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Bento #83: Hetalia bento

February 22, 2011 anime
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Have you heard that TOKYOPOP is doing a Hetalia Axis Power bento contest? Bento #83: Hetalia bento Created and eaten on: 2/22/2011 Contest details from the official website: — TOKYOPOP is looking for your bento to be a feature in Volume 3 of Hetalia Axis Power, scheduled to go on sale this summer! That’s right! We want to feature YOUR bento in Hetalia Volume 3!!! [...]

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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 #72: Setsubun Totoro

February 3, 2010 bento
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Today, February 3rd, is the day of Setsubun in Japan. It’s the day to drive away evil spirits, which means to throw roasted soybeans at Oni (evil creature/ogres from Japanese myths). In almost all kindergartens and schools, students make an Oni mask for Setsubun, so that kids can take the mask home, have someone wear it, and throw soybeans at them. “Roasted soybeans are thrown [...]

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Bento #67: Keepon

November 17, 2009 american
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I wrote before how much my boyfriend likes Keepon. He asked me to make Keepon bento many times so I finally gave in. Bento #67: Keepon Created and eaten on: 11/9/2009

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bento #54: Super Mario Galaxy bento

June 13, 2009 bento
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We beat this game long time ago, but we still haven’t found all stars yet, so we’ve been playing it recently. Bento #54: Super Mario Galaxy bento Created and eaten on: 6/10/2009

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How to make an edamame stick

January 4, 2009 decorations
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This one is may not really be “kyaraben” food by itself, but it’s a great way to add green to your bento box. This technique lets you put edamame together in one place without using a little cup. All you need is uncooked pasta! You can put it in the corner of bento box like in the Piggy & Gir bento, or use it as [...]

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bento #20: Portal

December 23, 2008 bento
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After Professor Layton, I was still in the mood for making game bento. I had many ideas for game bento, but they weren’t “finalized” yet… But I couldn’t sit on them forever, so I decided to try what I’d been wanting to make for a very long time. Bento #20: Portal Created and eaten on: 11/06/2008

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bento #9: Mini-moose

November 27, 2008 bento
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When I was looking at the pictures of Piggy & GIR bento, I thought that if I had made the meatball into mini-moose (also from Invader ZIM), it would’ve been perfect… And I made Japanese style hamburg (non-bun hamburgers) the night before, so I decided to try it. Bento#9: Mini-moose Created and eaten on: 10/6/2008

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bento #7: Piggy & GIR

November 22, 2008 bento
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The l ast bento was a bit dark overall, so I wanted to make something with a little more color this time. I liked how GIR came out in my Happy Bee & GIR bento I made before, so I decided to make him again. Bento# 7: Piggy & GIR Created and eaten on: 10/2/2008

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