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Teriyaki Pork and Pomegranate Salad (144)

Posted by on Nov 5, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Pork, Salad | 5 comments

Taking a page from Nigella Lawson, I combine some sliced leftover teriyaki pork with pomegranate seeds in a yummy and colorful looking salad bento!

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Wraps & Watermelon Bento (140)

Posted by on Oct 30, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Kids, Turkey | 3 comments

This is probably what I consider my worst bento yet, made with turkey wraps and watermelon cubes, but it happens sometimes when you’re short on time.

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Costco Fried Rice Bento (139)

Posted by on Oct 29, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Kids | 2 comments

A Costco chicken goes a long way and makes for a great filling in fried rice when added with fresh veggies. Find out how our trip to the pumpkin patch went!

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Whole Wheat Spaghetti Bento (138)

Posted by on Oct 26, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Italian, Pasta | 4 comments

I’ve got some whole wheat spaghetti for lunch topped with some fried bell peppers.

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Healthy Tuna Sandwich Bento (137)

Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Fish, Kids, Sandwich | 2 comments

I bring back an old college favorite with this healthy tuna sandwich. Learn about the bad side of eating pomelo and the most frightening words a parent can hear in the car.

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Yoshida’s Sauce Chicken Bento (136)

Posted by on Oct 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Just for Kids, leftovers | 5 comments

Using Yoshida’s Sauce, you can have moist and yummy teriyaki chicken for bento.

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Chinese Leftovers Bento (135)

Posted by on Oct 23, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chinese, Everyday Lunches, leftovers, Shrimp | 1 comment

Leftover Chinese takeout is a real challenge to put into a bento and this isn’t one of my best work. Still, you can take a look at what I arranged in the other tier, which looks better!

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Core Bento (134)

Posted by on Oct 22, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Salad, Shrimp | 3 comments

After two days of sickness and a weekend of last minute naughty food gorging, I’m back today on the Core diet to lose the last 10 pounds to reach my goal.

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Curry w/ Cream Corn Croquette Bento

Posted by on Oct 16, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Details, Everyday Lunches, Vegetarian | 3 comments

A cream corn croquette tops some pre-made vegetable curry. Find out how you can win a Hello Kitty bento box for my 30K hits mark! (ends when I reach 30k hits)

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Costco Bento (131)

Posted by on Oct 15, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Everyday Lunches, Pasta, Sandwich, Turkey | 3 comments

A nearly all Costco bento is made when they’re sold out of rotisserie chicken. See what items I put in here and find out why Mr. Pikko and I were screaming in our house.

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