GarnishFoodBlog - Fruit Carving Arrangements and Food Garnishes: May 2010

>> 5/31/2010

Look for easy garnishing:

Sandwich Art. Cucumber, Tomato and Salami Garnishes

Mukimono The Japanese Food Carving

Japanese Food Garnish - Mukimono Method

Today I'll show how to decorate a plate with small garnishes. I made these plates for my fruit carving presentation in the Russian-American Trading Business Center in Sakhalin.

Check up my carving tutorials. Free downloads.

Plate #1: cucumber, tomato, lemon garnish

Plate #2: cucumber garnish and radish garnish.

Disco Super Star - Apple Garnish For Kids and Teens

>> 5/29/2010

More carving stencils here:
Butterfly Stencil
Xena Stencil

Using the stencil cut the Disco Star onto apple skin.

>> 5/28/2010

Watermelom carving dispay with orange zig-zag cuts.

More watermelon displays:
Wedding Buffet In Santa Resort Hotel
Wedding Feng Shui Fruits
Watermelon And Flowers Arrangement

Tools For Making Edible Arrangements

>> 5/27/2010

More tools usage:

Baller

Thai Knife

Video about easy garnishes and tools usage

Cutters

Candles, roses, golden daisy and callas are all made of vegetables like a carrot, daikon (lobo), cucumber, radish and cabbage.

The most of these things are carved with the peeler-decorator as shown below:

I am working now on the tutorial "10 Awesome Things Made With The Peeler-Decorator". Don't miss it! Follow me on Blogger or subscribe via email to stay updated with the latest news.

Cute Food And Lunch Box Decoration

>> 5/26/2010

Read more kid recipes:
Dotted Apple Stripy Fruit
Cucumber Garnish
Picnic Food Garnish

I made a bento, japanese lunch box with cute food.

I have special molds to form onigiri (rice balls) in a shape of stars, bear, rabbit and so on.

Here are some rice balls onigiri decorated with cheese and vegetables.

3D sausage and tomato hearts made easy.

Use cookies cutters and a melon baller to make carrot flowers.

Pack the ingredients into a box and it's done!

Bento box books on Amazon.com

Wedding Buffet In Santa Resort Hotel

>> 5/25/2010

Read more about wedding buffet fruit:
Feng Shui Wedding Fruits
How To Make Wedding Watermelon "Heart & Roses"
Wedding Party In Marine Style

One of my dreams is to have a huge plate to display my fruits. This dream came true last weekend. We were asked to arrange chocolate dessert at a wedding party in Santa Resort Hotel. My partner set up a chocolate fountain and I made up a fruit tray with a famous wedding watermelon called "Vase Of Plenty". The vase of plenty is a very popular carving dispaly, it is beloved so much by my clients and by myself :)

Kawaii Fruits #1. Fruit Garnish For Kids. Apple & Orange

>> 5/24/2010

Read more about fruit carving arrangements:
Fruit Princess
Fruit Tower For Babyshower
Hello Kitty Fruit Display

Cute friuit sculpture for children

Kawaii neh!

The travel to Japan brought a fresh air to my fruit carving design. I started making bento and kawaii fruits. This one came to my mind after viewing postcards with cute japanese animals like this:

Now I am thinking of a series of cute fruits. Will post them as the project moves forward.

Kawaii Fruit #1 describtion:
Name: Baby Bear
1 orange for the head,
2 strawberries for the ears,
1 black grapelet cut in two for the eyes,
1 green grapelet for the nose,
orange cuts for the paws,
1 apple for the cup (see how to make an apple vase).

The cute Baby Bear was presented last weekend when my friend from ikebana class made yearling party for her son.