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Anpanman Sammie Bento (362)

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 6 comments

I hope everyone had a fun Memorial Day weekend. The kids have been watching this episode where Curious George and Betsy make their own...

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Anniversary Bento (361)

Posted by on May 22, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 12 comments

When I was a teenager growing up in Hilo, more years ago than I care to remember, people didn’t use the Internet and cell phones...

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Donburi Bento and Class Photos

Posted by on May 18, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 11 comments

Today I have oyako donburi, but in a bento I put together rather hastily so that I could have a relaxing morning. I took the picture at...

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Happy Boy’s Day Bento (352)

Posted by on May 5, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 12 comments

Today is Day 2 of the Pacific Rim Conference, but I’m currently at home trying to get an appointment with my doctor for my finger,...

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Jughead Bento (351)

Posted by on Apr 29, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, LOST Bentos | 11 comments

The Losties are alarmed to find out that there’s this big honking green nuclear bomb named Jughead on the island with them and now it’s about to explode my lunch!

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Miso Chicken in a Gorgeous Bento Box

Posted by on Apr 17, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Classic, Products, Videos, Winners | 10 comments

Read my review of the gorgeous 2-tier cedar bento box available from Life Without Plastic, a company dedicated to ridding the world of wasteful plastics.

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Teddy Bear Bento (340)

Posted by on Apr 6, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 6 comments

Mr. Pikko and I spent the night vegetating on the couch catching up on Celebrity Apprentice until like 1:30 AM, so when I woke up this...

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Adventures in Bentomaking 101

Posted by on Apr 4, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 19 comments

Today I taught the first of two beginner bento classes for the Temari Center, a center for Asian & Pacific arts here in Honolulu. As...

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Goodbye, My Baby (Lost Bento 6)

Posted by on Apr 3, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, bentorial, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, LOST Bentos | 12 comments

Kate’s teary goodbye to Aaron left me sobbing, so here he is sleeping in bed while she looks at him for what may be the last time as she goes back to the island.

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Smoke Monster Bento and Autograph

Posted by on Mar 25, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, LOST Bentos, Pop Culture | 15 comments

Before we learned about the Man in Black, the “Smoke Monster” was a “defense mechanism” according to Danielle, whatever that meant. See Smokie in nori paste form.

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