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Zippy’s Chili Bento

Posted by on Jun 6, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

Leftover chili isn’t the easiest thing to put into a bento, but it can be done with this three-tier metal bento box, which is an old-fashioned lunch carrier from the sugar cane days!

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Turkey Sandwich Bento

Posted by on Jun 5, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Sandwich, Turkey | 2 comments

Make cute little sandwiches with your cookie cutters! I made star shaped turkey sandwiches for my bento with this lunch.

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Shrimp & Broccoli Chow Mein Bento

Posted by on Jun 4, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Shrimp | 4 comments

This quick bento is made with shrimp and broccoli chow mein. No recipe for this one, I just winged it and it came out delish!

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Korean BBQ Chicken Bento

Posted by on Jun 2, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Kids, Korean, leftovers | 5 comments

With leftovers from eating at Kim Chee 7, I made a little bento for Buddy to eat while we went to my niece’s softball tournament. He ate every bite!

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Fried Ahi Poke Bento

Posted by on Jun 1, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Fish | 1 comment

My ahi poke was getting old, so I threw it into a frying pan and put in some fried asparagus and leftover lomi lomi salmon.

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Princess Bonbon Bento

Posted by on May 31, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Chicken, FFXI | 4 comments

With a bento challenge issued for game characters, I decided to do one dedicated to my little FFXI chocobo, Princess Bonbon. See what else I packed in this lunch.

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Big Bambucha Bento

Posted by on May 30, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bentos, Everyday Lunches, Fish | 2 comments

Without anything really exciting to pack for lunch, I decided to make a gigantic bento full of Weight Watchers Core foods. See all the yummy things I ended up putting in!

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Picnic Bento: Meatballs & Spam Won Ton

Posted by on May 29, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Picnic | 0 comments

The family took a beach trip to Ko Olina and I packed chicken meatballs, corn, and spam won tons, a tasty pupu from the Big Island!

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