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Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love

Posted by on Sep 28, 2009 in Bento, Bento Love, Fish, Kids, Pork, Products | 12 comments

I’ve got three bentos to post today. One is from Friday that I was too embarrassed about to blog, but since I’m writing today...

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501 Bento Box Lunches Review

Posted by on Aug 26, 2009 in Products | 19 comments

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a contributor in the long awaited 501 Bento Lunches: 501 Unique Recipes for Brilliant Bento...

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Kawaii Bento Boxes Review

Posted by on Jun 29, 2009 in Products | 34 comments

A couple weeks ago, I was asked to do a review on a bento book coming out later this year. Curious to see the latest attempt at a bento...

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Four Sammies Bento (365)

Posted by on May 29, 2009 in Bento, Kids, Pork, Products, Sandwich | 4 comments

Read my review of a sandwich cutter sponsored by From Japan with Love. This cutter is designed to create four different sandwiches with just one slice of bread!

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Win a Zojirushi Ms. Bento!

Posted by on Apr 22, 2009 in Contests, Pasta, Products | 153 comments

Happy Earth Day everyone! I guess it’s fitting that on Earth Day I try yet again to give away the Stainless Steel Bento box from...

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Miso Chicken in a Gorgeous Bento Box

Posted by on Apr 17, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Classic, Products, Videos, Winners | 10 comments

Read my review of the gorgeous 2-tier cedar bento box available from Life Without Plastic, a company dedicated to ridding the world of wasteful plastics.

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Miss Octopus Bento (344)

Posted by on Apr 14, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Animals, Beef, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Products, Sanrio | 11 comments

I use my new cutters to make a cute octopus charaben with bologna.

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Emoji Onigiri Bento (335)

Posted by on Mar 31, 2009 in Bento, Pork, Products, Reviews | 10 comments

What is emoji? Find out in my product review of a nori punch offered by From Japan with Love. See the different things that you can do with a versatile punch like this one.

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Onigiri Bento Box Review (333)

Posted by on Mar 24, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Chicken, Classic, Korean, Products | 15 comments

Read my review of a beautiful onigiri bento box made by Hakoya and provided by Bento&Co, a French online bento store operated by a couple living in Kyoto, Japan.

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La-Cook Microwave Rice Cooker

Posted by on Mar 16, 2009 in Products | 15 comments

Last week I finally succumbed to the family cold, so while at home I’ve been wanting to eat a lot of ochazuke. This made for the...

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