One of the biggest complaints I hear about bento is that it's far too time consuming and requires too much work. Well, this complaint also happens to be one of the biggest myths in bento making (in my opinion). Or rather, can be one of the biggest myths in bento making. To prove this point, I created this bento, twice, in less than 10 minutes! The time killer in this lunch … [Read more...]
My Little Valentine Bento Lunch
Happy Valentines Day! Probably one of my least favorite "days" but it's hard not to give into the cuteness of all the heart shaped bento tools that I have in my stash. I much prefer to focus on CHD (Congenital Heart Defect) week, or the bigger Heart Month that is now my February. If you're new here you may not know that my beautiful little girl had a life saving open heart … [Read more...]
Oh Pooh! Bento Lunch
I've always loved Winnie the Pooh... In fact, my whole room as a child was decked out in Winnie the Pooh, so when I saw these super cute cookie/sammie cutters I just had to have them. The set also came with Tigger, however he didn't make the cut in today's lunch... Sorry buddy! Just a simple lunch today as life has been crazy hectic lately. Our new Chinese "Student" moved in … [Read more...]
A Stormy Bento Lunch
Last night we had an absolutely amazing thunder and lightning storm. Seemed very metaphorical for my life right now in fact. The last 2 weeks have been insane a little crazy to say the least and as a result I've been on a blogging hiatus while I attended a "family" funeral 7 hours away. I've still been bentoing, of course, so stay tuned for "a week of forgotten … [Read more...]
Show your Mo for Movember!
Happy MOVEMBER! Hope you all had a great Hallowe'en, and are recovering from your trick-or-treat hangovers accordingly. It was a rainy and miserable night here on the Wet Coast, but my little superheros were seemingly oblivious to the fact that there was a downfall around us. The kids had a blast and do increasingly well as the years go by. Surprisingly, Bat-Girl had it figured … [Read more...]
