Posted in asian (generic), bento, seafood, soup, thai on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Not as colourful today, but rather comfort food.
Tom Yum soup with prawns (I actually didn’t have the proper chili paste so it’s not as red as it should be), rice, some veggie wontons and a few sugar snap peas and a cherry tomato for decoration.
Posted in bento, seafood, spanish, tapas on June 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Jumbled and mixed together Spanish-ish food, in no particular order:
Mini Spanish potato omelette wedges
Grilled prawns on spits
Feta-stuffed olives
Balsamico glazed roasted mushrooms
Grilled green asparagus
Raw yellow bell paper and grape tomato quarters
Aioli and salsa (both storebought, sadly! Homemade tastes so much better :( )
Grilled potato wedges (hidden under the aioli)
Salad leaf and spring onions as deco
*gasps for [...]
Posted in asian (generic), bento, rice, seafood on June 12, 2007 | No Comments »
There was a challenge on my bento community, and the theme was Sci-Fi TV shows. I love Sci-fi, so I had to participate - and not once, but three times even!
I was so impressed by the bento of Leiji Matsumoto’s character Queen Emeraldas posted on JList that I set out to do a Queen Millennia [...]
Posted in bento, japanese, seafood, sushi on June 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Mmm, sushi. I like to make sushi on sundays - it’s the only day where I can safely spend lots of time on cooking!
I would love to make mini-temaki sushi rolls for bento, but I fear the nori will get soggy… :(
Big compartment: Maki rolls (California and leek-mayo-avocado-cucumber), tamagoyaki, a pickled ginger rose with wasabi [...]
Posted in bento, curry, fish, seafood, soup, thai on December 20, 2006 | No Comments »
Guess who ordered herself an early christmas present from JList! It's the Totoro bentobox that comes with a bowl-shaped lid and a sealable container for soup and other liquid foods. So cute!
Upper tier: Curry cream soup decorated with fish, carrot and a thai basil twig.
Lower tier: Fried fish pieces (salmon, and two white fishes, no [...]
Posted in bento, fish, mediterranean, potatoes, seafood on October 26, 2006 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in bento, italian, mediterranean, rice, seafood on October 24, 2006 | No Comments »
* Top tier: Risotto with shrimps and mushrooms
* Bottom tier: Banana cogwheels, fresh mango stars, plum hearts, more banana cogs (all dripped with lime juice) annnd… a Mozart ball! One of the original ones, which are actually handmade (hence the “heart” shape of the marzipan, and the stroke through it where the stick went).
Tomorrow's bento [...]
Posted in bento, seafood, thai on August 30, 2006 | No Comments »
Bento for today:
* Pad Thai with shrimps, egg, leek and chunky peanut butter (can you tell I'm too lazy in the morning to actually peel and crush peanuts?)
* Nacho chips and a minicontainer lid of salsa
* Decoration: green (”white”) bell peppers, slices of fresh green chili, thai basil leaf.
* Extra container with more white bell [...]
