Onigiri | Adventures in Bentomaking

My New Favorite Onigiri: Yukari

Posted by Pikko on Jan 4, 2012 in Japanese | 6 comments

Yukari seasoned onigiri takes over as my favorite onigiri type! Yum yum!

Kindergarten Picnic Lunch

Posted by Pikko on Jan 3, 2012 in 2011 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Picnic | 0 comments

When Buddy has a parent luncheon, I made more furikake chicken along with musubis for a delicious picnic bento.

Mini Teri Beef Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Sep 29, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Just for Kids, Kids | 0 comments

Buddy gets a little bento with onigiri, strips of teri beef, and fruits and veggies but then wreaks havoc on the box after lunch.

Review: Zojirushi Umami Rice Cooker, Part 2

Posted by Pikko on Apr 20, 2011 in Products, Reviews | 8 comments

Read Part 2 of my review on Zojirushi’s brand new Micom Rice Cooker with Umami Setting and Fuzzy Logic Technology. Part 2 covers brown and wild rice.

Tonkatsu Bento #4,524

Posted by Pikko on Apr 6, 2011 in Bento, Japanese, Kids, life, Pork | 8 comments

My umpteenth tonkatsu bento has three little onigiri and some fresh produce from our garden. Can you guess which of these things we grew ourselves?

First Grade Picnic Party Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 10, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bento, Features, Japanese, Kids, Picnic, Pork | 8 comments

Baby Girl's school was having a first grade kite flying/family picnic activity, so I made a bento for us to eat after we'd made her kite and then we took the kite out for a try.

Pink Panda Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 1, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Charaben, Fish | 13 comments

Two cute little pink panda girl onigiri smile up from a lunch made up of tuna patties and yummy little fruits! Girl's Day (Hinamatsuri) is now only two days away!

Pink Hearts Bento

Posted by Pikko on Feb 10, 2011 in Beef, Bento, Love | 10 comments

Valentine's Day is just a few days away, so it's time to get into the spirit of love with some cute pink heart onigiri in a small, but surprisingly filling bento.

There’s a Bunny in My Stir Fry!

Posted by Pikko on Feb 4, 2011 in Bento, Shrimp | 11 comments

I forgot to put a bunny into my bento yesterday for Chinese New Year, but today one hopped into my stir fry bento! See the new addition to our family!

Ikebana International Bento Demonstration

Posted by Pikko on Jan 23, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Fish, Japanese, Pork | 12 comments

After eating a delicious bento lunch from Natsunoya Tea House, I did a bento demonstration for the nice ladies of International Ikebana Honolulu Chapter 56.