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Meat Jun & BBQ Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jun 29, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 6 comments

We ate takeout from Kim Chee 7 last night and I took a piece of Mr. Pikko’s extremely oily but oh-so-good meat jun for my lunch.

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Curry Croquette Bento

Posted by on Jun 28, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Vegetarian | 3 comments

A brand new cute bunny bento box arrives from Japan, see what I put in it to break it in! Mr. Pikko complains about his online moniker and gets another one.

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Mango Wazowski Bento

Posted by on Jun 27, 2007 in Charaben | 3 comments

Monsters, Inc. is one of my favorite Pixar movies and with a Pixar bento challenge going on, I decided I had to give him a try.

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Mapo Tofu Bento

Posted by on Jun 26, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 2 comments

My ultimate mother-in-law (she’d kick your MIL’s ass in a cooking contest for sure) made us beef broccoli and her version of...

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Loving Turkey Sandwiches Bento

Posted by on Jun 25, 2007 in Bento, Sandwich, Turkey | 1 comment

I am famous (at least within my own little household) for buying food on sale and then forgetting that I have it until either: a) I want...

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Zoo Bento with Crab Hot Dogs

Posted by on Jun 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Picnic | 1 comment

See a little zoo picnic bento with cute crab hot dogs!

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Starry Bento

Posted by on Jun 22, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, Just for Kids | 0 comments

See the starry bento I made for this week’s bento challenge in which I use my brand new set of cute nori punches and get an update on my weight loss adventures.

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Pointless Bento

Posted by on Jun 21, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Vegetarian | 1 comment

It’s an all Core bento today with tsukemono, kim chee crab and avocado, a tons of fruit to fill me up!

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Mini Tonkatsu Bento

Posted by on Jun 20, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Japanese, Pork | 1 comment

With leftover tonkatsu for lunch, I pack a small bento with hidden corn. Too bad I forgot to bring my tonkatsu sauce with me! Find out where I’m heading to!

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BBQ Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jun 19, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Korean | 0 comments

This week’s bento challenge is a stars theme, but when I add one ingredient to my bento, suddenly it just doesn’t seem to work with that. See the yummy BBQ chicken!

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