California rolls

So after locking my keys inside of my workplace, and having to wait 35 minutes for anyone to come let me in...I made it home and cooked supper. I also managed to make a few rolls of california rolls to take for lunch with me tomorrow! So, since i'm having a terrible night I am not risking putting my SD card in my computer. You will have to wait until the morning to see my (not so) lovely california rolls with a sort of step by step photo process. Have a great night everyone!

ice cube tray onigiri shaper in action!

I promised to post some pictures of how the ice cube tray onigiri came out so here they are with step by step photos! My flash was abit of an overkill but i hope the photos look okay.

First I sprayed my tray with some oil

all nice and oiled

 (if you look closely you can see my penguin tray in the background)

Fill the tray up with short grain rice from my rice cooker

pop in the freezer for just a minute to let them cool down

and voila! blossom/rounded star shaped onigiri!

the flash killed this picture, my apologies

and the onigiri in action along with my first bento!

This is the bob the builder box i found yesterday at the dollar store, with a silicone pinch bowl from the dreaded wal mart. I threw this together rather quickly just to show the onigiri off. So please excuse my terrible knife work on that tulip weiner

Bento things found in local stores

These a few things i have found in local stores in my small town. I will post pictures of them actually in use with step by step photos as soon as possible.

I have an ice cube tray with blossoms, a heart shaped sandwhich cutter, two pinch bowls, and three egg/pancake shapers. Everything is silicone execpt for the sandwhich cutter.

This is just a close up of the ice cube tray. It has amazing detail to just be from a simple dollar store. Im hoping to use them for gelatin, and try mini onigiri in them. I have been collecting them for about a year with each season so i have hearts, skulls and pumpkins, beach balls, crabs, flamingos, penguins, and tons of others. They are silicone so im hoping it will be easy to get onigiri out of them. Pictures as soon as I use them!

I have also seen things that i think might work similiar to certian bento specific items. Like a butter spreader, for making cubed onigiri. Anyone ever tried that, or have any other tricks and tips?