tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post7760856105595278429..comments2023-04-01T05:37:27.432-04:00Comments on The Tiny Bento: Bento, Thrift Shop, and Farmer's Markettinyskillethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-78452407996804783322010-10-19T20:53:13.671-04:002010-10-19T20:53:13.671-04:00Lots of goodies in your bento and they look so yum...Lots of goodies in your bento and they look so yummy! The Women's Exchange place look interesting!Kids Dream Workhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703729842259641961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-45513292226442335682010-10-16T19:33:26.736-04:002010-10-16T19:33:26.736-04:00What a great place! I love thrift stores. That isa...What a great place! I love thrift stores. That isa wonderful bento.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />RosaRosa's Yummy Yumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130051839810091958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-83581469643892503892010-10-15T23:30:45.459-04:002010-10-15T23:30:45.459-04:00Susan B - good to know, I'll have to find some...Susan B - good to know, I'll have to find some more "new" fruit finds. Yes, I can see the "apple" bowls working for potatoes too.tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-57897089078077650642010-10-15T23:14:54.921-04:002010-10-15T23:14:54.921-04:00Jenn - So happy to have you along with me for the ...Jenn - So happy to have you along with me for the tour. I often have you in mind when I go to these places looking for cute little dishes like you have in many of your bentos.<br /><br />The raspberries were so good, even for being so big!tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-29655316827337678642010-10-15T23:11:56.383-04:002010-10-15T23:11:56.383-04:00OhayoBento - I haven't tried the seeds yet, bu...OhayoBento - I haven't tried the seeds yet, but I heard they are good. I guess they are in the same family as the lychee.tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-20231951462053033742010-10-15T23:09:05.256-04:002010-10-15T23:09:05.256-04:00Kristy - so happy to have you along! We could spen...Kristy - so happy to have you along! We could spend a long time there, I only showed a few of the shelves, they had many more. They don't taste like key limes... they are a little sweet/tart taste, but the texture is very strange it's like it's melting.<br /><br />And thank you for the nice comment!tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-29922956936858660012010-10-15T23:04:31.774-04:002010-10-15T23:04:31.774-04:00Ta - wouldn't we have fun? We could bring alon...Ta - wouldn't we have fun? We could bring along a bento filled with just fried rice in a pink cup! hehehe!tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-67653549791740537732010-10-15T23:01:45.258-04:002010-10-15T23:01:45.258-04:00Susan - I love seeing different fruits. I believe ...Susan - I love seeing different fruits. I believe muscadine grapes are used to make muscadine wine. They grow only in the south, unlike most wine grapes that grow so well in areas on the 42° latitude.tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-80052966425690826992010-10-15T22:48:51.568-04:002010-10-15T22:48:51.568-04:00Lia - Thanks, I like finding different things in t...Lia - Thanks, I like finding different things in the market that I don't usually have every day. That's half the fun of loving food. :D I like seeing other's foods in their part of the world too.tinyskillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921649923651185462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-8388890508412987222010-10-15T21:50:09.691-04:002010-10-15T21:50:09.691-04:00Oh I love your fruit finds. Never had either of th...Oh I love your fruit finds. Never had either of those. Your bento is so colorful. The raspberries look sooooo good.<br /><br />I think those "apple" bowls were also for cooking potatoes.Susan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16844195949158043657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-76744333621869849812010-10-15T19:52:34.850-04:002010-10-15T19:52:34.850-04:00So fun to come along for your local tour! Bento gi...So fun to come along for your local tour! Bento gives these cute vintage places/pieces a whole new dimension, I'll bet...browsing for the perfect prop and bento inspiration is so fun. And the bento here is fun of snappy charm--and awesome raspberries!<br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Lyndsey! "See" you next week :DBentobirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608484496354584828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-8845229474880240622010-10-15T15:50:56.155-04:002010-10-15T15:50:56.155-04:00Oh I love quenepas! We got to try them for the fir...Oh I love quenepas! We got to try them for the first time in St. Croix. They grow all over the island and we would just pluck them right out of the trees. The locals told us that after eating the fruit they dry and roast the seeds and eat them like nuts. That's so cool that you found them here! Yay!OhayoBentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902686521346596358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-9487914186571475112010-10-15T11:28:06.881-04:002010-10-15T11:28:06.881-04:00And your bento looks as delightful and luscious! H...And your bento looks as delightful and luscious! Have a good day, darling.<br />KristyMy Little Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355264641236573775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-63897277823581112462010-10-15T11:26:52.465-04:002010-10-15T11:26:52.465-04:00Thanks for posting this and taking us along. I'...Thanks for posting this and taking us along. I'm so impressed. All the kitchen ware available there still looking good and cheap as well. And those fruits look really interesting, have yet seen them here. Are they sour like key lime? <br />KristyMy Little Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355264641236573775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-5208430980403467072010-10-15T05:56:35.809-04:002010-10-15T05:56:35.809-04:00I will ask for more, more, and more for that fried...I will ask for more, more, and more for that fried rice in the pink cup hehehe. The thrift shop sounds fabulous, I'm sure I would run mad if you took me there, Lyndsey :Dtata | bonitafoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221908441984355790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-75742577853015919302010-10-15T03:19:14.743-04:002010-10-15T03:19:14.743-04:00Neat finds! Wow, Spanish Limes and the Muscadine ...Neat finds! Wow, Spanish Limes and the Muscadine grapes! I never knew that they existed until now. Do they make Moscato wines from the grapes? Beautiful bento too! :)Susan Yuenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405610143554379943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768156877043143127.post-75897420987080434022010-10-15T00:08:45.051-04:002010-10-15T00:08:45.051-04:00So many colors in your bento, awesome! Love to see...So many colors in your bento, awesome! Love to see what you found from your farmer's market. It's nice to know other kind of foods that we don't have here :)Lia Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216949026637184346noreply@blogger.com