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Showing posts with label bento and lunchbox treats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bento and lunchbox treats. Show all posts
Sunday

Bento favourite: miso recipes

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These are some of my favourite recipes with miso, perfect for a tasty umami-rich addition to your bento box. Miso-roasted eggplant (nasu den...

Bento favourite: spinach goma-ae

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Spinach goma-ae is a simple and tasty dish that is usually eaten at room temperature, making it a perfect side dish for a bento box. What yo...

Bento favourite: vegan tamagoyaki

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Tamagoyaki is a Japanese rolled omelet, which is a popular Bento staple. My favourite vegan version is made with a chickpea batter. Omelet m...
Wednesday

Rhubarb crumble bars

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These rhubarb crumble bars are absolutely yummy!   What you need (12-16 bars) -  1½ cups all-purpose flour - 1½ cups oatmeal oats...

Easy peasy chocolate-date truffles

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These chocolate truffles are delicious and super easy to make!  What you need: - 10-12 Medjool dates - 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa po...
Thursday

Vegan pannenkoeken

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Dutch pancakes are different than American pancakes. In America, pancakes are thick, fluffy, smaller and generally eaten for breakfast. In t...

Japanese plain white rice, sushi rice & Onigiri

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Cooking Japanese rice is an art in itself. It takes quite a bit of effort, especially the rinsing and soaking before cooking. Plain white...
Tuesday

Vegan Bento No. 7 | Sandwich Bento

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On a recent trip to Japan I went on a major bento shopping spree, and also managed to get my hands on several hard to find (outside Japan...

Vegan Bento No. 6 | Green Pasta Salad Bento

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This bento proves that you don't need any cutesy, expensive bento boxes to make a bento lunch: it is a 'regular' sandwich lun...

Vegan Bento No. 5 | Farfalle Pasta Salad Bento

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I wanted to participate in a pasta-themed bento contest, so I made several pasta bentos in preparation for the contest. This was the fir...

Vegan Bento no. 4 | Roasted Potato Bento

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When making dinner the night before, I saved some potatoes and nuggets to use for this bento. It consists of: ~ rosemary & garlic r...

Vegan Bento No. 3 | Dried Fruit Bento

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Bento no. 3 consists of: ~ blanched shelled edemame ~ stirfried bok choy, onion and mushrooms in soy sauce ~ (heirloom) carrot kinpir...

Vegan Bento No. 2 | Sidedish Bento

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For this 2nd bento, I used leftovers from the 1st bento, and added some extras as well. It consists of: ~ Japanese white rice with (he...

Vegan Bento No. 1 | Teriyaki Veggie Bento

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My bento-making has been on a bit of a back burner for a while, but I recently took it up again on a somewhat regular basis. The challenge t...
Wednesday

Vegan carrot cake cupcakes & cream cheese frosting

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This is the first vegan cupcake recipe I tried to make, and it came out wonderful. My non-vegan colleagues loved it too. The recipe is from...
Thursday

Couscous salad

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Inspired by the chefs at work, I made my own couscous salad the other day. Thumbs up! What you need (1 large portion): 120g couscous 200...
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Sunday

Brie and ham tartelets

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Another staple at get-togethers are these tarts that a friend of mine always brings. What you need (24 tarts): 100g Brie 6 squares of st...

Pesto pinwheels

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Pesto pinwheels are the signature dish that a friend of mine always brings to get-togethers. They're very tasty! What you need: - 1 ...

Toasti's

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Whether you call it a tosti, toasti, panini, provencette or toasted sandwich, they're all sandwiches that are grilled and eaten warm. He...

Humus

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Another dip that's served all over the Middle East is humus. There are tons of different recipes available online and in recipebooks....