hapa bento

A big thank you to all the participants!  If you missed them, you can still see them on my Facebook page here.    They were all winners in my book but there was one bento that gathered the “likes” and that is this one from Angelene!  Congratulations to you and please show us what you do with your prize bento box  from Japanistic.com.

I also want to thank the nice folks from Japanistic who donated the adorable Elpha 2-tier onigiri set and matching chopsticks for our prize.   Did you know that they have more than bento boxes on their site? Yep, they offer the cutest, the coolest, fun, well-designed Japanese products on the world-wide-web!  Please check them out.

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Another Back-to-School bento idea for today’s post.  How about ravioli and sausage? Yes!!!

And packed in one of my most favorite Elph boxes from Japanistic.

Today’s bento is filled with mushroom ravioli, vegetarian sausage, asparagus, carrots, bit’s of smoked mozzarella and a cherry tomato.

If you decide to pack a similar bento just remember to keep things light and not add too much sauce.  And you can add almost any type of vegetable if asparagus in not a favorite.

For more ideas visit my Back-to-School page for tips and suggestions.

Also, I’ll be announcing a contest in a  few days where you will have a chance to win a cute bento box from our friends at Japanistic!

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Have you been eyeing the cute bento boxes at Japanistic?  Well then I have good news for you!

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I don’t create many cute bento box lunches, but if I had a little tyke, I’d probably pack a school lunch like this one!

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I ‘m continuing with my practice “back-to-school” bento lunches but I have a question for the moms and dads out there…

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Salmon and asparagus are delicious partners so who am I to tinker with a formula that “ain’t broke”!

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Today’s featured bento is packed in a cute Elph’s Circus box  from our friends at  Japanistic !

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Up here in the Pacific Northwest our gardens are all abloom.  But these magnificent tulips pale in comparison to the  17 outstanding “Garden Themed” bentos entered in our 1st ever Japanistic Bento Contest!    

 See for yourself…

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I am very happy to announce a new bento contest in partnership with our friends from Japanistic!    

Look what arrived in the mail today!  This awesomely cute “Elph’s Circus” bento box from Japanistic!

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