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horaay for tempeh!
My first parcel of new bento supply cuteness arrived today... can't wait to get back to work :)
BTW, there's a cute new page/shop about bento here: http://shop.iloveobento.com/
The Japanese bits are extremely expensive IMHO, but they've also got laptop lunches.
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Ooooh I can't wait, my bento box is in the post and should be here soon.
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** tries to contain vegcurry by administering intravenous hummus drip (or should that be dip? :p)**
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I ordered my bento box yesterday, couldn't resist the temptation any longer to have a 'proper' one rather than my ordinary tupperware. And will come in handy as I'll be spending long hours in the library for exam revision...
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BTW, there's a cute new page/shop about bento here:
http://shop.iloveobento.com/
The Japanese bits are extremely expensive IMHO, but they've also got laptop lunches.
Gah I wish I didn't click that link I want everything!!!!
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bettie, I good shop and so far the quickest and cheapest I've encountered is this one: http://stores.ebay.de/Irrashai_B-E-N...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
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unfortunately I don't understand the money part of it!! lol thanks pavo!
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Oooh, I might have to get some picks and cups and cute stuff, that would make it even more fun.
Today: almost identical to Wednesday's except the strawberries and carrots.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...es/3-21-08.jpg
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Ooooh I can't wait, my bento box is in the post and should be here soon.
Mine too! I got the black and red one :) It'll match my drink bottle which is red!
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have you got a link for whereyou bought yur box roxy?
i'm looking on ebay and really like this one..but i can't work out if 16 quid is a lot to pay for what is essentially a plastic box :confused:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOITE-A-BENTO-...713.m153.l1262
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Emma, if you want a two-tier one, this one is a lot cheaper: http://www.japancentre.com/?cmd=itm&cid=522&id=2166
I ordered mine there, and it was despatched yesterday - can't wait to get it!
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wow! thanks applepie! significant price difference there..:D
*goes to click the buying buttons*
ace..got some more wasabi too..absolutely raced through the other stuff :o
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oi, guys... the one from Japancentre comes without a bento belt. You need one like that or the tiers will keep falling apart.
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gah...too late i fear. :(
surely there will be somewhere who will sell us a bento belt? ;)
failing that i'll be improvising with bits of elastic and safety pins..errrgh...watch my dinner scatter?!
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Hey, pavot, do you know if the Urara boxes are good? This set looks really nice:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...S%252BI%252BSS
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@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 :( ).
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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)
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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.
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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/p...1_25032008.jpg
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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
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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
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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...
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Your boxes look so yummy! I'm hoping for mine to arrive tomorrow - can't wait to start using it!
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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/c2...es/3-25-08.jpg
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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/p...2_26032008.jpg
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that looks really nice VC!!!
i actually dreamt about bento boxing..shaping rice and that the other night :o
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^ thanks EP. I'm having soo much fun preparing these treasure troves of taste. :)
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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/c2...es/3-26-08.jpg
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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/p...3_27032008.jpg
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http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...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?
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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 :-)
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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/c2...es/3-27-08.jpg
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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!
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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.
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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 :)
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Hiya knottykc, I ordered mine from Becky & Lolo and it arrived the next morning even though I hadn't paid extra for fast delivery!
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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.
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http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...o/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!
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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.