Kids | Adventures in Bentomaking

Three Little Spam Bears Bento

Posted by Pikko on Nov 15, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Charaben, Kids, Spam | 1 comment

Here's a quick mac and cheese bento with three spam bears on top!

Mini Teri Beef Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Sep 29, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Just for Kids, Kids | 0 comments

Buddy gets a little bento with onigiri, strips of teri beef, and fruits and veggies but then wreaks havoc on the box after lunch.

Paprika Chicken Bento & Buddy’s Fame

Posted by Pikko on Sep 19, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Kids | 8 comments

Buddy's in a pretty awesome commercial in Japan and I've got a quick paprika chicken bento to show you guys as well!

Grilled Rabbit Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jul 25, 2011 in Bento, Kids, leftovers, Rabbit | 23 comments

We grilled a rabbit yesterday and so I packed one of the leftover legs for lunch. Steak rub worked pretty well! It was nice and tasty!

Rotisserie Chicken Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jul 21, 2011 in Bento, Kids, life | 8 comments

Back to school soon! We're buying school supplies and trying to get them into bed earlier than usual to prep for school routine. It will be Buddy's first day in kindergarten soon!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Posted by Pikko on May 24, 2011 in Baking, Kids, life | 12 comments

My little girl is growing up so fast! She turned 7 last week and to celebrate we threw her a big party with friends, a water slide, and a big castle cake.

Grilled Beef & Chowder Bento

Posted by Pikko on May 11, 2011 in Beef, Bento, Kids, life, Pork | 3 comments

The Pikko family suffers the loss of a pet at the hands of Max. Today's bento is filled with leftover grilled beef and some comforting corn chowder on the side!

How to Make Kamaboko Carp

Posted by Pikko on May 5, 2011 in Charaben, Childrens Day, Features, How-To, Kids, Recipes, Themes, Tutorials | 5 comments

Got a little boy celebrating Boy's Day today? Make him some cute flying carp for lunch or dinner to help bring some festivity to the meal! Happy Boy's Day 2011!

Tonkatsu Bento #4,524

Posted by Pikko on Apr 6, 2011 in Bento, Japanese, Kids, life, Pork | 8 comments

My umpteenth tonkatsu bento has three little onigiri and some fresh produce from our garden. Can you guess which of these things we grew ourselves?

First Grade Picnic Party Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 10, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bento, Features, Japanese, Kids, Picnic, Pork | 8 comments

Baby Girl's school was having a first grade kite flying/family picnic activity, so I made a bento for us to eat after we'd made her kite and then we took the kite out for a try.