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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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Easy Lunch Boxes Bento Giveaway

Posted by on Aug 15, 2011 in Contests, Details | 0 comments

Kelly Lester of EasyLunchBoxes is giving away a set of her lunch boxes plus some cute bento gear! Be sure to enter by August 20 to be eligible!

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Bento Box #31 – Black Lacquer Cherry

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

This post is part of my Docubentory, which catalogs all my bento boxes and tracks the different lunches I’ve made in them.

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Bento Box #30 – Green Hello Kitty 2-Tier

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Bento Boxes | 0 comments

This post is part of my Docubentory, which catalogs and my bento boxes and tracks the different lunches I’ve made in them.

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Buy Yum-Yum Bento Box!

Posted by on Aug 7, 2011 in Features, Shopping, Yum-Yum Bento Box | 2 comments

Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches features detailed instructions on how to make over 50 cute bentos for you or your kids!

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Beautiful Wooden Magewappa Box – Only 2 Left!

Posted by on Aug 5, 2011 in Bento Boxes, Shopping | 0 comments

Authentic magewappa boxes are typically priced well beyond the average bento maker, but this one, which resembles the “Edo style”, is still moderately affordable.

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