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Tonkatsu (204)

Posted by on Apr 9, 2008 in Bento, Chicken, Kids, Pork | 5 comments

I type this with blurry eyes. Buddy woke up at 4:15 AM, asking for “chicken and rice” since he didn’t eat much dinner...

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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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Pork Tofu Bento (202)

Posted by on Apr 7, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Garden, Pork | 1 comment

Grandma J makes a really good non-spicy Mapo Tofu and I use this recipe as a substitute for when I want some.

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Meat Loaf Bento (201)

Posted by on Apr 4, 2008 in Beef, Bento | 7 comments

See my toddler style meat loaf bento with loads of colorful pickled vegetables and carrot flowers. Take a look at all the food we ate at our monthly potluck. Yum yum!

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Aloha, Aloha

Posted by on Mar 31, 2008 in Blog | 1 comment

The State of Hawaii received some very crushing news this weekend.

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The Road to 200

Posted by on Mar 28, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Bento, Blog, Charaben, Picnic | 21 comments

Alrighty, it is now 1:52 AM on Friday and I am obviously tired out of my mind and starving to boot. However, I brushed my teeth to ensure...

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No 200 Yet!

Posted by on Mar 27, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

Sorry folks, but my kids were being little devilish dingbats and did not go to bed until 10:30. I stayed up until 2:30 am cooking the food...

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Teri Hamburger Patty Bento (199)

Posted by on Mar 25, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches | 4 comments

Here’s a simple teriyaki hamburger patty bento with healthy veggies.

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Chicken & Egg Salad Sandwich (198)

Posted by on Mar 24, 2008 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 5 comments

Today I’m having a chicken and egg salad sandwich. With Easter, was there ever any doubt that I’d be having this for lunch...

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Happy Easter!

Posted by on Mar 23, 2008 in Garden, Kids, Salad | 4 comments

I had a rather hectic weekend with a lot of things to do ahead of time for Easter. Add in the fact that my two little devils very...

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