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Adventures in Bentomaking 101

Posted by Pikko on Apr 4, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 19 comments

Today I taught the first of two beginner bento classes for the Temari Center, a center for Asian & Pacific arts here in Honolulu. As is...

Hello Kitty Bento (326)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 11, 2009 in Bento, Bento Box, bentorial, Pork, Products, Sanrio | 14 comments

I’ve been told by my cousin’s husband’s aunty who reads my blog that she can’t find bento boxes in Hilo. Well! I...

The Last of the Mochiko (Bento 325)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 10, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 21 comments

Now that I’ve come up with such a cool post subject, I wish I’d done a Last of the Mohicans themed bento or something. Maybe...

Lazy Bento and More TV (324)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 9, 2009 in Bento, Fish | 10 comments

Mr. Pikko was kind enough to cut up 2 hours of news for me to get this clip of my A Shirt for Sawyer bento shown on KITV News This Morning...

A Shirt for Sawyer (Lost Bento 3)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 4, 2009 in Bento, bentorial, Chicken, LOST | 19 comments

Hurley's big yellow "I <3 Shi Tzus" really stood out for me, so here's a version of that same shirt, only this one is for Sawyer, with "I <3 My Freckles" written on it instead.

Hinamatsuri Bento (320 and 321)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 3, 2009 in Bento, bentorial, Chicken | 14 comments

Yesterday on the way home I was wondering what we should get for Baby Girl since today is Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day). After a bit, it...

Pork Tofu Bento (319)

Posted by Pikko on Mar 2, 2009 in Bento, Pork | 7 comments

This weekend was rather interesting because I got my first ever fat lip courtesy of my wonderful son. We were watching tv together, but...

Yakisoba Bento (288)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 13, 2009 in Bento, Japanese, Pork | 3 comments

I finally get a chance to use the Mr. Bento thermal lunch jar that I got for Christmas from Mr. Pikko! It's huge with four tiers, so I packed a lot of yummy food in it to eat!