Learning the art of bento, a beginner's tale

Hello and welcome to lapetitebento! I created this blog because I wanted to document and share my love of making bentos and trying new, particularly Asian style, foods! I hope you enjoy and feel free to ask me anything!

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Lunch 23!  (ღ′◡‵)

Top Tier: Lil bunny apple slices (shh, they didn't actually fit in the box ‘^^).

Bottom Tier: Hello Kitty roll with chicken! (Just soy paper, rice, and chicken).

& bonus dessert Strawberry Kit Kat bar!

Yesterday’s lunch was pretty simple. Today I brought leftover puffy tacos for my lunch so no bento. Sorry everyone! They’ll be back tomorrow or sometime next week~!

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Lunch 22!   ヾ(๑╹ヮ╹๑)ﾉ”

Oh hello friends! It's been quite a while, I know, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything. I just got busy and didn't have time to cook much of my own food, including making bentos. But I've started a new job that's super awesome and I have decided to make my own lunches to bring in! Thus, resurrecting the bentos!

Top Tier: Wheat Thins and Lite Laughing Cow Swiss Cheese! I don’t have much else around my house at the moment to add. It’s pretty bare.

Bottom Tier: It’s my own take on a tamagoyaki so it is a really large rolled omelet! It has smoked ham and cheddar in it. Pretty good.

And for dessert I had a Strawberry Kit Kat! I got them at my local Lolli and Pops and they are so good. I had to restrain myself from eating them all before work. 

Anyways I’m happy to be back and hopefully making these more often! They’re healthier and cheaper for me so that’s always a plus. Enjoy!

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First attempt at a waffle Okonomiyaki! (◍•ᴗ•◍)

It's been a while since I last posted, but I wanted to introduce a new aspect to the blog which is really just trying new Japanese recipes. This is a okonomiyaki, a Japanese savory pancake or waffle. Mine was a waffle and vegetarian since my friend I made it with does not eat meat. It was surprisingly delicious! The flavors are a bit overwhelming at first, since I wasn't used to it, but very good in the end. What is in an okonomiyaki you might ask? Well, it's different for every person! Mine has (in the batter): Chopped cabbage, chives, carrots, and another green (I forgot, whoops). On top, though, is where the fun happens. This one has the same that is in the batter plus benito flakes, soy sauce (very good), some fried tofu, a little bit of sauteed veggies, and Kewpie mayo! The Kewpie was a must, same with the soy sauce (for me that is!) This was super super fun to make, and very good!! I recommend making this in any way you want to as well, the versions are endless. The flavor can be overwhelming if you're not used to all of them in one place, so just be open to it!

Enjoy cooking and get creative! o(^▽^)o

PS. Sorry for the not so stellar photo! I took it on my phone, it looked much better there, hehe. (^ ^);

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New year, new stuff!

Hi guys! So, I have a couple new things to post soon! I know it's been a while, so this is a lil exciting. It's also a bit of a new direction, so we'll see how that goes!

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Where did you buy that bento box??

Oh my I don't know when this was asked seeing as I apparently didn't get any alert for it? Anyways, if you mean the My Melody bento that would be on eBay or Amazon (I can't remember which)! The other one I got from a local convention. Hope that helps! Sorry it's so late! ❤️😅

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Kracie Popin' Cookin' !!

Well I was going to do a video of me making my first Kracie Popin' Cookin' but my grandmother decided to make her lunch and eat it right when I started, so it's just going to have to be pictures.

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Lunch 21!

I'm out of school for the summer! And starting off with showing my brand new bento box, My Melody! I have been wanting to use this box for ages and my dad brought home pot stickers so I decided it was the perfect opportunity. (^ ^)

Top tier (part?) - Chicken Pot Stickers! My dad bought them from the drug store actually and they're really easy to steam in a skillet and very tasty too.

Bottom Half - Rice!

This box is rather small so there isn't a whole lot I can put in it like my other one. Though I must say, it was still quite filling.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy seeing the new box and have a wonderful day! ♡＾▽＾♡

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New and improved!

So I had a little inspiration today to update some stuff on this blog! It's got a new theme (which is pretty wicked might I add), some new videos, and even an instagram that I just created today for any little things I feel like also adding to the blog! I hope you all enjoy it and I look forward to more updates!

Side note, for some reason I can't post something with a "Read More" link and have it also show up on the blog. If anyone knows how I can fix this that would be great! If not, the long posts might be back (sorry! I type a lot...)

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Surprise surprise, I was very productive today with videos! So, I recently bought some Kracie Popin' Cookin' and wanted to show you all! I can't wait to make them!

PS does anyone know if there's a way to get a different thumbnail image than the 3 YouTube suggests? My face looked dumb in all of these, pfft.

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Hi everyone! It's been a while, but I made a brand new video today! I wanted to edit some of my older ones but I left them at school, so sad. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!

This video features Peach Juice Drink and Pearl Soybean Drink (with tapioca ball).

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Lychee Drink: 7/10 Pretty tasty, though very sweet in a lychee sort of way I suppose? Couldn't finish it very fast, but none the less not bad! (^ ^)

Good news, I finally figured out how to make a "read more" link for my really long posts! I have to put it in through the HTML though, since the button doesn't show up on my tumblr (weird?). But I'll be using it from now on which is super handy, yay!

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In the mean time, here's a gif of me and some of the stuff I got today. Holla.

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Soft Sweet Rice Cake

Hi everybody! I've got updates galore, kind of. First, I got a new bento box! I'll be posting it later, it's super cute! I also went grocery shopping at some local Asian marts and got some random stuff today. Some good, some... not so good.

My dad and I tried some of the not so good stuff. And luckily for everyone else, I recorded it.

I'll be hopefully posting those within the week! In the mean time, keep on cookin! （ゝ。∂）～☆

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Lunch 20! (＾-＾)＿日

Hi everyone! I know it's been a while, but I haven't had time to make one whenever I go back home until yesterday! So, lets start!

Top tier - 1 Egg Tamagoyaki (recipe), wasabi and the other stuff that comes with sushi (I forgot the name, oops!), and some fresh fruit. I used my little My Melody cupcake liners to separate my fruits and such, which was super handy since they're really too small for cupcakes anyways and did a great job at not leaking. And they're cute! A+ (/^▽^)/

Bottom tier - A twist on my Hello Kitty Roll! I guess the place ran out of pink soy paper, not seaweed or anything, so I got it in green instead. Actually though it provides a wonderful color contrast with the blue and the green from the top box. There is chicken in the middle and slices of carrots for color. (๑>ᴗ<๑)

So there we have it! I ate it on the way back to school and it was delicious, I wish I had more of it! I am also very happy that I got to include so many different colors into this bento. I remember someone once suggesting I add in some more, and I must say it does look much happier, in a sense!

Happy holidays to everyone out there, I hope to make more of these soon! In the mean time, go out and try your own! It's fun! (´∀｀)♡

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Happy December!

Exciting news! I made a bento today and I must say, it's one of my favorite ones yet. It has lots of color and mm-mmm yummy food! I can't wait to post some pictures of it soon! ( ´͈ ॢꇴ `͈ॢ)･*♡

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Credit please!

So I had the wonderful experience of coming across my own photo on my dash that was edited and posted on another blog. Now if someone wants to do this and credits me, then go for it. But I don't appreciate it being used without my knowledge. I know that once I've posted it, it's out on the internet and doesn't need my discretion to be taken and so on, but still it's nice to include where the picture originally came from.

So please, if you want to use one of my pictures, just credit it to this blog or something. That would be great. I don't really want to start watermarking everything because it greatly lowers the quality of my pictures. But, I guess I will from now on.

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Hey so this is actually my picture and I would not like you (or anyone) using it without crediting me, thank you! I'm very serious about this too, and pariskawaii, your ask isn't working or I'd talk to you directly. Please either credit me or take down your post. Thank you!