| Garnishes are something that lend a professional | | | | garnishes. One way is to slice carrots thinly and |
| touch to any homecooked meal. If you want to | | | | then stack them up and stamp out stars or |
| impress your guests and amaze your family with | | | | hearts. Toss these into a regular salad to make it |
| the high level of your cooking, often a few simple | | | | an extra special one. |
| garnishes can make all the difference. | | | | Heart shaped cheese and ham make lovely |
| Most people know about the parsley sprig or the | | | | adornments atop sandwiches or pizza or even |
| squiggle of salsa verde on the plate, but if you | | | | your lasagna. Basically, anything remotely soft can |
| haven`t used bento cutters then you are missing | | | | be turned into a garnish with a bento cutter. Think |
| out on a whole other world of garnishing! | | | | about breakfast plates . . . rather than adorn the |
| What is a Bento Cutter? | | | | plate with a plain old slice of lemon, cut a heart |
| Quite simply, it's a small cookie cutter, but | | | | out of the middle. Use the lemon hearts to float in |
| designed for fruit and vegetables. Japanese | | | | the lemonade or orange stars in fresh squeezed |
| mothers use them to create cute food cutouts | | | | orange juice. |
| with which to decorate their children's lunches or | | | | You can also stamp out a shape, such as a teddy |
| bentos. But there's no need to relegate them to | | | | out of the corner of a piece of bread and use it |
| Japan, bento supplies are appearing all over the | | | | as the top piece in a sandwich, letting the filling |
| world these days and you can make use of them | | | | show through. Bento cutters can be used to |
| to turn ordinary meals into something truly special. | | | | create truly unique pie crusts, too. Just stamp out |
| Bento cutters come in all kinds of cute shapes, | | | | the shapes you want from the top crust and use |
| from regular ones such as circles and stars or | | | | them to adorn the edges. |
| hearts, to more complex shapes like puppies, | | | | These are just a few ways to use bento cutters |
| teddy bears and cars. They are usually about an | | | | to create fun garnishes that will turn your food |
| inch or less in length, though some are larger. This | | | | into something special. Check out the shapes |
| makes bento cutters perfect for garnishes! | | | | available and use your imagination to spice up |
| How to Create Your Garnishes | | | | ordinary food. |
| There are so many ways to turn out cute | | | | |