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Paprika Chicken Bento & Buddy’s Fame

Posted by on Sep 19, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Kids | 8 comments

Buddy’s in a pretty awesome commercial in Japan and I’ve got a quick paprika chicken bento to show you guys as well!

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Chicken Soboro Bento

Posted by on Sep 14, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Classic, Japanese | 3 comments

This classic bento has chicken soboro, sweet scrambled eggs, and bright green sugar snap peas on top of a layer of hot rice. Mmmm!

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Steak Bento and a School Lunch Experience

Posted by on Sep 8, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Beef, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Italian, Pasta | 0 comments

A quick steak bento comes out of a Labor Day party and we try out the school lunch for Baby Girl’s 2nd grade picnic.

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Butter Yaki Bento

Posted by on Sep 2, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Everyday Lunches | 2 comments

Butter yaki is one of the most delicious vegetable heavy dishes I make at home and so I packed whatever I had left for lunch today.

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Two Home Lunches

Posted by on Aug 31, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids | 2 comments

Baby Girl had a field trip, so I made the kids spam musubis at her request and packed them in a bag that Grandma J gave her.

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Ham & Cheese Rolls Bento

Posted by on Jul 26, 2011 in 2011 Bentos | 0 comments

Since Baby Girl is on a ham rolls kick, I decided to make some for lunch and ended up with mixed results. Definitely too cheesy for my liking!

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Grilled Rabbit Bento

Posted by on Jul 25, 2011 in Adult Bentos | 23 comments

We grilled a rabbit yesterday and so I packed one of the leftover legs for lunch.

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Rotisserie Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jul 21, 2011 in Bento, Kids, life | 8 comments

Back to school soon! We’re buying school supplies and trying to get them into bed earlier than usual to prep for school routine. It will be Buddy’s first day in kindergarten soon!

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Teriyaki Turkey Burger Bento

Posted by on Jun 27, 2011 in Bento, Bento Box, Food, life, Turkey | 6 comments

Laugh with me (or at me) as I try to figure out this “Bagel Bento Box” that his ridiculous illustrations and find out what else I’ve been up to this summer.

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Mochiko Chicken Bento from Honolulu Weekly

Posted by on May 13, 2011 in Bento, Features | 1 comment

See the bento that I made for the article that appears in this week’s edition of the Honolulu Weekly, which contains some delicious mochiko chicken and fresh veggies!

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