Hana Ebi | Adventures in Bentomaking

Christmas Party Bento

Posted by Pikko on Dec 15, 2010 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken, Christmas, Contests, Japanese, Kids, Party, Winners | 13 comments

My Christmas party bento entry for CasaBento's contest and Baby Girl's party is full of Christmas spirit! Find out who won the Lock & Lock bento boxes!

Gingerbread Pals Bento

Posted by Pikko on Dec 9, 2010 in Bento, Christmas, leftovers, Pork | 6 comments

Two gingerbread buddies prance along side-by-side in a tonkatsu bento for my first Christmas bento of the season. See my latest Docubentory entry.

Teriyaki Teddy Bento (514)

Posted by Pikko on Jul 6, 2010 in Beef, Bento, Kids, Picnic, Yum-Yum Bento Box | 24 comments

See a quick bento I made and then read about how my first three book signings went. See the cute food samples that I made for a display at the Barnes & Noble signing!

A Bento for Charlie Brown

Posted by Pikko on Feb 11, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Charaben, Chicken | 18 comments

With Valentine's Day coming up, good ole Charlie Brown still has problems with his love life. See the bento I made dedicated to his troubles and see what else is in the lunch!

Bento Superbowl

Posted by Pikko on Jan 29, 2010 in Bento, Chicken, Sports | 3 comments

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!

Beef Broccoli (296)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 28, 2009 in Beef, Bento | 5 comments

Only three days left to enter my 200k Bento Contest! Also, you can now subscribe to my blog posts by email! See the link in the sidebar....

Gina’s BBQ (284)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 6, 2009 in Beef | 2 comments

We were going to order food from Kim Chee 7 at Westridge last night, but when I called to ask how much their family pack was, I was told...

Aloha Friday Bento (244)

Posted by Pikko on Aug 1, 2008 in Beef, Bento, Kids | 10 comments

It's Friday and in Hawaii we call it "Aloha Friday". See the curry bento I made for the end of the week and hear the trouble I'll be in with Baby Girl's new teacher.