Monthly Archives: April 2010

Book Signings!

Here is an updated list of my book signings for Hawai`i’s Bento Box Cookbook, 2nd course! If you are in the area please stop on by, I would love to meet you all!  I will be having food samples, like … Continue reading

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How To Make Bunny Maki Sushi #77

Okay folks, here is my how to make an easy bunny maki sushi post!  For my bunny maki I used hotdogs and SPAM cooked in teriyaki sauce with sushi rice and nori. Sushi Rice for Kids 2 cups rice (makes … Continue reading

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Bunny Maki Sushi #76

Let me premise this post by saying that I cannot roll sushi to save my life.  So if I am able to make this very simple bunny maki sushi then so can you!  Unfortunately in the midst of trying to … Continue reading

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Chicken Katsu Bento: Past and Present #75

In conjunction with Hapabento, Bento Zen, and Happy Little Bento we thought that it would be fun to post about our first bentos and how they have progressed over the years. This was one of the first bentos that I … Continue reading

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The Winners are….

Congratulations goes out to Bridget and Sheri C, the two winners of Hawai`i’s Bento Box Cookbook, 2nd Course!   I’ll be contacting you soon! To see the drawing results go to RANDOM.ORG drawing #1959.

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Pan Seared Salmon with a Strawberry and Passion Fruit Salsa #73

Adding a fresh fruit salsa is a simple and healthy way to add flavor to a main dish.  For example, Sean and I had for lunch today, this pan seared salmon seasoned with a little bit of garlic salt and … Continue reading

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Chicken Katsu Bento #72

Paige took chicken katsu and a musubi for lunch today.  I already had chicken katsu that I had breaded and froze earlier, so all I had to do was pull it out to defrost in the refrigerator overnight.  Then this … Continue reading

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Old School Lunch Box #71

Remember back in the day when tin lunch boxes were the most popular way to transport your lunch to school?  Now for the most part they’ve been replaced by hipper looking eco-friendly lunch bags, cooler bags, thermal lunch boxes, and … Continue reading

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Bird Sammy Bento and a Giveaway #70

I am happy to announce that Hawai`i’s Bento Box Cookbook, 2nd Course is finally in distribution!!!  I have seen it at Costco, but I am not sure if the other stores have it on the shelves yet.  To celebrate the … Continue reading

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Steamed Buns with Char Siu #69

Sean and I had steamed buns filled with char siu  for lunch today!  We had some extra dough from Saturday’s bento class, so I made more steamed buns and filled them with sliced char siu, cucumbers, green onions and hoisin … Continue reading

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