Bento (Japanese style) packed, vegan meals

[Tigerlily]

My dinner today...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/tigerlilyxoxo/bento/mybento-1.jpg

Side-part:
2 steamed Chinese buns (stuffed with mushrooms and some sort of green leafy vegetable)
Raw cauliflower and orange slices for garnish

Main-part:
Brown rice (seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil) with cooked carrots and collard greens

Simple yet delicious.

[Est]

That looks very yummy Tigerlily :)

[cedarblue]

yes indeed tigerlily - looks so simple but very tasty! sometimes the simply combinations are the best.

[fiamma]

Well I've ordered a bento box like Roxy's... am just waiting for it to arrive!!! I have a smaller, 2-tier bento box, the lower tier of which has mysteriously disappeared... I'm hoping to start taking pictures of my food too. Your lunch looks great Tigerlily!

[Tigerlily]

Thanks guys!

I want to make another bento for my work tomorrow but I'm unsure what to bring. My mom thinks it's funny that I bring my own lunch to work (it's my dad's and uncle's own restaurant). :p

[fiamma]

Three Headed Puppy - how do you stop your avocado from going brown? Is it enough to put lemon juice on it?

[Kitteh]

Roxy, your bentos look healthy and fresh!

[Sarah_]

More bento

[pavotrouge]

ok :) I thought posted this already!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c3XDLaL_Wiw/SPJlXlyU1hI/AAAAAAAAAmE/0iHl0lOTa40/s400/DSCI0219.JPG

gyoza, mitsuba and tomato salad, grapes and orange cake

[threeheadedpuppy]

Three Headed Puppy - how do you stop your avocado from going brown? Is it enough to put lemon juice on it?

Quite a bit of lemon to stop it oxidizing, and the greasy olives does a pretty good job of stops air getting to it all together - and the combination tastes nice!!

[threeheadedpuppy]

Does it count as bento if it only had one thing in it?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2970428954_d40bb0e982.jpg

[pavotrouge]

well that's many ingredients :) bento is all boxed lunch!

[Sarah_]

OMG^ Those both look amazing! 3headedpuppy, what's in all that?

[jamboxrock]

Okay, I have a different job starting next week and have found my lunchbox, so I'm hoping to get back to packing. Woooo!

[pavotrouge]

this weeks only pretty bento, everything else was delicious but either curry or something else mushy which wouldn't photograph well.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c3XDLaL_Wiw/SQyHHCExGjI/AAAAAAAAAo4/rXZzwo_fB00/s320/DSCI0233.JPG

[Sarah_]

Wow, those meatball thingies in there look nummy.

[threeheadedpuppy]

OMG^ Those both look amazing! 3headedpuppy, what's in all that?
Thanks ^^ from what i remember, it was a ratatouille type thing - aubergines, courgetts, mushrooms and peppers, cooked up with a healthy dose of olive oil, balsamic, shoyo and nooch, with some "spinach pasta" (ie normal tasting pasta, but green!), pinenuts and seasame seeds.
I'm pretty sure it was quite tasty - roasted veg is my favourite.

[jamboxrock]

Back to laptop lunches! Unfortunately my camera broke just in time, so you get a cell phone picture for now.

tomorrow: corn & sesame seed crackers (bats and black cats), uncheese cutouts, spinach salad w/ apple, red onion & balsamic vinaigrette, pumpkin cookie

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3b8bcbb3.jpg

[applepie]

Great that you're back! I missed your yummy bentos! :)

[jamboxrock]

Thanks applepie! I AM back, with cell phone pictures to boot. It's most likely going to be longer than I want until I get a new camera.

tomorrow: stirfry, whole wheat blend spaghetti, gherkins, cashews for the stirfry, grapes

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/ee596a81.jpg

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: broccoli & red peppers, wheat crackers, lettuce, chickpea-uncheese spread, goddess dressing, grapes

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/90663573.jpg

[jamboxrock]

I got a new camera! Woohoo.

tomorrow: pizza & salad w/ goddess dressing

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/568f230d.jpg

[Sarah_]

^ I love you. And I'm starving. That pizza looks delish!

[BlackCats]

The food all looks wonderful, especially that pizza.:satisfied:

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: millet-cauliflower-leek mash, roasted fall vegetables, celery & almond butter, grapes

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/c717f680.jpg