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Butterfly Pasta Bento (428)

Posted by on Jan 11, 2010 in Everyday Lunches | 20 comments

Purple sweet potato butterflies flutter across a bed of shrimp pasta.

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A Bento Tragedy and Two Salmon Bentos

Posted by on Oct 14, 2009 in Adult Bentos | 11 comments

I had a really beautiful piece of salmon in my bento this morning, but alas, it was not meant to be.

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Spaghetti Balloons Bento (281)

Posted by on Dec 22, 2008 in Everyday Lunches | 0 comments

A quick spaghetti bento with “hapa noodles” has balloons and flowers.

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Cornflake Chicken Bento (275)

Posted by on Nov 20, 2008 in Everyday Lunches | 5 comments

I’ve got three bentos to post today including spaghetti, beautiful sushi, and some cornflake chicken.

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Maki Sushi Bento (270)

Posted by on Nov 7, 2008 in Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

I make some California maki sushi for lunch along with some ume cucumber sushi, one of my favorites!

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Beef Pasta Bento (261)

Posted by on Oct 6, 2008 in Everyday Lunches | 8 comments

For my bento today, I cut up a baby carrot and chop it up to sprinkle on top of the Hamburger Helper for color.

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On On Leftovers (161)

Posted by on Dec 19, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

After having my first 8 course meal at On On Restaurant, we take home some leftovers.

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps Bento (159)

Posted by on Dec 17, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 5 comments

Costco chicken lettuce wraps with carrot sticks are a nice way to use leftover rotisserie chicken in a low-carb way!

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Pot Roast Bento (156)

Posted by on Dec 11, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 0 comments

Pot roast always presents a bit of a challenge in a bento, find out what I did to distract from the poopy brown colors.

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Beef Broccoli & Party Leftovers (154 & 155)

Posted by on Dec 10, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

See two bentos made from leftovers, one from a party with food catered by Tanioka’s.

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