Bento Supplies

Back to School #2: Bento Supplies

August 10, 2010

Before you can start bentoing (is there such a word??), the most important thing is to get some bento supplies. I get most of my supplies from Daiso but if you do not have a Daiso nearby, check out my previous post on a list of other places that you can find bento supplies. If [...]

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First Bento Giveaway Winner

March 24, 2010

After running the numbers through the random generator, the winner finally emerged. The winner of my first bento giveaway is #46 – HOLLY!! CONGRATULATIONS, HOLLY!! I will email you as soon as possible for your mailing address. Hope you will enjoy using all your new bento supplies. Once again, a big thank you to all [...]

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My first bento giveaway! – closed!

March 11, 2010

This giveaway will end on Tuesday March 23, 2010 at 12 PST. The winner will be announced on Wednesday. Note: Thanks to all who have participated in this giveaway so far. This giveaway will continue for another week, so I am leaving this as a sticky post at the top. Please scroll down for [...]

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Where to buy bento supplies in USA?

September 9, 2009

Since I am getting more new inquiries from my dear readers looking for bento supplies, I am reposting a link that I did last here. So click HERE to see if there are any bento supplies store near you.

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Bento #54 – A Flowery Day

January 22, 2009

The little one never gets tired of the good old macaroni & cheese. That’s why you’ll see it very often in her bento. I love to make it for her too because it is so convenient. I try to get different shapes of macaroni just for fun. Together with macaroni and cheese, I added a [...]

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Where to buy bento supplies?

October 10, 2008

I get lots of emails from readers asking where they can buy bento supplies. So I will try to list out some of those places that I know. USA & Canada: DAISO – This is where I get most of my bento supplies. In the US, they are mostly located in the Pacific Northwest [...]

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Kitchen Tip: Freezing spaghetti sauce

July 25, 2008

When I first started making bentos for Lil’ C, I found that I was always throwing away leftover spaghetti sauce. I only needed a little for her bentos and never seem to be able to finish the whole bottle by the end of the week. Then I began to freeze them in an ice-cube tray. [...]

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My bento equipments

May 9, 2008

Part 1 was all about kitchen gadgets for Malaysian delights. This is part 2 – bento equipments. Frankly even I didn’t realize that I had this many. It took me forever to take photos of them! Containers with lids Open containers. The ones one back row are solid plastic containers while the ones in front [...]

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More Bento supplies!

January 10, 2008

Look at my latest collection! During my vacation, I visited (actually, I forced my sister to take me there! ) 2 Daiso stores. Went a little crazy in the stores. The Bento supplies were all so cute. The best part is that they are only 1.50 each. Yes, even the lunch boxes! I even managed [...]

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My goodies

August 20, 2007

Went over to Vancouver, Canada last weekend and look what I brought back!!!! : ) Loads of cute bento supplies!! I’ve been on a lookout for nice bento supplies for a long time. Actually they do have some really nice ones here in Uwajimaya but they are all very expensive. Too expensive for me, anyway! [...]