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Oh Baby Expo Bento Demonstration

Posted by on Oct 9, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Animals, Blog, Charaben, Just for Kids, Sandwich, Yum-Yum Bento Box | 3 comments

See the two easy sandwich bentos I’ll be demonstrating at the Oh Baby! Family Expo today at 12:30 PM at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall for Yum-Yum Bento Box!

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A Charaben for Breakfast

Posted by on Feb 5, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Animals, Blog, Breakfast, Charaben, Kids, Vegetarian | 8 comments

With an office potluck scheduled for today, I pack a little bento to eat for breakfast as our meeting starts. Find out what terrible deed Buddy did this morning before work…

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KITV Charaben

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Animals, Blog, Charaben, Garden, Turkey, Vegetarian | 18 comments

Take a look at two charaben that I made for my brief appearance with Susan Yuen on KITV News This Morning to help promote the Haiti Fundraiser/Bento Giveaway!

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Somen Bird’s Nest Bento (432)

Posted by on Jan 15, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Animals, Blog, Charaben, Japanese, Recipes, Vegetarian | 26 comments

A somen salad recipe of my mother’s gets a cute remodeling with a chick sitting in a nest surrounded by flowers. See the first photos taken with my spiffy new lens!

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M.I.P. Mochi

Posted by on Jan 13, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Animals, Beef, Blog, Charaben | 38 comments

This bento is dedicated to my old cat, Mochi, who I found out yesterday, was put to sleep. Take a look at some pictures of my pretty white whale… er, cat and see what’s inside.

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Miss Octopus Bento (344)

Posted by on Apr 14, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Animals, Beef, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Products, Sanrio | 11 comments

I use my new cutters to make a cute octopus charaben with bologna.

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Noah’s Bento, Upper Deck (300)

Posted by on Feb 2, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Animals, Charaben, onigiri, Picnic | 48 comments

For my 300th bento, I’ve made a picnic box full of animal onigiri, an onigiri ark!

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Red Rabbit Bento

Posted by on Jun 14, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Animals, Blog, Charaben, Chicken | 2 comments

When I accidentally use too much food coloring, my pink bunny egg turns into a red bunny egg for my bento!

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