Bento (Japanese style) packed, vegan meals

[Est]

Buy a Laptop Lunch Box like me! It arrives the next day and fits an amazing amount of food into it. I'm still stuffed now from eating at 12!
http://www.beckyandlolo.co.uk/depart...aptop_lunches/

[bryzee86]

but they're so expensive! My loan comes through in a couple of weeks though....

[vegcurry]

^ approx £15 including delivery...what's that? a few drinks, a bag of chips & a rental DVD ?

[bryzee86]

considering i've got less than £40 of my overdraft left....


and anyway they looked like £20. Oh, yeah the basic ones are £13

[Astrid]

My first bento! Nothing fancy, but the set is so cute, and I impressed all my friends at uni today.



Two sandwiches with Tofutti H&C, lettuce and carrot sticks, hummous, buckwheat sprouts in the smallest container.


The set in the bag:

[Est]

Lovely!

[Roxy]

Thanks Emma - the rice tasted lovely. I reheated it in our work microwave.

Astrid your bento is so cute! What were the sprouts like?

I agree - the outlay for a Laptop Lunchbox might seem a little high at first, but I've saved so much money by taking my bentos every day. It's already paid for itself plus some.

[Astrid]

Astrid your bento is so cute! What were the sprouts like?

Thank you. Your laptop lunch is fabulous - very classy colours. The sprouts were allright, not overly delicious, but probably extremely nutritious.

[cobweb]

i've bought two of the laptop lunchboxes - pink for me, blue for him!
husband likes eating leftovery type potatoes, etc, i think they might come in handy.

[Roxy]

I'd like to try them sometime Astrid.

Yay cobweb! Looking forward to seeing your creations

[Aurore]

Don't be shy, Aurore!
Do you have the blueish mayo cups with pink kitty?

no they're pink. here they are i thought they would look great with my totoro bento. i am weak

[emmapresley]

i revise my previous statement. the new bento box is more the size of a tin of beans.

have swopped back with anna who now gets the blue one and am considering a pink laptop box. this is all getting silly.

[missbettie]

I love hello kitty. everything I have is hello kitty...its kinda disgusting really...

[pavotrouge]

@aurore: I've got the same, but the plastic is bright blue

Astrid, I have that same box, only in red. I think the most hilarious part of those boxes is that the company who makes them is called "Lube Sheep"

(ew...
not vegan.)

[bryzee86]

hahahahaha

[Astrid]

Astrid, I have that same box, only in red. I think the most hilarious part of those boxes is that the company who makes them is called "Lube Sheep"

Haha, I know - those crazy Japanese people.

[pavotrouge]

(wants to make more dirty remarks but fears this belongs in the 18+ section)

[Roxy]

I love hello kitty. everything I have is hello kitty...its kinda disgusting really...

I was feeling guilty about buying some cute little Hello Kitty stuff I've seen round in the Asian part of town. Now I won't feel so guilty. If cool people like you are doing it, I can do it too!

[pavotrouge]

I like Hello Kitty stuff as long as it's not pink. Mayo cups don't count

[missbettie]

haha you have NO idea Roxy!! My first job was at a Sanrio Store selling Hello Kitty products...I have so much crap! I have this awesome toaster that puts her face on the toast, my boyfriend made me a custom HK beach cruiser bycycle and had an artist paint on it...oh I should take a picture and post it, its very awesome. and now as we speak I am using a HK mouse and mouse pad....I have issues...haha!! Please continue to buy more Hello Kitty stuff so I don't look so much like a HK junkie!!

[pavotrouge]

missbettie... is you boyfriend the guy running Hello Kitty Hell?

[emmapresley]

ha..reading about hello kitty 'shoulder massagers'......

[missbettie]

ha!!! NO!! that site is scarier than I am! OK I feel better!

[bryzee86]

ha..reading about hello kitty 'shoulder massagers'......

or the belt sander....

[Astrid]

Or the AK-47...

[pavotrouge]

why don't we rename this thread "pavotrouge-created-a-monster-thread" ?!

[vegcurry]

@ pavotrouge: probably the friendliest and most appetising monster created

Tomorrow. Clockwise from top left:

[1] Sosmix and pecan nut roll, satay potato cakes.
[2] Mixed bean salad with gherkin and pickled yellow chilli pepper.
[3] Carrot sticks, sugarsnap peas.
[4] Baby leaf salad [underneath], cucumber, radish, chilli marinated olives, spring onion, carrot bears.

[missbettie]

you know...I really love sugar snap peas...they are really good...How do you cut the little bears? I know its a cookie cutter type thing but do you slice the carrot really thin? Those must be big carrots cause the bears are pretty wide...the little bears confuse me...my brain hurts...

[vegcurry]

@ missbettie
It's a small cutter, about an inch or so in height. I cut the carrot at it's widest part near the top, and then cut it into a few slices so I get thinnish bears.

[missbettie]

oooo little skinny bears...and then CHOMP no more...cute!

[Enchantress]

I have this awesome toaster that puts her face on the toast, my boyfriend made

Wow . That's so cool (Risker is giving me his "I am not impressed" face. Bah! What does he know?).

[missbettie]

Thats okay my roomies always turn the toast facing each other so they couldn't see her face...meanies!! I get a lot of gripes for my HK addiction...might be because I have a Tarina Tarintino HK necklace that cost an obscene amount of monies...but it was a gift I promise you!!

I think I shall take a picture of my toast and post it...and if we keep going of track in this thread I am going to create a hello kitty thread of my own! *sigh* so cute...

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: split pea soup, carrot sticks, hummus, dried apricots, squash pickles, tangerine



(a very orange and yellow lunch, odd for me. the soup looks gross because it was defrosted from frozen...)

[Enchantress]

Thats okay my roomies always turn the toast facing each other so they couldn't see her face...meanies!! I get a lot of gripes for my HK addiction...might be because I have a Tarina Tarintino HK necklace that cost an obscene amount of monies...but it was a gift I promise you!!

I think I shall take a picture of my toast and post it...and if we keep going of track in this thread I am going to create a hello kitty thread of my own! *sigh* so cute...

I think my boyfriend may have been turned off Hello Kitty when I accidedently left some underwear emblazoned with her face in his bedroom. He didn't notice until his his sister came into his room and he desparately tired to distract her from them. Whoops.

[Roxy]

Here's my bento for tomorrow:

roasted organic potatoes with a little pot of vegan sour cream
Amy's chili (medium with vegetables)
a Chinese style sticky rice cake with red bean filling
a raspberry fig bar
chopped organic fruit (cara cara orange, sweet lime).

[Roxy]

I think I shall take a picture of my toast and post it...and if we keep going of track in this thread I am going to create a hello kitty thread of my own! *sigh* so cute...

Do it! Make a HK thread and post your toast pics in there.

I'm going to the HK shop on Saturday before I go to the fur protest (the shop is in the building next door to where we protest).

[Aurore]

lol ! that's convenient.

[emmapresley]

here's mine and anna's bentos for today.
fruity stuff, mini scones (+ strawberry jam in a tiddly pot) we made last night and mine has a green lentilly pie that was really nice.
sneaky square of chocolate in the lid (gotta hide that one from the dinner ladies )

[vegcurry]

^ that's lovely and colourful emmapresley. I especially like the sneaky chocolate

THURSDAY 10-04-2008
Clockwise from top left:
[1] Pasta with Basil Pesto & Sun Dried Tomato with Soya Mince Bolognase
[2] Sugar Snap Peas & Carrot Sticks with Lemon
[3] Sosmix & Pecan Roll [underneath], Cheezly Mozarella with two mini Cretan Breads
[4] Baby leaf salad [underneath], cucumber, radish, chilli marinated olives, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, mixed bean salad, sugar snap peas.

[bryzee86]

Thats's it, VC - I'm drawing up a contract for you to come and be my live-in lunchbox chef.

[vegcurry]

^ you could never afford me
... but if the offer's good enough ...

[bryzee86]

I provide carrots and cupcakes, and a less than perfect sofa.

Well that's that offer out of the window...

[Astrid]

My bento for today:



Corn & Edamame salad (V-con) with added mung bean sprouts and green peas. Tofutti H&C sandwiches. Dried cranberries in the little container.

[bryzee86]

I've been meaning to ask: what's H&C?

[Astrid]

Hehe, Herbs & Chives. I can't be arsed to spell it out.

[bryzee86]

ahhh

sounds yum

[jamboxrock]

tomorrow: twice baked potato, squash pickles, carrot raisin salad, corn & rice cereal, half a tangerine left from today's

[!!]

What's in the potato? it looks gooood

[Astrid]

Today:



Tofutti sandwiches, carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes and almonds. Buckwheat sprouts and leek with soy sauce in the smaller container. Dried cranberries in the smallest container.

[eco]

That looks absolutely delicious, vegcurry
Any chance of posting the sosmix and pecan nut roll and the satay potato cakes recipes? I'd love to have a go at making them.

@ pavotrouge: probably the friendliest and most appetising monster created

Tomorrow. Clockwise from top left:

[1] Sosmix and pecan nut roll, satay potato cakes.
[2] Mixed bean salad with gherkin and pickled yellow chilli pepper.
[3] Carrot sticks, sugarsnap peas.
[4] Baby leaf salad [underneath], cucumber, radish, chilli marinated olives, spring onion, carrot bears.