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Pork Hash Bento (210)

Posted by on May 7, 2008 in Bento, Kids, Pork | 3 comments

Grandma J’s pork hash patties are great bento food, especially when combined with some yummy sushi rice brought home from the office! See what else is inside this lunch.

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Happy Boy’s Day!

Posted by on May 5, 2008 in Fish | 2 comments

I am finally back at work today. That “cold from hell” turned out to be the flu. I was out for a whole week and it really...

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Hamburger Fried Rice Bento (208)

Posted by on Apr 24, 2008 in Beef, Bento | 5 comments

Teriyaki hamburger patties are delicious but become a challenge to arrange after you eat them over and over for lunch. See what I did this time around to mix things up a bit!

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Shoyu Chicken Bento (207)

Posted by on Apr 23, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Blog, Chicken, Everyday Lunches | 0 comments

Read about how I de-bone a shoyu chicken thigh easily and how I boil my broccoli without using a pot. Who stole our two little tomatoes? Did the beavers come back?

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120 x 520

Posted by on Apr 18, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Ramen | 3 comments

Wednesday I was extremely lazy and had this craving for cold tofu, so I brought bentos of fruits and veggies and a whole package of tofu.

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Beef Tofu Bento (205)

Posted by on Apr 10, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

Since I was in a bad mood over this day thing, I didn’t do much for today’s bento.

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Tonkatsu (204)

Posted by on Apr 9, 2008 in Bento, Chicken, Kids, Pork | 5 comments

I type this with blurry eyes. Buddy woke up at 4:15 AM, asking for “chicken and rice” since he didn’t eat much dinner...

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Sesame Omelet with Shrimp Bento (203)

Posted by on Apr 8, 2008 in Bento, Japanese, Shrimp | 7 comments

Using a recipe from one of my Japanese recipe cookbooks, something goes terribly wrong with the amount of pepper I put in and the thing tastes great, but too spicy!!

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Pork Tofu Bento (202)

Posted by on Apr 7, 2008 in 2008 Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Garden, Pork | 1 comment

Grandma J makes a really good non-spicy Mapo Tofu and I use this recipe as a substitute for when I want some.

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Meat Loaf Bento (201)

Posted by on Apr 4, 2008 in Beef, Bento | 7 comments

See my toddler style meat loaf bento with loads of colorful pickled vegetables and carrot flowers. Take a look at all the food we ate at our monthly potluck. Yum yum!

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