Tag Archives: obento

what we did in the holidays and a new bento box

Posted on October 16, 2013 by c01010101

We just finished our Term Three holidays, so this week we are back at (home)education again.  I made a post about our holidays earlier but didn’t get a chance to finish it, so here it is… On the first week … Continue reading →

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100 posts bento!

Posted on October 11, 2013 by c01010101

Well, I finally made it!  This is my 100th post, and to mark the occasion I decided to try making a special Rilakkuma celebration bento.  Earlier in the week I was so busy I didn’t get a chance to prepare … Continue reading →

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‘simply onigiri’ book review

Posted on October 4, 2013 by c01010101

On my recent trip I visited Kinokuniya, a bookstore that put stars in my eyes.  I don’t know about your town, but in my town bookstores have been disappearing, and the ones that are still surviving are small and poorly … Continue reading →

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i love cookpad bento

Posted on September 25, 2013 by c01010101

Have you discovered Cookpad yet?  It’s a huge Japanese recipe site, and a great source for hugely varied homestyle Japanese food.  Part of its charm is that the recipes are added by ordinary people, sharing their experiments or family favourites, and … Continue reading →

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i like trains bento

Posted on September 16, 2013 by c01010101

For lunch today I’m using some of the bento goodies I got in Singapore.  While there I stopped into Takashimaya Department Store and met up with Aaron, the representative from Casa Bento.  He showed me their fabulous selection of gear…a … Continue reading →

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hello kitty garden bento

Posted on September 9, 2013 by c01010101

Have you ever done a cooking course and put off trying out your new recipes, to find later you just never get round to it?  That has happened to me before… but this time I wanted to learn from my … Continue reading →

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hello kitty made easy

Posted on September 6, 2013 by c01010101

I have been trying to post each week at the start of the week, but earlier this week I didn’t manage it…I was on holidays, in Singapore.  I’m back home now… and looking at a big bag of yet-to-be-unpacked bento … Continue reading →

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a writerly bento

Posted on August 30, 2013 by c01010101

Once a week I facilitate a creative writing group at a writing centre in Perth.  So between dropping my son off at taekwondo and cooking the family dinner, Thursday evenings are usually a rush for me.   It’s one of … Continue reading →

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sunny rice bento

Posted on August 20, 2013 by c01010101

Hurrah!  I finally managed to make a bento, eat it and blog it all in the same day!  Today was: sausages, greens, carrots, crabstick omelette, brown rice with fresh corn and umeboshi. It was a very simple lunch (except for … Continue reading →

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my love of hotpots bento

Posted on August 6, 2013 by c01010101

The weather is so cool and wet here at the moment; all I want to have everyday is soup, stew or hotpot, Japanese style.  I wonder if my family is getting tired of hotpot yet?? It’s definitely my fave-crave these … Continue reading →

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