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Non-bento #34: Swarm

April 24, 2011 bento
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Swarm is an XBLA game Derek and I played at PAX East. To quickly sum up Swarm it’s like a platformer combined with Pikmin and Lemmings. You control a group of (up to 50) tiny blue creatures called Swarmites, and you have to get them from point A to point B. What makes it hard is that you have to reach a target score in order [...]

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Bento #78: Peep and the Big Wide World

October 11, 2010 american
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10/10/10 was my boyfriend’s birthday! I gave him the blu-ray of  Dr. Horrible’s sing-along blog, the last DVD box set of Dragon Ball, and I made him very special plushes. (see the photos of them at the bottom of this page) In the morning we went to see “Let Me In” which we really liked. Even though it was a horror movie, we thought it [...]

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bento #51: PenPen and Lilith from Evangelion

June 2, 2009 anime
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While I was making Prinny bento, very naturally, as an otaku, I thought of this. Bento #51: Evangelion PenPen & Lilith Created and eaten on: 6/2/2009

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non-bento #15: quail egg Prinnies

May 30, 2009 bento
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When I made the Prinny bento, I had prepared some food to put in the bento, but I couldn’t used it because I ran out of time. I didn’t want to waste it, so I just put it in our regular bento. Non-bento #15: Quail egg Prinnies Created and eaten on: 5/29/2009

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bento #46: Totoro with cherry blossoms

April 30, 2009 bento
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After making three Castle Crashers related bento in a row, I needed to take a break. I do adore the characters from the game, but every bento is a challenge for me. I struggle, get frustrated and learn (from big mistakes, usually) while making them. Those three bento definitely were not an easy challenge. So, again, it was time for Totoro for me. Bento #46: [...]

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bento #41: Ryuk from Death Note

March 14, 2009 anime
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When I made the Braid bento, I had some extra quail eggs left over from the bunny, so I put them in my bento. Later on, the pinkish color of the egg has turned to blue-ish purple. As I was eating the egg, I remembered something… Bento #41: Ryuk from Death Note Created and eaten on: 3/13/2009

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bento #40: Braid bento

March 7, 2009 bento
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There was another bento I’d been wanting to make for a long time, but I knew it would’ve been difficult, so I had been putting it off. I really had to get it out of my system, I just decided to go for it. Bento #40: Braid bento Created and eaten on: 3/6/2009

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bento #35: Tingle

February 10, 2009 bento
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I was going to do this bento when I made my Toon Link bento, but I ended up not putting him because I ran out of the time. When my boyfriend was going aroundthe office to show his bento to co-workers, I was telling my friend that I was going to put this guy in the same bento. That friend, a huge gamer, said “No, [...]

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How to dye eggs naturally

December 21, 2008 basics
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I wrote in the Professor Layton bento post that the color blue is kind of a taboo color in the kyaraben world. In Japan, kyaraben are mostly for kids, and many moms try their best not to use food coloring in bento. Any processed food contains food coloring, and I don’t freak out about it. I wanted to use minimal food coloring in my bento, so [...]

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How to dye rice naturally

December 21, 2008 decorations
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Well it’s not really “dyeing” rice, more like how to change the color of rice for your bento. I use these methods a lot to make Totoro, or backgrounds with rice. It’s not much, but since rice is white, changing the color of rice can make a quite difference in your bento. [How to dye rice gray-ish] (used in “Sleeping Totoro”, etc…) – rice – black [...]

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