Posted in bento, cheese, vegetarian, tagged bento, vegetarian on February 27, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
I forgot to upload the photo of today’s bento, but I also forgot to post this recent bento, so here you go.
These bentos contained oven-baked potatoes, carrots and sweet potato left over from dinner, plus some jalapeño cheese poppers (frozen) as an easy and quick protein staple, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and a chocolate for dessert. The box in the background also holds a mustard-yoghurt dip for the root veg, to share come lunchtime.
Posted in bento, grains, vegetarian, tagged bento, egg, einkorn, grains, pasta, vegetarian on January 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
I had some spaghetti and leek left over from dinner yesterday, so I made a frittata with egg and the leftovers.
Sides are boiled Einkorn wheat with a cherry tomato and some lemon balm, broccoli, mango chutney, an olive and a fudge candy for dessert.
Posted in bento, mediterranean, rice, vegetarian, tagged bento, mediterranean, rice, vegetarian on January 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
First bento of 2013… well first bento I post here after a long break, too. I’ve been off the wagon for too long. But I got tired of eating out.
So this is mixed rice with chopped parsley, mint and lemon balm mixed in, falafel, iceberg lettuce, (almost!) the last of my homegrown cherry tomatoes, carrots and some homemade aioli in the small container.
Happy 2013!
Posted in mushrooms, vegetarian, tagged Macrolepiota procera, mushroom, mushrooms, parasol, vegetarian on July 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
But you must be humble if you wish to find them:
Refuse not to kneel nor to look at your feet;
You find not the treasure commanding and shouting,
But bend your head down and soon you will eat.
Remember the good ones but fear not the poison;
All that you need is to trust in your head:
A knife and a basket, a friend and a forest:
A Hobbit with Mushrooms is a Hobbit well fed.
Posted in bento, cheese, grains, mediterranean, vegetarian, tagged bento, cheese, dinkel, grains, halloumi, mediterranean, vegetarian on July 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Leftover mushroom risotto, celery sticks,carrot and cheese flowers, oregano, cherry tomato, sugar pea and parmesan decoration.
Posted in bento, cheese, grains, mediterranean, vegetarian, tagged bento, cheese, dinkel, grains, halloumi, mediterranean, vegetarian on July 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Dinkel with some corn mixed in, Halloumi, carrots, broccoli, some ajvar and mayo to dip. Lemon balm decoration.
Posted in baking, egg, vegetarian, tagged baking, herbs, medieval, pie, quiche, tarte on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been too long since I posted a pie recipe, I feel. Let me remedy that.
This pie is a recipe that I adapted from the medieval recipe for Torta of Herbs in the Month of May, and I think that it works just as well as a savoury entree or main dish as for a sweet dessert. Personally, I prefer the savoury version, substitute my own favourite herbs and reduce the sugar in it, so here’s my personal recipe:
Spring tarte
For the pie shell: 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of rolled oats, 150g (salted) butter, a dash of water.
Makes a standard pie shell, but the oats give the whole thing an interesting bite! If the dough doesn’t want to come together, add a bit more flour or reduce the amount of oats.
For the filling:
2-3 eggs (depending on size)
2Tsp. thick Turkish yoghurt
ca. 75g yellow cheese (Gouda works well)
1 big handful of fresh herbs of your choice, e.g.:
- Basil
- Mint
- Oregano
- Parsley
1tsp. honey.
Grind the cheese in the blender first, then add the rest of the ingredients and blend until the herbs are chopped fine. Pour out into your pre-baked pie crust and bake at 200C for ca. 20 minutes (or until done).
For a sweet variant add grated ginger and more honey/sugar, and perhaps replace the yoghurt and yellow cheese with some sort of fresh cheese or cream cheese.
Enjoy!
Posted in bento, grains, vegetarian, tagged chili cheese, sugar snap peas, vegetarian on May 17, 2012 | 5 Comments »
A simple bento with Korean mixed grains (different types of rice and barley, and millet) decorated with a cherry tomato, chili cheese tops from the freezer, sliced sugar snap peas, spring onion, radishes, oregano sprigs and olives on a large basil leaf.
The 15-grain mix I got from a Korean store is expensive but delicious! I do think it is better fresh though – quite a bit of the delicious nutty flavour got lost when I rewarmed the bento.
Posted in bento, curry, potatoes, soup, vegetarian, tagged cress, scone, vegetarian on March 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Simple soup bento, made in the morning:
Sweet potato, potato and carrot curry “soup” with cress on top, homemade scone, sundried tomatoes, raisins, chocolate, and butter in a kitty container.
Posted in bento, Cooking links, egg, mediterranean, vegetarian, tagged bell pepper, bento, fried egg, spring onion, spring onions, vegetarian on March 14, 2012 | 5 Comments »
I saw these the other day and just had to try making them for bento :) Sadly mine didn’t get as perfect – I shall have to work on my technique for not letting half the egg run out under the pepper, and I couldn’t let the yolk stay runny as it has to keep until tomorrow – but they certainly will be tasty!
Bulgur with spring onions, parsley, sundried tomatoes and bell pepper pieces, bell pepper ring with a fried egg inside and spring onion decoration, Brie poppers, grapes and “bamboo shoots” candy. More parsley as decoration.
BF’s box:
