolonia is one of the sites I went back to multiple times. She had some hardcore facts and instructional tips, but also had a lot of fun examples of bentos.
I can’t help but want to share her tutorial on how to make tofu cut-outs, too. Aren’t the giraffes adorable? I don’t have much experience with tofu outside of smoothies and stir-fries, but her kids love baked tofu and she loves playing with it, so it’s a great combo.
Check out the full picture tutorial for yourself at her site and browse around her gallery for some other great examples.
Out of the mouths of….parents? – Cooking baby tortles
From Crazy Things Parents Say:
Dad: I think we ought to boil baby tortles for dinner.
Me: DAD!
Dad: No, seriously.
Me: Boiling baby turtles isn’t nice.
Dad: No, you’ve got it wrong. Baby tortles. Tortellini? Mini tortles. You see?
Mmm, tortellini. I’m always going to think of them as baby turtles now, though, hehe. I need somebody to add turtle heads to to a pile of pasta now, hehe.
Party tip – Serve ice in a colander & clean your rabbit hutch
Source – The Kitchn/Real Simple
I wish I would’ve seen this tip ages ago. You know how at summer barbecues, every drink is better with ice (whether it’s in the drink or the drink has been chilling in it)?
Well to keep it from eventually turning into a bowl of water with some floating frozen pieces, place the ice in a colander over a bowl instead. A commenter suggested going with a plastic one instead, because metal might attract and conduct heat.
For a cooler, it could be worth grabbing a piece of chicken wire…..no….rabbit hutch….stuff. Hold that thought.
*googles*
*asks a friend*
*calls mother* Why didn’t I start there? Duh.
Let’s try this again. It could be worth grabbing a piece of “14-gauge galvanized wire mesh (1″ x 1″ openings)” :P You have that just laying around, right? We always did….
Hi bunny!! That’s 14-gauge galvanized wire mesh, by the way. Oh yeah…
Anywho, if you have any “screen, mesh, wiring, fencing” that could create a makeshift shelf in the bottom of a cooler, it could work well for the same idea. If you go with something flimsier like chicken wire, double it over and make two smaller shelves in the bottom so it doesn’t cave in the middle. A couple inches tall should suffice.
But yeah, colanders…. Nice tip….
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