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Salmon Pasta Bento (348)

Posted by on Apr 20, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Fish, Garden, Pasta, Recipes | 18 comments

Some leftover salmon pasta fills one square in my pink four section box. Also, a garden update!

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Miso Chicken in a Gorgeous Bento Box

Posted by on Apr 17, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Classic, Products, Videos, Winners | 10 comments

Read my review of the gorgeous 2-tier cedar bento box available from Life Without Plastic, a company dedicated to ridding the world of wasteful plastics.

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Angel Bento (346)

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Charaben, Korean, leftovers | 11 comments

I added a cute cheese and bologna angel to my Korean leftovers bento.

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Dharma Van Bento (Lost Bento 8)

Posted by on Apr 15, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Charaben, LOST Bentos | 7 comments

There are lots of things in Lost that just stand out and the bright blue Volkswagen van with the Dharma logo on the front was one of the most memorable.

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Miss Octopus Bento (344)

Posted by on Apr 14, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Animals, Beef, Bento Box, Blog, Charaben, Products, Sanrio | 11 comments

I use my new cutters to make a cute octopus charaben with bologna.

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Good Friday Bentos, Rain, and a New Camera!

Posted by on Apr 10, 2009 in Bento, Restaurants | 9 comments

Since today is one of our holidays, we got to spend the day at home with the kids. Grandpa and Grandma J had my niece and nephew, so we...

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Fiori Pasta and Bunny Garlic Bread (343)

Posted by on Apr 9, 2009 in Bento, Pasta | 16 comments

I have vowed to read my camera’s manual this time, but I still wanted to take some pictures anyway, so while I’m still...

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A Four-Toed Rice Statue (Lost Bento 7)

Posted by on Apr 8, 2009 in LOST Bentos | 11 comments

Robby gives me a suggestion for a Lost bento, but the implementation doesn’t go so well.

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Beef Sukiyaki Bento (341)

Posted by on Apr 7, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches | 14 comments

I bought this box because it had the look of the kind of bento boxes you see in restaurants, but yet not because all the compartments come out. Plus, it’s pink! Oo la la!

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Adventures in Bentomaking 101

Posted by on Apr 4, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 19 comments

Today I taught the first of two beginner bento classes for the Temari Center, a center for Asian & Pacific arts here in Honolulu. As...

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