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A Pink Lunch with Dumplings
A year ago during Friday at the Hitchin Beer Festival, I was thankful that I had taken a surplus batch of cooked spring rolls as the food options ceased for evening. I made note that for next year I should try and do the same; beer festivals of small town size do not attract a […]
Breakfast for Lunch
When I snapped up some salmon on special, I thought I would make a proper large breakfast to start the day. But as most plans go, I was sidetracked so I was left hungry with the breakfast hours long past and nothing in an edible state. One thing I did learn that no matter the […]
Smoked Salmon & Avocado Uramaki
I haven’t made inside-out rolls in a while and it only occurred to me as I cut the full sheet of nori in half that perhaps it wasn’t large enough. Luckily the old memory was correct and they ended up a perfect size despite that nagging doubt. In a sort of contrast to the previous […]
Return of the Edamame Skewers
Placed an order of rice from Japan Centre, which took a little longer to arrive. Finally got to use some, after finishing a batch of brown rice first – I’ve been anticipating the return of the umeboshi with plain rice combination for a while. The tamagoyaki has some of the chillis kicking about indoors that […]
Quinoa Rice & Mabo Dofu
How time flies – another new year! Our Christmas dinner was postponed and Yvan accepted the challenge of cooking an entirely vegetarian meal – matched with beer too! Four tasty courses including a fancy dessert – I hope Yvan was quite pleased as I with it all. One dish during this vegetarian feast was a […]
Random Crabstick Makizushi
Not exactly the most inspiring lunch in the world but pretty good for when you’re on the go. One thing I do like about makizushi is that it can be handled with just your fingers. With summer to disappear soon lunches like this are best enjoyed outside! Lunch contents: makizushi (crabstick, green onion, sesame seed, […]
Simmered Dishes
I have been slowly increasing the amount of side dishes I make so I can have them on-hand for lunches. While Yvan took away smoked salmon sushi I left mine more simple. Reading up the varieties of capsicum, though the green type has the best nutrition it isn’t as sweet so I made a compromise […]
Vegetarian Makizushi
I wanted to see if I could construct a makizushi that had lots of flavour, but I think the result was too odd even for my tastes. If it wasn’t for the lumpia this bento would of been vegetarian, so just imagine that it is. Top tier contents: vegetarian makizushi (roast capsicum, pickled jalepeno, spring […]
Double Crabstick Makizushi
I didn’t quite plan well in advance for this lunch – and Yvan’s doesn’t look too much different from this too. One thing I do know is there are some things we need to use, and so they are fodder when I’m out of ideas and am in the mood for makizushi. Top tier contents: […]
Yakitori & Shiso
The purple shiso (perilla) out in the herb bed was bought in part for the novelty – the green variety has more uses than the more potent and strangely perfume-like ‘red’ type as I would eventually find out. I have started to use it for onigiri, and I can’t say it’s not too bad. This […]