WW #27: Bento + Toy = Bentoy
Yes it is a toy. Abby’s! It looks so ridiculously real, doesn’t it? It’s a belated birthday gift from her Ninang (Godmother) Pinky and Tito (Uncle) Keith. The Chinois kids, Abby’s cousins, Luigi, Rafa and Marga, gave Abby the book “First Book of Sushi”.
Abby and her belated birthday loots
Care for some sushi?
I love this toy bento box. It’s so child friendly. The chopsticks and the sushi/maki pieces have velcro on them.
Look ma, one chopstick only! Hahaha!
I didn’t realize it was sooo easy to make a tamago sushi…
And check out the nori (sea weed)!
September is beginning to feel like Japanese culture appreciation month here at out home. First, Abby got a Hello Kitty showcase (two weeks ago). And now, these! Hee hee. I’m not complaining.
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WW #26: Hello Kitty Lunchmates
Abby received the most adorable “lunchmates” as presents last week. She now has a new Hello Kitty food container, which she can use for her school lunches…
…and the cutest pair of chopsticks.
The food container is a little small, but I like that I can play with it and remove one or both dividers if necessary.
That’s exactly what I did last Friday. I took out the dividers so I can fit 10 pcs. of siomai in the container. Notice the green attachment on the chopsticks? It helps make the chopsticks more kid friendly.
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WW #25: Milano
I love Milano…the famed Italian city…and the Pepperidge Farm cookies. :) I decided to have fun with it last week. Just a sudden attack of the sillies. 
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WW #24: Disney Princess Birthday Cake
My daughter had her 4th birthday party last Saturday and this was her birthday cake. I ordered it from Wal-Mart. It looked really pretty on the catalogue but turned out to be a little too simply in reality. Plus, I was the one who put the princesses on the cake! It was a little overpriced, I think. Anyway, it served around 40 people (kids and adults).
Cinderella lights up, too! Hee hee! Well, anything for my little princess.
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Happy Wednesday, y’all!
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WW #23: Red Velvet Cupcakes
Duncan Hines Red Velvet mix plus 1 1/1 cups water, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, and 3 eggs, equals…
I used this for the frosting…
Add these…
…and you get these…
It’s my first time to taste a red velvet cupcake. I don’t know how it’s supposed to taste. These, sad to say, tasted like cardboard. And I doubt if that’s how the cupcakes are supposed to taste. Thank goodness for the strawberry frosting! I’ll do this from scratch next time. :) It’s been a while since I used anything ready-mix for baking.
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WW #22: Steak ‘n Shake
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
Side-by-Side Milkshake: Vanilla and Coffee Mocha…because I can’t make up my mind.
Jr. Chicken Fingers ‘n Fries
Everything tastes even better than it looks. You can quote me on that. ;)
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Enjoy the rest of the week! Cheers!
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WW #21: Mighty Fine (Burgers - Fries - Shakes)
I can’t keep this entry wordless. And you’ll see why. Sorry! 
Several weekends ago, we had a grand time lunching (is there even such a word?) at Mighty Fine Burgers, Fries, Shakes. If you love burgers, then may I just warn you that this entry might just make your mouth water.
Note: The words in block quotes were taken from the Mighty Fine website.
The Burgers
As per the menu board:
Mighty fine’s premium Texas Style burgers are made from 100% fresh all-natural beef that is ground on-site and hand-formed.
You gotta believe them. Burgers are indeed ground and hand-formed on-site!
Here’s what they have to say about their burger add-ons:
Mighty Fine’s commitment to quality and freshness is carried over to every product we serve. The lettuce, vine-ripened tomatoes and onions are hand sliced on site each day. We use real American cheese and our buns are baked fresh daily.
This photo that just about proves the above words. I gotta have that tomato slicer!
Oooh, juicy burger. Hubby and Abby loved it. Your mouth’s gonna be stretched to its limit from the first to the last bite. Hee hee. California is all the raves with its In-and-Out Burger. Hubby dares say that its match here in Texas is Mighty Fine. 
The Fries
When it comes to fries, Mighty Fine re-wrote the book. We serve the only fresh cut, crinklecut fry in Texas and quite possibly the entire nation. We start with fresh potatoes shipped straight from the farm. We then hand-cut and crinkle each fry with a special machine before frying them in 100% trans-fat free peanut oil.
I’m loving their potato cutter/crinkler machine. Is that what it’s called? Hee hee.
From cutting/crinkling to frying…
Yummy and irresistable crinkle fries! Abby loved it!
The Chili Dog
Mighty Fine calls their chili dog - Spicy Chopped Chili dog…
This unique chili recipe contains the same Coleman all-natural chuck we use for our hamburgers. Our proprietary 100% all-beef franks are sliced rather than served in whole links. This creates a chili dog with a “one-of-a-kind”taste and one that is both less messy and easier to eat.
Just please take my word for it. This tastes better than it looks.
You might just want to stick to the burgers though, only because you’ll end up envying the people in your party who were smart enough to order the burgers, which are huge, juicy and yummy.
The Shake(s) and Lemonade
To top it all off, we offer guests delicious hand-dipped milk shakes and hand-squeezed lemonade. Our shakes are made with Blue Bell premium vanilla ice cream. We believe a high quality shake should always be hand-dipped and hand-spun, we do both at Mighty Fine. Even our chocolate sauce is made from scratch daily.
The shakes was just too good. I don’t know if I just imagined it, but I had the impression Hubby was hoping Abby wouldn’t finish her chocolate shake. Hahaha!
Our hand-squeezed lemonade is only made with the freshest hand-cut Sunkist lemons plus an added “secret” ingredient that results in a unique, Mighty Fine taste.
Etcetera
Besides the shakes, lemonade and soda (from the vendo machine), Mighty Fine has beverages which come in glass bottles. I’m sure the environment appreciates this very much.
This one, I truly truly appreciate. They use Sea Salt! Woot Woot!
Abby is showing off her clean hand. Mighty Fine has this ultrasonic hand washing machine. You put your hands through a stainless contraption and automatically, your hands will be sprayed with water, soap and brushed gently by the machine. Cool! Abby loved it. After that, you earn the right to a sticker which says “I have clean hands”.
What can I say, everything about Mighty Fine is, well, mighty fine.
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