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200K Bento Contest – Vote!

Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in Bento, Contests | 20 comments

I received 24 wonderful, creative entries for my bento contest celebrating my 200k hits. Then I looked at my counter today and thought,...

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Carrot Confetti Curry Bento (292)

Posted by on Jan 21, 2009 in Beef, Bento, Breakfast, Kids, Vegetarian | 1 comment

Hear what Buddy does to cause mischief at the doctor’s office and see how I prettied up a rather dull curry bento. Check out Zippy’s new breakfast bento.

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Shrimp & Egg Patties (283)

Posted by on Jan 5, 2009 in Restaurants, Shrimp | 3 comments

Christmas in 2008 was very good to me bento-wise. All three of my gifts were bento items! Mr. Pikko and the kiddies got me a Zojirushi Mr....

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Somen Salad (215)

Posted by on May 20, 2008 in Fish, Restaurants, Salad, Sushi | 8 comments

We had spaghetti for dinner last night but due to some kid craziness, I forgot to take leftovers again, something I was really upset about...

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Sesame Omelet with Shrimp Bento (203)

Posted by on Apr 8, 2008 in Bento, Japanese, Shrimp | 7 comments

Using a recipe from one of my Japanese recipe cookbooks, something goes terribly wrong with the amount of pepper I put in and the thing tastes great, but too spicy!!

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Happy Easter!

Posted by on Mar 23, 2008 in Garden, Kids, Salad | 4 comments

I had a rather hectic weekend with a lot of things to do ahead of time for Easter. Add in the fact that my two little devils very...

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30k Winner & Lunch

Posted by on Oct 18, 2007 in Contests, Ramen | 4 comments

Thirty five people entered my bento drawing this time around and this morning I wrote everyone’s name on a lil piece of paper and...

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Chickie Egg with Mochi Bento (105)

Posted by on Sep 5, 2007 in Bento | 1 comment

We ate yummy lasagna last night but I actually FORGOT to pack some for lunch. *sob* The one my MIL makes is the Stouffer’s Meat and...

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