Bento 2^2^2^2

Not really happy with this – the decoration is more to hide the uninteresting food than it is to embellish it. (I really, really, really need to go grocery shopping now. Ugh. I even ran out of PASTA last night! That hasn’t happened in ages!)
The last of the chili sin carne from the freezer under [...]

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Bento #181

Big box (top): Millet and chili sin carne decorated with parsley. Millet is actually rather tasty, but not very different from couscous texture and flavour-wise. Mmm.
Small box (bottom): Tiny croquettes on picks decorated with oregano; mini chocolate chip muffin (made in a condiment cup with a tiny amount of muffin dough), star-shaped carrots and a [...]

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Bento 142 – for the BF

Homemade tortillas (half corn-, half wheatflour) filled with woked veggies, salsa, greek yoghurt, orange grated cheddar and a few leaves of fresh cilantro.
Cherry tomatoes and sugarpeas on the side and a silicon muffin cup with sugared ginger sticks and blue grapes.
Photo credit goes to my boyfriend because my nose itches so much I literally couldn’t [...]

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Bento #122 – chili and polenta

The bentobox contains leftovers from the chili dinner I made tonight: Chili sin carne, polenta baked with a cheese crust in the oven, and grilled marinated mushrooms and red bell pepper on a salad leaf.

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Bento #101 – Eyes bigger than the box?

I wanted to make baked burritos oringinally which would have fit the box better on account of being rolled up and sealed by lovely melted cheese. But my kitchen was a mess and I kicked myself to clean it up instead, so I didn’t have time for that… so wraps it was!
They are filled with [...]

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Bento #93 – Guess What I Made (again)

Wok-fried zucchini, leek, yellow bell pepper, mushrooms, cauliflower and fresh basil with taco seasoning, a yin-yang of sourcream and salsa, cheese rollups, avocado, jalapeños, salad, carrot and salsa.
Not shown: two corn tortillas to fill with the delicious mixture!
I just love tortillas and Fajitas. That’s why they keep popping up in my bento – well, that [...]

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Backdated Bento #63 – Just a quickie

I am really looking forward to this month being over, not only in terms of work but also because then maybe I’ll have time to make pretty-looking bentos again!

I made veggie tortillas tonight and packed the leftovers.
Big bowl (right): stirfried broccoli, asparagus, sweet corn, brown champignons, bell pepper, leek, red onion and grape tomatoes (mmm [...]

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Backdated Bento #43 – Shortest day, longest night… I made something colorful!

This will be my last bento before the holidays, so merry christmas/hanukkah/whatever you celebrate at this time of year to you all!

Upper tier: Fried mixed veggies with a bit of chili sauce, decorated with cheese and a lime.
Lower tier: Herb tortilla christmas trees!, more cheese and a zucchini christmas tree.
Bowl: A bit of salsa and [...]

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Backdated Bento #32

I won't make a stupid pun I won't make a stupid pun I won't make a stupid pun…

Top tier: Chili sin(?) carne (vegetarian chili), cheese decoration, cucumber and bell pepper bells.
Bottom tier: Rice colored with some black rice and some squished avocado “guacamole”, grape tomato flowers and another cucumber bell as decoration.
Wrapped up on the [...]

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Backdated Bento #15

I ended up going for Sushi with my colleagues today so half of this bento is still uneaten ^^;
But I'm gonna eat it for dinner!

* Chili-like stuff (corn, bell pepper, ground yellow zucchini and red onions in a chili sauce), decorated with cheese and a sprig of thai basil. But the pretty cheese cutout melted [...]

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