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The Princess and the Edamame

February 24, 2010 Charaben

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.

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A Charaben for Breakfast

February 5, 2010 Breakfast

With an office potluck scheduled for today, I pack a little bento to eat for breakfast as our meeting starts. Find out what terrible deed Buddy did this morning before work…

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The Untimely Demise of Charaben

January 27, 2010 Charaben

What happens after the bento photos are taken and the cute creatures we create have to be eaten? Do they smile all the way to your mouth or scream in terror as they meet the end?

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A Bento to Scream For and Fundraiser Winners

January 22, 2010 Charaben

Ice cream in a bento?! Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. See a charaben to scream for and find out who our lucky winners are for the Haiti Fundraiser/Bento Giveaway!

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Happy Witch and Dracula Bentos (409)

October 30, 2009 Halloween

Halloween is tomorrow and by some miracle, my children have managed to keep Buddy’s costume a secret from Grandma and Grandpa. Baby Girl could no longer contain her excitement about her own and last night at dinner, she asked Grandma, “Would you like it if I was… a fairy for Halloween?” LOL! She’s insisting that [...]

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Ichiben Review

June 9, 2009 Restaurants

When we went to eat at Spicy Ahi last week, we saw a place with a big NOW OPEN sign and much to my delight, it was a ramen shop called Ichiben. There was a woman outside handing out flyers, so I took one and we decided we’d eat there the next day for dinner.

Ichiben [...]

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Goodbye, My Baby (Lost Bento 6)

April 3, 2009 Chicken

This is a bit late, but better than none at all, right? For my Lost themed bento #6, I decided to pull from this week’s episode which had me crying like a little wussy girl, just like when I cried as Sun visited the cemetary and when Desmond talked on the phone on the boat. [...]

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Leftover Chinese Bento (323)

March 6, 2009 Chinese

My in-laws ordered out for Chinese food yesterday from Golden Dragon Seafood Restaurant and though the food was good, I think I still prefer the Aiea Chop Suey stuff. Their gau gee at this place was really good though.

I’ve had some pretty disgusting looking Chinese leftovers bentos, so this one definitely looks like an upgrade [...]

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I Put the Ben in Bento (316)

February 25, 2009 Charaben

It’s Wednesday again and after last week’s extremely popular LOST bento, the idea for another immediately popped into my head. When I first started bentoing, my Allakhazam co-workers thought it was hilarious to ask something along the line of, “Who is Ben and why do you have his toe?” This horrible joke has finally done [...]

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Breakfast Bento (311)

February 19, 2009 Breakfast

Bento doesn’t always have to be a lunch, it can make a great breakfast too! Read my review of a bento box and set of condiment pencils from From Japan with Love.