Living the bento lifestyle...sort of
Last week, I featured oven roasted green beans in a bento. I decided to throw green beans in the oven compared to steaming for two reasons. First, I had pan roasted green beans for my puerco pibil bento box and was subsequently asked by the Feisty Foodie if I had oven roasted them. I was [...]
It is amazing to me that vegetables I thought I never cared for cooked are proving me wrong when roasted. Cabbage is another example. I love cabbage raw. If you live in the South, coleslaw is a fact of life, and a tasty one at that. However, cabbage cooked is a fact of life, especially [...]
I’ve decided that a new recipe qualifies as a New-to-Me post. So, here’s the first one I’m sharing. Zucchini is one of the vegetables that I’ve tried in an attempt to find new foods I’m willing to eat. However, I was never able to find a way to like zucchini. It went onto my list [...]
Cous Cous is a “grain” that I’ve never tried before. I quote the word grain since I’ve read couscous isn’t actually a grain, but extremely tiny pasta. In fact, before I started cooking for myself and learning more about the great world of food, I didn’t even realize cous cous was a grain-like substance [...]
For a printable recipe card, click here. It will open a new window (you need Adobe Acrobat reader). It should print out on a 4×6 index card or photo paper. There are two sides, a full-color front and instructions on the back. I’ve shown off these vegetarian wontons in my bentos lately. I’ve finally getting [...]
Here it is. My quick and simple recipe for the quinoa scramble that has been in my bento box this week. Today’s bento box looks like yesterday’s bento box which looks like Wednesday’s bento box. Each of them had this scramble in it. I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. To start, you need the [...]
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