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Anpanman Sammie Bento (362)

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 6 comments

I hope everyone had a fun Memorial Day weekend. The kids have been watching this episode where Curious George and Betsy make their own...

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Anniversary Bento (361)

Posted by on May 22, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 12 comments

When I was a teenager growing up in Hilo, more years ago than I care to remember, people didn’t use the Internet and cell phones...

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Lasagna Bento, Garden Update, and Cake Pix

Posted by on May 21, 2009 in Bento, Garden, Kids, Pasta | 14 comments

Since I made two trays of lasagna for dinner for Baby Girl’s birthday, we ate that for dinner again last night and I have even more...

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Donburi Bento and Class Photos

Posted by on May 18, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 11 comments

Today I have oyako donburi, but in a bento I put together rather hastily so that I could have a relaxing morning. I took the picture at...

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Adventures in Bentomaking 101

Posted by on Apr 4, 2009 in Bento, Chicken, Sandwich | 19 comments

Today I taught the first of two beginner bento classes for the Temari Center, a center for Asian & Pacific arts here in Honolulu. As...

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The Unnamed Bento and Turning 30

Posted by on Apr 1, 2009 in Bento, leftovers, Pork | 15 comments

Today marks my (ugh) 3rd decade on Earth and unfortunately, I don’t have a LOST bento to show for it. I tried, but the lack of...

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15 Has Landed in My Bento (329)

Posted by on Mar 18, 2009 in Beef, Bento, bentorial, LOST Bentos | 4 comments

Something creepy happened this morning. I’m just in the kitchen, making my bento, when out of nowhere, a white rabbit with the number 15 drops down and into my lunch!!

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Hello Kitty Bento (326)

Posted by on Mar 11, 2009 in Bento, Bento Box, bentorial, Pork, Products, Sanrio | 14 comments

I’ve been told by my cousin’s husband’s aunty who reads my blog that she can’t find bento boxes in Hilo. Well! I...

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The Last of the Mochiko (Bento 325)

Posted by on Mar 10, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 21 comments

Now that I’ve come up with such a cool post subject, I wish I’d done a Last of the Mohicans themed bento or something. Maybe...

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Ume Angelhair Pasta Bento (312)

Posted by on Feb 20, 2009 in Bento, Pasta | 7 comments

The folks over at Second Life Lost (SL-LOST.com) saw my bento the other day and have asked me to be a contibuting author for their blog...

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