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pavotrouge
Mar 22nd, 2008, 10:47 PM
@emmap & applepie: you could use any household rubber band to hold it together, I guess :) I'd provide you with some as I've got loads of bento accessories I never use but I keep on loosing the belts T_T

Astrid, I love the Urara sets :) I've got the red variety, 'twas my very first bento box and still is my favourite one. Lovely for getting started!
I've had it for two years and it's still in a very good shape (some of the cheaper boxes I bought after that aren't any more :( ).

emmapresley
Mar 22nd, 2008, 11:00 PM
it's okay, thanks pavotrouge, me and applepie have conferred and we're gonna make our own!
i'm also buying some snazzy orangey ones from ebay (for when my crafty snipping and sewing goes hideously wrong)

Sluggie
Mar 23rd, 2008, 12:31 AM
I've caved in and ordered this one, because it's so pretty.

http://www.japancentre.com/?cmd=itm&cid=520&id=2112

I don't actually need a bento box, but I'm sure an occasion to use it will present itself eventually.

pavotrouge
Mar 23rd, 2008, 10:45 AM
what a pretty one!

vegcurry
Mar 24th, 2008, 09:12 PM
Hurrah! my first bento (and my first attempt at making sushi as well).

Nacho scheese, mixed salad, mixed bean salad.
Carrot and cherry tomatoes.
Sushi and some carrot bears :)
Leftover Raspberry Blackout cake.


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Bento/Bento_01_25032008.jpg

emmapresley
Mar 24th, 2008, 09:15 PM
that looks ace vegcurry..i particularly like your carroty bears..combining two of your greatest loves!!

v much looking forward to all my stuff arriving :D

Est
Mar 24th, 2008, 09:17 PM
Hang on Mr VegCurry, isn't that MY slice of cake? :mad: :D

Your first bento box looks great! Isn't it a good feeling when the box is all ready to go - they look so perfect it's almost a shame to start eating the contents! :p

Astrid
Mar 24th, 2008, 09:30 PM
I've now ordered the blue Urara set and some additional containers. So looking forward to start using it! It will be a couple of weeks till it arrives though...

applepie
Mar 24th, 2008, 10:00 PM
Your boxes look so yummy! I'm hoping for mine to arrive tomorrow - can't wait to start using it!

jamboxrock
Mar 25th, 2008, 02:01 AM
Nice first one, Veg Curry.

Tomorrow: Mediterranean four bean salad (on its last legs), toasted mini wheat bagel, jamaican brown rice & peas, baby spinach w/ baby carrots on top, half a pear, more baby carrots on the fork

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-25-08.jpg

vegcurry
Mar 25th, 2008, 11:44 PM
Tomorrow:

Rice noodles with tofu & veg stir fry (in a spicy sauce).
Sushi, teddy carrots, roasted sweet potato.
Chestnut mushroom rissole, green salad, cherry tomatoes, garlic olives.
Red grapes, dried apricots, pecan nuts.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Bento/Bento_002_26032008.jpg

emmapresley
Mar 25th, 2008, 11:47 PM
that looks really nice VC!!!

i actually dreamt about bento boxing..shaping rice and that the other night :o

vegcurry
Mar 25th, 2008, 11:49 PM
^ thanks EP. I'm having soo much fun preparing these treasure troves of taste. :)

jamboxrock
Mar 26th, 2008, 03:25 AM
Tomorrow: samosa tempeh burger on flatbread w/ wilted spinach, cucumber-mint raita & tomato-onion chutney, mashed cauliflower & spinach, dried mango & prunes

(Condiments on the side to share with my coworker, who I am also taking lunch for. More details on the burger in the photo thread after I get her approval.)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-26-08.jpg

vegcurry
Mar 26th, 2008, 10:59 PM
Tomorrow:
Durum wheat (cooked in stock) with mixed bean salad, topped with almond flakes.
Carrot sticks with lemon juice.
Cheatin' "turkey", roast potatoes, spicy roast brussel sprouts, roast butternut squash.
Red grapes, Green & Blacks almond chocolate.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Bento/Bento_003_27032008.jpg

emmapresley
Mar 27th, 2008, 12:45 AM
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s268/emmapresley/Picture037.jpg

ta-dah!
my first bento box..even though i whinged to you VC, it does fit a fair bit of stuff in - guacamole + raw basil hummous + a few bits of cucumber

top layer (hiding) is pak choi + rocket..a few grapes, olives and baby plum tomatoes..brazil nut pieces, skinny brocolli, diddy carrots and slightly interestingly shaped cucumber. i sneaked in a square of chocolate into the lid. not much else will fit in there really :confused:

did you get yours yet applepie?

applepie
Mar 27th, 2008, 01:06 AM
Mmh, looks yummy your first Bento!
I got mine yesterday but was studying at home all day. I'll make my first one tomorrow for the best library lunch ever :-)

jamboxrock
Mar 27th, 2008, 04:32 AM
Cute, EmmaP!

Tomorrow: salad (spinach, mixed greens, baby carrots, seedless cucumber, sugar snap peas, balsamic vinaigrette in the small container), multigrain everything crackers, sunflower seeds, a samosa tempeh patty topped w/ raita & chutney, strawberries

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/lunches/3-27-08.jpg

Roxy
Mar 27th, 2008, 05:48 AM
I can't wait to jump on this bandwagon! I'm waiting for my laptop lunchbox to arrive, patiently lol....or not!

Vegcurry - we should bring out lunchboxes to SF and then we can have a little bento picnic in a park haha!

Est
Mar 27th, 2008, 08:55 AM
emmap your first bento box ROCKS! Did you find it filling? I think the size is deceptive - mine seems tiny, but when I've eaten everything in it I'm well stuffed! :p Yours is a different type to mine though, so not sure how they compare.

Knottykc
Mar 27th, 2008, 09:22 AM
Oh I soooo have to get me one of these lunchbox things... Any idea where to get them in Scotland? Is there a decent UK website I can order from? Thanks :)

Est
Mar 27th, 2008, 11:47 AM
Hiya knottykc, I ordered mine from Becky & Lolo (http://www.beckyandlolo.co.uk/) and it arrived the next morning even though I hadn't paid extra for fast delivery!

aubergine
Mar 27th, 2008, 02:35 PM
If only some of these could be delivered to my office! My mouth is watering for Tofu and some chestnut rissole.

When I move out I'll have to join in the fun.

applepie
Mar 27th, 2008, 07:06 PM
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/CappucettoRosso/Bento005.jpg

Here we go, my first Bento!!! :D
Not very imaginative, can't compete with your masterpieces, but I was still majorly stuffed from last night's birthday dinner and didn't want a substantial lunch.
Salad in the bottom, and a wholewheat sandwich with yeast extract and tomato in the top, plus a box of raisins. Obviously, the nana didn't go in the box ;)
I can't wait to try out all the other things I have in mind - never thought that library lunches could be so exciting!

pavotrouge
Mar 27th, 2008, 07:09 PM
I've created a monster O_O !
You people rock.

Can't bento tomorrow coz all my stuff are going to sleep at Cologne central station tonight... but will post on the weekend.