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Ham ‘n Cheese Pizza Bento (121)

Posted by on Oct 1, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Italian, Pork | 5 comments

Think you can’t pack pizza into a bento? Think again! We made our own pizzas for dinner and I packed some of the leftovers into this lunch with a salad.

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BBQ Beef Bento (120)

Posted by on Sep 28, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Korean, leftovers | 4 comments

Yesterday we ate food from Kim Chee 7 at Westridge and that is always a winner. I packed up some of the barbeque beef, which is really good at Kim Chee.

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Nuggets Bento (119)

Posted by on Sep 27, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Vegetarian | 4 comments

I’ve got some Morningstar Vegetarian nuggets that are supposed to taste like chicken!

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Sushi Bento (118)

Posted by on Sep 26, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bento Box, Blog, Classic, Sushi, Vegetarian | 8 comments

With a brand new two-tier Monokuro Boo bento box to break in, what foods will go best with this color? Take a look at one of my rare vegetarian bento lunches!

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Mochiko Chicken Bento Again! (117)

Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

My generously browned mochiko chicken appears again, this time accompanied by some tamagoyaki I made with Harumi Kurihara’s recipe. Did I mess it up as usual?

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Meatball w/ Onigiri Bento (116)

Posted by on Sep 24, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, Garden, Just for Kids | 5 comments

See a simple bento packed with Aidell’s meatballs, cute onigiri, and some tomato slices. I’ve also got some fruits in another layer and an update on my tomatoes!

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New Bento Toys!

Posted by on Sep 21, 2007 in Shopping | 6 comments

Check out some new bento toys I just got in and read a tomato update!

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Teriyaki “Butt” Chicken Bento (115)

Posted by on Sep 20, 2007 in Bento, Chicken | 0 comments

You’ve heard of pork butt, but have you ever heard of chicken butt? Aside from elementary school jokes anyway. Find out why this bento has teriyaki “butt” chicken!

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