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Fried Fish Bento (327)

Posted by on Mar 12, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, bentorial, Blog, Charaben, Fish, leftovers, Sanrio | 7 comments

Using the legendary fried fish from Y’s Lunch Shop, I make a lunch with a cute Hello Kitty onigiri wrapper.

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The Last of the Mochiko (Bento 325)

Posted by on Mar 10, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 21 comments

Now that I’ve come up with such a cool post subject, I wish I’d done a Last of the Mohicans themed bento or something. Maybe...

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Hinamatsuri Bento (320 and 321)

Posted by on Mar 3, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, Childrens Day, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids | 14 comments

It’s Girl’s Day and I’ve made Baby Girl her own special little girl bento to take with her to school.

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Pork Tofu Bento (319)

Posted by on Mar 2, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Japanese, Kids, Pork | 7 comments

Today’s lunch is a simple bento with pork tofu leftovers and green beans.

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Love is in the Bento (307 & 308)

Posted by on Feb 13, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 10 comments

Last night as I was giving the kids a bath, a small roach jumped down from the ceiling and viciously attacked us. I am extremely afraid of...

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Frog Onigiri Bento (305)

Posted by on Feb 11, 2009 in Bento, Kids, Pork | 6 comments

If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to vote in my 200k Bento Contest! I’ve also got the Furikake Frenzy going on all this...

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Beef Pasta Bento (303)

Posted by on Feb 9, 2009 in Beef, Bento, bentorial, Kids | 13 comments

Hamburger Helper is a popular thing in my house for taste factors, so even though it seems like the complete anti-traditional bento food, it works for me!

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Furikake Frenzy!

Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in Contests, life | 22 comments

Growing up in Hawaii usually means that as a child, you automatically become a furikake addict. At some point in many Hawaii...

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Carrot Confetti Curry Bento (292)

Posted by on Jan 21, 2009 in Beef, Bento, Breakfast, Kids, Vegetarian | 1 comment

Hear what Buddy does to cause mischief at the doctor’s office and see how I prettied up a rather dull curry bento. Check out Zippy’s new breakfast bento.

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Shaped Spam Musubi Bento (290)

Posted by on Jan 17, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Garden, Just for Kids, Kids, Pork, Spam | 10 comments

I made shaped spam musubis, but it was pretty hard to get the nori on them!

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