Bento #17 - Dedicated to the rest of my tiny bento club

Back to the little Lube Sheep set that I love so much, taking advantage of materials and ideas cadged from ssussminh and Jenny WINOLJ. One or the other recommended quinoa as a higher-protein substitute for rice. ssussminh gave me both of the blue baking cups, and her bento yesterday inspired me to finally try cut cheese as a garnish. Jenny gave me the idea for both the sweet pickles (which I love but hadn't thought of using for bento) and the mini-toasts.

The result looks great, but it just isn't enough food for my longest day of the week. So I also brought a very un-photogenic pot of some kind of stew retrieved from the freezer. ( I need to get a larger two-tier bento box!)

#17 - New Foods and Cut Cheese Top tier: Quinoa and leftover stir fry decorated with cut cheese and nori stars. Bottom tier: hummus and mini-toasts, garnished with mixed sweet pickles. Balsamic vinegar and olive oil in the sauceheads is intended for the tiny spinach salad hiding under the toastlets.