Bento (Japanese style) packed, vegan meals

[jamboxrock]

is there a recipe to share for the casserole, jambox?

It's called Creamy Chickpea-Tahini Casserole, on vegweb. Try this: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6080.0

Although, I didn't eat it that day. It had been frozen and apparently frost-bitten, because the texture was really gross. I hadn't really thawed or heated it though. It's great fresh!

I'll take Pavo's gyozas and Est's grilled veggies please!

Today: bbq tempeh sandwich w/ onions & peppers, grilled corn, carrot & celery sticks, roasted garlic dressing, grapes down the side

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

[pavotrouge]

yum... bbq tempeh!
ta for the recipe.

[!!]

my new lunchbox and the contents for enjoyment tomorrow:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3128/p0503081318gb9.jpg

Cucumber, peppers, red onion and cherry tomato salad
3 veg spring rolls
Serving of wholewheat noodles
Baby carrots and rasins (in the little boxes)
(516 calories)

And the mini tub has soy sauce :) Simple, but hopefully nice!!

[emmapresley]

these all look so ace! ^^

what i don't get is how you can put all that stuff together and take it to work or wherever..and then when it comes to lunchtime, all the nicely compartmentalised stuff isn't all jumbled up together in one fantastic globulised mess :confused:

[bryzee86]

these all look so ace! ^^

what i don't get is how you can put all that stuff together and take it to work or wherever..and then when it comes to lunchtime, all the nicely compartmentalised stuff isn't all jumbled up together in one fantastic globulised mess :confused:

each bit has its very own little lid :D

P.S. someone buy me one for my birthday/wedding :D

[jamboxrock]

Not every compartment has a lid, just one larger one and the teeny one. The lid of the box closes pretty tightly though, so unless there's something runny in there or you're playing hacky sack with your lunch, everything will pretty much stay in place.

Today: the makings of a taco salad - leaf lettuce, cilantro, refried black beans, salsa & nacho sauce layered, baked multigrain tortilla chips, guac

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-4-08.jpg

Tomorrow: wheat orzo w/ marinara, broccoli steams & toasted pine nuts, sauteed broccoli, half an apple, apple fritter, grapes

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-5-08.jpg

[!!]

Mine seems to have survived the journey to work, even the noodles :)

In case any UK people were wondering, I ordered mine for £13 from http://www.beckyandlolo.co.uk/, and I got it the very next day!

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And for tomorrow:

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj108/exclamationmark/Bento/P060308_1218.jpg

560 cals this one.

Lentil Dahl, 2 veg samosas, pitta bread slices, Bahji, tomato / carrot/ cucumber and in the little pot are some rasins :)

[jamboxrock]

yum... bbq tempeh!
ta for the recipe.

I think you're asking for the recipe? It's not a recipe really, I made bbq sauce (still tweaking that recipe), bought the tempeh pre-sliced, marinated in the sauce for a half hour or so, then grilled it.

[!!]

And for tomorrow... :)

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj108/exclamationmark/Bento/bento3.jpg

Cucumber stars & hedgehogs, peppers, lettuce
Pitta, dino carrots, Cherry tomato
4 Spring rolls
Orange
Little pot = salad dressing

[jamboxrock]

Dino carrots! Cute.

Tomorrow: bbq tempeh pizza, garlic snail, broccoli, marinara & roasted garlic dressing for dipping

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-7-08.jpg

[!!]

wow, your pizza looks so yummy :) I haven't tried using BBQ sauce on a pizza since being vegan, I have no idea why. I bet it's lovely with all those veg. mmm. *adds to list of things to try*

[cedarblue]

i'm in love with this thread, i almost wish i had a job to go to which involved taking a packed lunch!

did you use cookie cutters for those veggies !! ?

[!!]

Yep, little mini ones. They were from cccshop.co.uk, they have buy 3 get one free sale thingy at the moment :D

There's no way I would have the patience to carve carrot sculptures, LOL!

[Est]

@ !! - I think your bento boxes look ace :D Great idea with the cookie cutters.

Waiting to upload my next piccie.

Jamboxrock, I *know* this is going to be a silly question somehow :o but... garlic snail...? How do you make one of those?!

[jamboxrock]

Est, I kind of made them up hoping for good results. Stretch out a small piece of pizza dough into a long, thin rectangle, spread with minced garlic, roll up like a cinnamon roll, and bake alongside the pizza. They would have been way better with some eb or almond parmesan on the inside, but I was rushing.

[Est]

Well it looks fab, I may experiment with this :)

So here's day 5 (Thursday):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Bento/Bento5.jpg

and day 6 (Friday):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Bento/Bento6.jpg

(Roasted red pepper hummous in the dip tub and a few squares of Montezuma dark choc with orange down the side!)

Each day I took a few vegan choc chip cookies for morning and afternoon tea breaks.

Several other delegates on the course have taken the web address for becky and lolo to buy their own lunch boxes! They thought mine looked v healthy and delish. I also managed to share some of the benefits of being vegan and they seemed interested and asked quite a few questions. You never know what these boxes may encourage them to try!

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http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj108/exclamationmark/Bento/P100308_122601.jpg

Todays :)

[jamboxrock]

Today: brunch leftovers - roasted asparagus bundles, a roasted potato, spicy italian sausages, mini spinach tofu quiches on top, ginger pear waffles, fruit salad w/ agave lime dressing, mini muffins, coffee cake (I'll do a big post with more info in the pictures thread in a few days.)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-10-08.jpg

I made a companion makeshift bento for my coworker who couldn't attend.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-10-082.jpg

Tomorrow: more leftovers, piece of flav & fiber bread, grapes, the richest chocolate tofu kahlua pie, chocolate covered strawberries

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-11-08.jpg

eta: Neither of us even came close to finishing at lunchtime.

[applepie]

Gosh, Jamboxrock! Have you ever thought about running a lunchbox takeaway? You could make a fortune!

[jamboxrock]

Haha yeah, I actually have. It's the logistics I can't figure out.

[Est]

Next 2 boxes:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Bento/Day7.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/gpc1000/Bento/Day8.jpg

Next week I'm going to try to be more creative as I only have 3 boxes to do (Mon-Wed) then I'm on holiday from Thurs. So I'll make them as interesting as possible!

[jamboxrock]

The rice and the kiwi look really good.

Tomorrow: calzone, grapes and more chocolate tofu kahlua pie

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-12-08.jpg

[jamboxrock]

today: pb&j on flax & fiber bread, roasted asparagus, "cheddar" crackers, the last of the chocolate kahlua tofu pie

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-13-08.jpg

tomorrow: cream of asparagus & white bean soup, chickpea cutlet fingers w/ ketchup, marinated mushrooms, mashed potatoes, grapes

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-14-08.jpg

[Roxy]

Once again jambox, you have excelled! :)