My vegan bento

I absolutely love the savoury box for this one. It's quick, delicious and very filling. What's in this box: Savoury box: - brown rice noodles with cavolo nero and mangetout - vegan satay sauce Sweet box: - fruit salad - peanut butter caramel - Sweet Freedom Method and Recipes Soak the noodles in boiling water for a few minutes. In the meantime, throw the sliced mangetout and cavolo nero in a skillet (either with a little water or a some sesame oil) and sautee. Drain the noodles and carefully mix them (if anyone knows a good method for mixing noodles with the veg, please put it in the comments)  The satay sauce is one of my favourite in the universe. You will need: 1/4 cup peanut butter 1 tbsp tamari 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice warm water to taste I just mix the first four ingredients, taste it, adjust it, then add a little warm water at a time until I reach the desired consistency. Can be made in advance and stored. I prefer to put ...

What's in this box: Savoury box: - vegan sushi - tamari and wasabi Sweet box: - banana - chocolate and peanut butter caramel muffins Method and Recipes For the sushi , you will need: 1 cup shortgrain rice 1 and 1/2 cups water 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tbsp rice or apple cider vinegar salt 4 nori sheets one slice of mango half an avocado two slices pan roasted tofu  sriracha Rinse the rice thoroughly (I often just buy pudding rice - much cheaper, great taste), then put it in a pot with the water. Bring to the boil, then cover and let cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes. I usually check after 8 minutes, then check again until I can see the rice has absorbed all the water. Add the maple syrup, vinegar and a good pinch of salt, and mix delicately with a spatula. Because I am the laziest cook EVAR, I then spread the rice in a thin layer on a baking tray and leave it to cool. Not only this makes the rice cool more quickly, but as I discovered, if I quarter it...

I decided to include a little rating list at the end of each bento, which I called "final stats". Here is what I mean with each of them and how I rate them: Total Time: this will include the time it takes me to wash up and tidy the kitchen after cooking. Don't you hate those 15 minutes meals that conveniently fail to mention the two hours cleanup afterwards? How many meals: because I often make two or more portions, one for immediate consumption, one for the bento. Appearance: - = pretty ugly * = ugly ** = ok-ish.  *** = appetizing **** = really pretty ***** = booootiful Value for effort: - = not worth it * = also not worth it ** = sort of worth it  *** = worth it **** = really worth it ***** = where has this been all my life? Taste:  - = bad idea. Don't do this.  * = not great.  ** = ok-ish.  *** = good stuff.  **** = this is awesome.  ***** = Make this NAO Staple potential:  - = I am nev...

Hello, and welcome to my food blog.  I am Ewa, a green haired Sicilian who lives and works in the U.K.   I love cooking, so I am rather surprised it has taken me this long to start a cooking blog, but better late than never I suppose. Here are a few things you may want to know about me: I am not vegan. I eat a mostly vegan diet and enjoy cooking vegan food. All the bentos here will be vegan, but I am not one. I may make mistakes! I can't eat gluten because of an illness I have (Hashimoto thyroiditis). But aside from that, I do not follow any specific diet. My bentos will mostly be gluten free, but on occasion there may be some gluten or trace gluten.  This lovely YouTube channel is what inspired me to buy my bento box and start experimenting with it. The bentos on this site are mine, though. I am not Japanese and do not have Japanese heritage, although I practise a Japanese school of Buddhism and have Japanese friends (you can find my Buddhist blog here ). I...