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Mini Teri Beef Kabobs Bento (233)

Posted by on Jun 25, 2008 in Beef, Bento | 6 comments

Just what’s so special about the meat used in these little miniature beef kabobs? Read about how I made them and where I might be headed for my job with Allakhazam!

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Beef Broccoli (224)

Posted by on Jun 6, 2008 in Beef, onigiri | 3 comments

The cutesy-ness continues today with usage of my new awesome animal food picks. I look at them and I think to myself, gosh, I should have...

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Pork Hash Bento (210)

Posted by on May 7, 2008 in Bento, Kids, Pork | 3 comments

Grandma J’s pork hash patties are great bento food, especially when combined with some yummy sushi rice brought home from the office! See what else is inside this lunch.

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Tonkatsu (204)

Posted by on Apr 9, 2008 in Bento, Chicken, Kids, Pork | 5 comments

I type this with blurry eyes. Buddy woke up at 4:15 AM, asking for “chicken and rice” since he didn’t eat much dinner...

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Sesame Omelet with Shrimp Bento (203)

Posted by on Apr 8, 2008 in Bento, Japanese, Shrimp | 7 comments

Using a recipe from one of my Japanese recipe cookbooks, something goes terribly wrong with the amount of pepper I put in and the thing tastes great, but too spicy!!

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Meat Loaf Bento (201)

Posted by on Apr 4, 2008 in Beef, Bento | 7 comments

See my toddler style meat loaf bento with loads of colorful pickled vegetables and carrot flowers. Take a look at all the food we ate at our monthly potluck. Yum yum!

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Chicken & Egg Salad Sandwich (198)

Posted by on Mar 24, 2008 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 5 comments

Today I’m having a chicken and egg salad sandwich. With Easter, was there ever any doubt that I’d be having this for lunch...

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Crab and Avocado Sandwich Bento (194)

Posted by on Mar 12, 2008 in Bento, Recipes, Salad, Sandwich | 5 comments

What can you do to make a crab salad sandwich when you can’t eat mayonnaise? Also, what exactly is “Healthy Rice” and how do you make it? Find the recipe here!

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Ebi Curry Noodle (186)

Posted by on Feb 25, 2008 in Pasta | 3 comments

I heard a really cute joke last week on Leahey and Leahey Live that I forgot to tell. What did the rice say to the spam? Let’s get...

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps Bento (178)

Posted by on Feb 11, 2008 in Bento, Chicken, Garden | 5 comments

Costco chicken takes new life in my chicken lettuce wraps with fresh fruits and veggies. Find out what odd things I found in my garden while cleaning up my tomato plants!

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