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Kalbi with Scrambled Eggs Bento
Kalbi meat with sweet soboro eggs make for a very colorful and tasty bento lunch!
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Vote for the cutest bentos of the 15 finalists in AllThingsforSale's bento contest on Facebook!
Read MoreAnother Soboro Bento for Buddy
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.
Read MoreThanksgiving Wrap-Up
Wrap-up post of our Thanksgiving dinner for 2011, featuring a turkey by Mr. Pikko!
Read MoreLow Budget Bentos: Furikake Chicken for Three
Get the recipe for furikake fried chicken and learn how I spent just $5 to make bentos for myself and my two kids.
Read MoreFurikake Salmon Bento
Find out how to make a quick salmon bento by lightly flavoring the fish with furikake and then pan frying it in olive oil!
Read MoreThree Little Spam Bears Bento
Here's a quick mac and cheese bento with three spam bears on top!
Read MoreParent Map: 10 Thanksgiving Bento Box Lunch Ideas for Kids
Parent Map features my cute Pilgrim girl bento in their 10 Thanksgiving Bento Box Lunch Ideas for Kids article.
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My name is Crystal Watanabe and I'm 32 years old, living in Honolulu, Hawaii with my husband and two children. I have an addictive personality and that's a terrible thing when you're into cute bentos. I own over 200 bento boxes and way too many bento accessories!. 