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I :heart: bento!

Contributed by: Jamie VanEaton   on 8/22/2007

There. I said it.

Darn you, Japan. First you gave us the anime, and I became addited to Sailor Moon. Then you gave me bento, and I can't have enough of the cute supplies and make enough little foods shaped like flowers or Hello Kitty!

Drat and confound it!

My husband is rolling his eyes because I have egg molds which make hard-boiled eggs look like flowers and hearts. I have a sausage cutter that makes an octopous. I bought onigiri molds in Hello Kitty shapes. I bought nori in anticipation of crafting some adorable faces and wrapping my onigiri.

I'm addicted to bento!

Bento, for the unwashed, are Japanese lunchboxes. If you've ever seen them, they are very cute. They usually stack 2-3 tiers high and can be used for individuals or for groups. Collecting the boxes is as addicting as making the bento.

Because the food portions are very small, cooking takes place for the preparation of the lunch boxes, and foods can be kept cold or warm or served at room temperature.

School lunches are fun, but not as healthy as we would like, and because we tend towards lower glycemic load, I'm experimenting and having a great time making different foods for the kids. I don't want them to totally rebel, so I'm combining foods for them as I wean them down to largely healthy food items.

Still, bento! I am so addicted to you! I must have your condiment containers shaped like puppies! I need those little fish-shaped soy bottles! The littlefurikake dispenser! The bands in various colors for my many moods of bento.

I must have the monkey-faced mayonnaise containers. The cute food picks. The paper grass dividers. I've never been more excited to try fish sauce, toast my sesame seeds or cook small portions of food for one meal.

If it's a sickness, don't call the doctor.

I'll be over here hugging my Sailor Moon lunch towel in the corner and nibbling my fruit cup with Hello Kitty chopsticks.


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Submitted By: Italian Belleza
posted on 8/31/2007 @ 9:51:36 AM
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Where can i buy the bento lunch boxes? It sounds like a great idea and id love to try it!
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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton
posted on 8/27/2007 @ 6:54:44 PM
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I just got some more bento toys tonight! Little salt and pepper shakers, little condiment spreaders and little salad dressing containers. And a Sailor Moon wash cloth. I even took pictures. You know it's bad when you take pictures of bento items.
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Submitted By: Kim Price
posted on 8/26/2007 @ 10:02:07 PM
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wow
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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton
posted on 8/24/2007 @ 9:12:51 AM
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I made teddy bears today. I know. It's a sickness. http://cleosbento.blogspot.com/
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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton
posted on 8/24/2007 @ 6:42:31 AM
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I love Godzilla! I should devote a bento to him.
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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton
posted on 8/24/2007 @ 6:42:16 AM
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Fairlight-- I love Japanese things. They seem so pretty and cute. Look for the bento!
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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton
posted on 8/24/2007 @ 6:41:43 AM
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Thanks, Bill! I appreciate it!
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Submitted By: Chris Rodriguez
posted on 8/23/2007 @ 6:38:09 PM
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Japans greatest gift to the world: GODZILLA!
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Submitted By: Fairlight Baer-Gutierrez
posted on 8/23/2007 @ 12:06:16 PM
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This is Greek -- I mean Japanese -- to me. My friend who lives in Japan sometimes sends me gorgeous stationery. Now I'll wonder where the bento is!
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Submitted By: Bill Boucher
posted on 8/23/2007 @ 11:24:06 AM
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Cool!
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Longmont , CO

Jamie VanEaton has posted 96 blog entries and 776 comments since joining on 1/24/2007. Jamie VanEaton 's average blog rating is 4.98.
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