Superheros

My son, like many other children, loves comic books and superheros. Tomorrow is National Comic Book day, so this week we are going to celebrate the superheros we enjoy.

Today is just kind of a generic super hero, maybe it's Robin from Batman, or maybe they are part of The Incredibles! Who do you think they are?

Brown rice crafted with rice molds, hand cut nori with eye holes punched with a regular hole punch, all on fresh spinach. 

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Me sprogs love pirates and this has been such a fun day for us t' celebrate!

 I love writin' li'l love notes  t'em. 

This lunch be made with a rice ball, nori, and rice cheese. 

Ahoy, matey! 

Some piratey smoothie for breaksmartly: 

Fancy for a minute?

My friend Chef Ron and his partner are always making beautiful, fancy fresh food from their garden and market. Today, I was inspired by them, trying to make something pretty with a fancy description. I will never be able to compete with them, but sometimes it's fun to give something different a little try.

Brown rice ball smothered in mint sauce on a bed of fresh spinach, garnished with a pecan and sliced baby carrots. On the side are seaweed squares, baby carrots, peanuts in the shell, and sliced oranges.

Rosh Hashanah

Shanah Tovah! 

Rice with nori star and shofar, sliced carrots, raisins, apples ~ no honey, too messy! 

Frolicking Fall Faces

I love Portland in the fall! I am use to cold, windy Septembers, bundling up our homes and preparing for a long winter. And here we are enjoying the beautiful warm sun! We have been riding bikes to school in this lovely weather! I feel so great and the kids love it.

Rice smiley faces made with rice molds, and nori with the nori face punches. Included in the lunch are peanuts in the shell, cashews, dried mango and cut apples. 

Rice and hot dog flowers

I love my little rice molds, as they are easy and fast to use on days I am not feeling terribly creative. I also have the Fagor 3 in 1 cooker, so I can cook rice pretty quickly!

I cooked up some rice, added coconut oil and garlic salt and pressed them into the flower molds; sliced up some leftover Applegate Farms turkey dogs, and, tada! Quick, cute flowers that my kids gobbled up. Included in the lunch were fresh peaches, apples, raisins and almonds.

My youngest is allergic to rice, peaches, and grapes, so this was her alternative lunch with turkey dogs octopuses, pistachios, cashews, and apples.  

Always Remember

I was pregnant with my firstborn, taking a shower, getting ready to start my day when I was told of this news, and wondered what kind of world I would be bringing my child into.

Rice cooked with chicken broth, sliced hot dogs for the red stripes, and blueberries for the blue and stars, which was my son's idea. I used my number cutters and nori but had to cut around them with the exacto knife. Sides of raisins, apples, peanuts in the shell.