Pages Navigation Menu

Your source for bento tips, recipes, and ideas!

Smoke Monster Bento and Autograph

Posted by on Mar 25, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, LOST Bentos, Pop Culture | 15 comments

Before we learned about the Man in Black, the “Smoke Monster” was a “defense mechanism” according to Danielle, whatever that meant. See Smokie in nori paste form.

Read More

Onigiri Bento Box Review (333)

Posted by on Mar 24, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Chicken, Classic, Korean, Products | 15 comments

Read my review of a beautiful onigiri bento box made by Hakoya and provided by Bento&Co, a French online bento store operated by a couple living in Kyoto, Japan.

Read More

Hasty Bento (332)

Posted by on Mar 23, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, bentorial, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

Using leftover chicken cordon bleu “meatballs”, I make a hasty bento.

Read More

Farewell, Old Girl

Posted by on Mar 20, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Pop Culture | 7 comments

See my lame tribute to Battlestar Galactica and find out why I’m kicking myself in the ass over LOST.

Read More

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Bento (330)

Posted by on Mar 19, 2009 in Charaben | 202 comments

This chicken katsu bento is decorated with Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Read More

15 Has Landed in My Bento (329)

Posted by on Mar 18, 2009 in Beef, Bento, bentorial, LOST Bentos | 4 comments

Something creepy happened this morning. I’m just in the kitchen, making my bento, when out of nowhere, a white rabbit with the number 15 drops down and into my lunch!!

Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Sushi Bento (328)

Posted by on Mar 17, 2009 in Bento, St. Patrick's Day, Sushi | 15 comments

For St. Patrick’s Day I use some wasabi tobiko that I found at Marukai one day to make some green California maki and some ume maki as well. Happy St. Patty’s!

Read More

La-Cook Microwave Rice Cooker

Posted by on Mar 16, 2009 in Products | 15 comments

Last week I finally succumbed to the family cold, so while at home I’ve been wanting to eat a lot of ochazuke. This made for the...

Read More

Fried Fish Bento (327)

Posted by on Mar 12, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, bentorial, Blog, Charaben, Fish, leftovers, Sanrio | 7 comments

Using the legendary fried fish from Y’s Lunch Shop, I make a lunch with a cute Hello Kitty onigiri wrapper.

Read More

Hello Kitty Bento (326)

Posted by on Mar 11, 2009 in Bento, Bento Box, bentorial, Pork, Products, Sanrio | 14 comments

I’ve been told by my cousin’s husband’s aunty who reads my blog that she can’t find bento boxes in Hilo. Well! I...

Read More