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Easter Bunny Trio Bento

Posted by on Apr 21, 2011 in Charaben | 10 comments

See three smiling quail egg Easter bunnies in yellow, pink, and blue. Brighten up a spring lunch with these cuties with cheese ears and fish sausage noses!

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Review: Zojirushi Umami Rice Cooker, Part 2

Posted by on Apr 20, 2011 in Products, Reviews | 8 comments

Read Part 2 of my review on Zojirushi’s brand new Micom Rice Cooker with Umami Setting and Fuzzy Logic Technology. Part 2 covers brown and wild rice.

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Smiling Daisies Bento (413)

Posted by on Nov 6, 2009 in Beef, Bento | 9 comments

Is it really Friday already? Is it already November? I really don’t know where the year went, but the coming of November reminds me...

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Sidestreet Chicken (285)

Posted by on Jan 8, 2009 in Chicken | 1 comment

I had more Gina’s leftovers for my bento yesterday, but it turns out, a fly had an appointment with my bento ointment. Usually I set...

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Spare Ribs & Leftover Panda

Posted by on May 29, 2008 in Bento, Chinese, leftovers, Pork | 0 comments

My apologies for the long delay in returning to the daily routine of bentos, but I had a really great time on the Big Island for the...

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Beef Cutlet (180)

Posted by on Feb 13, 2008 in Beef, Bento | 0 comments

It’s been miraculously sunny on Oahu for the past, I dunno, five days or so? It was getting to the point where on a day of sun you...

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Tonkatsu Bento (145)

Posted by on Nov 6, 2007 in Bentos | 3 comments

Fried pork cutlets always make a very easy to pack bento.

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Mapo Tofu Bento

Posted by on Jun 26, 2007 in Bento, Pork | 2 comments

My ultimate mother-in-law (she’d kick your MIL’s ass in a cooking contest for sure) made us beef broccoli and her version of...

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Mini Tonkatsu Bento

Posted by on Jun 20, 2007 in 2007 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Japanese, Pork | 1 comment

With leftover tonkatsu for lunch, I pack a small bento with hidden corn. Too bad I forgot to bring my tonkatsu sauce with me! Find out where I’m heading to!

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Meat Loaf Garden Bento

Posted by on May 1, 2007 in Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

Turn your boring meat loaf leftovers into a pretty garden bento by using green beans as blades of grass with carrot flowers!

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