I was curious to see if anyone still makes bento, or Kawaii Bento around here? I still do- I'll post some pictures when I get good ones. If so, what are your favorite recipe(s) to use? and what other tips could you give to new/novice bento builders.
I love making tonkatsu, or Katsudon, and then I just pack my little bento with a lot of rice- I have a small 2-tier one myself, I want to get a bigger one later on sometime next year.

For those of you who are not familiar with bento or kawaii bento (I'm sure you all are, but meh, disclaimers are always good) here are a few examples to drool over:





I decided to post a picture of a good starter bento, just in case. I really like the two-tier bento's my self, they work a lot better for me anyway- but experiment! Some of the Bentos I found (like that hello kitty one) are kind of ridiculous- I mean, how do they get it closed? X3

Well I made a sushi one a few times and I made some others a couple of times:

You are certainly braver than me X3 I have a deathly fear of making sushi it's irrational, but it's there.

i love the idea of the boiled egg to make a chick~
they are all so cute~! >: D but so time consuming ^^;

So cute!
I feel guilty just of thinking about eating them

i would make bento, but no one in california brings that to school or where ever to eat

I like to make bento for myself and my family sometimes. But it's not for school.

However, since my son just started kindergarten I might start up again. It seems like he doesn't want to eat what's there.

I'm the worst chef ever,
cutting things to make them cute seems like it would only be even more frustrating.

x)
But I'd love to see yours! *___*

they are so cute..

Same here. Although I do miss that you can't do the pdf saves anymore. Did you know she's coming out with a book next year?