Bento (Japanese style) packed, vegan meals

[emzy1985]

Here is my bento in action. Wholemeal pasta covered in a cider vingar dressing, fresh mixed salad leaf with a whole tomato, mixed nuts included brazil, walnut and almond, two strawberries, homemade hummus, raw carrot, brocolli and cauliflour. Dried mango, prune and pinapple in with the fork!

I'll come up with something more inventive soon

[bryzee86]

Dried mango, prune and pinapple in with the fork!

Vegcurry would be proud.

[chickpea_chica]

homemade hummus

Yummy!! Looks amazing.

[emzy1985]

Vegcurry would be proud.

I did it for him *raises fist in the air*

[mariana]

i posted the recipe guys - it's under 'creamy deli dip'

Thanks!! It looks really delicious! I LOVE avocado!! And emzy--the bento looks yummy! The pack is really cool too...how nice to have an ice pack and everything!

[vegcurry]

MONDAY 28-04-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Morrocan Tagine with spring vegetables and cous cous
[2] Sosmix, Nut and Mushroom rolls
[3] Fruit Salad and Soy Cream
[4] Carrot sticks, Gherkin, green salad
& Brazil nuts in with the fork


@ Emzy .... aww shucks

[emzy1985]

Mmmmm VC that looks scrummy. BTW I just noticed your Bento colour. **jealous**

[vegcurry]

TUESDAY 29-04-2008. Clockwise from top left:

[1] Noodles with Porcini mushrooms and Chinese preserved vegetables in Satay Sauce
[2] Hummus and Sweet Chili Sauce
[3] Stuffed Vine Leaves
[4] Salad of grated Courgette, Carrot, Radish, and Cucumber with Raisins, Olives and Jalapeno Chillies
& Brazil nuts in with the fork

[cobweb]

blimey you're having a late night, vegcurry!

very posh food you've got there!

[RubyDuby]

what do u do with the hummus? put it on the salad?

[vegcurry]

blimey you're having a late night, vegcurry!

very posh food you've got there!

Yup, it just took me longer than expected to get round to preparing my lunch. I'm off to bed fairly soon though.

what do u do with the hummus? put it on the salad?

I might take an extra carrot with me and dip it in the hummus/sweet chilli sauce.

[bryzee86]

I ordered ours today!1!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kitteh]

Found a few links on Bentos, may have already been shared but anyhoo

http://www.cookingcute.com/index.htm - not vegan, but she puts A LOT of effort into some of her bentos, take a look

http://shop.iloveobento.com/collections/boxes

http://www.jlist.com/BENTO/BENTO_4.html

[emzy1985]

TUESDAY 29-04-2008. Clockwise from top left:

[1] Noodles with Porcini mushrooms and Chinese preserved vegetables in Satay Sauce
[2] Hummus and Sweet Chili Sauce
[3] Stuffed Vine Leaves
[4] Salad of grated Courgette, Carrot, Radish, and Cucumber with Raisins, Olives and Jalapeno Chillies
& Brazil nuts in with the fork

No dried apricots with the fork VC? Tut Tut!

[mariana]

My friend just brought me a bento box from Japan!!!!! I'm so excited! I'll post pics of it soon. I don't know if I'll be using it anytime soon since as of now I eat most of my meals in my room, but I think I'll be using it this summer... and I might end up using it next week just for fun (I just really want to use it!)

[vegcurry]

No dried apricots with the fork VC? Tut Tut!

Me a slave to convention and conformity??

[Kitteh]

My friend just brought me a bento box from Japan!!!!! I'm so excited! I'll post pics of it soon. I don't know if I'll be using it anytime soon since as of now I eat most of my meals in my room, but I think I'll be using it this summer... and I might end up using it next week just for fun (I just really want to use it!)

You should definitely use it when you get it, Mariana! Even if it's just once for now Post a pic when you get it too

[emzy1985]

I've got a coupla pics to put up but I've been ill so haven't had chance to get to my PC at home. Emily (bless her heart) stayed up late and made my bento for me today. I'll get some pics up soon guys I promise!

[vegcurry]

WEDNESDAY 30-04-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Rice Salad: gherkins, dried apricots, sundried tomatoes, Frys Garlic Poloni, Redwood Mozarella Cheezly, and Sultanas.
[2] Dried Apricots, Brazil Nuts, Raisins.
[3] Hummus and Carrot sticks.
[4] Stuffed Vine Leaves and mini Cretan breads.

[Animosity]

WEDNESDAY 30-04-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Rice Salad: gherkins, dried apricots, sundried tomatoes, Frys Garlic Poloni, Redwood Mozarella Cheezly, and Sultanas.
[2] Dried Apricots, Brazil Nuts, Raisins.
[3] Hummus and Carrot sticks.
[4] Stuffed Vine Leaves and mini Cretan breads.

omvg, Stuffed grape leaves... I've never had them without a ton of mint. I'm thinking of making them myself. Thank you for reminding me with your wondeful picture!


On another note, I am totally buying me a bento... No questions, Because if I don't get to go to public school this year, I'm offing myself.

I already found the one I want, Now it's just a matter of ordering it.


(And working for a year and a half until I can afford it... )

[vegcurry]

THURSDAY 01-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] mini Pakoras, Brazil nuts, vinegar and oil dressing in the small pot.
[2] hummus and peanut butter, topped with smoked paprika
[3] carrot sticks.
[4] green salad, red grapes, courgette
& Brazil nuts in with the fork

[emzy1985]

VC - Did you make the pakoras? There is a guy who lives near me who is always cooking wonderful stuff like that and you can smell it down the road (better than dead stuff ay?)

I'm gonna put my pics up tonight...there will be four in total lol!

Enjoy your lunches today guys!

[jamboxrock]

Me and Emzy have both been holding out.

Tuesday: millet toast, fig bar, lentils tartare, wilted dandelion greens under alfalfa sprouts, grape tomatoes, mustard dressing, grapes



yesterday: seared brussels sprouts, tempeh salad, avocado, wheat crackers, brownie



today: sandwich (millet toast, lentils tartare as a spread, sliced avocado, alfalfa sprouts), wilted dandelion greens, grape tomatoes, grapes, celery, mustard dressing, brownie

[emzy1985]

Wow Jambox your food always looks so nice! I am still holding out...only around 4hours though hehe!

[bryzee86]

Wow Jambox your food always looks so nice! I am still holding out...only around 4hours though hehe!

you gonna say some expletives when you leave?

[emmapresley]

those sprouts look dead nice.

yeah emzy..have you worked out your final *fuck you losers* speech yet?

i absolutely think you should do a slappy arm bird flippin action..but first circle your arm violently forards 3 times...slap your left palm onto yr inner elbow and do it.. AND squat down and blow a raspberry at the same time!!!

[emzy1985]

I haven't thought about it really! Hmmmmm:

"Well it's been great working with you.... but your are a bunch of useless w**k stains who need a good knee in the balls. Fuck you everybody. GOODNIGHT! "

Then I'm gonna run down the yard with my middle fingers in the air!

OH YEAH BABY!

[BlackCats]

My husband and I both cracked up at that Emzy. I wish you could tape it and put it on youtube for us all to enjoy the moment.

(All your food looks great everyone. I'm going to get a bento box soon as well.)

[emzy1985]

My husband and I both cracked up at that Emzy. I wish you could tape it and put it on youtube for us all to enjoy the moment.

(All your food looks great everyone. I'm going to get a bento box soon as well.)

Hehe glad I made you laugh! I had thought about that to be honest. My phone however is large and they would see it so their reactions wouldn't be as good.

Hmm maybe we should put this back on topic hehehe!

[chickpea_chica]

I'll help get it back on topic - my box arrived today and I'm really excited!! I think I'll find it hard to keep up with the high standard here, heh, but I think it's going to be so much fun!

[vegcurry]

^
I'm always impressed by everyone else's bento box and think mine are not upto the brilliance of others but let your imagination and creativity run riot anyway.

[chickpea_chica]

Thank VC, yours are awesome though!!

[emzy1985]

1) Iceberg, tomato and sausage salad
2) Half a wholemeal bagel with organic peanut butter and jam
3) four fresh strawberries
4) Mixed nuts, raw carrot and homemade hummus dip
5) Dried fruit in with the fork



1) Lentil and garlic dahl
2) Plain leafy greens
3) Raw carrots and homemade hummus
4) More raw carrots and fresh strawberries
5) Dried fruit in with the fork



and this is what I had today:

1) Iceberg lettuce with chopped fresh tomato and chopped toffuti cheese.
2) Left over risotto
3) Raw carrots, brocolli and babycorn with organic peanut butter
4) Fresh grapes and more brocolli

[cedarblue]

Half a wholemeal bagel with organic peanut butter and jam

what happened to the other half, poor little fella!

[BlackCats]

what happened to the other half, poor little fella!

I worry about things like that too Cedar, he would be lost without his twin brother.

Looking good Emzy. (And JBR - yours always looks good, you too VC.)

[RubyDuby]

lentil and garlic dahl... mmmm *droolieface*

jambox- yesterdays lunch is screaming my name!

[vegcurry]

FRIDAY 02-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Rocket, Cucumber, Courgette, Cherry Tomatoes, Brazil nuts
[2] Macaroni Scheese with smoked paprika
[3] Stuffed Vine Leaves, Grilled Marinated Tofu
[4] Carrot Sticks, Peanut Butter, vinegar and oil dressing in the small pot.

[bryzee86]

I could just go for that macaroni right now.

[vegcurry]

VC - Did you make the pakoras? There is a guy who lives near me who is always cooking wonderful stuff like that and you can smell it down the road (better than dead stuff ay?)

No I didn't make those, my home made pakora wouldn't turn out that cute or that small ... gimme big pakoras . I bought these in Lidl, they're in the freezer section, they're sold with mini samosas (8 of each) as an Indian snack selection.

[emzy1985]

what happened to the other half, poor little fella!

Hehe Emily ate him for lunch!

VC - cool! I never knew Lidl sold anything vegan...

[pavotrouge]

Lidl is evil... they treat their employees like shit and spy on them. They shouldn't even be allowed to sell "fair trade" rice. Just my cuppa tea.

[emzy1985]

Ah yes Lidl is a german supermarket right? Unfortunately in the UK we live in George Orwell's 1984. We are treated like shite and spyed upon every second of everyday. Yay to freedom! (Woah so off topic! I'll stop now!!!)

[jamboxrock]

today: tempeh salad, wheat crackers, fig bar, grapes, bell pepper, avocado, annie's woodstock dressing, grape tomatoes, celery, carrot

[pavotrouge]

Ah yes Lidl is a german supermarket right? Unfortunately in the UK we live in George Orwell's 1984. We are treated like shite and spyed upon every second of everyday. Yay to freedom! (Woah so off topic! I'll stop now!!!)

but you can still make choices, can't you? I try to avoid supermarkets and huge corporations where I can.

now you guys with the massive laptop lunches, look what arrived from the US today...

what is this?


a massive picnic bento, about triple the size of a laptop lunch I did a sort of swap with a blogger from TN, I got here some cosmetics you can't get in the US and asked for Trader Joe's cookies and bento gear in return. This will come in handy for potlucks and picnics!


boring bento- rice with sesame seeds, soy sauce, leftover stir-fry and some peach:

[pavotrouge]

traditional Japanese bento- rice with ume on top, soy sauce fishy, mushroom salad, an orange and some apple bites:


lazy yakisoba bento- leftover yakisoba, some carrot sticks, an orange and berry soy yoghurt:


return-from-london-bento, featuring the dolphin bento box from the Japanese Centre- potato salad, fishless fish-fingers, some cucumber, olives and carrot plus evil chocolate:

[bryzee86]

evil chocolate?Please expand.

[pavotrouge]

from Sainsbury's, that's why.
and because it's awesome and creature got me addicted.

[maikeru]

If it helps make it seem less evil I reckon the Sainsbury's chocolate is just a repackaged version of the Dairy Free/Humdinger/Sweet William one anyway. Hmm, I really should do a taste test to confirm my theory.

Michael.

[cobweb]

Lidl is evil... they treat their employees like shit and spy on them. They shouldn't even be allowed to sell "fair trade" rice. Just my cuppa tea.

at least they pay above the minimum wage! (*even more off-topic )

[pavotrouge]

- in countries where a minimum wage exists.