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Easter Bunny Trio Bento

Posted by on Apr 21, 2011 in Charaben | 10 comments

See three smiling quail egg Easter bunnies in yellow, pink, and blue. Brighten up a spring lunch with these cuties with cheese ears and fish sausage noses!

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Baby Chicks Bento

Posted by on Apr 19, 2011 in Charaben | 7 comments

Three baby chicks cheep for their mama to bring them food from a nest of leftover spaghetti!

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Hello Kitty Happy Girl’s Day Bento

Posted by on Mar 3, 2011 in Charaben | 16 comments

Happy Girl’s Day 2011! Hello Kitty is here in her little pink fish sausage kimono to wish all you girls out there a happy and fun day!

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Pink Panda Bento

Posted by on Mar 1, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Charaben, Fish | 14 comments

Two cute little pink panda girl onigiri smile up from a lunch made up of tuna patties and yummy little fruits! Girl’s Day (Hinamatsuri) is now only two days away!

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Girl’s Day Somen Cupcakes Bento

Posted by on Feb 28, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Childrens Day, Kids, LOST Bentos, Salad | 16 comments

With Girl’s Day coming up this Thursday, I’ve got to start in on the pink and girly themed bentos. Hope you enjoy this first one with “somen cupcakes”.

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Hello Kitty Lasagna Bento

Posted by on Jan 31, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Beef, Bento, Charaben, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Sanrio | 11 comments

With a piece of my favorite frozen lasagna left in the fridge, it’s time to enjoy it for lunch, topped with some cute Hello Kitty cheese faces painted with red bows!

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Kitty Cat Fettucine Bento

Posted by on Jan 25, 2011 in Charaben | 6 comments

It’s time to bust out some freezer food and have myself a yummy Chicken Alfredo with fettucine bento.

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Ikebana International Bento Demonstration

Posted by on Jan 23, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Classic, Fish, Japanese, Just for Kids, Pork | 12 comments

After eating a delicious bento lunch from Natsunoya Tea House, I did a bento demonstration for the nice ladies of International Ikebana Honolulu Chapter 56.

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Tiny Mandragora Bento

Posted by on Jan 17, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Features, FFXI, Fish | 17 comments

With some quail eggs sitting in the fridge, I come up with an FFXI-themed way to get rid of them. Watch out or they’ll Dream Flower you while you eat!

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Oyako Donbunny Bento (546)

Posted by on Jan 13, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken, Japanese, leftovers | 17 comments

I do so love a good pun, so instead of Oyako Donburi, I have some… Oyako Donbunny! Hahaha! Having used chicken thighs, this one is big in points.

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