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Happy Girl’s Day!!

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in Bento, Bento Box, Charaben, Childrens Day, Kids, Pork | 20 comments

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri, making today Girl’s Day! See the bento I make to honor girls of four different nationalities in food form and find out how I did it!

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Dharma Initiative Bento

Posted by on Mar 2, 2010 in Bento, Fish, LOST Bentos | 8 comments

The Dharma Initiative gets their food from the Hanso Foundation, but what would a bento look like if Hurley had found one in the Swan or the Dharma kitchens? Find out!

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Tsunami Warning

Posted by on Feb 27, 2010 in Blog News | 16 comments

I’m sure by now everyone has heard about the terrible 8.8 earthquake that happened in Chile last night and that Hawaii is now under...

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Miss Domo Bento

Posted by on Feb 26, 2010 in Charaben | 23 comments

With too much girly girl, I put some bite back into my bento with a pink Domo onigiri. If I try to eat her, will she bite me first?

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Sakura Hello Kitty Bento (460)

Posted by on Feb 25, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Childrens Day, Kids, Pork, Sanrio | 30 comments

Nothing says ‘girl’ more than the world’s favorite kitty cat, Hello Kitty! This version of her has three pink sakura flowers adorning her ear instead of a ribbon!

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The Princess and the Edamame

Posted by on Feb 24, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Bento Box, Charaben, Kids, Products, Reviews, Shrimp | 20 comments

Read my review of a two-tier stainless steel lunch box sponsored by ECO Lunchboxes and see the cute little carrot-haired egg princess I have in my bento today.

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The Swan Hieroglyphs (LOST Bento 4)

Posted by on Feb 23, 2010 in Beef, Bento, LOST Bentos | 11 comments

In Season 2 of LOST, Desmond ventures outside the hatch and when he gets back, the numbers on the clock are gone and some hieroglyphs appear. See them in a bento!

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Girl’s Day Contest Winners and Bento

Posted by on Feb 22, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Charaben, Chicken, Childrens Day, How-To, Kids, Winners | 31 comments

Find out who won my Girl’s Day contest for a packet of hanaosushi no moto and then see how I made the cute Girl’s Day bento with an old rubber stamp in my collection.

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Girl’s Day Contest

Posted by on Feb 20, 2010 in Contests, Details | 69 comments

Enter to win a packet of hanaosushi no moto or pink powdered rice vinegar to help you make pink Girl’s Day themed bentos in time for March 3rd!

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Spring Chick Bento

Posted by on Feb 19, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Easter, Shrimp | 15 comments

Even though it’s early, I’ve started on my spring bentos. The first was made with some of my old scrapbooking magazines. Read about how I made this cute chick!

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