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Grilled Beef & Chowder Bento

Posted by on May 11, 2011 in Beef, Bento, Kids, life, Pork | 3 comments

The Pikko family suffers the loss of a pet at the hands of Max. Today’s bento is filled with leftover grilled beef and some comforting corn chowder on the side!

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Easter Bunny Trio Bento

Posted by on Apr 21, 2011 in Charaben | 10 comments

See three smiling quail egg Easter bunnies in yellow, pink, and blue. Brighten up a spring lunch with these cuties with cheese ears and fish sausage noses!

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Baby Chicks Bento

Posted by on Apr 19, 2011 in Charaben | 7 comments

Three baby chicks cheep for their mama to bring them food from a nest of leftover spaghetti!

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Easter Bento Ideas

Posted by on Apr 15, 2011 in Bento, Easter | 3 comments

Need some help planning cute bentos for next week in anticipation of Easter? Take a look at some of the past Spring themed lunches I’ve made in the past!

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Asian Food Grocer Winners

Posted by on Apr 14, 2011 in Bento | 4 comments

I’ve got a yummy curry bento with some fresh sugar snap peas I grew myself for lunch and announce the winners of the Asian Food Grocer giveaway!

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Pork Shiso Rolls Bento

Posted by on Apr 10, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Blog, Classic, Pork | 2 comments

Using the pork shiso rolls I made last week, I packed a bento for myself last Friday. Find out what the subject of my newest blog is.

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Tonkatsu Bento #4,524

Posted by on Apr 6, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Japanese, Kids, Pork | 8 comments

My umpteenth tonkatsu bento has three little onigiri and some fresh produce from our garden. Can you guess which of these things we grew ourselves?

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Teriyaki Chicken Bento (584)

Posted by on Mar 30, 2011 in Bento, Chicken, Japanese | 8 comments

A beautiful cedar bento box that I reviewed two years ago is now double the price! I use one of the tiers to pack a teriyaki chicken bento with a reminder that Japan still needs help!

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Faux Four-Leaf Clover Bento

Posted by on Mar 19, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 10 comments

I packed some leftovers from one of Ming Tsai’s recipes from his new cookbook and you won’t believe how long the title of this dish is! I’ve included a radish four leaf clover!

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Spaghetti Bento and Bento4Japan

Posted by on Mar 16, 2011 in Bento, Italian | 6 comments

More auctions have gone up for Bento4Japan and now you can help spread the word by adding a badge to your blog! For lunch, I had a fast and easy spaghetti bento.

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