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Contents:

- Whole-wheat spaghetti “à la provençale”
- Snow peas
- Tamagoyaki
- Apple rabbits

As it’s getting hotter around here in Germany (surprisingly it hasn’t rained since 3 days) I’m naturally leaning towards lighter meals and bentos. This recipe for pasta is great because it tastes even more delicious when it’s cooled off. You can freeze leftovers in portions and just put them in the bento box quickly in the morning. While the spaghetti unfreeze on the way, they also cool your bento, which is especially important in summer. The only thing I actually had to make in the morning was the tamagoyaki, the apple rabbits and the snow peas (15 minutes including time to pack up the bento).

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General Quick Take-Away Lunch Uncategorized

Been a long time yes, but I was simply overwhelmed by my internship. I found the time to make this delicious bento though and surprisingly the highlight was the little pile of pickled radish that was actually just an experiment. With some preparation this bento can be assembled in 15 minutes (I used left over zucchini tempura, the only thing I actually had to cook was the stir-fry and the omelet, I also used frozen rice which I unfroze in the microwave).

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Quick Side Dish Take-Away Lunch

Contents Cherry Tomatoes Salmon Rolls Octopus Fried Wieners 1 Egg cut in a half Onigiri Broccoli Today I decided to have a little fun with my bento. Usually I’m not making octopus wieners because I have to take my bento to university, but today we simply made a bento for eating lunch at home. Unfortunately I think I’m addicted to it now. I mean, I tried to shape a face   Read More ...

Japanese Take-Away Lunch

Oh, what a horrible picture… better ones to come soon – promise! Contents: Japanese rice with chicken, carrots and aburaage Steamed brussel sprouts Finely shredded thin omelette Polenta crusted chicken Today is a sinister day indeed as I decided to let go of the dear camera that has so far accompanied me on my culinary adventures. Unfortunately it’s been a while since I noticed that the camera was ailing. The   Read More ...

Chicken Japanese Main Course Quick Take-Away Lunch

Contents: Gnocchi Tomato relish Snow-pea stir-fry with soy sauce and chili flakes Mini sandwich with salad and lettuce Ah yes, sweet student life, whenever you think you have a little time to yourself something comes up and you end up spending your holidays busy with random stuff. Like we have this fabulous internship coming up for April. Normally universities, especially here in France, try to incorporate as many internships as   Read More ...

Pasta Quick Side Dish Take-Away Lunch Vegetarian

Today I tried a recipe from Naomi Kijima’s bento cookbook “Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go“. This is about the only bento cookbook from Japan that has been translated into English. The problem actually lies there, the book might be a big success in Japan but I imagine that people in western countries won’t find much use for it. The main issue being that many recipes simply use ingredients   Read More ...

Chicken Japanese Rice Take-Away Lunch

During the last two weeks I didn’t get much time to post but I managed to keep reading my favorite blogs and some very interesting things have been posted: Biggie over at Lunch in a Box updated her link section (click here) with a lot of new bento blogs/sites. Over the past year or two the trend seems to have spread and there are so many bento blogs now, it’s   Read More ...

General Take-Away Lunch

Exams are finally over!! I can’t believe that I’m still alive :p I have shadows under the eyes the size of apples, my stove hasn’t been used in two weeks and my cat is deliberately ignoring me because he didn’t get any attention for some time now… But the first thing I did when everything was over was shopping fresh ingredients and making a nice bento which I had for   Read More ...

Fish Rice Take-Away Lunch

Another speed post (I’m sorry), exams aren’t over yet: Contents: Fried Rice Baked Broccoli with Gruyère Cherry Tomatoes 2 Red Bean Burgers ——– Et oui, encore un article abrégé, les examens ne sont pas encore terminés: Contenu Riz frit Brocoli gratiné au gruyère Tomates cerise 2 Steaks de haricots rouges

Take-Away Lunch

Exams take their toll on students, not only mentally but actually physically as well. Personally, I have to ressort to take-out / fast food / sandwiches just to be able to eat anything (we really have that little time). I really loath this and I feel unhealthy during this period: I’m tired, don’t have much energy and am simply unsatisfied after every meal. I’m still trying to squeeze in a   Read More ...

General Take-Away Lunch