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@Fan Festival 2008

Posted by on Dec 6, 2008 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Someone commented last night, asking where I’d been and why I’d...

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UFC 94 Pep Rally

Posted by on Nov 22, 2008 in Blog | 2 comments

The UFC held its first Hawaii event tonight at the Blaisdell Concert Hall....

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Salmon Fried Rice Bento (276)

Posted by on Nov 21, 2008 in Bento, Bento Box, Fish, Products | 5 comments

With a tamagoyaki product and instructions from Marukai in hand, I give eggs another try. Find out what the result was and see the salmon fried rice I made.

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Cornflake Chicken Bento (275)

Posted by on Nov 20, 2008 in Everyday Lunches | 5 comments

I’ve got three bentos to post today including spaghetti, beautiful sushi, and some cornflake chicken.

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Finding Nemo (272)

Posted by on Nov 14, 2008 in Chicken | 9 comments

I started doing this bento yesterday morning, but ran out of time and had to...

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Party Dessert: Star Krispies

Posted by on Nov 11, 2008 in Baking, Blog, Party | 5 comments

Onigiri molds get a new use when I make star shaped Rice Krispies treats for a class party.

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Oink Oink (271)

Posted by on Nov 11, 2008 in Bento, Charaben, Chicken | 9 comments

I finally find out what that mysterious smooth pink meat is in Japanese bentos: fish sausage! It takes a bit of calling around, but eventually I find it in Hawaii!

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Maki Sushi Bento (270)

Posted by on Nov 7, 2008 in Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

I make some California maki sushi for lunch along with some ume cucumber sushi, one of my favorites!

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