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Onigiri Brigade (Bento 371)

Posted by on Jun 17, 2009 in Charaben | 7 comments

These tiny little onigiri are snugly packed in with some leftover minute chicken!

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Egg Salad Sammie Bento (370)

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009 in Bento, Sandwich | 7 comments

I still have no clue what the mystery plant in my yard is! To give people more clues, I popped open one of the small pods and found a...

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Cinnamoroll Bento and Garden Update!

Posted by on Jun 15, 2009 in Bento, Fish, Garden | 11 comments

We had a busy, busy weekend that started off with a family potluck at my aunty’s house. It was the first time almost all the second...

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Mac and Cheese Bento (367)

Posted by on Jun 2, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Just for Kids, Pork, Restaurants | 18 comments

This morning when I looked in my pantry, I discovered five boxes of Macaroni and Cheese that expired in February, so I decided I better get started on eating it up now.

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Car Bento (366)

Posted by on Jun 1, 2009 in Beef, Bento | 3 comments

Every time I see my bento count ticking closer to #400 I start to get really nervous and my back starts to ache just thinking about the...

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Chicken Pasta Bento (364)

Posted by on May 28, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 2 comments

I mentioned yesterday that Jenn and I created the You know you’re from Hilo if… page on Facebook. Today is the one week...

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Chili Bento, Moo Cards, and Pickled Mango

Posted by on May 27, 2009 in Beef, Bento, Kids, leftovers | 15 comments

I’ve packed a large bento with soup, salad, fruit, and Zippy’s chili in my Mr. Bento. Check out my cool new Moo cards and also watch how I made a batch of pickled mango!

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Anpanman Sammie Bento (362)

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 6 comments

I hope everyone had a fun Memorial Day weekend. The kids have been watching this episode where Curious George and Betsy make their own...

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Anniversary Bento (361)

Posted by on May 22, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 12 comments

When I was a teenager growing up in Hilo, more years ago than I care to remember, people didn’t use the Internet and cell phones...

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Lasagna Bento, Garden Update, and Cake Pix

Posted by on May 21, 2009 in Bento, Garden, Kids, Pasta | 14 comments

Since I made two trays of lasagna for dinner for Baby Girl’s birthday, we ate that for dinner again last night and I have even more...

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