Bento (Japanese style) packed, vegan meals

[pavotrouge]

oooh good looking bento vegcurry. what's polony?

[bryzee86]

oooh good looking bento vegcurry. what's polony?
it's a garlic slicing sausage made by Fry's, and it's well good.

[vegcurry]

Frys Polony (http://www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk/polony.php)

[chickpea_chica]

Ooh I made my first bento and I keep forgetting to post the picture!

[vegcurry]

^ reminder to chickpea_chica: post that picture :)

[Ruby Rose]

I made bento on Monday, and I took pics, but can't find my data cable... but I did it!

[jamboxrock]

yesterday: spaghetti, steamed kale, marinated grilled portobello, corn off the cob, garlic bread, choco-choco chip-walnut cookie

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/6-2-08.jpg

today: wheat toast, green beans, eggplant parmesan, roasted red pepper-lentil-basil sauce, cherries

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/6-3-08.jpg

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: white rice w/ toasted peanuts, stirfried eggplant, carrot, celery, kale & basil, sweet & sour peanut sauce, cherries

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/6-4-08.jpg

[Ruby Rose]

Right - here goes:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm31/lilrubyrose_2008/moto_0011-1.jpg
Mixed leaf salad with artichoke hearts. Potato salad with baharat spices. Orzo salad with orange pepper and sundried tomato. Cucumber fence. Carrot ribbons with sunflower seeds. Tomatoes with basil.
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm31/lilrubyrose_2008/moto_0009.jpg
Mr Ruby Rose's snack bento box... gouda sheese and crackers, hummus with paprika, rosemary crackers and cashew nuts.

Sorry - pictures are huge - any tips on how to resize them?

[vegcurry]

Sorry - pictures are huge - any tips on how to resize them?

Nice looking Bento's RubyRose.

As you posted them to Photobucket, it gives you the option to resize them when you upload them. Like this...
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Photobucket_resize.jpg

Hope this helps.

[Astrid]

Right - here goes:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm31/lilrubyrose_2008/moto_0011.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm31/lilrubyrose_2008/moto_0009.jpg


I love these bento boxes. Totoro <3. Where did you get them?

[Ruby Rose]

Gah! For some reason I can't fix the size of the second one now - but thanks for the tip Astrid. Got the boxes here:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Harajuku-Closet_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm

[Astrid]

The black square one - is that a "family sized" bento? And the fabric in the background - is that the bag for it? I couldn't find a bag like that on the site.

[Ruby Rose]

Yes, it's a family size one (I learned from EmmaP about how small the regular ones were!) - the flowery thing is the lid. Here's a similar one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JYUBAKO-FAMILY-SIZE-BENTO-BOX-FLOWER-PURPLE_W0QQitemZ360051461223QQihZ023QQcategoryZ105 014QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1 262

[jamboxrock]

RubyRose, those look great! I love the cucumber fence, that made me laugh. Very creative. I'm thinking maybe I should get another box style for when things don't fit well in the LLB containers. Or when it's dirty...

VegCurry, thanks for the resizing tips. I have a resizing program on my home computer but it's kind of a pain in the butt, from now on I'll just do it when I upload to photobucket.

[Astrid]

Yes, it's a family size one (I learned from EmmaP about how small the regular ones were!) - the flowery thing is the lid. Here's a similar one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JYUBAKO-FAMILY-SIZE-BENTO-BOX-FLOWER-PURPLE_W0QQitemZ360051461223QQihZ023QQcategoryZ105 014QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1 262

Oh, how lovely. :) The pattern is really beautiful. Do you find that the box is too big, or just right?

[pavotrouge]

I'm actually thinking of getting rid of my laptop lunch... still can't understand how people can finish all that food! I've had mine for about a year and only used it twice.
(and everybody who's met me knows I'm a proper vegan eating machine)

I don't mean to talk you people's lunches down, not at all, but great to see some Japanese style pics for a change, Ruby!

[Ruby Rose]

Do you find that the box is too big, or just right?
It's a big salad, certainly - but I'm a big salad kinda gal! ;) Usually I eat a big lunch and a small dinner, so it's about right for me. If it were full of the sort of lovely things that Jamboxrocks and Vegcurry make, I would probably only half-fill it. There were a couple of "man size" (don't get me started...) boxes on that site which looked about half as big again from the dimensions - maybe one of those might suit you?

[mariana]

tomorrow: white rice w/ toasted peanuts, stirfried eggplant, carrot, celery, kale & basil, sweet & sour peanut sauce, cherries

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/6-4-08.jpg
This looks great. And the cherries are driving me crazy--they look so delicious. I've been craving cherries a lot lately but they're not quite in season here yet!

[pavotrouge]

I've seen cherries here today... organic and 8.90 € per kilo O_O !!!
(as my friend Phil says... just think of the pound and it seems a fair deal!)

[Astrid]

There were a couple of "man size" (don't get me started...) boxes on that site which looked about half as big again from the dimensions - maybe one of those might suit you?

Maybe, but they're probably not as pretty. :rolleyes:

[emzy1985]

emzy, if you had peeled and chopped your fruit it may have gone into one box leaving another free for more yums? :D

I don't have any food in the house because I am really poor! We are living off scraps. Why do you think I'm not posting bentos? I don't have anything to put in them anymore. :(

[jamboxrock]

Aww, poor Emzy :(

I was trying to hold out till cherry prices were a big lower, but I gave in. They were $4.99 a pound. Not the best I've ever had, but I can't complain about fresh cherries.

I don't think the LLB's hold a crazy amount! I try to be really sure to balance more calorie-intense items with lower-cal stuff like raw veggies and fruit to make sure I'm not going too crazy. Even with my lunches I eat breakfast, a morning and afternoon snack and a proper dinner.

tomorrow: pb & j on wheat (half w/ strawberry jam & half w/ peach spread), baby carrots, two baby dill pickles, pickled mushrooms, cherries

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/6-5--08.jpg

(less gigantic pictures from now on, thanks to vegcurry's tip)

[vegcurry]

I'm actually thinking of getting rid of my laptop lunch... still can't understand how people can finish all that food! I've had mine for about a year and only used it twice.
(and everybody who's met me knows I'm a proper vegan eating machine)

I don't mean to talk you people's lunches down, not at all, but great to see some Japanese style pics for a change, Ruby!

Just an idea ... how about we create a Post a pic of your LLB thread and keep the Bento thread for Bento's only? I'm happy to post in an LLB thread.

[pavotrouge]

naw, I don't discriminate against LLB :D Just don't know what to comment quite often... after all, it's not really Japanese style.