Category Archives: Bento

I had fun with today’s bento! On the left, from top to bottom: kiwi and peach spears, raw, unsalted almonds, cherries, and dried plums. On the right, bean curd pockets with a rice mixture: organic brown, organic brown sweet, and organic … Continue reading →

This was a fun bento box to do, and a little different from other ones I’ve done. Brown rice with nori clover detail, with soy beans (simmered in a soy and mirin sauce) in a flower cup. The top part … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve photographed my bento boxes, I don’t know why. I think I realized that I’m not very good at it, or have been taking less time so they haven’t been as pretty. Anyway. Spam musubi, … Continue reading →

This bento box was fun. I was inspired by another blog to make a version of rice- made two cups of brown rice, and put in the rice cooker with some chopped dried plums, dried cherries, chopped raw almonds, cinnamon, … Continue reading →

Short day today, so I made a little bento! I love my Ponyo box from J-list, it’s the perfect size for snack bento. Carrots, cucumber flowers, raw almonds, strawberry, and fresh pineapple. Yum. I started shopping at my local co-op, … Continue reading →

Wednesday’s Bento Box: Roasted Eggplant! Now, I never ever ever liked eggplant before. Ever. I ordered it once when I was in San Fransisco, having lunch with my first serious boyfriend, a guy named Patrick. He was a pilot and … Continue reading →

Today’s Bento: Rice with yasai fumi furikake and nori butterfly details, carrots, apples, cantelope and raspberries. The thing that I absolutely love about this one is that Dylan saw it, and asked me if he could have it. Healthy eating … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, Chopin!

In celebration of the Vana’fest 2010, I wanted to make a Final Fantasy XI themed box. This is the first chocobo (cheese) to hatch in the nest (rice with furikake), see him breaking out of his egg (rice), with his … Continue reading →