Monthly Archives: May 2010

Bunny Onigiri with Garlic Crusted Salmon #90

Paige is one day away from her summer vacation!  As excited as she is to have summer here, she’s also a bit sad.  At the end of the summer, her best friend is leaving to live overseas, basically on the … Continue reading

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Breakfast Bento Local Style #89

In Hawaii, one of the things you’ll see on all breakfast menus is Portuguese sausage, eggs, and rice.  As a kid, this was probably my favorite thing to eat! Anyway, I did a bento take on my favorite childhood breakfast … Continue reading

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Spring Flowers Sandwich Bento #88

After today, Paige is off for the rest of the week.  We decided to make it a movie night tonight and hopefully we’ll be able to find something that both kids will agree upon.  Mark and I need to go … Continue reading

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Savory Puff Pastry Tartlets #87

Sorry gang, I should have put up the recipe for the savory tartlets with the earlier post but here it is! 1 package frozen puff pastry dough semi-thawed (still slightly frozen) flour for dusting your work surface pesto or tomato … Continue reading

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Savory Tartlets Bento #86

Yesterday, I was going through my freezer and I found a box of puff pastry sheets.  I was meaning to make savory tartlets but never got around to it until today.  It was super simple and I used things that … Continue reading

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Butterflies with Lemon Grass Chicken on Soba #85

Last night for dinner we had grilled lemon grass chicken.  Since we had a few left over pieces of chicken, I used it for Paige’s lunch today.  I sliced the chicken to put on top of cold soba noodles, along … Continue reading

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Lady Bug Sandwich #84

Sean asked me for a bento today, so I made him this super simple one for his lunch. It’s a lady bug sandwich with ham, cheddar, and lettuce.  I filled the box in with red seedless grapes and mandarin oranges. … Continue reading

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Hello Kitty Soft Taco Bento #83

Paige requested soft tacos for lunch today since we had them for dinner last night.  I saved some of the ground beef and taco seasoning mix to cook this morning so that it would be hot, and stored it in … Continue reading

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Pooh Sammy #82

A good friend of mine got me these fantastic cutters for bento!  They sure make cute lunches quick and extremely easy to execute!  I used the Pooh cutter for Paige’s ham and cheddar sandwich today.  It looks like they used … Continue reading

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Piggy Onigiri and Gyoza Bento #81

Since it was a really busy weekend, I didn’t have the chance to go grocery shopping.  As a result, Paige’s lunch today consists of ready-made gyoza that I pan fried/steamed this morning, along with corn and peas.  I also made … Continue reading

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