Beef Broccoli & Tofu Bento
Grandma J made TWO dishes for dinner and so we had beef broccoli and her delicious mapo tofu on the side. I made a nice lunch out of leftovers from both of them!
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Teriyaki Chicken Bento
After Buddy decides to not wake me up one morning, I learn a hard lesson in playing with new kitchen tools while pressed for time!
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Salad Kit Bento
When the kids eat up all the fish I was going to pack, I decide to make a salad kit, which has a ready-to-assemble salad and a whole tier of fruit salad as well.
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Children’s Day Bentos!
It's Children's Day! Time to make two little bentos for my kids to help them celebrate the occasion. Each gets some of their favorite foods.
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Tonkatsu Bento
Turns out Price Busters has bento boxes if you search through every aisle long enough! I picked up two Hello Kitty ones!
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Miso Pork Bento with Soba
This healthy looking lunch is full of some delightfully charred miso pork, steamed green beans, white rice with ume, and sakura shaped carrots.
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Teriyaki Beef Bento
Wanting to avoid packing rice, I stick with a lot of veggies including cucumber kim chee, tsukemono, grape tomatoes, and fishcake.
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Meat Loaf Garden Bento
Turn your boring meat loaf leftovers into a pretty garden bento by using green beans as blades of grass with carrot flowers!
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Miso Pork Salad Bento
After the hefty food of our zoo picnic bento, I make a healthy salad topped with sliced miso pork and some gorgeous avocado slices.
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Spam Musubi Bento for Zoo
With a trip to the zoo planned and a desire not to pay $2 per spam musubi, I cook up a big picnic lunch. See what else I packed up to eat for a picnic lunch.
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My name is Crystal Watanabe and I'm 32 years old, living in Honolulu, Hawaii with my husband and two children. I have an addictive personality and that's a terrible thing when you're into cute bentos. I own over 200 bento boxes and way too many bento accessories!. 