It is funny, because literally yesterday I was on Amazon looking up bento boxes since I began weekly meal plans. And on top of that two days ago, I cooked 6 different Japanese cuisines for the week.

This is my first time participating in Secret Santa, and I am just overwhelmed with happiness!!

I brought in my package, and my dog Akira decided it was for her, so she immediately stole it and ran upstairs. It took a good second to persuade her to let me open it. The first gift I opened was a cute and simple bento box.. I literally screamed with joy! The next item was a book called The Just Bento Cookbook. I spent a good amount of time with my face studying every page! So many added ideas!! And lastly there was a brown box filled with wooden chopsticks and a rice spoon. Again, ironically while I was cooking, I said to myself as I was spooning the rice.. a proper rice spoon would be nice.

Seriously my Secret Santa is phenomenal and I greatly appreciate it! These items will be the start of my new collection!

For added bonus, I put the gifts to use, and ate my oroshi soba in proper style!

Happy Holidays!