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Zojirushi Mini Bento Giveaway

Posted by on Jun 4, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Chicken, Contests, Details, Fish, Products, Reviews | 291 comments

Win one of Zojirushi’s gorgeous new mini bento sets, complete with a thermal jar, two side dishes, chopsticks, and a matching bag!

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Review: Red Riding Hood Bento Box

Posted by on May 14, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Contests, Details, Products, Reviews, Shrimp | 107 comments

Read my review of a Little Red Riding Hood bento box from Kir de Vries and enter to win one yourself by looking at their site and telling me which one you like!

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Teri-Q Salmon Bento & Giveaway

Posted by on May 3, 2010 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken, Contests, Details, Fish | 46 comments

Win a bottle of my Aunty Joy’s famous teriyaki sauce, now called Teri-Q and sold by her company Taste of Joy Hawaii. Comment with a little story about your favorite aunty!

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1 Million Hits Bento Giveaway

Posted by on Apr 12, 2010 in Beef, Bento, Contests, Details | 423 comments

Adventures in Bentomaking is about to reach 1 million hits! Help me celebrate this milestone by entering my giveaway for a part of a pile of awesome bento goodies!

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Sheep Bento and Spring Contest

Posted by on Mar 8, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Details, Easter, How-To, Pork | 136 comments

Enter to win a bento prize packet for your Spring themed bentos and take a look at how I made this cute little sheep bento from a scrapbooking magazine!

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Girl’s Day Contest

Posted by on Feb 20, 2010 in Contests, Details | 69 comments

Enter to win a packet of hanaosushi no moto or pink powdered rice vinegar to help you make pink Girl’s Day themed bentos in time for March 3rd!

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Last Day to Enter!

Posted by on Jan 20, 2010 in Details, Videos | 20 comments

This is your last chance to enter the Haiti Fundraiser / Bento Giveaway sponsored by myself and Susan Yuen. Watch a video of our brief interview on the morning news!

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Tonkatsu Bento and Haiti Fundraiser

Posted by on Jan 14, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Blog, Details, Everyday Lunches, Pork | 47 comments

Susan Yuen of Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook and Adventures in Bentomaking team up to help raise funds for the American Red Cross’ efforts to provide aid in Haiti!

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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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Spaghetti Bento and Drawing!

Posted by on Aug 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Details, Everyday Lunches, Pasta | 0 comments

Sometimes a lazy bento is all you have time for, as was the case with this quick spaghetti bento I threw together. Enter my drawing for a cute Hello Kitty bento box!

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