La petite biscotte

Now in Berlin…

Archive for December, 2007

Contents 2 Onigiri 1 Vegetable burrito, cut in half Salad (Baby spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes, surimi) 1 Hard-boiled egg 1 Store-bought raspberry roulade, cut in half Verdict The bento was really tasty, especially the vegetable burritos, and I think the meal as a whole turned out to be visually appealing. Also it didn’t contain any heavy meat dishes (I’m not much of a meat fan). Preparation went smooth and it   Read More ...

Take-Away Lunch

Contents Rice sprinkled with toasted black sesame seeds Salmon cakes Simmered Sweet Potatoes Green beans Quick carrot pickles What I liked about this bento The bento was put together rather quickly and pretty much everything is easy to make: While I put the rice to cook I used the steaming container that came with the rice cooker and steamed the green beans at the same time. Then I cut the   Read More ...

Take-Away Lunch

Contents Potato pancakes (see below for recipe) Radishes Ricotta (for the potato pancakes and the radishes) Red pepper/green bean stir fry with soy sauce Mini sandwich (using whole-wheat bread with poppy seeds) with comté (french cheese) and ham Chocolate cookie What I liked about this bento Visually thumbs up. Pretty happy about the balance of colors and the overall detail of this bento. The ricotta cheese went really well with   Read More ...

Take-Away Lunch

Contents Tuna Salad (recipe below… and you’ll want that one!) Whole-wheat bread with nuts (for the salad) Brussel Sprouts with Parmesan Little Chocolate Cake What I liked about this bento This bento was quickly assembled. Quick steaming the brussel sprouts (in the microwave if you want) at the same time putting eggs to boil and cutting vegetables for the tuna salad. After grating the Parmesan and making the vinaigrette for   Read More ...

Take-Away Lunch

Contents taboulé (recipe below) 1 hard-boiled egg, halved beetroot salad (steamed beetroot diced and seasoned with vinaigrette) 2 red bean burgers with ketchup 2 cheese cubes 1/4 apple, sliced What I liked about this bentoThis was incredibly easy to prepare because of the simple ingredients: instant couscous, canned carrots, chickpeas, red beans, tuna, 2 eggs (one sliced and one in the taboulé), steamed beetroot and an apple. Nothing of this   Read More ...

Take-Away Lunch