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An In-Flight Bento from Ajira Airways

Posted by on Feb 16, 2010 in Baking, Beef, Bento, Chicken, LOST Bentos | 13 comments

If you were flying on Ajira Airways and ordered a bento, what would arrive on your tray table? See what I think they’d serve on board and see my Valentine’s Day food.

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Review: GoGoSqueez Applesauce on the Go

Posted by on Feb 3, 2010 in Bento, Products, Reviews, Sandwich, Turkey | 13 comments

Read my product review of GoGo SqueeZ: Applesauce on the Go, a convenient, healthy kids snack in a pouch. Also, find out if I ended up in the LOST Season 6 Premiere episode!

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Saints Bento Challenge

Posted by on Jan 28, 2010 in Bento, Chicken, Kids, Sports | 22 comments

If you’re a New Orleans Saints fan, then this is the perfect bento for you! See the third in my series of football bentos and find out what I used to make the helmet in food form.

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Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love

Posted by on Sep 28, 2009 in Bento, Bento Love, Fish, Kids, Pork, Products | 12 comments

I’ve got three bentos to post today. One is from Friday that I was too embarrassed about to blog, but since I’m writing today...

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The Three Obentos!

Posted by on Aug 12, 2009 in Beef, Bento, Foodbuzz, Kids, Shrimp, Turkey | 12 comments

With so much going on in my life behind the scenes, there’s almost no time for blogging about bentos, so this post has a whopping three lunches to show off!

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Independence Day Musubis

Posted by on Jul 6, 2009 in Beef, Bento, Picnic, Spam | 12 comments

We braved Ala Moana for the spectacular fireworks show that they have every year and I made some Independence Day spam musubis for the special occasion.

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Mr. Bento Winner!

Posted by on Jun 8, 2009 in Beef, Contests, Pasta | 10 comments

I’m truly sorry for the lack of postings lately and for my lateness in drawing up my Mr. Bento winner. It’s safe to say that...

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Chicken Pasta Bento (364)

Posted by on May 28, 2009 in Bento, Chicken | 2 comments

I mentioned yesterday that Jenn and I created the You know you’re from Hilo if… page on Facebook. Today is the one week...

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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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