Fried Rice | Adventures in Bentomaking

Oven Baked Chicken Bento (128)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 10, 2007 in Bento, Chicken, Shrimp | 0 comments

Done in just 20 minutes, this bento with fried rice and oven baked chicken was a nice change from time-consuming bentos. Fan Festival is just over a month away!

Rice with Shrimp & Peas Bento (126)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 8, 2007 in Bento, Shrimp | 2 comments

Using a book called Harumi's Japanese Home Cooking, I try out a recipe of hers called Rice with Peas and add some shrimp to it. Get an update on my tomatoes!

Pineapple Chicken w/ No Face Bento

Posted by Pikko on Aug 30, 2007 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken | 7 comments

It's still Miyazaki week on Bento Challenge, so this time I do the notorious character No Face from his movie Spirited Away, which is still my favorite of all his movies.

Tamagoyaki Attempt #3

Posted by Pikko on Aug 9, 2007 in Beef, Bento, hilo | 3 comments

With lots of egg failure behind me, I give a third try to tamagoyaki. Will I succeed this time? Plus, hear about the goodies I'm going to get to eat from Y's Lunch Shop in Hilo!

Sun, Moon, & Stars Bento

Posted by Pikko on Aug 7, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 6 comments

My entry for the Bento Challenge's Space theme this week is a Sun, Moon, & Stars bento. Find out what's inside this colorful bento that only cost me 2 points!

Fried Poke & Costco Fried Rice Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jul 9, 2007 in Bento, Chicken, Fish | 0 comments

We had a UFC 73 party at our place on Saturday so to make lunch easy Mr. Pikko bought a Costco chicken for the kids while he was buying...

I Would Do Anything for Loaf

Posted by Pikko on Jul 3, 2007 in Beef, Bento | 1 comment

Last night we had meat loaf and though it is a bit hard to arrange nicely in a bento, it tastes really really good. Still, it’s not...

Chicken Fried Rice Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jun 18, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 2 comments

Shopping at Marukai is always a challenge, since everything is everywhere. Hear about my latest adventure there and then see a fried rice bento I made with yummy veggies.