Edamame | Adventures in Bentomaking

Tonkatsu Bento #4,524

Posted by Pikko on Apr 6, 2011 in Bento, Japanese, Kids, life, Pork | 8 comments

My umpteenth tonkatsu bento has three little onigiri and some fresh produce from our garden. Can you guess which of these things we grew ourselves?

Spaghetti Bento and Bento4Japan

Posted by Pikko on Mar 16, 2011 in Bento, Italian | 6 comments

More auctions have gone up for Bento4Japan and now you can help spread the word by adding a badge to your blog! For lunch, I had a fast and easy spaghetti bento.

Vegetable Tempura Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 7, 2011 in Baking, Bento, Japanese, Kids, leftovers, life, Vegetarian | 4 comments

Some leftover vegetable tempura makes a delicious bento lunch the next day, even though it's not crispy anymore! Sides include corn and edamame, yum yum!

Oyako Donbunny Bento (546)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 13, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken, Japanese, leftovers | 17 comments

I do so love a good pun, so instead of Oyako Donburi, I have some... Oyako Donbunny! Hahaha! Having used chicken thighs, this one is big in points.

Eyeball Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 25, 2010 in Bento, Fish, Halloween, Kids, leftovers | 5 comments

With gusty winds and two pumpkin-crazed kids, we brought home a hefty load of pumpkins. See my gross eyeball bento, inspired by an Indy movie!

Watermelon Sammies Bento (517)

Posted by Pikko on Jul 8, 2010 in Bento, Fish, Kids, Sandwich | 7 comments

I've finally made some progress with Baby Girl, so I decided to step up the cute a little with some cheese watermelon slices on top of her sandwiches!

Review: Red Riding Hood Bento Box

Posted by Pikko on May 14, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Contests, Details, Products, Reviews, Shrimp | 107 comments

Read my review of a Little Red Riding Hood bento box from Kir de Vries and enter to win one yourself by looking at their site and telling me which one you like!

Shamrock Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 17, 2010 in Bento, St. Patrick's Day, Vegetarian | 15 comments

It's St. Patrick's Day and therefore it's time to celebrate with a green bento! Read how I made these simple green shamrocks out of cheese and food coloring!

The Princess and the Edamame

Posted by Pikko on Feb 24, 2010 in Bento, 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.

Bon Jovi Bento (451)

Posted by Pikko on Feb 12, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Chicken | 19 comments

Another bento challenge is issued from Clay, this time it's Bon Jovi! See what I ended up doing on a lazy Friday morning and guess the song the bento is based on!