Find out how to make a football musubi with my step-by-step instructions and photos. No mold needed, just some salt and saran wrap to form a great sports food!
With a Saints bento for lunch yesterday, it’s only fair that I do a Colts bento, right? Read about how I made it and then vote for which bento you think would win the Bento Superbowl!
Another day closer to Superbowl and I’ve done another football bento, this time with a soboro bento. Find out what’s underneath the “astroturf” and how I colored it.
There was a bit of exciting new in Final Fantasy today. Fan Festival 2008! Woo! This year’s festival will be held in Hollywood, CA in the early part of December. Needless to say, I reeeeally want to go! I say it’s fate that I go too. Just by chance I go to the festival site [...]
Today feels like a spaghetti plate lunch day, so I pack just a small bento with some gyoza and rice to tide me over until lunch. Find out how The Mog House went.
YaY! Bentos are back! Well, only one for this week like I mentioned, but hey. Better than nothing! My trip was ten kinds of awesome. I got to meet hundreds of people, signed 3 autographs, took pictures with Square Enix big wigs, and got to watch the UH vs. Nevada football game at the ESPN [...]
My two kids are going through a tornado phase right now and I’m still getting used to it, so when I asked Mr. Pikko to watch them so I could take a nap Saturday morning, I was a bit… unnerved to wake up and find that the big Costco pack of Kirkland toilet paper we [...]
Went to Marukai 99 Superstore in Waipahu today in search of some cheap bento accessories only to find out those bastards closed the store! GRR! Very sad.. I ended up going to Don Quijote again and bought a bunch of bento things I needed such as more nori, vinegar, sushi seasoning, sauces, etc. Since we [...]
An Online Bento Evolution: In April 2007, I was having an online conversation with someone in Allakhazam IRC, trying to explain what a bento was. In my mind I pictured a supermarket bento or one from 7-Eleven, with the signatu...64 comment(s)
Yum-Yum Bento Box (500): For my 500th bento celebration, I make a copy of the cover of my cookbook, Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches, now on sale!...49 comment(s)
Three Little Pigs Bento f...: Watch a video of me making a Three Little Pigs Bento from Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. I appreciate any feedback you may have for me!...28 comment(s)
Watermelon Sammies Bento ...: 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!...8 comment(s)
Yum-Yum Bentos on Sunrise: Watch a video of my brief interview on Hawaii News Now's Sunrise morning show and take a look at the three Yum-Yum bentos that I made for it....18 comment(s)
Sakura Hello Kitty Bento ...: Nothing says 'girl' more than the world's favorite kitty cat, Hello Kitty! This version of her has three pink sakura flowers adorning her ear instead of a ribbon!...31 comment(s)
Somen Bird's Nest Bento (...: A somen salad recipe of my mother's gets a cute remodeling with a chick sitting in a nest surrounded by flowers. See the first photos taken with my spiffy new lens!...24 comment(s)
Review: CasaBento Box: Read a review of a Meiji wooden bento box from CasaBento, Europe's biggest bento shop. Find out what's going on with Hilo Borders......14 comment(s)
Pink Hearts Bento (445): See my first love themed bento of the season with a pink heart onigiri bento. Check out the new look of Adventures in Bentomaking and find out what exactly Pikko's Docubentory is. ...19 comment(s)
Zojirushi Mini Bento Give...: Win one of Zojirushi's gorgeous new mini bento sets, complete with a thermal jar, two side dishes, chopsticks, and a matching bag!...290 comment(s)