Monthly Archives: January 2010
Year of the Tiger Sammy Bento #31
This year, Chinese New Year falls on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. It is the year of the tiger and, in honor of that, I decided to do a Tiger sandwich bento for Sean! The sandwich is made of whole … Continue reading
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Super (Bento) Bowl, Go Colts!!! #30
Okay football fans, here is my Super (Bento) Bowl tribute to the Indianapolis Colts! If you use your imagination and maybe squint just a little, you will see the mascot for the Colts with his mane made of parsley flowing … Continue reading
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Shrimp Shumai Saimin Bento #29
Paige took saimin with shrimp shumai, char siu, uzumaki, and a few veggies for lunch today. I stored the broth separately from the noodles in a thermos to keep it hot, which in turn prevents the noodles from absorbing all … Continue reading
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Bacon and Kamaboko Fried Rice Bento #28
This morning I made bacon and kamaboko fried rice for Paige’s lunch since we had a ton of rice left over from the weekend. Besides bacon and kamaboko, the fried rice also has a scrambled egg, green onions, peas, and … Continue reading
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PBJ Musubi Bento #27
It’s those nesting onigiri boxes again! Today I packed peanut butter and jelly musubi sandwiches in the boxes, along with mandarin oranges and blueberries. I used grape fruit roll ups for the nori and eyes, and used the strawberry one … Continue reading
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Lion Cub Egg Salad Sandwich Bento #26
Using the nesting onigiri boxes I posted about yesterday, I made Sean an egg salad sandwich and fruit bento. The lion cub is made from cheddar cheese and I used fish sausage for the nose. To get the triangular shape, … Continue reading
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Sesame Chicken and Chive Dumpling Bento #25
All of a sudden, Paige’s eating habit have been changing. Her favorites have been replaced by other things and she’s being a little more adventurous in trying new foods. For instance some of the things she would never eat and … Continue reading
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Thank you! #24
Many thanks to all of you who have donated so far to the fundraiser for Haiti! Pikko and I want to thank Diane Ako for mentioning the fundraiser on her Honolulu Advertiser Blog- Small Talk, as well as send out a … Continue reading
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Bentos and More! #23
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Pikko of Adventures in Bento Making and I are hosting a fundraiser for Haiti. Please visit her site to read more about the fundraiser and about the prizes that can be won! All of … Continue reading
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Haiti Fundraiser
Pikko of Adventures in Bento Making and I have put together a fundraiser to help the people of Haiti affected by the devastating earthquake that hit them earlier this week. All of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go to … Continue reading
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