Last weekend I taped The Santa Clausefor the kids because when I was in high school I thought that was a pretty cute movie. About 10 minutes....
12 Dec 10:21 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Christmas rush is catching up to me and beating me on the head with a rolled up newspaper, so I haven’t been making bento as often as ....
10 Dec 5:45 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Last night I was jotting down ideas for this month’s bento and decided on a poinsettia bento for today, but then the kids started drawing ....
4 Dec 5:30 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

…it’s time for Christmas bentos! :D After the Halloween and Thanksgiving bunch of seasonal bentos, having holiday themed lunches just se....
3 Dec 5:49 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I’ve been meaning to write a review of The Manga Cookbookfor about a month now, but never could really find the time. It’s an older book....
1 Dec 7:46 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

It’s kind of funny that I’m doing Thanksgiving bentos with teriyaki foods, but since I’m not about to roast a turkey just to put some ....
25 Nov 6:56 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I had a rather productive weekend that included seeing New Moon (which was surprisingly really good), rearranging the kids’ room to better....
24 Nov 5:53 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Wow, a two week bento hiatus. I feel like such a… turkey. Ha ha! Last week I kind of lost my drive after Monday, then come Sunday, just wh....
21 Nov 6:57 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Is it really Friday already? Is it already November? I really don’t know where the year went, but the coming of November reminds me th....
7 Nov 9:50 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

As you may have guessed by my sudden lapse in posts, after Halloween was over, I was burnt out. Halloween themed bentos, an 8-hour pumpkin c....
6 Nov 8:24 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Halloween is tomorrow and by some miracle, my children have managed to keep Buddy’s costume a secret from Grandma and Grandpa. Baby Gi....
31 Oct 6:24 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Sigh, I was doing so good with my Halloween theme and then I had to go and sit on the couch last night… Before I knew it, I was asleep....
30 Oct 11:36 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

My mornings have been extremely busy lately because I’m trying to force Mr. Pikko to eat healthier, so I cook breakfast for everyone n....
29 Oct 9:20 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Halloween is creeping up and us and although I’m supposed to be watching what I eat, I’ve been thinking of all the little Twix t....
28 Oct 10:47 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This year, Allakhazam is hosting it’s third annual Final Fantasy XI Pumpkin Carving Contest. It started out in 2007 when on a whim, I ....
25 Oct 4:27 pm  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I took the kids to Foodland yesterday to find a pumpkin to carve and despite my own advice to my Allakhazam co-workers, I picked out a disgu....
24 Oct 2:40 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Now that I’ve got Bento 400 and my contest entry out of the way, I can get started on Halloween themed bentos. Ever since I got this c....
23 Oct 5:16 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I had meant to make Bento 400 over the weekend, but after a stomach virus began weaving its way through two family members, I had to put it ....
22 Oct 7:31 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent]