Fish | Adventures in Bentomaking

Hello Kitty Happy Girl’s Day Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 3, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Features, Fish, Sanrio, Tutorials | 15 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! See my snazzy new bento set.

Pink Panda Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 1, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Charaben, Fish | 13 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!

Ikebana International Bento Demonstration

Posted by Pikko on Jan 23, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Fish, Japanese, 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.

Tiny Mandragora Bento

Posted by Pikko 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!

Mahimahi Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 14, 2011 in Bento, Fish, Tips | 23 comments

I've fried up some mahimahi with just a bit of salt and pepper for seasoning for today's 10 point bento. Take a look at what happened to yesterday's Spam bunny!

Tuna Patties Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 11, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Classic, Fish, Recipes | 13 comments

This is my first day back on Weight Watchers in 2011 and I've cooked up some delicious tuna patties for today's lunch and packed it with colorful veggies and pickles!

Eyeball Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 25, 2010 in Bento, Fish, Halloween, Kids, leftovers | 5 comments

With gusty winds and two pumpkin-crazed kids, we brought home a hefty load of pumpkins. See my gross eyeball bento, inspired by an Indy movie!

Salmon and Tempura Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 19, 2010 in Bento, Fish, Japanese, Kids, leftovers, Shrimp | 4 comments

See a super fast traditional-looking bento lunch made in just three minutes using leftover salmon and leftover shrimp and vegetable tempura! Yum!!!

Watermelon Sammies Bento (517)

Posted by Pikko on Jul 8, 2010 in Bento, Fish, Kids, Sandwich | 7 comments

I've finally made some progress with Baby Girl, so I decided to step up the cute a little with some cheese watermelon slices on top of her sandwiches!

Crab Somen Salad Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jun 21, 2010 in Bento, Fish, Japanese, Kids, life | 6 comments

Read about what I've been up to lately besides coming up with cute food and take a look at the yummy, cold somen salad I had with crab, perfect for summer heat!