Japanese | Adventures in Bentomaking

Oyako Donburi Bento and Weight Progress

Posted by Pikko on Feb 12, 2013 in 2013 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Japanese | 1 comment

See an oyako donburi bento from January and hear how much weight I've lost for the year so far.

Rice-free Chicken Karaage Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 8, 2013 in 2013 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Japanese | 4 comments

See a small chicken karaage bento without rice and a cute little panda hopping around!

Okinawan Sweet Pork Bento, Take 2!

Posted by Pikko on Jan 7, 2012 in 2012 Bentos, Blog, Classic, Japanese, Pork, Recipes | 7 comments

I try the Okinawan style pork recipe again, adapting it for bento. This recipe is for a full dinner entree, I wouldn't make this just for bentos!

My New Favorite Onigiri: Yukari

Posted by Pikko on Jan 4, 2012 in Japanese | 6 comments

Yukari seasoned onigiri takes over as my favorite onigiri type! Yum yum!

Another Soboro Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Dec 5, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Everyday Lunches, Japanese, Just for Kids, Pork | 0 comments

I make another soboro bento for Buddy, this time using pork and adding some chopped imitation crab for the third color to go along with the green box.

Chicken Soboro Bento

Posted by Pikko on Sep 14, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Classic, Japanese | 3 comments

This classic bento has chicken soboro, sweet scrambled eggs, and bright green sugar snap peas on top of a layer of hot rice. Mmmm!

Bento Recipe: Pork Shiso Rolls

Posted by Pikko on Apr 8, 2011 in Features, Japanese, Recipes | 15 comments

Read a step-by-step photo tutorial of how I made those pretty pork rolls for the picnic lunch for Baby Girl from last month. Shiso leaves add a really tasty punch!

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?

Teriyaki Chicken Bento (584)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 30, 2011 in Bento, Chicken, Japanese | 8 comments

A beautiful cedar bento box that I reviewed two years ago is now double the price! I use one of the tiers to pack a teriyaki chicken bento with a reminder that Japan still needs help!

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.