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Posted by Pikko on Oct 9, 2019

Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Learn how to make cute Frankenstein (or Hulk) spam musubis!

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Posted by Pikko on Sep 7, 2016

Announcing Yum-Yum Bento Box All Year Round

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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Posted by Pikko on Oct 29, 2015

Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

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

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 20, 2015

Bloody Eyeballs Bento

Who’s ready to eat some bloody eyeballs served over spaghetti guts for lunch?

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 13, 2015

Tutorial: Halloween Cuties With Painted Cheese Part 1

Learn how to paint little cheese characters for Halloween to put on sandwiches and bagels!

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 30, 2012

Jack-O-Lantern Snack Musubis

With Halloween coming up and Buddy showing an extreme interest in all things Halloween, I decided to make them some snack onigiri for school today.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 20, 2012

2012 Halloween Picnic Bento

EEEEEK! Here’s a spooky Halloween themed picnic bento with skull musubis and haunted chicken.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 17, 2011

How to Make Severed Hot Dog Fingers

Find out how you can make these terribly disgusting hot dog fingers. Great for Halloween bentos!

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Hearty Valentine’s Day Sandwiches Bento with FunBites

Hearty Valentine’s Day Sandwiches Bento with FunBites

Posted by Pikko on Feb 13, 2013 in Just for Kids | 2 comments

See the cute sandwich bento I made with FunBites’ Luv It cutter.

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Oyako Donburi Bento and Weight Progress

Oyako Donburi Bento and Weight Progress

Posted by Pikko on Feb 12, 2013 in Everyday Lunches | 2 comments

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

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Yum-Yum Bento Box Now Available on Kindle

Posted by Pikko on Feb 5, 2013 in Blog, Yum-Yum Bento Box | 0 comments

Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches is now available on Kindle!

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Ham & Cauliflower Bento

Ham & Cauliflower Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 22, 2013 in Everyday Lunches | 2 comments

Here’s a veggie heavy bento with some thinly sliced ham in the mix.

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Pot Roast Leftovers Bento

Pot Roast Leftovers Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 21, 2013 in Everyday Lunches | 0 comments

This pot roast bento is not your most traditional bento fodder, but still a moneysaver since it uses leftovers.

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Korean BBQ Chicken Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 14, 2013 in 2013 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Classic, Korean, leftovers | 2 comments

Yummy Korean barbeque chicken leftovers from Kim Chee make a delicious lunch the next day!

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Shiso Onigiri Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 12, 2013 in 2013 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Vegetarian | 3 comments

An almost vegetarian bento with purple shiso onigiri and fresh fruits and veggies.

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Whole Wheat Spaghetti Bento

Whole Wheat Spaghetti Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 10, 2013 in Everyday Lunches | 2 comments

Whole wheat spaghetti makes for a filling lunch.

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