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Bento #196

Posted in bento, meze, potatoes, vegetarian, tagged , on January 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Mostly to show off the new picks I got in Austria :) Falafel, croquette balls, broccoli, ajvar and mayo in the cup, half a hardboiled egg, lettuce and sliced carrots with a fishy of vinegar dressing, a cherry tomato, grapes and a chocolate.

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Bento #188 – leftovers

Posted in bento, egg, mediterranean, potatoes, vegetarian, tagged , on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Leftovers from the weekend’s festivities *waves to Mom*:
Vegetarian zucchini quiche Lorraine on mixed leaf salad, cherry tomatoes, carrot flowers and purple potato salad (the potatoes are purple, not the salad!).

This is my own box, and the cutter which I used for the carrots. I’m sure you can figure out how I did it!
It just goes [...]

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Bento #175 – something’s fishy…

Posted in bento, fish, potatoes, tagged , on October 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Homemade potato salad garnished with red onion, crisp lettuce and a baby plum tomato in the smaller box.
Wholewheat-breaded fishsticks on brown rice, a yellow tomato slice, broccoli tossed in sesame oil and a slice of pomegrenade in the bigger box.
There’s another reason for the title than just the fishsticks, I wonder if anyone can spot [...]

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A lazy cheater’s Chanterelle Gnocchi

Posted in italian, mushrooms, pasta, potatoes, vegetarian, tagged , , on October 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »

OK, when I said I was going to post a complete recipe I lied – I still haven’t gotten over my respect for making gnocchi myself, so those are of the storebought “fresh” variant. But the final dish is so infused with the delicious flavour of chanterelles I didn’t want to keep it from you!
It’s [...]

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Comfort food: Potato soup

Posted in potatoes, soup, vegetarian, tagged , , , , , on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Why do so many people complain that when they’re home alone or cooking just for themselves, they never make anything good?
My mom never did that, and neither do I. After all, I count myself as the person who appreciates good food in the household (so does she), and why shouldn’t we make good food for [...]

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Bento #80 – Frittery fritters

Posted in austrian, bento, potatoes, vegetarian on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The recipe for today is courtesy of my mom. You rock, mom.

Top: Potato latkes on salad, bear container with ketchup (latkes are pretty much the only thinkg I WILL order ketchup with), tsatsiki and a cherry tomato/basil deco.
Bottom: More fritters on peas, salad and frozen strawberries.
Latkes or as I know them “Kartoffelpuffer” are one of [...]

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Backdated Bento #29

Posted in bento, fish, mediterranean, potatoes, seafood on October 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Happy Austrian national day!

* Top layer: Salad whose name I have forgotten already* with red onions and cherry tomatoes (so tiny!) tossed in balsamico and olive oil; ovenbaked potato stars
* Bottom layer: Ovenbaked salmon and a shrimp.
* Small container: Lime aioli (bought at the supermarket deli)
Not shown: Haven't decided on a dessert for tomorrow yet.
I'm [...]

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Backdated Bento #25

Posted in bento, fusion, potatoes, sweet, thai, vegetarian on October 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Thank you all sooo much for the sweet potato recipes!
I went to work on monday evening and made three batches, each in a different way, from the suggestions. The leftovers went into a bento for today!

Top tier: Cocos curry with sweet potato, eggplant and carrot; brown rice.
Verdict: The curry was great, but I cooked it [...]

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