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Roasted Chicken and Squash Bento 16

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Debra

Mmm…roasted free range chicken and Red Kuri Squash, also roasted.

The top tier  fried black rice with peas and corn.  Now doesn’t that sound  interesting? Read the rest of this entry →

Sesame Seitan Bento 16

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Debra

Does this look like chicken?  Maybe teriyaki or barbecue styled?  Not even a little bit?

But lest you think that I’m trying to pull a fast-one,…Saba Man actually likes my wheat-meat (seitan) creations!

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Baked Eggplant and Salmon Bento 7

Posted on October 07, 2010 by Debra

Ginkgo leaf cutters are currently in the spotlight!  Its delicate bird-like pattern…is just a hint of autumn.

I dug around for my fall-themed bento gear and from a gazillion choices, I selected this tool!

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Spring Tulip Bento 29

Posted on April 06, 2010 by Debra

Here’s the bento that I had submitted to Just Bento’s Spring bento contest.  I took my inspiration from our annual Tulip Festival that is held here in the northwest area of Washington.  It didn’t make it to the finals but no worries as I had fun planning and assembling this.   Oh boy do I love a bento contest!

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Char Siu Chicken Bento 28

Posted on April 01, 2010 by Debra

Don’t adjust your monitor… the chicken in this bento is the color of mercurochrome. ;)

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