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Mapo Tofu Bento

Posted by on Jan 16, 2008 in Bento, Pork | 5 comments

Grandma J’s delicious mapo tofu is always a welcome sight come lunchtime for me, except for today. Find out what happened to this bento and the poor box it came in.

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Stuffed Aburaage (162)

Posted by on Dec 20, 2007 in Pork | 4 comments

Yesterday morning my cousin Jennifer e-mailed me to say she’d missed her flight to Honolulu and that she needed to find a hotel to...

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SUGAR BOWL

Posted by on Dec 3, 2007 in Bento, Chinese, Pork | 2 comments

See a photo of me and Baby Girl at the Hawaii vs Washington football game with our game faces on! Read about the bento I made with my favorite char siu!

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Pork Chop!

Posted by on Nov 21, 2007 in Pork | 0 comments

YaY! Bentos are back! Well, only one for this week like I mentioned, but hey. Better than nothing! My trip was ten kinds of awesome. I got...

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UH Spam Musubis

Posted by on Nov 12, 2007 in Pork | 2 comments

See the spam musubis I make for an exciting UH football game against Fresno State and hear about the scary concussion that Colt Brennan got late in the game.

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Ige’s Shoyu Pork Bento (147)

Posted by on Nov 9, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 3 comments

I had another training session this morning and during that I found my first ever white hair!!! Proof that Fan Fest, The Mog House, and...

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Teriyaki Pork and Pomegranate Salad (144)

Posted by on Nov 5, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Pork, Salad | 5 comments

Taking a page from Nigella Lawson, I combine some sliced leftover teriyaki pork with pomegranate seeds in a yummy and colorful looking salad bento!

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Mapo Tofu Bento (127)

Posted by on Oct 9, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 5 comments

See a quick bento made from one of my favorite Grandma J dishes, mapo tofu. Find out what’s different about her version and hear what football cheers Baby Girl made up.

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Spare Ribs Bento (125)

Posted by on Oct 5, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 0 comments

My mother-in-law’s spare ribs are my favorite dish of hers, so against my better judgment, I took a ton of it for this bento and could barely fit the cover on top!

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Ham, Avocado, & Egg Salad Sandwich (122)

Posted by on Oct 2, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Pork, Sandwich | 3 comments

I try (and fail) at using the Dreamland egg shaper and have a yummy ham and egg salad sandwich for lunch.

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