Monthly Archives: February 2010
Girl’s Day Sammy Bento #44
Last night we had heard about the massive earthquake that shook Chile and knew that there was a potential for a tsunami. Then at 6 am this morning we were awoken by the sounds of the Civil Defense warning siren … Continue reading
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Puppy Bento with Chicken Nuggets #43
Last night I was finally able to pick up my computer! Woohoo! This morning I made Paige a super quick and easy chicken nuggets bento with musubis. I used a nori punch to cut out the nori and found a … Continue reading
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Girl’s Day Bento #42
I am still without my computer so I have been using my very old laptop for the time being. Uploading any kind of picture takes an eternity and the screen is so small, compared to my other computer, that I … Continue reading
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Green Tea Soba with Vegetable Gyoza Bento #41
Last week was one filled with one computer problem after the other. It all started off with me spilling an entire cup of coffee on my keyboard. I thought- Wow, I was really lucky that it didn’t get on anything … Continue reading
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Bear with Garlic Beef Rice Bento and Some Miscellaneous Happenings #40
Today in the Taste section of the Honolulu Advertiser, there was an article titled “Bento!”. Wanda Adams wrote up a great informational piece on decorative bentos and I was lucky and thankful to be a part of that. Thanks Wanda!!! … Continue reading
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Macky and a Simple Bento #39
This past Friday, the kids and I received an early Valentine’s gift from Mark! We have been wanting a dog for what seems like an eternity and we finally were able to get a puppy! Macky is a Lab … Continue reading
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Kung Hee Fat Choy!!! #38
For good luck, here’s a little bit of Chinese New Year Gau for you all! There is a great article from the Hawai`i magazine that explains what Gau is if you are unfamiliar with this tradition. My “gau” pictured … Continue reading
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Crouching Tigers Bento #37
Yesterday I got a cool bento tool from a fellow bento enthusiast that just made my day! My first thought was of course- “I can make tigers out of this! Yipee!”. I made PBJ sandwiches today and with the help … Continue reading
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Chicken and Shiitake Mushroom Rice Bento #36
Altogether now, say- “Phew, thank goodness Susan didn’t make another tiger bento!”. I took a break from the tigers and made Sean and myself a super simple chicken and shiitake mushroom rice bento. In addition to the chicken and shiitake … Continue reading
More Tigers and Gyoza Bento #35
Can you guess what is same (besides the tiger theme) with today’s bento and the one that I made yesterday? I’ll tell you at the end of the post! Paige’s lunch today contains two tiger onigiri which I made using … Continue reading
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