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The Princess and the Edamame

February 24, 2010 Charaben
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Read my review of a two-tier stainless steel lunch box sponsored by ECO Lunchboxes and see the cute little carrot-haired egg princess I have in my bento today.

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Review: Kikkoman Ponzu Lime

February 6, 2010 Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program
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Foodbuzz’s Tastemaker Program sent out complimentary bottles of their new Ponzu Lime Citrus Seasoned Dressing & Sauce. Find out what I think about it.

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Review: GoGoSqueez Applesauce on the Go

February 3, 2010 Products
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Read my product review of GoGo SqueeZ: Applesauce on the Go, a convenient, healthy kids snack in a pouch. Also, find out if I ended up in the LOST Season 6 Premiere episode!

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Review: The Manga Cookbook

November 30, 2009 Products

I’ve been meaning to write a review of The Manga Cookbookfor about a month now, but never could really find the time. It’s an older book, presented by the Manga University Culinary Institute, originally published in 2007 by Japanime Co. Ltd. Check out their site, as they’ve just launched an online cooking show by the [...]

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The Ghosts of Quail Egg Past

October 22, 2009 Beef

Now that I’ve got Bento 400 and my contest entry out of the way, I can get started on Halloween themed bentos. Ever since I got this cute postcard from the kids’ dentist with little Halloween drawings on it, I’ve wanted to do some spooky bentos. Keep your eyes here for some great Halloween bento [...]

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Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love

September 28, 2009 Bento Love

I’ve got three bentos to post today. One is from Friday that I was too embarrassed about to blog, but since I’m writing today about my new ones, I figure I might as well throw the ugalee one in too.
Ugalee is, of course, toddler speak for ugly. This word is much more malicious and therefore [...]

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501 Bento Box Lunches Review

August 26, 2009 Products

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a contributor in the long awaited 501 Bento Lunches: 501 Unique Recipes for Brilliant Bento book. For those that have nosed through the author bios going, “I see no Pikko!”, I’m credited in the back as Crystal Watanabe. Everyone in the bento community saw this book on Amazon for probably [...]

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Kawaii Bento Boxes Review

June 29, 2009 Products

A couple weeks ago, I was asked to do a review on a bento book coming out later this year. Curious to see the latest attempt at a bento cookbook, I of course said I would. The book arrived quickly, taking about a week to get here. This is more than I can say for [...]

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Four Sammies Bento (365)

May 29, 2009 Pork
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Read my review of a sandwich cutter sponsored by From Japan with Love. This cutter is designed to create four different sandwiches with just one slice of bread!

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Snack Bento (350)

April 28, 2009 Products

Uh oh. This marks my halfway mark to bento #400. My back is aching just thinking about it. If you haven’t heard, I’m hosting a giveaway sponsored by Zojirushi for a Ms. Bento thermal lunch jar. Entering is easy, just comment with a meal plan!
Today’s blog plug is for Iris from the Netherlands, who bentos [...]

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