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Vegas and the Twilight Slowpoke

July 27, 2009 Garden

Just to warn people, this blog post is going to be epicly long. As people that follow me on Twitter know, I haven’t been posting because I had to take a trip up to Vegas last weekend with my brother to visit my mom, who was feeling down and out and lonely. I spent four [...]

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Fried Fish Bento (327)

March 12, 2009 Fish

Now that the agony of a Wednesday-without-Lost is over, I can go back to living life. Thanks to my loud and enthusiastic singing of “Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects, this is now Buddy’s favorite song. Me being a mommy that grew up in the wild jungles of the Big Island with two parents [...]

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Frog Onigiri Bento (305)

February 11, 2009 Pork

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 month. The kid hilarity continued again this morning when Buddy suddenly yells in the car, “MOMMY! THERE’S DUST!!” He starts slapping his hands together to get the particles and then [...]

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Beef Stroganoff Bento (160)

December 18, 2007 Beef

Last night we had beef stroganoff, which I really love. Still, this was a really rough bento to pretty up because it’s appearance in general is just very gray and pasty looking, but I managed to figure something out. Not my best bento, but still better than what it looked like on its own! The [...]

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Shoyu Chicken Bento (150)

November 27, 2007 Chicken

Leftover shoyu chicken fills just one part of this three tier bento. Just how small is this box and how much food can you cram into it? Also, find out the fate of my tomato plants!

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Oven Baked Chicken Bento (128)

October 10, 2007 Chicken

Done in just 20 minutes, this bento with fried rice and oven baked chicken was a nice change from time-consuming bentos. Fan Festival is just over a month away!

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Rice with Shrimp & Peas Bento (126)

October 8, 2007 Shrimp

Using a book called Harumi’s Japanese Home Cooking, I try out a recipe of hers called Rice with Peas and add some shrimp to it. Get an update on my tomatoes!

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Chickie Egg with Mochi Bento (105)

September 5, 2007 bento

We ate yummy lasagna last night but I actually FORGOT to pack some for lunch. *sob* The one my MIL makes is the Stouffer’s Meat and Sauce lasagna and it is sooooo yummy. I like to make turkey lasagna but this one is just so good I can never get enough of it. Too bad [...]

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Cheeseburger Macaroni Bento

September 4, 2007 Beef

A trip to the zoo sounds like tons of fun, until you factor in sweltering heat and wildly impatient toddlers. Find out how to stretch a quick Betty Crocker meal even further.

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Sun, Moon, & Stars Bento

August 7, 2007 Pork

My entry for the Bento Challenge’s Space theme this week is a Sun, Moon, & Stars bento. Find out what’s inside this colorful bento that only cost me 2 points!