Adventures in Bentomaking documents the life and bento lunches of a local Hawaii mom named Pikko. Though bento has long been a popular lunch packing method in Hawaii, bento lunches have recently come into the spotlight as the ultimate eco-friendly and kid-friendly method of packing home lunches.
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Pikko posted 32 weeks 23 hours ago — This morning when I looked in my pantry, I discovered five boxes of Macaroni and Cheese that expired in February, so I decided I better get started on eating it up now. It turned out better than I expected in a bento. I’d have posted this a...
Pikko posted 32 weeks 2 days ago — Every time I see my bento count ticking closer to #400 I start to get really nervous and my back starts to ache just thinking about the amount of effort bento #300 took. Working from evening to morning with no sleep is in no way fun, so I’ll...
Pikko posted 32 weeks 5 days ago — Honolulu Magazine’s Kathryn Drury Wagner has a blog called Guilty Pleasures and she recently posted an interview with me about the hobby and how I got into it. Be sure to take a look and let her know what you think! She called me a “ben...
Pikko posted 32 weeks 6 days ago — I mentioned yesterday that Jenn and I created the You know you’re from Hilo if… page on Facebook. Today is the one week anniversary of when we made the page and much to our utter amazement, it’s got nearly 1,000 fans already! It&#...
Pikko posted 33 weeks 5 days ago — When I was a teenager growing up in Hilo, more years ago than I care to remember, people didn’t use the Internet and cell phones were these bigass things in cars. We wrote letters on paper and folded them into hearts or triangles. We certainl...
