Butterfly Pasta Bento (428)
Purple sweet potato butterflies flutter across a bed of shrimp pasta. Find out what's in it and see what my kids did to the little belated birthday cake my dad bought over the weekend!
Read More200K Bento Contest
Adventures in Bentomaking will soon reach 200K hits and is holding a contest! Read the rules to find out how you can enter to win! Contest closes January 31, 2009.
Read MoreChicken Tofu Bento (191)
Lazy chicken tofu bento and a green car boiled egg that should never again be repeated, ever! Neon green eggs are just as bad an idea as me wearing hoop earrings!
Read MoreCore Bento (134)
After two days of sickness and a weekend of last minute naughty food gorging, I’m back today on the Core diet to lose the last 10...
Read MoreMapo Tofu with Beef Broccoli Bento
With three kinds of leftovers, I've got a yummy bento filled with mapo tofu, beef broccoli, and yakisoba. Can you spot the two little bears I put in for cute factor?
Read MoreRed Rabbit Bento
When I accidentally use too much food coloring, my pink bunny egg turns into a red bunny egg for my bento!
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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!. 