Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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mangrothian wrote: »Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
The cheese and crackers is the snack, so probably pretty close then. I want to try shrimp and cold rice noodles next, just need to come up with a coating (I hesitate to say sauce since I don't want it saucy) or maybe some faux sushi. So many ideas! This is fun already.
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If you want a 'coating' rather than a sauce, you could always try a ginger paste with dried coriander and a small amount of chilli or sesame oil and a squeeze of lime juice. It's what I use with my soba noodles0
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mangrothian wrote: »Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
The cheese and crackers is the snack, so probably pretty close then. I want to try shrimp and cold rice noodles next, just need to come up with a coating (I hesitate to say sauce since I don't want it saucy) or maybe some faux sushi. So many ideas! This is fun already.
I make a cold soba noodle dish with a coating made from sesame tahini with a little soy sauce and rice vinegar, and a hint of garlic and red pepper flakes. It's delicious cold,and the sauce isn't runny at all.0 -
SnuggleSmacks wrote: »mangrothian wrote: »Looks yum to me. Except for the cheese and crackers, yours isn't too far from what the lunch part of my Bento box looks like when I'm having chicken (I say lunch part since mine includes breakfast as well as my snacks).
The cheese and crackers is the snack, so probably pretty close then. I want to try shrimp and cold rice noodles next, just need to come up with a coating (I hesitate to say sauce since I don't want it saucy) or maybe some faux sushi. So many ideas! This is fun already.
I make a cold soba noodle dish with a coating made from sesame tahini with a little soy sauce and rice vinegar, and a hint of garlic and red pepper flakes. It's delicious cold,and the sauce isn't runny at all.
These both sound great! I'll have to see what's floating around my kitchen (I really really need to shop. Like...ten days ago I needed to and now it's 'hey, dear, when did we buy this? You think it's co to eat?' Time.) But I think I actually have all of the above on hand.
I hope the rice noodles keep up, but I probably have soba noodles around here if they seem 'ick'.
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I made a great looking lunch with a few leftovers. But I gave myself food poisoning last night, so it's going in the bin. Sad. I have a banana, I'm pretty wary of it.
I'm busy pretending I'm not sick, so I don't have to own up to the ailing boyfriend. Oops.
It had udon noodles in it. They looked fine this morning, and not dry at all. How about some kind of dressing? (Cute sauce pots!)0 -
Sorry to hear that, hope you're feeling better soon!
I love anything with an owl on it, so this recent fashion for owls (I say recent, it's probably years now) really hit my bank balance. If they had mini Bries in the shape of an owl I'd be doomed.0 -
Another sauce/dressing idea is miso ginger salad dressing from Harris Teeter. It's great on noodles with lots of vegetables.0
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And very low calorie.0
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For all the Brie eaters...What's a good brand? I've tried Brie on several occasions (the cheapo stuff) and mostly found it kind of blah. I saw that what they sell to us americans is not the real deal, but is there some good stuff to try? The baby Bries that @snugglesmacks mentioned sound awesome!0
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »For all the Brie eaters...What's a good brand? I've tried Brie on several occasions (the cheapo stuff) and mostly found it kind of blah. I saw that what they sell to us americans is not the real deal, but is there some good stuff to try? The baby Bries that @snugglesmacks mentioned sound awesome!
I doubt you can get the cheese I have access to here, which is sad because the cheese here is awesome. Since Australia barely allows any dairy products to come into the country nearly all the cheese I get is local. But if you can find and cheese from King Island dairy, they're awesome and I know they export quite a bit.0 -
Shaped eggs? tell me more0
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reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
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Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes0 -
I actually like Le Rustique, which is just the default Brie here. Or a Cornish Brie. But I rarely see mini Brie at all (too much crust, not enough mooey goodness) I actually prefer Camberbert though, which is similar but smellier.0
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Malyndiajc wrote: »reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
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Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes
I'm starting to get this feeling that we have quite a few people stalking this thread, lurking in the darkness.
I'm starting to get scared....0 -
mangrothian wrote: »Malyndiajc wrote: »reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
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Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes
I'm starting to get this feeling that we have quite a few people stalking this thread, lurking in the darkness.
I'm starting to get scared....
*shifty look*
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I actually like Le Rustique, which is just the default Brie here. Or a Cornish Brie. But I rarely see mini Brie at all (too much crust, not enough mooey goodness) I actually prefer Camberbert though, which is similar but smellier.
Ooh here Le Rustique is a Camembert and I do actually like Camembert better as it lacks that 'edge' I find Brie has.0 -
Thanks! I'll have to check out those brands and see what I can either buy or import
apparently the US has a ban on unpasteurized dairy. If it's raw milk it has to cure for 60 days, which as I have learned, a lot of the good cheeses are either raw or less than 60 days.mangrothian wrote: »Malyndiajc wrote: »reesrachel00 wrote: »Shaped eggs? tell me more
Long time stalker first time commenter
Look up "egg molds" on amazon... there are so many nifty shapes
I'm starting to get this feeling that we have quite a few people stalking this thread, lurking in the darkness.
I'm starting to get scared....
This is nearly exactly what i think when another lurker comes out of the shadows!
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I went in intending to just grab a few things to send to my sisters for school annnnnd insanity. Almost 40$ gone.0 -
@Daiako it's so hard when everything is sooo cute!0
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