I think we got frost last night, which means that I missed my chance to make and freeze pesto from all of the remaining basil in the garden. I’ve been too busy and preoccupied to enjoy preparing food as much as I normally do. It’s a problem.
Here we have another bento from the vaults… this was one of the earliest (day six with a real bento box, actually). I’ve been craving Indian food lately, so I’m putting this up to inspire the acquisition of some in the near future.
Contents, clockwise from top left:
- Spicy truffle, chocolate covered espresso beans, candied ginger
- Newman’s Own balsamic dressing
- Mughlai masala veggies with green bell pepper flowers, pickled curried cauliflower
- Brown rice seasoned like sushi rice, peas, grape tomatoes
- Hardboiled egg with paprika and salt, arugula, baby carrots
I hope your lunch is lovely and satisfying today… I suspect I’ll be dining on coffee.
I still make bento boxes, but they are mostly tofu and rice – not very pretty. Been to busy cooking other meals lately!
you’re doing better than me… i haven’t been making them! :( the trick is to make a little extra of the other meals and work them into the bento as sides or main dishes. variety!
Whoa, it looks sooo neat. Do you do all this in the morning!?
i was doing it late night or in the morning for a while… i haven’t made a lunch box in so long though! i’m hoping to start back up soon, for reasons i can’t post on the internet yet. :)
I’ve actually never made a Bento box before. Thanks for the inspiration!
Beware… it’s addicting! Check out some of the Flickr groups for more ideas…
http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=bento
Eliza, our mutual friend sent me here to your blog. What an awesome and unique idea to document!
Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words! I love EJ! I’ve got lots more bento shots here if you want to take a look!
ohh. very nice!