Recipes | Adventures in Bentomaking

Whale Friends Bento (427)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 8, 2010 in Bento, Food, Recipes, Turkey | 35 comments

Think wraps make for boring bento fodder? Think again! Add some cute to your lunch with two simple cheese whales. Recipe for smoked turkey included!

Gingerbread Man Bento (420)

Posted by Pikko on Dec 3, 2009 in Bento, Christmas, Recipes | 14 comments

Run, run, as fast as you can, you can't catch him, he's the gingerbread man bento! See a sketch of mine and learn why it's really good to have a bento plan.

Salmon Pasta Bento (348)

Posted by Pikko on Apr 20, 2009 in Bento, Fish, Garden, Pasta, Recipes | 18 comments

I’m starting this week with a little good will towards other bento blogs. My article An Online Bento Evolution has been by far my...

Mochiko Chicken Bento (315)

Posted by Pikko on Feb 24, 2009 in Bento, bentorial, Chicken, Recipes | 16 comments

This week is the last week to enter my Furikake Frenzy drawing! I’ve only gotten 4 entries in it (sniffle, sob, whine) so chances are...

Shaped Spam Musubi (290)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 17, 2009 in Bento, Kids, Recipes, Spam | 10 comments

All right. It’s time to panic. I’m only nine bentos away from #300 and I still don’t know what I’m going to do for...

Tonkatsu Stars (265)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 21, 2008 in Pork | 7 comments

Writing this post today made me realize that I’m only 35 bentos away from bento #300. That’s insane! I’ll have to start...

Spam Musubi

Posted by Pikko on Aug 8, 2008 in Uncategorized | 89 comments

Tired of gas costs slicing into your food budget? Need a way to cut costs? A can of Spam on sale is about $1.88 now, it’s obvious...

Teriyaki Wasabi Salmon Bento (174)

Posted by Pikko on Feb 1, 2008 in Bento, Fish, Recipes | 2 comments

Last night was the season premiere of LOST and I have to admit that I was very happy with what I saw. Last season was such a drag to watch...

Mochiko Chicken (114)

Posted by Pikko on Sep 19, 2007 in Chicken | 3 comments

As I mentioned yesterday, I had Mochiko Chicken marinating. I’m going crazy with too much to do, so I’m going to keep...

Oyako Donburi Bento (111)

Posted by Pikko on Sep 14, 2007 in Bento, Bento Box, Chicken, Recipes | 3 comments

Oyako donburi has always been a favorite dish in our household. Get the recipe for my mom's version of this easy to make chicken dish that's best served over rice.