California Roll Bento and The Dreaded Ex
California roll is simple and easy to make. When rolled in tobiko, the orange makes for a truly brilliantly colored bento. Updates on my struggling flower pot garden!
Read MoreSpaghetti Bento and Drawing!
Sometimes a lazy bento is all you have time for, as was the case with this quick spaghetti bento I threw together. Enter my drawing for a cute Hello Kitty bento box!
Read MoreTurkey Croquette Bento
Turkey croquette is a relatively new dish in our family household, but tastes oh so good! See what I packed to go along with it and what is up with Costco prices lately?
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Brown Bag Meeting Bento
What should a dieter on Weight Watchers take to a brown bag meeting? A bento made of all Core foods, of course!
Read MoreSteamed Opakapaka Bento
A big steamed fish brings back old memories of eating dinner at my grandparent’s house and now makes it into my bento. What’s the big deal about the carrots and celery?
Read MoreOven Baked Chicken Bento
Kewpie mayo is a specially flavored mayonnaise that tastes great on top of oven baked chicken! Watch a video from a hip bon dance in the mountains of Kona.
Read MoreLeftover Chinese Bento
Take a look at what is quite possibly the ugliest bento I have ever made. Hopefully it remains that way and I never have to have another like this to haunt me.
Read MoreShoyu Chicken Wings Bento
Shoyu chicken wings take up a whopping three points each piece! What goes into the rest of this bento to help offset things? How did Baby Girl do on her first day of preschool??
Read MoreTamagoyaki Attempt #3
With lots of egg failure behind me, I give a third try to tamagoyaki. Will I succeed this time? Plus, hear about the goodies I’m going to get to eat from Y’s Lunch Shop in Hilo!
Read MoreMapo Tofu with Beef Broccoli Bento
With three kinds of leftovers, I’ve got a yummy bento filled with mapo tofu, beef broccoli, and yakisoba. Can you spot the two little bears I put in for cute factor?
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