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Review: Red Riding Hood Bento Box

Posted by on May 14, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Contests, Details, Products, Reviews, Shrimp | 107 comments

Read my review of a Little Red Riding Hood bento box from Kir de Vries and enter to win one yourself by looking at their site and telling me which one you like!

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Review: Hawai`i’s Bento Box Cookbook 2nd Course

Posted by on May 13, 2010 in Bento, Charaben, Cookbooks, Reviews, Sandwich | 4 comments

Read my review of Susan Yuen’s Hawai`i’s Bento Box Cookbook Second Course, More Fun Lunches for Kids. See photos inside and a bento made from one of the recipes!

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Bite My Shiny Metal Bento (494)

Posted by on May 12, 2010 in Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, Kids | 12 comments

My entry in the Kawaii Bento Club I Love Robots Contest is a Bender charaben, the snide and rude robot from Futurama. The deadline to enter this contest is May 14!

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Jack Shepherd Bento

Posted by on May 11, 2010 in Beef, Bento Box, Charaben, LOST Bentos | 13 comments

According to Sayid, Jack will be the one… See Luigi Jack in a nori cutout with some delicious bbq beef leftover from Mother’s Day dinner! Also, a Baby Girl lunch update!

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Teri-Q Winners!

Posted by on May 10, 2010 in Contests, Winners | 7 comments

Find out who won bottles of my Aunty Joy’s Teri-Q sauce! She graciously offered up three more bottles for my giveaway, so a total of four people get to try her sauce!

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Kitty Cat Croissanwich (492)

Posted by on May 7, 2010 in Charaben | 26 comments

See a cute kitty cat croissanwich that I made at the last minute for lunch!

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Tango No Sekku Bento

Posted by on May 5, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Bento Hoodlums, Charaben, Chicken, Childrens Day | 22 comments

Today is Tango No Sekku, or Boy’s Day! See the kamaboko carp that I made for lunch today and hear what Buddy’s reaction to the lunch was. The Bento Hoodlums return!

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Ode to Vincent (LOST Bento 13)

Posted by on May 4, 2010 in LOST Bentos | 9 comments

LOST is back after a one week break and this week I pay tribute to the lone domestic animal on the island, Vincent, Walt’s golden retriever.

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Teri-Q Salmon Bento & Giveaway

Posted by on May 3, 2010 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken, Contests, Details, Fish | 46 comments

Win a bottle of my Aunty Joy’s famous teriyaki sauce, now called Teri-Q and sold by her company Taste of Joy Hawaii. Comment with a little story about your favorite aunty!

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1M Hits Bento Giveaway Winners

Posted by on May 2, 2010 in Contests, Winners | 11 comments

Find out who won a share of my mega prize package to help celebrate my blog hitting 1 million hits in April! Are you on the list? There are ten winners in total! Congratulations!

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