Obon | Adventures in Bentomaking

Leftover Buca (245)

Posted by Pikko on Aug 4, 2008 in leftovers, Pasta | 11 comments

Yesterday was my dear Mommy’s last day officially “living” in Hawaii. *sniff sniff* We took her to a goodbye dinner...

Sunday Bento & Obon

Posted by Pikko on Aug 19, 2007 in Bento, Kids, Pork | 0 comments

Bento are supposed to be for being on the go, but I made this one for the kids to eat at home just for fun. See the crab hot dogs and tulip hot dogs I made for them!

Oven Baked Chicken Bento

Posted by Pikko on Aug 15, 2007 in Bento, Chicken | 3 comments

Kewpie mayo is a specially flavored mayonnaise that tastes great on top of oven baked chicken! Watch a video from a hip bon dance in the mountains of Kona.

Leftover Chinese Bento

Posted by Pikko on Aug 14, 2007 in Beef, Bento, Chicken, Chinese, Cuisine | 3 comments

Take a look at what is quite possibly the ugliest bento I have ever made. Hopefully it remains that way and I never have to have another like this to haunt me.

Shrimp & Avocado Salad Bento

Posted by Pikko on Aug 13, 2007 in Bento, Shrimp | 3 comments

As I mentioned last week, we took a trip to Kona this weekend. It broke the wallet to be sure, but was definitely worth it to take a...

Obon & Garden Update

Posted by Pikko on Jul 29, 2007 in Garden | 0 comments

It's obon season again and we start off by attending the Wahiawa Ryusenji Soto Mission bon dance. See some garden update photos about my tomato plants.