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A Lovely Hallo-weekend/お化け焼き弁当
Today is one of my favorite days: Halloween ( Read more... ) -
A Healthy Autumn Bento and a Fashionable Lion
I guess I've been on a short, but unwilling hiatus from bento-ing, thanks in large part due to recent unusual work hours. Necessary use of popular common use equipment forced me to arrive at work by 5 am each morning, which goes against everything my body believes in. However, despite some uncomfortable effects on my circadian rhythms, I got ( Read more... ) -
We got the beets!
No bentos this week because I went home so that my family and I could go to the Hope Watermelon FestivalMom, Kelly, and I got up at 4:30 on Saturday to make the 2hr drive to Arkansas in time for the Watermelon 5k. I ran it in 33min almost exactly and, while not fast by runners' standards, is kind of a personal best for me ( Read more... ) -
#3: 鬼ぎり (お握り!)
My third bento, which I'm calling "Onigiri," or "rice ball" bento. Yes, you say, those are obviously onigiri. However! Not only have I attempted making them; I have also attempted my first pun in Japanese!
In the title of this post, in the the first word, "鬼ぎり," the first character can be read "oni" and means "demon" or "ogre."
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#2: 20,000 leagues under the bento
I've noticed that one of the problems I have with making bentos is that I want to stuff the entire contents of my refrigerator into my little owl box. While that would make lunch a fabulous lunch to rival Man v. Food, I don't think I have enough rubber bands to hold the lid on ( Read more... ) -
お弁当を作って見た。。。(In which I try to make a bento) #1
For Easter I received a couple of egg molds and a "how to make bentos" book from D and for my birthday he gave me a set of vegetable cutters. Additionally, I received a second, more expansive book and bento set from Ms.Cupcakes. I had been meaning to start trying to make a weekly bento for a while now, but after the recent influx of bento-related ( Read more... )
