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Yoshida’s Sauce Chicken Bento (136)

Posted by on Oct 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Just for Kids, leftovers | 5 comments

Using Yoshida’s Sauce, you can have moist and yummy teriyaki chicken for bento.

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Meatball w/ Onigiri Bento (116)

Posted by on Sep 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, Garden, Just for Kids | 5 comments

See a simple bento packed with Aidell’s meatballs, cute onigiri, and some tomato slices. I’ve also got some fruits in another layer and an update on my tomatoes!

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Teriyaki Meatballs Bento (107)

Posted by on Sep 10, 2007 in Bento, Chicken | 7 comments

My two kids are going through a tornado phase right now and I’m still getting used to it, so when I asked Mr. Pikko to watch them so...

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Soot Ball Onigiri Bento

Posted by on Aug 28, 2007 in Bento, Charaben, Kids, Vegetarian | 6 comments

Miyazaki’s Spirited Away inspires many bento makers to do those adorable soot balls in food form. Find out how I cut out the eyes and what I put in the middle of these!

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Turkey Croquette Bento

Posted by on Aug 22, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Sandwich, Turkey | 2 comments

Turkey croquette is a relatively new dish in our family household, but tastes oh so good! See what I packed to go along with it and what is up with Costco prices lately?

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Sunday Bento & Obon

Posted by 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!

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Shoyu Chicken Wings Bento

Posted by on Aug 10, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, leftovers | 2 comments

Shoyu chicken wings take up a whopping three points each piece! What goes into the rest of this bento to help offset things? How did Baby Girl do on her first day of preschool??

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Teri Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jul 5, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

My plans for a soup and salad lunch were nixed when I stepped on the scale this morning and found that I’d lost almost 2 whole pounds overnight.

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Pipi Kaula & Onigiri Picnic Bento

Posted by on Jul 4, 2007 in Beef, Bento, onigiri, Picnic | 0 comments

Today we were going to take the kids to the pool nearby here, but when Mr. Pikko went to check out how crowded it was, he found out that...

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Starry Bento

Posted by on Jun 22, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, Just for Kids | 0 comments

See the starry bento I made for this week’s bento challenge in which I use my brand new set of cute nori punches and get an update on my weight loss adventures.

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