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Posted on Oct 21, 2008 in Bento, Freezing, Organize, Parent Hacks, Tips | 39 comments

How to cut your food bills

With food prices going up and the economy looking bleak, a lot of us are looking for ways to tighten our belts and save money. Food budgets add up, and there are more...

Posted on Oct 15, 2008 in Organize, Tips | 34 comments

Kitchen Reorganization Series: The rest

A warm welcome to new readers from this week’s article in Newsweek Japan with a Japanese-language profile of me and Lunch in a Box. It’s a special...

Posted on Oct 6, 2008 in Bento, Curry, Decorative, For Kids, Gluten Free, Meat, Onigiri or Sushi, Potatoes, Rice, Tips | 15 comments

Metal bento boxes & Shepherd’s pie

Domo-kun lunch from cookbook (ADDENDUM: Please accept my apologies for the downtime Lunch in a Box has been experiencing lately. My hosting company has had an...

Posted on Sep 29, 2008 in Organize, Tips | 31 comments

Kitchen Reorganization Series: Refrigerator

Terror is an excellent motivator. For Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn blog’s photo tour of my bento kitchen, I panicked and did a sweeping overhaul of my cabinets,...

Posted on Sep 15, 2008 in For Kids, Organize, Parent Hacks, Tips | 47 comments

Six ways to make sure your lunch gear comes home

A common concern I hear from parents is, “How do you make sure your kid brings back all of those cute bento containers? I’m afraid to send anything...

Posted on Sep 9, 2008 in Bento, Decorative, For Kids, Sandwich Case, Tips | 30 comments

Vacation bento lunches & food sculpture centerpieces

Fresh back from my family vacation in Alaska, I’d like to thank Amorette (Sakurako Kitsa) for her great series of how-to posts for making artistic bentos that she...

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