Kids | Adventures in Bentomaking

Costco Fried Rice (139)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 29, 2007 in Bento, Chicken, Kids | 2 comments

A Costco chicken goes a long way and makes for a great filling in fried rice when added with fresh veggies. Find out how our trip to the pumpkin patch went!

Healthy Tuna Sandwich Bento (137)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 25, 2007 in Bento, Fish, Kids, Sandwich | 2 comments

I bring back an old college favorite with this healthy tuna sandwich. Learn about the bad side of eating pomelo and the most frightening words a parent can hear in the car.

Chicken Parmigiana Bento

Posted by Pikko 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!

Cheeseburger Macaroni Bento

Posted by Pikko 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.

Soot Ball Onigiri Bento

Posted by Pikko 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!

Sunday Bento & Obon

Posted by Pikko 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!

Store and Slideshow

Posted by Pikko 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.

Ebi Curry Spaghetti Bento

Posted by Pikko on Aug 2, 2007 in Bento, Kids, Pasta, Shrimp | 2 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!

Mahimahi Bento and 10k!!!

Posted by Pikko on Jul 31, 2007 in Bento, Bento Box, 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.