July 26, 2007
Footprints on the Moon
My friend Jennifer was really sick earlier this week, sick enough to have to go to the emergency room, so I was quite worried about her until she posted that she was finally feeling better. She’s such a fun gal and I’ve gotten used to seeing her on a meme we both do (the Self Portrait Sunday one) and on a message board where we both post, so I notice when she’s not around.
I love it that she took the inspiration for her blog name from the quote “Don’t tell me the sky is the limit when there are Foorprints on the Moon.” It’s such a perfect match, because if you know anything about Jennifer at all it’s that she’s got a positive and upbeat perspective on life. If you don’t know anything about her, well, shame on you. You should visit her blog and rectify that right away. She’s a person that I’m proud to call a friend and I’m sure you would be, too!
I was tickled to read her recent post about bento boxes, because I didn’t know they had become a trendy item. The bento has a long and honorable history in Hawaii, where it was first introduced by immigrant field workers. The Japanese, the Filipinos and the Portugese came here in succeeding waves when sugar cane was a major crop, and bento boxes were used to carry their lunches into the fields. I first heard of them right after I came over here. A neighbor had a death in the family and ordered bento boxes for all of funeral guests. You can pick them up at all of the local convenience stores and some of the restaurants. They’re a really popular option for feeding guests at funerals, wedding, graduation parties and other gatherings. But you’ll need some hoodia if you indulge too often, because they always have heaps of rice to go with whatever entree you choose. It will be interesting to see if other regions that have picked up on the trend put their own local identity into the contents. It really surprised me to see Jennifer’s post, because they’re such an everyday part of life here that I didn’t know the rest of the country was aware of. But, then, Jennifer is always finding little interesting things like that to share with her readers. You should go visit and get to know her. You’ll thank me for the introduction!
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July 26th, 2007 at 12:20 pm, Loretta Says:
Jenn is awesome
these darn bentos are taking over the internet now ~lol~ Jenn and I have been looking at all the nifty accessories you can buy to mold rice and eggs, and now twice today I’ve seen two people mention you can buy to-go bentos in Hawaii. That is so cool!
July 26th, 2007 at 2:57 pm, skeet Says:
I really didn’t know that bentos had become so well known, Loretta! The things you learn when you go blog-hopping, lol!
July 27th, 2007 at 3:09 am, Amy Says:
Jenn IS special - what a nice post!
I am seeing that bento stuff EVERYWHERE! What the heck???
July 27th, 2007 at 9:41 pm, hyphen8 Says:
Have you seen some of the things out there? I’d be reluctant to eat anything that someone put that much work into…and don’t tell me that this woman’s kid will ever be content to just eat a sandwich… http://ameblo.jp/yukiko4-2/page-1.html
(Hm.. Sorry if I’m not supposed to put links in the comments, just let me know.)
July 28th, 2007 at 12:03 am, skeet Says:
Okay, now I’m totally amazed! I’m assuming they make these for kids. Hours to construct so that a four year old can totally trash it in mere minutes? Still, fascinating! I thought some Mom was doing this as a hobby or labor of love until I got to about page five or six and saw the teeny-tiny cookie cutters, which lead me to believe there’s a whole industry built around making fantasy bento boxes. Guess I’ve been living in a cave because I had absolutely no clue this was going on.
July 28th, 2007 at 11:54 am, Michelle Gartner Says:
I guess you can add me to living in a cave. Never heard of bento boxes, until I ran into your site and then over to bento yum. The one with fresh vegetables and chocolate in it sold me.