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How to Make Severed Hot Dog Fingers

Posted by on Oct 17, 2011 in Features, Tutorials | 6 comments

Find out how you can make these terribly disgusting hot dog fingers. Great for Halloween bentos!

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Halloween Picnic Bento

Posted by on Oct 17, 2011 in Picnic | 16 comments

It’s time for me to turn on the spooky bentos and I start off with some ghostly onigiri and some disgusting hot dog fingers.

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Mini Teri Beef Bento for Buddy

Posted by on Sep 29, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Just for Kids, Kids | 2 comments

Buddy gets a little bento with onigiri, strips of teri beef, and fruits and veggies but then wreaks havoc on the box after lunch.

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Pork Cutlet Bento

Posted by on Sep 27, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Classic, Pork | 2 comments

Pack a pork cutlet bento really fast with ready made pickles stored in your fridge!

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Lock N Lock Happy Hour: Baby Lunch Box Set

Posted by on Sep 23, 2011 in Shopping | 2 comments

It’s bento box day for Lock N Lock’s Happy Hour! This week, they’re putting up an adorable glass box set for baby’s lunch and snacks.

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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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Lock & Lock Happy Hour – Bento Set

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Bento Boxes, Shopping | 2 comments

Today’s Lock & Lock Happy Hour will be featuring a 3 tier lunch box set and water bottle. Only 100 will be for sale at a super low price!

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