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May Day Bento (486)

Posted by on Apr 29, 2010 in Beef, Bento, Bento Hoodlums, Fish, Pork | 12 comments

With May Day coming up on Saturday, it’s time to pay tribute to this special Hawaiian holiday with a bento with a fish sausage lei in it! Plus, see a bento for Mr. Pikko.

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Bento Central and Korean Leftovers

Posted by on Jan 7, 2010 in Beef, Bento, Korean, leftovers | 19 comments

A bento “newspaper” called Bento Central is born. Take a look at a beautiful Hakoya bento box bought at J-List, filled with Korean takeout leftovers!

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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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Teriyaki Beef (260)

Posted by on Sep 25, 2008 in Beef | 11 comments

I made a cute little bento and all, but then my co-workers had to go and ask me if I was interested in walking up to Asia Manoa for some...

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Grandma Moo Fried Rice Bento (253)

Posted by on Sep 15, 2008 in Bento, Chicken | 5 comments

With so many Grandmas running around, my maternal grandma needed a new name. Read about the fried rice she used to make for me and why I love it so much.

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Mapo Tofu (250)

Posted by on Sep 9, 2008 in Pork | 3 comments

This past weekend was rather fun-filled. We attended the first home UH football game against Weber State University and went to the zoo...

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Meatballs

Posted by on Sep 4, 2008 in Chicken | 7 comments

I said the following yesterday: I’ve since thinned this pot out, moving one sprout to another pot with smaller plants and then spreading...

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Ramen Strikes Again!

Posted by on Apr 22, 2008 in Korean, Ramen, Restaurants | 2 comments

See what a “mini” Korean bbq plate looks like and find out what I ate at a restaurant in Mililani called Genki Ramen. Find out what happened with Baby Girl at the allergist.

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