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Ho Ho Ho! Two Christmas Bentos

Posted by on Dec 11, 2009 in Charaben | 14 comments

See two Christmas bentos I made for me and Mr. Pikko.

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Review: Face Food Recipes

Posted by on Dec 9, 2009 in Cookbooks, Reviews | 7 comments

Find out what Pikko thinks of Face Food Recipes, Christopher Salyer’s follow-up book to Face Food: The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes.

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Gingerbread Man Bento (420)

Posted by on Dec 3, 2009 in Bento, Christmas, Recipes | 14 comments

Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch him, he’s the gingerbread man bento! See a sketch of mine and learn why it’s really good to have a bento plan.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like…

Posted by on Dec 2, 2009 in Bento, Christmas, Pork | 5 comments

…it’s time for Christmas bentos! 😀 After the Halloween and...

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Review: The Manga Cookbook

Posted by on Nov 30, 2009 in Cookbooks, Reviews | 82 comments

I’ve been meaning to write a review of The Manga Cookbookfor about a...

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Gobble, Gobble! Turkey Bento (418)

Posted by on Nov 24, 2009 in Charaben | 8 comments

Gobble, gobble! I use cutters from my Wilton cutter kit to make this little turkey using egg sheets and bell pepper.

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Pilgrim Bento (417)

Posted by on Nov 23, 2009 in Charaben | 7 comments

Find out how to make this cute little pilgrim girl for a nice and easy Thanksgiving themed bento lunch!

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Tonkatsu Bento Buddies

Posted by on Nov 20, 2009 in Adult Bentos | 8 comments

I made lunch for myself and Mr. Pikko last Monday with leftover tonkatsu and that darned batch of kabocha that didn’t seem to ever go away!

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