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200K Bento Contest – Vote!

Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in Bento, Contests | 20 comments

I received 24 wonderful, creative entries for my bento contest celebrating my 200k hits. Then I looked at my counter today and thought,...

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Shrimp & Egg Patties (283)

Posted by on Jan 5, 2009 in Restaurants, Shrimp | 3 comments

Christmas in 2008 was very good to me bento-wise. All three of my gifts were bento items! Mr. Pikko and the kiddies got me a Zojirushi Mr....

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Lunch Lag

Posted by on Jul 8, 2008 in Pasta | 3 comments

I’ve been so busy lately on all fronts that I’ve been forgetting to post my lunches the days that I eat them! D: This lunch...

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Sesame Omelet with Shrimp Bento (203)

Posted by on Apr 8, 2008 in Bento, Japanese, Shrimp | 7 comments

Using a recipe from one of my Japanese recipe cookbooks, something goes terribly wrong with the amount of pepper I put in and the thing tastes great, but too spicy!!

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Shrimp & Asparagus Pasta (188)

Posted by on Feb 28, 2008 in Bento, Pasta, Shrimp | 2 comments

This past weekend Baby Girl won two passes to an advance screening of Penelope. Since it was enough for 4 people, we made a Girl’s...

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Ebi Curry Noodle (186)

Posted by on Feb 25, 2008 in Pasta | 3 comments

I heard a really cute joke last week on Leahey and Leahey Live that I forgot to tell. What did the rice say to the spam? Let’s get...

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Teri Hamburger and Shrimp Bento (179)

Posted by on Feb 12, 2008 in Beef, Bento, Shrimp | 2 comments

Take a look at a bento with two different proteins and some yummy fried rice. I also got the chance to use my Secret Santa gift, a set of miniature silicone baking cups!

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Chinese Leftovers Bento (135)

Posted by on Oct 23, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chinese, Everyday Lunches, leftovers, Shrimp | 1 comment

Leftover Chinese takeout is a real challenge to put into a bento and this isn’t one of my best work. Still, you can take a look at what I arranged in the other tier, which looks better!

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P.F. Changs Bento (129)

Posted by on Oct 11, 2007 in Bento, Chinese, Pasta, Shrimp | 1 comment

With leftovers from PF Changs after Mr. Pikko and I have a night out to ourselves, I pack some of the leftover noodles we had in a bento, which were really tasty!

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Oven Baked Chicken Bento (128)

Posted by on Oct 10, 2007 in Bento, Chicken, Shrimp | 0 comments

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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