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Pink Panda Bento
As I was frying some of my leftover tuna patties from the freezer this morning, I found out that these don’t keep all that long. Either that or I need to fully defrost them before frying them because...
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Hello Kitty Happy Girl’s Day Bento
First of all, Happy Girl’s Day to all the ladies and little ladies out there! This morning, I showered Baby Girl with tons of little pink snacks and goodies for her to eat over the course of the next...
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Baby Chicks Bento
With Easter coming up in a week, I’ve had to start the ball rolling on the big party and hunt we’re planning at our house on Sunday. I’ll be making my usual batch of Jello eggs, but in addition am...
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Easter Bunny Trio Bento
In case you hadn’t guessed by now, I’m frantically using up some quail eggs I had forgotten about in the fridge. The last time I was at Marukai, I bought two packs, intending to use them in a lot of...
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How to Make Kamaboko Carp
Happy Boy’s Day to all the other Buddys out there! Me and my little guy had quite the adventure today, as this morning when we were getting ready to leave I realized that I’d left my keys on the...
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Halloween Picnic Bento
My family just came back from a week long vacation at Disneyland, so I’m still dealing with vacation blues while I try to get into the Halloween bento swing. My aunties paying a visit from Hilo while...
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Three Little Spam Bears Bento
Last night, just as I was nodding off on the floor while putting the kids to sleep (other parents, tell me I’m not alone), the two of them asked for home lunch for today. Buddy required I make him two...
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Rilakkuma Sandwich Bento
Summer fun has started for my kids, which means that I have to pack them lunches every day now. First day, I made them spam musubi bentos, though I haven’t processed those images yet because I wanted...
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2012 Halloween Picnic Bento
Yesterday was a family picnic event at Buddy’s school where parents bring lunch to school and do activities with the kids. You may remember that I did this before with Baby Girl. Now it’s little...
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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. I cooked a pot of rice and added red and yellow food...
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Halloween Cuties With Painted Cheese Part 2
In the past, I’ve referred to my daughter as Baby Girl, but since she’s now eleven years old (whaaaat?) she’s kind of outgrown the name. A while back we came up with an online name for her, which is...
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Halloween Sammies Bento
I’ve got a bunch of Halloween Cuties just sitting in my fridge, so of course my kids check the lunch menus and proclaim that the rest of the week consists of school lunches they actually like. Figures....
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Pou Bento
A couple months ago my kids started playing this really weird Tamagochi-like game called Pou, which is — and I’m not even joking here — a game where they raise a little poop and feed it and take care...
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Halloween Kitty Cat Sandwiches
Last night, I was trying to figure out something to make for today, thinking back to my past Halloween bentos. Eventually, I settled on black cats, as I don’t think I’ve ever done them before. The...
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Cheesy Lion Bento
Yesterday I taught two bento classes for a company here in Honolulu, which was fun, since it had been a while since I taught a class. It’s intensely stressful when prepping for things like this because...
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Cute Mummy Hot Dogs Bento
I got two of Mr. D’s lunch boxes back yesterday. The chicken sandwich one was pretty much what he’d told me. He’d eaten a whole half and then bitten the other. He ate the muffin but left all the...
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Haunted Chicken Parm Bento
Woohoo! It’s Friday, and I’ve made it through an entire week of bentos for Mr. D. I feel dead inside but happy. I’m just kidding. I do feel tired, though. I really need to make myself go to bed...
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Jack-o’-Lantern Sammies Bento
Okay, so I officially survived fall break. Mr. D drove me slightly bonkers, but we got to spend a lot of time together, which was nice too. Mikia had a sleepover approximately 99% of the break, either...
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