**GIVEAWAY**
Ok, I’m posting this a bit early, but next week, I’m going on vacation with O.G. It will be like the Amazing Race with no running and all the yelling. FAN…tastic.
So I’m having a big giveaway of…BENTO SUPPLIES!! If you don’t have a bento supply store in your hometown or you’re just too lazy to go to the store, then this is the prize package for you. I hand picked all this cool stuff just for you!
First up: Shapers.
You know about the egg shaper, but there is also a rice shaper because who doesn’t need a rice ball in the shape of a bear’s head…or a child head. Whatever, Japan. And – turn your boring square sandwiches into fun animal shapes. (That shaper is the easiest to use of all, just press down on your sandwich!)
Next: Picks.
Oh how I love picks. They are so cute and it eliminates the need for a fork.I have an assortment of animals and also FLAG picks. Whee!
What else do you get? Chopsticks
These fun chops are cool – even for adults – if you don’t feel steady with the chopsticks. Just put them on and instantly you can start shoveling the food into your mouth. Also – are you laying your chopsticks on the table when they’re not in use, like a common peasant???? One – don’t. That’s rude. Secondly, wouldn’t you rather rest them on a chillaxin’ rabbit? (Seriously, I don’t know who thinks of these designs.)
Food Separators. What.
God forbid your food touch other unlike-foods, so here are little plastic food separators. They are as thin as paper – cute animal ones and yes, the old sushi standby…grass. (These packs should last you a lifetime.)
Finally the weirdest yet cutest of all – Sauce Bottles.
These things are so freakin’ small they even include an eyedropper to get the sauce in there. Ok, I don’t need sauce that badly that I need to use an eyedropper full, but whatever. You can’t deny that the bottle tops on these suckers are BEYOND cute.
And that’s it. Alllll of those things can be yours!! From now through Friday December 18, leave a comment on this post. Just say hi, tell me your favorite recipe, favorite food – doesn’t matter. That’s it! Winner will be announced Sunday December 20. Hopefully I will return from a week with O.G….sane. Thanks and good luck!
OOooh, fun! I loved the little shapers and picks and sauce bottles-heck, I love it all. You always have such cute and unusual things on your blog. Hope I win!
What a sweet giveaway. Thanks for offering it!
It’s -34, my nice outdoor swing (a 2 seater with recliner chairs and awning) broke under the heavy snow, I work in an elementary school and the kids are Christmas Crazy, my eldest is having a sleepover and his friend is already bored, I need to get groceries but my jammies are SO comfy.
I need vacation! Better yet, I need cute bento! 😉
Love your recipes! Your bacon and cheese biscuits are my new go-to side dish 🙂
Oh, that looks like soooo much fun! I’d love to win it!!! Thank you!!!
How freaking cute is this?!?!
oh, I love these things from japan, everything is so cute…:)
How cute!
My youngest would LOVE the toothpicks. Everything taste better with a toothpick! LOL!
OMG I would love to win this since my little hole in the wall town doesnt have a store that carries items to make cute little bentos!! I am going to cross my fingers and toes for this one!
GASP! Ever since Ichibankan closed its online store I’ve been looking for a new place for bento items. Fingers crossed, then!
OH my GOd!!! pick me !! I dont have bento items near my home :(… I use some of your recipes and they are taste! mostly for my kids .. hehe.
thanks for the chance!
merry christmas!
The items you are giving away are so adorable. Just want to say thank you so much for your site. Ever since discovering your site back in the day, my best friend and I have had less stress thinking of what to cook for dinner for our families:). Love all the recipes we’ve tried so far!!! All time fave recipe-kalbi(got many oohs and ahhs for it). And this past bday my BF made your strawberry mochiko type cupcakes and the sausage and onion muffins…YUM! th
holly cow all that stuff is so cute. I didnt even know some of those things were available. I love the little sauce holders. My favorite food lately are fresh spring rolls. So yummr and those little sauce holders would be prefect for on the go with them
miss justJENN, you have the most amazing things posted on this site here! i check in EVERY DAY to see what wonders you will grace us with!! and every time you add something new, i swear to myself i will be making it ASAP! keep up the absolutely amazing work! you make the world a tastier, and MUCH MORE FUN place every single day 🙂
hi! i love this giveaway so many cute things! oh and i LOVE filipino food lol, all of it!
i’m planning on making the french breakfast muffins this week. it was nice meeting you at uniqueLA… thanks for the pin!
have fun on your holiday!
I love bento stuff! It makes packing lunches fun!
I also love nutella on waffles.
I just discovered your blog the other day. I love it! My new favorite pastry is the french muffins. I just made them about an hour ago. They are so darn yummy!
I love the denceness and they are not too sweet! Thanks for the awesome recipe. Oh yah, I would love to win that cool prize~!!!!
ok how do you choose a favorite? I love the cupcakes, especially the decorated ones. The Batman ones are my favorite so far.
too adorable! Hoping to win this one. I need some creative motivation for packing my kids lunches.
Beyond cute!! I love bento goodies 🙂 My favorite food? Rice … plain old white rice. Weird, huh?
Oh my goodness, I would LOVE to be able to try out some Bento with these goodies! I’ve always wanted to make squished hard boiled eggs…
I love Bento items! My fave food would have to sweet potato fries.
Such fun stuff! My kids love it when I make bento boxes for them. 🙂
My favorite food of all time? Pancakes! (From scratch. 🙂
Thanks,
Megret
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com
This is awesome! Thanks for doing this!
My favorite food? Mochiko Chicken!
Man , how CUTE are these things? I would SO love to have them!
These are soo cute.
and i love the sauce containers 🙂
I love all the things you have. They are adorable!
Mom’s homemade mac n cheese. nothing better.
AHHH HOW ADORABLE! I LOVE YOUR RED VELVET CUPCAKES!
OK – Fav food is chocolate, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in a bento box.
Not that chocolate is a proper lunch or anything!
The last time that you posted about this store I was really excited and looked them up to find the store nearest to me. Unfortunately, the nearest on is in Northern California while Im in Southern California – so close and yet so far!!! Anyways, I really hope to win! My favorite recipe is for donut muffins. Donuts + Muffins? Whats not to love? Good Luck with your trip! = )
Can I just buy it off of you??? I SO need this stuff…ALL of it! Have a great time with OG! Hey, what about your in-laws?
I love the Crockpot Honey Shoyu Chicken! Mmmm…
this stuff is sooo cute.
i want to winn!!
give hawaii a chancee!
I REALLY NEED THIS! I HAVE 2 CHILDREN. ONE IS IN LOVE WITH HELLO KITTY. HER SISTER IS IN LOVE AND COLLECTS MONKEYS. THEY BOTH WOULD BE SHOCKED TO SEE THESE CUPAKES. PLEASE PICK ME!!!! I DONT HAVE A STORE NEAR ME. I REALLY LOVE YOUR WEB SITE! THE PICKS ARE SUCH A GOOD IDEA TOO. MY DAUGHTER IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH AND THE PICKS WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR THE KIDS AT SCHOOL SO THE DONT SPREAD GERMS WITH THERE FINGERS!!!! THE SAUCE BOTTLES ARE A GREAT IDEA. I CAN PUT SALAD DRESSING IN THEM FOR MY DAUGHTERS LUNCH AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS CAN SEE JUST HOW CUTE THE ANIMALS ARE! MY FAMILYS FAVORITE RECEIPE IS PUFF PASTRY CINNAMON ROLLS!!!!!! MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO HAVE ALOT OF FUN WITH O.G. AND MEMORIES LAST A LIFE TIME. GOOG LUCK!!
oooooooo, bento fun. I will be making some recipes this week for Christmas, the go-to…pretzel topped with softened caramel square pressed down by pecan covered in chocolate. Yum. I hope you survive the vaca.
Wow! I really hope I win. I don’t have a place that sells bento supplies anywhere nearby! I loved making fun bentos when I lived in Japan, but unfortunately I didnt have any space in my suitcase to bring any stuff back with me. So, I’ve been without bento for the past 3 years!! Such a long time!!
Thanks for the giveaway!! <3
I love this! I hope I win, I am dying for those chopsticks for my kids!
Super cute! I actually LOVE those sauce bottles, I’ve had some before, but those that you’re giving away are way cuter.
Hello. Margie, 33 and from Houston, Texas where we have been having eerie Zombie weather (dense fog). I don’t understand this especially since we got snow a little over a week ago. What gives? Good thing I saw Zombieland. Double tap!! Just gotta work on my cardio.
FYI, love your sites. Stumbled upon them some months ago.
omg… I would SO love that for my daughter’s lunches!
I read your blog everyday and just LOVE your recipes. The bento stuff is too sweet for words. Would go great with my sons lunch. Keep on cooking.
I am making some of your trader joe recipes this week. I esp love the tortellini soup.
I love your blog…sigh…
I love your blogs! I’ve made the rainbow layered jello and the watermelon bombe for my daughter’s first birthday party…they were both a hit! Although my jello-crazed sister-in-law was very jealous of the white jello…I guess she’s been trying to figure out how to make it for years. She should have been reading your blog. :o) Thanks for the giveaway!
Good luck on your vacation! I am sure you will have amusing stories to tell when it’s over 😀
I need to move somewhere closer to a bento store. We do not have any here and I am very jealous of those who do!
L & E love the chicken apple salad with bacon and the tortilla soup. Ive been wanting to try the Hawaiian chicken so that is next on the list. Of course, we would love to eat your cupcakes any day. Yum!
I live like ten minutes from Little Tokyo, but I like entering contests.
Child’s head shaped sandwiches?! My nephew would have so much fun eating his sandwiches!!
I love all these cute little Japanese things. My kids are 1/4 Japanese but we live in a wayyyyyy white kinda city, so I would love to share these treasures with them!
Jen
I must have the sauce containers!!!!!!!!
Awesome giveaway! I love all the mochi recipes on your site!
These prizes are awesome!!
Hi Jenn. Love both blogs and your recipes. Tried some and my family loved them. I have four kids and I would really love to use these bento products for their lunches. Thanks.
this is a great giveaway.
hope you survive your vacation!!
my favorite food is Mexican Pizza… green chiles, machacha beef, green onions, tomatoes (or salsa), cheese, avocado… YUM
Hi Jen! LOVE the blog. I check it daily- secret stalker. I made the vanilla cinnamon Hello Kitty waffles for brunch yesterday and it was a big hit. Have a great holiday. Hope you don’t pull out all your hair after your vacation with O.G.!
This is possibly the cutest give-a-way ever.. Please make my rice rock.. Happy holiday thing to you!! 🙂
Hi! I have been reading your blog for years – I love your recipes and so do my happy baked-good receiving friends! Have a great vacation! Ahh, how I want to win this…
So cool! What a fun giveaway! My kids lunches would never be the same. Crossing my fingers!!!
Hi.
Bento lunches bring much happiness.
Have a great vacation with O.G! Love those bento’s!
Oi, if I won the fab prize pack, maybe I’d be motivated to start making bento lunches again! SO CUTE!
Good luck on your vacation, too!
I love all things Japanese! And I can’t wait to make some of your mochi waffle recipes.
Such a cute giveaway! I have a bento box for my son’s lunch box, so these would be perfect! My favourite recipes are your lemon chicken (my son loves it and he is picky) and the pulled pork sandwiches. My mother-in-law even asked for the recipe!
chicken katsu currrrry all the time!
and all cookies and cakes and snacks and those sakura arare! :))))
Would love to win all the bento goodies.
They are so hard to find!
Cuteness overload!! I need these to go with the bento boxes I bought for my boys for Xmas. And here, in the middle of Eastern Washington, there are NO bento supplies.
So many favorite recipes, here’s one:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Chicken-Red-Onion-and-Mint-Kebabs-with-Greek-Salad-105308
Have fun on vacation!
Lovely!!!
my favourite recipe…. carrot cake with pecan and raisins
yum!!
good luck
So cute! My favorite recipe…for the moment…oreo truffles!
OMG. these are so cute! favorite recipe…mmm
Banh Rae [=
So cute! My favorite recipe – the pineapple upside down cupcakes. Mini + delicious!
have fun on your trip!
Ooh! Would love to try and make bentos for the kids! Have fun on your trip!!
OMG, I LOOOOVE this stuff! I have been wanting to get some bento supplies like this for a long time! Love the sauce bottles especially.
What a great giveaway…but we use way more sauce than those little bottles would hold…I guess if we filled them all at once:) Thanks for the chance!
christinbanda at yahoo dot com
why have i never seen these sorts of things before??! new obsesssion, right here! i hope i win…
super cute! have fun on your trip!
i love sushi…
Jenn– I didn’t know what most of those things are when I’s see them in Japanese stores. Thanks for the descriptions. Now I want to win!
I love bentos! Super cute stuff =)
How wouldn’t love that Relaxed Rabbit Chopsticks Holder? It is too cute.
Love anything Bento related! My favorite are the OG stories!!
How adorable! I love all things Bento!!!
Love all this cool stuff! But especially the chopsticks! I would love for my daughter to learn to use them but since I am chopstick challenged myslef, I think we could use the assistance!
Love your blog and all of your great recipes and ideas!
This would be a great addition to my bento collection that I just started!
Aloha,
I am originally from Hawaii but moved to Tennessee and there is not a nearby Asian market so this giveaway will be awesome for my 3 little girls. We love all the Japanese recipes including of course “Hello Kitty”.
“Mele Kalikimaka”!!
My favorite food ever is bread pudding. Simply. Cannot. Resist.
Love your blogs! The egg shapers are very fun and the picks look so cute! 😀
I just don’t want my kid to suffer from lunch envy over your kid’s cute food!
Favorite food: Curry rice. I make a ton of your recipes…narrow it down to one? I guess I use the banana crumb muffins the most. Have a great vaca.
I love everything about this site!
hi!! OMG SO SO SO cute!!!
Such cute stuff! Can’t wait to read about your vacation with O.G.!
I used ur recipe for the peppermint cupcakes last year and copied your idea of putting cutouts in place of a lot of frosting. It was a hit! Thanks a lot!!!
Amy
I made your caramel apple cupcakes as minis for Halloween, and they were DA BOMB!!! Love your humor, recipes, photos, etc. Have a great vacay-we will miss you!
hello! i am japanese but i live in america far away from any store that sells these. sadface.
my favorite food is dark chocolate. the end.
I love reading all the stuff you and the Kid make together!!! These bento supplies are super cute. Have fun on vacation!!!
I love to make and eat brownies! I think I would love brownies even more in cute shapes!
I need some me time…bento therapy where I can unleash my creativity and indulge the imagination. I dream of long walks at sunset on the beach and drinks with tiny umbrellas. I love seafood and your layered jello recipe. My future holds…..winning your giveaway!?
Wow, cool stuff!
I like prime rib roast and mashed potatoes…
(that my husband makes) or any food I don’t have to slave over… haha j/k
I like scallops and morton’s crab cakes!!
I love the little shoyu dispensers. Haven’t seen those things in YEARS.
Favorite recipe to make: Chicken pho with yam dumplings.
I *wish* we had a bento supply store – sadly, I’m out in the country 45 minutes west of Philly….Amish supplies YES, bento supplies NO.
Seriously – I check your blog daily for laughs and inspirations….you are so funny…I feel like I know you personally – so much so that when I see “Hello Kitty” stuff in random places I think “Ha – Just Jenn would love this”…
Hope you have an awesome time with OG – can’t wait to read the hijinks when you get back….
How adorable are these? Wishing, fingers crossed
Hi Jenn,
I check out your blog every day. You crack me up and also make me hungry at the same time!
I wish I was going on vacation with O.G. for a week!
Crap! I hope I’m not too late… these are adorable! I’m just getting into bento boxes and these would be awesome.
i will stalk you at SDCC again….for the 3rd year in a row! haha. i love crab any which way…hahaha
well–my twins will be entering kindergarten next year so i guess i should start practicing making cute lunches. (of course my oldest just gets plain old sandwiches–cut on the diagonal if i feel daring)
i love anything spicy!!!!! yahhhhhh!!!! 😀
My friend brought me back two egg molds from her trip to Japan. They are among my favorite possessions. Such fun.
I love making homemade pizza every friday. We make unusual flavors and toppings, trying to recreate something new every week!
Awesome giveaway. We have no access to bento supplies in Colorado, it breaks my heart! I would be thrilled with such loot!
How adorable!!!
Oh my gosh….my daughter would love this stuff!!!
LOVE IT!!! nuff said 😉
These things are adorable!!! Thanks for being so generous!
Hi! Cute stuff! I love your blog.
Since I stalk your blog everyday I might as well put my name in… just to let you know I never win! So what are the odds. Thanks very much.
Making Bento is fun! Please enter me.
Hi,
I like the website. nice setups and good recipes.
By the way, Biggie sent me over.
Bentos Bentos, what a wonderful giveaway! I love your blog, it’s always full of the most fun food ideas!
PICK ME ! PICK ME!!!!
Bento supplies!! = heaven!
I cant find any of that in Florida =(
My favorite is the egg shape thingie, best thing ever invented!!
Anyways, my favorite recipe would be the green tea ice cream,not only its super delicious but i get to make my own ice cream!! and it tastes amazing with that chocolate cupcake of yours!!
<3333
P.S you should pick me because i have your page right under my tabs, right next to college admission page!! ( see how special you are 😉
thanks for an awesome giveaway!!! i hope i win!!
to tell you the honest truth, i have yet to try any recipes… (i just found your blog! and i love it!) can’t wait to try some of them…
hope you have a great vacation!
fun stuff,
thanks.
love tempura!
Yay for the giveaway!
I’ve learned so many things from this blog – thanks for all the recipes!
CUTE stuff! Just wanted to say THANKS for the recipes! I check in daily and have tried several so far…My favorite so far is the banana cupcakes with cinnamon frosting!
Thanks for your blog and the giveaway! 🙂
I would very much like to get in on this giveaway; while I live in a small town in Arkansas called Bald Knob; which is not far from Searcy, AR; I have never seen any type of stores there that sell this type of cooking supplies. Also I enjoy doing different things with cupcakes, cookies and cakes when baking. Also, being a diabetic, I have had to adjust recipes using different types of sugar that is good for diabetics; I still have to adjust the moisture, and baking powder in order for the baked goods to come out good, and delicious. I have seen many recipes on this site, and enjoy reading them. Keep the recipes coming! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
P.S. another reason I would like to win this giveaway is that our anniversary is 12/21/09. (18 years!)
God Bless!
LOVE the eye dropper to get the sauce in there! I have some quirt bottles that I use for icing and getting the freaking icing in there is the hardest part!
OOOOOHHH. What a loot!
I like all of your jello recipes. 🙂
Yay.
I could die from the cuteness! My daughter would love these for her preschool lunches. I wonder if they sell this stuff in my town?
Love these! They are soo cute!
I aspire to one day work in fondant, but until then, I am all about the broken glass jello and ice cream bombes. thanks for making every day just a little bit cuter and funnier!
Can’t believe you’re letting go of these things! Love your blog and all that you share. Hope your boys know how lucky they are to have such an awesome mom.
What a fantastic giveaway! I read your blog via RSS, it’s great.
My favourite recipe is probably plain biscuits – it’s easy, it’s customisable (add ginger, cocoa etc) and it’s great for cutting into cute shapes for bento!
2oz sugar, 4oz butter, 6oz flour, cook at GM2 for 25 mins 🙂
I love this website and I’ve used several of your recipes, the best I’ve had so far is the spam musubi!
Sooo cute!!! I love your bento posts. Actually, I love all of your posts!!! I bet if I made my girls’ lunches using these cute supplies, they’d be the hit of the lunch tables!!!
aw…thanks for doing this! i always enjoy reading your posts! they make my day! 🙂
I have 21 minutes left to enter this contest. I love “your” Cap’n crunch Chicken! First time I had it was at Planet Hollywood when it was on Kalakaua, totally rocked my socks. Love using your recipes on the kids, although some of them don’t fly too well with them, like the Trader Joe’s alaphabet soup. Damn I thought for sure they’d eat that stuff up. Yeah NO! Hmmph!
Such a cute collection of things–my favorite food currently has to be kabocha squash, either made sweet or savory–delish!
i love bento supplies! so cute! there’s a container for everything!
The sauce bottles are so adorable!
i love these things! jap food is a fav!
At my local Fred Meyers they have sandwich cutters that cut sandwiches into apatosauruses.
Nothing says lunchtime like biting off a dinosaur head.
Unfortunately, the bread I buy is a little odd shaped for the cutter and it leaves crust behind.
Hi.i love bento ,i just ask my frend from Japan to send me some cutters (i leave in England),I want surprise my sweety and make to him cute bentofor ours pickniks 😉 😉
Have a good holliday.