Yum-Yum Bento Box (500)
For my 500th bento celebration, I make a copy of the cover of my cookbook, Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches, now on sale!
Read MoreTango No Sekku Bento
Today is Tango No Sekku, or Boy's Day! See the kamaboko carp that I made for lunch today and hear what Buddy's reaction to the lunch was. The Bento Hoodlums return!
Read MoreI don’t know how long this bento will last.
Sayid is forever telling people that he doesn't know how long the batteries will last, so he probably doesn't know how long these sushi batteries will last either.
Read MoreCullen-ary Arts, An Edible Book
See how I made my First Annual UH Manoa Edible Book Contest entry: a giant Twilight Spam Musubi Book! Find out how I did and see for yourself how they compare.
Read MoreAb Aeterno – LOST Bento 9
Richard and Isabella will now live on in bento form, with a nori cutout of them together. See two more bento that I made yesterday and the next adventure of the Hoodlums!
Read MoreOceanic Airlines Bento
Did you like my Ajira Airlines bento from a couple of weeks ago? We can't have one of those without a bento representing the iconic Oceanic Airlines!
Read MoreDharma Onigiri Bento
The Dharma Initiative puts their logo on everything from stations to work uniforms to their generic brands of food. In this bento, I have something they don't: Dharma onigiri!
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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!. 