
Shoestring Bento: Owl
Recently a bloggy friend of mine, Grace from Eats Amazing (she inspired this shoestring bento with her owl lunch), posted about how the circle cutter is an under ...

Shoestring Bento: Lion
Happy New Year! I took a little time off from the blog for Christmas break, but I'm so excited to be back! I have a few more lunches left in the shoestring series ...

Shoestring Bento: Gone Fishing Penguin Lunch
A week or so ago I saw Grace at Eats Amazing had created the cutest penguin bento and I decided it would be perfect for the Shoestring Bento series. So for this lunch I ...

Shoestring Bento: Wreath
Every now and then I have a moment of last minute inspiration for a lunch. This was one of those times. I wondered how easy it would be to use the limited tools to make ...

Shoestring Bento: Reindeer
I just can't seem to get enough of the holiday bentos! I guess it just goes to show that even with really limited tools and a little imagination you can create cute ...

Shoestring Bento: Leftovers
Today's shoestring bento was made with leftovers. My son liked the meal so much he asked for it in his lunch the following day! I had some trouble thinking of something ...

Shoestring Bento: Pancake Ornament
One of my favorite memories of my grandfather is of his Blueberry Pancakes. Their warm fluffiness with bursts of tangy sweet berries, were such a joy to have before he ...

Shoestring Bento: Flower Kabobs
For today's Shoestring Bento, I made flower kabobs. Originally I planned on using coffee stirrers for the kabobs, but after taking a Facebook survey, I discovered that's ...

Shoestring Bento: Christmas Tree
Eight and half hours in a van with three small boys...I'll just let that sink in for a few seconds. So who can blame me for ordering pizza after we got home? Since we ...