As promised, I present my JLPT “study-friendly” bento full of raw goodies. For those of you who are not familiar with JLPT, it is actually the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for foreigners. If you get Level 2 or 1, you can work in Japan. I was sitting for Level 2 again (the first time was [...]
Alas, a bento post! And to also announce I joined Vegan Mofo…I registered really late so I’m not sure I’m included at the feed over at Vegan Mofo but I’ll like to just join in anyway as a personal pet project and to make blogging here even more fun. We’re supposed to blog at least [...]
It’s been a while since I posted a bento photo here. This was made for a wedding picnic I went to two weekends ago. I didn’t want to buy chips or other junk food but I also didn’t want to bring “hardcore” raw food to the party, so I made Vietnamese veggie spring rolls (recipe [...]
As the owner of three blogs, my camera and desktop are constantly overflowing with photos. I stumbled upon these photos of a bento I made in early May — before my aversion to nut pates. At the time, this bento was pretty yummy. I don’t have a name for it, so maybe “red pepper macadamia”… [...]
Check it out….I’ve gone Japan-mad: I’ve got a Hello Kitty bento set. The same friend who gifted me the Totoro bento gave me this set. She knows how much I love bento-making… I used it as a dessert and fruit bento: a raweo and dried cherries, plus blueberries and half an orange. The orange made [...]
It’s been a week since I got back from the US and I’m feeling a little swamped. On top of never-ending piles of work, I’ve been training for a half-marathon that’s happening at the end of May. I’m happy to report that eating a high-raw vegan diet has helped my aches and pains melt away [...]
A friend came to stay in my apartment in Tokyo for a holiday and she got me this Totoro bento set as a gift. Totoro is a character in Hayao Miyazaki’s famous anime movies, My Neighbor Totoro, and Spirited Away. I packed some leftover raw coleslaw, an avocado, and a few frozen raw chocolate truffles. [...]
I made a lot of raw pad thai (click here for the recipe) for lunch one day so I packed the leftovers for a bento the next day. For a while I was hooked on blueberries and almond butter so I had to tote a little container along. Prep time: 2 minutes I’m a little [...]
Two weeks ago, I went on a short getaway to a lodge in Chiba, a prefecture north of Tokyo (but it is considered to be in the Greater Tokyo area). My friends drove up late Saturday afternoon and I thought a bento would be great if I needed to snack on the way up. As [...]
I had a new pate lying around in my fridge so it was perfect for a super fast bento for a super busy day out. Recipe (in a food processor): 1 cup soaked cashews A handful coriander/cilantro Juice of half a lemon Pinch of curry powder Salt to taste A touch of water This is [...]
