Bento (Japanese style) packed, vegan meals

[bryzee86]

Thanks Stef!

I plan on many more to come

[jamboxrock]

Hooray for Bryzee and Joey joining our bento gang. I find mine holds enough to keep me full for a good few hours, but I try to balance filling foods with stuff like carrot sticks and light-calorie veggies.

tomorrow: southern-style dolmades w/ tahini sauce, goddess pasta salad, avocado, two huge strawberries

[veganwitch]

jamboxrock, that looks so good! Is the recipe for goddess pasta salad around here somewhere? And what do you have sprinkled on the avocado?

I don't bento...yet.

[vegcurry]

Summer is here and Bento's just wanna have fun.

[bryzee86]

That's awesome, VC. really nice and summery.

[BlackCats]

That's a really nice picture.
(I saw some buttercups the other day when I was out, I hadn't seen them in years.)

[bryzee86]

Oh poo. I forgot to take a picture of Jo's bento today!

Ah well. Just so you know, it contained: Diced melon, small "chicken" sandwich, 3 squares choccy, sesame snap, cucumber spears, 4 home made sos rolls (a la Vegcurry ), and Cranberries and almonds in with the fork.

[BlackCats]

What is this in with the fork thing you keep going on about, does it have another meaning that I am too uncool to understand?

[bryzee86]

Nope. Just look at the right hand side of the box, that's the space for the fork. There's also a bit of space to put a few little bits, such as nuts, seeds, dried fruit etc

[jamboxrock]

jamboxrock, that looks so good! Is the recipe for goddess pasta salad around here somewhere? And what do you have sprinkled on the avocado?

I don't bento...yet.

The pasta salad is from Yellow Rose Recipes. And it's just black pepper on the avo. I didn't end up going to work today, so my bento will have to wait patiently until tomorrow.

[veganwitch]

^ thanks, I'll check out the Yellow Rose next time I'm at the bookstore.

[vegcurry]

TUESDAY 13-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Two bean chilli with cous cous and sun dried tomato, with a slice of lime.
[2] Brazil nut and mushroom slices, piece of rava idli.
[3] Carrot sticks, sugarsnap peas, baby sweetcorn.
[4] Green leaf salad, sprouted aduki beans, grapes, cherry tomatoes, Brazil nuts.
& dried apricots in with the fork

[vegcurry]

WENESDAY 14-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Two bean chilli with cous cous and sun dried tomato *, cold sliced roast potato and Edamame.
[2] Brazil nut and mushroom slices. *
[3] Hummus with walnut and olives, topped with a slice of lime.
[4] Carrot sticks, green leaf salad, grapes, cherry tomatoes.
& dried apricots in with the fork
& Caramel Soya Dessert.

* I made a big batch of this and have been defrosting portions the last few days for lunch.

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: two pieces deluxe pizza, carrot sticks, green pepper strips, strawberries

[Kitteh]

That pizza looks great and I want to try these Alpro products!

[Roxy]

You guys are putting my bento to shame.

Dinner Bento for work tomorrow night:

Dinner bento:
Mushroom couscous with slivered almonds.
Curried lentils with sesame seeds.
Dark Chocolate and organic raisins.
4 blueberry fig bars.

[vegcurry]

tomorrow: two pieces deluxe pizza, carrot sticks, green pepper strips, strawberries

That's a yummy looking pizza :drools:

[Ruby Rose]

I've ordered boxes for me and my lovely other - not that I want to be a Bento-come-lately...

Hopefully they'll arrive next week, ready for the Bento season.

[RubyDuby]

is there a season? well then i have to order mine today too!

[pavotrouge]

today was definitely the start of the bento season... my English class got cancelled so I enjoyed the afternoon with my best mate eating our bentos in the Japanese Garden of Düsseldorf <3

[ellaminnowpea]

awww bento love!

[vegcurry]

THURSDAY 15-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Tofu, Aubergine and Mushroom stif fry with Basmati rice and Frys Garlic Poloni.
[2] Hummus with olives, sprinkled with smoked paprika and topped with sliced grape.
[3] Carrot sticks and baby sweetcorn.
[4] Avocado, home grown green leaf salad, grapes, cherry tomatoes and pecan nuts.
& Pecan nuts in with the fork
& Caramel Soya Dessert [not in photograph]

[jamboxrock]

Lookin' good, Vegcurry. I'm so curious about this Poloni, I don't think I can get it here.

tomorrow: piece of multigrain bread, pizza sauce, dried mango, seitanroni & teese slices, broccoli, ranch dressing, fig bar

[pavotrouge]

still can't see any pictures >_< stupid censorship. I bet they look divine!
Today I forgot (ok... decided not to because I was grumpy barely had any sleep) to pack my bento for the first time in ages.

[vegcurry]

Lookin' good, Vegcurry. I'm so curious about this Poloni, I don't think I can get it here

Ummm I just Googled it and found that you spell it Polony (Doh!!!). I hope you manage to find it sometime, it's really yummy in a sandwich.

[bryzee86]

dammit! I forgot to take a pic again!

[vegcurry]

@ Bryzee
Here's the running order: Make it. Photograph it. Eat it

[Kitteh]

Yours looks great, Roxy!

Edit: from last page

[jamboxrock]

Bryzee, if we don't have visual proof then it never existed!

I wasn't going to do a box for tomorrow cause it's just what I could grab, but I couldn't very well carry a plate of food covered in foil with me to work. I walk and take the bus, it just wouldn't work. So...the last two pieces of deluxe pizza (sigh), a plum and a fig bar.

[Roxy]

Thanks Kitteh

Do you like those fig bars jambox? I love them - a nice sweet, healthy snack.

No bento for me today. I didn't get home from work till close to 10pm and had to be back there at 9am this morning. So no time to put one together. Well, I probably could've if I'd really wanted to, but buying lunch was the easier option today.

[bryzee86]

Bryzee, if we don't have visual proof then it never existed!

@ Bryzee
Here's the running order: Make it. Photograph it. Eat it

It was 6am, I'd had 1 hour sleep, and it was for Jo anyway, so it doesn't count.

[jamboxrock]

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Do you like those fig bars jambox? I love them - a nice sweet, healthy snack.
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I do like them, but I think one bar has something like 60 calories (please correct me if I'm wrong) so I stick to one at a time, which is like three or four tiny bites.

[vegcurry]

FRIDAY 16-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Rice and Two bean chilli.
[2] Mushroom and nut rolls.
[3] Rhubarb crumble and soya cream.
[4] Avocado, home grown green leaf salad, carrots, baby sweetcorn, and cherry tomatoes.

[cobweb]

my laptop lunch from yesterday;
potato salad (coleslaw, roast potatoes, raw spinach, cucumber and alfalfa sprouts, carrot sticks)
trifle (sponge cake, strawberry vegi jelly, peaches, soyatoo cream)
sos rolls
pizza (made with tofutti slices, seived toms and herbs)

[vegcurry]

^ :licks lips:

[BlackCats]

OMG trifle, mmmm. I had a vegan trifle at a fair at X-mas. So lovely.

[cobweb]

i smooshed it up a bit when i was getting it into the lunchbox but it was yummy!

[pavotrouge]

oooh I must make trifle sometime soon... oh well I'll get to make it in a month anyway as I promised to help with a friend's wedding catering.

[vegcurry]

MONDAY 19-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:
[1] Bean and nut rolls.
[2] Carrot sticks and cucumber.
[3] Hippie Bar, chocolate, dried apricots.
[4] Avocado, home grown green leaf salad, baby sweetcorn, and cherry tomatoes.

[Roxy]

Lookin good Vegcurry You could pop a couple of those bean & nut rolls into my bento tomorrow please, being the good little bento slut that you are

Here's mine for tomorrow:

All organic fruit & veg:
Curried potato, cauliflower & tomatoes.
Galia melon & almonds.
Skookum Bar.
Alpro soy custard with fresh blueberries.

[vegcurry]

Lookin good Vegcurry You could pop a couple of those bean & nut rolls into my bento tomorrow please, being the good little bento slut that you are

Thanks.
HAHAHAHAHA
How long would they take to get there, 5 days??
They may arrive a wee bit stale and squished if I pop them in the post today ...

[jamboxrock]

today: grilled asparagus, marinated grilled portobello, couscous w/ artichokes, roasted tomatoes & olives, rosemary bread, salad (lettuce, cucumber, baby carrots, ranch), kiwi, fig bar



tomorrow: quesadilla (fajita-style mushrooms, onion & peppers, teese), spicy black bean soup, salsa, lettuce, sugar snap peas, baby carrots, ranch, dried pineapple & apricots

[Roxy]

Ohhh man that mushroom looks gooood jambox!

Here's mine for tomorrow:

All organic fruit & veg
Curried potato, cauliflower & tomatoes.
Galia melon and mango slices.
Sheese & crackers
Blueberry fig bars.

[pavotrouge]

blueberry + fig + bar = love

no really, I've never heard of them. Or can you UK people get it?

[bryzee86]

I've never heard of them

I'd love to do a parcel swap with someone who has though!

[pavotrouge]

probably they have these massive blueberry harvests and keep all of them on their continent. meanies!

[vegcurry]

TUESDAY 20-05-2008. Clockwise from top left:

[1] Spicy bean, spinach and aubergine in a tomato sauce.
[2] Bean and nut roll.
[3] Carrot sticks.
[4] Avocado, home grown green leaf salad, baby sweetcorn, and cherry tomatoes.

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: three-cheese spinach, mushroom & sausage lasagna, cauliflower leek puree, baby carrots, ranch, garlic bread, fig bar

[Roxy]

blueberry + fig + bar = love

no really, I've never heard of them. Or can you UK people get it?

Here you go http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/n...cgrfnbr=881909

[bryzee86]

Jo went off to work an hour ago, and this was her bento:
(clockwise from top left)
Alpro natural yoghurt;
maple syrup for yoghurt in lidded tub; coconut sesame snap; 3 squares choc;
Coleslaw;
Tempeh spaghetti bolognaise.
And dried mango and strawberries in with the fork