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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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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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Rice with Shrimp & Peas Bento (126)

Posted by on Oct 8, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Shrimp | 2 comments

Using a book called Harumi’s Japanese Home Cooking, I try out a recipe of hers called Rice with Peas and add some shrimp to it. Get an update on my tomatoes!

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Teriyaki Beef Bento (124)

Posted by on Oct 4, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

This yummy teriyaki beef bento with salad on the side took only 10 minutes to put together! Fresh mini cherry tomatoes from my garden add some bright colors!

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Ham, Avocado, & Egg Salad Sandwich (122)

Posted by on Oct 2, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Pork, Sandwich | 3 comments

I try (and fail) at using the Dreamland egg shaper and have a yummy ham and egg salad sandwich for lunch.

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Ham ‘n Cheese Pizza Bento (121)

Posted by on Oct 1, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Italian, Pork | 5 comments

Think you can’t pack pizza into a bento? Think again! We made our own pizzas for dinner and I packed some of the leftovers into this lunch with a salad.

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