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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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Meat Jun & Chicken Bento

Meat Jun & Chicken Bento

Posted by Pikko on May 30, 2012 in Adult Bentos | 2 comments

Using Korean leftovers from Kim Chee 2, I pack a two tier slim bento for lunch.

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Lasagna Bento for Buddy

Lasagna Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Apr 28, 2012 in Italian, Just for Kids | 0 comments

Here’s a quick lasagna bento for Buddy with veggie sides and a quick checkered apple.

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Korean BBQ Leftovers Bento

Korean BBQ Leftovers Bento

Posted by Pikko on Apr 25, 2012 in Everyday Lunches | 1 comment

Yummy Korean veggie sides make this lunch healthy, yet really delicious!

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Simple Ham Sammie Bento

Simple Ham Sammie Bento

Posted by Pikko on Apr 4, 2012 in Bentos | 4 comments

A quick ham and cheese sandwich makes for a nice, light sandwich bento with home grown veggies!

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Take Your Picnic Tiffin from ModCloth

Posted by Pikko on Jan 13, 2012 in Bento Boxes, Blog, Shopping | 0 comments

Today’s shopping highlight is a bento box sold by ModCloth, a two tier insulated tiffin that comes in red or green.

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Teriyaki Meatballs Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 10, 2012 in 2012 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches | 3 comments

Teriyaki meatballs and rice sprinkled with yukari fill this cute froggie bento box with a yummy lunch.

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Okinawan Sweet Pork Bento, Take 2!

Okinawan Sweet Pork Bento, Take 2!

Posted by Pikko on Jan 7, 2012 in 2012 Bentos, Blog, Classic, Recipes | 8 comments

I try the Okinawan style pork recipe again, adapting it for bento. This recipe is for a full dinner entree, I wouldn’t make this just for bentos!

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Red Picnic-Style Sakura Bento Box

Posted by Pikko on Jan 6, 2012 in Bento Boxes, Shopping | 0 comments

J-Box now carries a red version of one of my favorite bento boxes: their three tier picnic style bento box with a handy carrier!

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