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Jack-o’-Lantern Sammies Bento

Jack-o’-Lantern Sammies Bento

Posted by on 10-14-19

Haunted Chicken Parm Bento

Haunted Chicken Parm Bento

Posted by on 10-4-19

Cute Mummy Hot Dogs Bento

Cute Mummy Hot Dogs Bento

Posted by on 10-2-19

Cheesy Lion Bento

Cheesy Lion Bento

Posted by on 6-13-17

Halloween Kitty Cat Sandwiches

Halloween Kitty Cat Sandwiches

Posted by on 10-23-15

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Okinawan Sweet Pork Bento, Take 2!

Okinawan Sweet Pork Bento, Take 2!

Posted by on 1-7-12

Low Budget Bentos: Furikake Chicken for Three

Posted by on 11-21-11

Furikake Salmon Bento

Posted by on 11-20-11

Bento Recipe: Pork Shiso Rolls

Posted by on 4-8-11

Tuna Patties Bento

Posted by on 1-11-11

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Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Posted by on 10-9-19

Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

Posted by on 10-29-15

Tutorial: Making Halloween Kitty Cats

Tutorial: Making Halloween Kitty Cats

Posted by on 10-27-15

Tutorial: Making Cheese Eyeballs

Tutorial: Making Cheese Eyeballs

Posted by on 10-21-15

Tutorial: Carrot Jack-O-Lanterns

Tutorial: Carrot Jack-O-Lanterns

Posted by on 10-19-15

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EVENT: Cheese Drawing and Cute Sandwich Tutorial at Kaimuki Public Library

EVENT: Cheese Drawing and Cute Sandwich Tutorial at Kaimuki Public Library

Posted by on Jul 13, 2017 in Events | 0 comments

If you live in the Honolulu area, I’ll be doing an event this coming Sunday at the Kaimuki Public Library from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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Cheesy Lion Bento

Cheesy Lion Bento

Posted by on Jun 13, 2017 in 2017 Bentos, Charaben | 1 comment

This cutesy cheese lion has a little baby roar. Also, according to Mr. Destruction, he’s a bear.

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Announcing Yum-Yum Bento Box All Year Round

Announcing Yum-Yum Bento Box All Year Round

Posted by on Sep 7, 2016 in Features, Yum-Yum Bento Box | 1 comment

Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round: Box Lunches for Every Season will be released in late December, just in time for people to start the new year.

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Ramen at Home

Ramen at Home

Posted by on Jun 20, 2016 in Food | 1 comment

When I don’t want to be slumming it with my go-to breakfast ramen (the previously mentioned Sapporo Ichiban) for dinner, I make ramen at home.

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Homemade Takuan, Take 1

Homemade Takuan, Take 1

Posted by on Apr 16, 2016 in Pickling | 1 comment

I made a batch of yummy homemade takuan, which I’ll probably eat before I can put it in a bento.

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Event: Demo and Book Signing at Kodomo No Matsuri

Event: Demo and Book Signing at Kodomo No Matsuri

Posted by on Apr 15, 2016 in Events | 0 comments

I’m going to be doing a bento demonstration and book signing at Hilo Hongwanji next month, so if you didn’t get a chance to come to my signing back in 2010, please stop by to say hi!

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Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

Posted by on Oct 29, 2015 in Features, Tutorials | 0 comments

Make Halloween breakfast a little bit brighter with these cute little wrapped sausages!

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Tutorial: Making Halloween Kitty Cats

Tutorial: Making Halloween Kitty Cats

Posted by on Oct 27, 2015 in Tutorials | 0 comments

Find out how to make Halloween kitty cats for some spooky sandwiches!

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