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Chicken Parmigiana Bento

Posted by on Sep 13, 2007 in Bento, Bento Box, Chicken, Garden, Kids | 4 comments

Chicken parmigiana in a bento?!? See how I packed it and get a look at the box it’s packed in, then see some updated images of the cute tomatoes in my garden!

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Cheeseburger Macaroni Bento

Posted by on Sep 4, 2007 in Beef, Bento, Kids | 1 comment

A trip to the zoo sounds like tons of fun, until you factor in sweltering heat and wildly impatient toddlers. Find out how to stretch a quick Betty Crocker meal even further.

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Soot Ball Onigiri Bento

Posted by on Aug 28, 2007 in Bento, Charaben, Kids, Vegetarian | 6 comments

Miyazaki’s Spirited Away inspires many bento makers to do those adorable soot balls in food form. Find out how I cut out the eyes and what I put in the middle of these!

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Sunday Bento & Obon

Posted by on Aug 19, 2007 in Bento, Kids, Pork | 0 comments

Bento are supposed to be for being on the go, but I made this one for the kids to eat at home just for fun. See the crab hot dogs and tulip hot dogs I made for them!

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Store and Slideshow

Posted by on Aug 4, 2007 in Blog News, Kids | 10 comments

With the kids driving me crazy, I manage to get the Adventures in Bentomaking store up and running. See a cool slideshow I made of my bentos.

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Ebi Curry Spaghetti Bento

Posted by on Aug 2, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Kids, Pasta, Shrimp | 3 comments

Marukai sells tons of easy-prep packets for dishes such as this Ebi Curry Spaghetti dish. See how it turned out when I make a bento to take with me to a car shop!

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Mahimahi Bento and 10k!!!

Posted by on Jul 31, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Boxes, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Fish, Kids | 3 comments

Adventures in Bentomaking passes 10,000 hits! See what I packed in a bento with some leftover mahimahi in it and get an update on Baby Girl’s preschool progress.

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Chicken Curry w/ Croquette Bento

Posted by on Jul 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Kids | 1 comment

The sun is out to get my daughter, see what she has to say about it and take a look at the chicken curry bento I have topped with a yummy cream corn croquette.

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Korean BBQ Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jun 2, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Kids, Korean, leftovers | 5 comments

With leftovers from eating at Kim Chee 7, I made a little bento for Buddy to eat while we went to my niece’s softball tournament. He ate every bite!

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