お弁当を作って見た。。。(In which I try to make a bento) #1

For Easter I received a couple of egg molds and a "how to make bentos" book from D and for my birthday he gave me a set of vegetable cutters.  Additionally, I received a second, more expansive book and bento set from Ms.Cupcakes.  I had been meaning to start trying to make a weekly bento for a while now, but after the recent influx of bento-related kawaii, I took it as a sign and decided to go for it.  Anyway, here is my first attempt, complete with tamagoyaki.  Oishisou da, ne?

Want to make a tamagoyaki?

Ingredients:

    * 4 eggs
    * 3 Tbsps dashi soup stock  (I didn't have this so I just added the sugar)
    * 2 Tbsp - 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar *adjust the sweetness to your taste.

Preparation:  (good video by itasan18)

Beat eggs in a bowl. Add dashi soup and sugar in the egg and mix well. Heat a frying pan on medium heat. *Preferably, use a square tamagoyaki pan. Oil the pan. Pour a scoop of egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface. Cook it until half done and roll the egg toward the bottom side. Move the rolled egg to the top side. Oil the empty part of the pan and pour another scoop of egg mixture in the space and under the rolled egg. Cook it until half done and roll the egg again so that the omelet becomes thicker. Cook the omelet until done. If you are using a regular frying pan, shape tamagoyaki on bamboo mat. Cut tamagoyaki into 1-inch thick pieces.