I know it's only the beginning of October, but I really love Hallowe'en and couldn't help but get into the spirit early! Plus, I find having a theme actually eases the bento making process for me. Today's lunch consists of a Wow Butter and jelly sammie on an english muffin with nori and cheese accents and Lindsay Olive eyes. The ghost is shaped basmati rice with a nori face … [Read more...]
Penguin Olive Bento Lunch
I love penguins. I've often dreamed of having penguins live in my bath tub like Jim Carrey did in Mr.Popper's Penguins, but seeing as my house is a zoo as it stands I opted for an annual membership at the Vancouver Aquarium instead. I saw this idea on Pinterest a while ago and when Lindsay Olives sent me some tasty olives to play with in my lunch box I knew I had to … [Read more...]
#LindsayLunchbox Pizza Kabob Bento Lunch with Lindsay Olives
This weekend was a crazy one filled with torrential down pours, out of town visitors, and a birthday party for my youngest which featured a bouncy castle in my living room! Mass.Chaos! So needless to say, after a full Sunday of cooking, cleaning, and mopping up kid-splosions, a bento lunch requiring minimal effort was in order. The kids asked for pizza so I opted for … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Madison! A Birthday Bento Lunch
Oh how quickly 4 years goes by! I know I say this every year, twice a year in fact, but it's true. Time just flies. Please excuse the super crappy photo, one of the downfalls of fall is that I lose my good evening lighting and I was far to lazy to try to make this photo any better... As a special surprise for the birthday girl I decided to wrap up off of the components … [Read more...]
Lets talk transparency – I am not a sell out!
Way back in May of 2011, I started this little blog in an attempt to unclutter my bento lunch posts from my friends Facebook feeds have a creative outlet for my Bento's (And I was heavily swayed by friends!). After starting my blog, I created a Facebook page, and was quickly swept under the communal wing of an amazing group of Bento Bloggers. Aside from community I never … [Read more...]