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Teri-Q Salmon Bento & Giveaway

Posted by on May 3, 2010 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken, Contests, Details, Fish | 46 comments

Win a bottle of my Aunty Joy’s famous teriyaki sauce, now called Teri-Q and sold by her company Taste of Joy Hawaii. Comment with a little story about your favorite aunty!

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Yakiudon Bento (482)

Posted by on Apr 17, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Bento Hoodlums, Kids, Pork | 13 comments

I finally got the Nikyoro bread bento box from J-List, take a look at what I packed in it and what I thought about it! Find out how it measures up size-wise!

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Rooster Bento

Posted by on Mar 24, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Bento Hoodlums, Easter, Shrimp | 14 comments

I have one more spring themed charaben to make from the Piece Talk templates of an old Scrapbooks Etc. magazine and cock-a-doodle-doo, it’s a rooster bento!

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Happy Girl’s Day!!

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Charaben, Childrens Day, Kids, Pork | 20 comments

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri, making today Girl’s Day! See the bento I make to honor girls of four different nationalities in food form and find out how I did it!

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Miss Domo Bento

Posted by on Feb 26, 2010 in Charaben | 23 comments

With too much girly girl, I put some bite back into my bento with a pink Domo onigiri. If I try to eat her, will she bite me first?

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The Princess and the Edamame

Posted by on Feb 24, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Bento Box, Charaben, Kids, Products, Reviews, Shrimp | 20 comments

Read my review of a two-tier stainless steel lunch box sponsored by ECO Lunchboxes and see the cute little carrot-haired egg princess I have in my bento today.

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Spring Chick Bento

Posted by on Feb 19, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Easter, Shrimp | 15 comments

Even though it’s early, I’ve started on my spring bentos. The first was made with some of my old scrapbooking magazines. Read about how I made this cute chick!

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A Bento for Charlie Brown

Posted by on Feb 11, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Chicken | 18 comments

With Valentine’s Day coming up, good ole Charlie Brown still has problems with his love life. See the bento I made dedicated to his troubles and see what else is in the lunch!

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Love in Her Eyes

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Beef, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Kids, Love | 32 comments

Take a look at a cute pink bear with hearts in her eyes in a love themed bento inspired by Baby Girl, see another photo of me in LOST, and the Docubentory continues!

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I carried this bento across the ocean and like, through time.

Posted by on Feb 9, 2010 in LOST Bentos | 30 comments

Find out what’s inside Hurley’s bento and see my new favorite box!

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