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Posted by Pikko on Oct 9, 2019

Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Learn how to make cute Frankenstein (or Hulk) spam musubis!

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Posted by Pikko on Sep 7, 2016

Announcing Yum-Yum Bento Box All Year Round

Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round: Box Lunches for Every Season will be released in late December, just in time for people to start the new year.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 29, 2015

Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

Make Halloween breakfast a little bit brighter with these cute little wrapped sausages!

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 20, 2015

Bloody Eyeballs Bento

Who’s ready to eat some bloody eyeballs served over spaghetti guts for lunch?

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 13, 2015

Tutorial: Halloween Cuties With Painted Cheese Part 1

Learn how to paint little cheese characters for Halloween to put on sandwiches and bagels!

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 30, 2012

Jack-O-Lantern Snack Musubis

With Halloween coming up and Buddy showing an extreme interest in all things Halloween, I decided to make them some snack onigiri for school today.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 20, 2012

2012 Halloween Picnic Bento

EEEEEK! Here’s a spooky Halloween themed picnic bento with skull musubis and haunted chicken.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 17, 2011

How to Make Severed Hot Dog Fingers

Find out how you can make these terribly disgusting hot dog fingers. Great for Halloween bentos!

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Posted by Pikko on 10-9-19

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Posted by Pikko on 10-29-15

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Posted by Pikko on 10-27-15

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REVIEW: Bokksu Snack Box

REVIEW: Bokksu Snack Box

Posted by Pikko on Dec 15, 2019 in Reviews | 0 comments

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Bokksu, a Japanese snack subscription box service, to see if I’d be interested in reviewing their Hokkaido box of snacks. I’d seen ads for this box a few times...

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Rotisserie Chicken Sandwich Bento

Rotisserie Chicken Sandwich Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 29, 2019 in 2019 Bentos | 0 comments

This rotisserie chicken sandwich made for a yummy bento.

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Candy Corn Sammies Bento

Candy Corn Sammies Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 23, 2019 in 2019 Bentos, Just for Kids | 0 comments

Mr. D will only eat sandwiches now, so here’s a set of candy corn sammies from last week!

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Fried Rice Bento

Fried Rice Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 21, 2019 in 2019 Bentos, Everyday Lunches | 0 comments

This lunch for Mikia has fried rice, fruits, and a piece of banana bread.

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Bat Mac and Cheese Bento

Bat Mac and Cheese Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 17, 2019 in 2019 Bentos, Halloween | 0 comments

This mac and cheese bento is topped with some purple sweet potato bats!

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Jack-o’-Lantern Sammies Bento

Jack-o’-Lantern Sammies Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 14, 2019 in 2019 Bentos, Charaben, Halloween | 0 comments

I packed a quick sandwich bento for Mr. D with some cheesy jack-o’-lanterns.

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Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Posted by Pikko on Oct 9, 2019 in Features, Halloween, Tutorials | 0 comments

Learn how to make cute Frankenstein (or Hulk) spam musubis!

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Haunted Chicken Parm Bento

Haunted Chicken Parm Bento

Posted by Pikko on Oct 4, 2019 in 2019 Bentos, Charaben, Halloween | 0 comments

This chicken parm bento is haunted! Woo~oo~~

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