Colour: white
Rainbow Rumpus Sushi
Why the peculiar name? Well, I must admit there is a reference there, but it does make an appropriate name for a futomaki that has lots of ingredients. Most of the colour of this lunch depends on the contents of this roll. Top tier: ‘rainbow rumpus’ rolls (crabstick, carrot, cucumber, chives, sesame seeds, benishoga, spinach […]
Spring Onion Bacon Rolls
Good old bacon – the fixer of savouries. If there is some in the fridge I know at least I can have a tasty meat side-dish for emergencies. Although, if I do find a pack in the fridge opened then that could only mean it could of been missed! Top tier: potato salad, spring onions […]
Round & Square Sushi
I thought I’d send off Yvan with a lunch – an activity I did more often in the apartment. However, I’ve learnt a few more things since then so it took some convincing before he consented. I tried putting in as many things that can be picked up with picks or hands but I couldn’t […]
Makizushi & Bean Kimpira
We’re still gathering plenty of runner beans this year; it is far more cheerful to look at than the sad tall fence – while the original one directly next to it promised a time long lost of open backyards and shared sunlight. As a fast grower, the beans have reached for the sky and has […]
Basic Lumpia
Not feeling so inspired, I thought of clearing the freezer of more my lumpia. Also not feeling too healthy I tried mixing brown and white short grain rice. Instead of sauce, I intended the tomatoes to replace it, while the herbs and radish be eaten as a simple salad. Lunch contents: white and brown rice […]
Home-grown Tomato
Our tomatoes are unhappy with the backyard: far too little sunlight reaches it shaded by neighbour’s fences or trees. The ones that have grown to maturity have been seeming to be the fodder for wildlife so we decided to pull up one of the plants and harvest what we could. Seeing there weren’t many ripe […]
Abundant Sides
I find that BBQs with more than one meat item hard to finish – especially if Yvan’s in charge. With lamb and sausages from the local butchers, it’s hard not to eat it all (but very easy to make the attempt!) In an effort to balance the meat I had bought bean sprouts which I […]
Lumpia Cleanout
There have been complaints that the freezer is too full, so it’s time to get rid of some of the stash items. My last batch of spring rolls included some vegetarian ones that were inspired by Yaël’s spanakopita which made an interesting change from the normal expected flavours. I have mixed feelings about this happening […]
Pork Vegetable Roll
One staple I seem to find in lots of the japanese bento blogs are a meat roll that contains a small checkerboard of carrot and (probably french) bean. Similar to the bacon rolls I’ve done, this time I went the whole hog (excuse the pun) and used pork loin cut thin. These wrapped around the […]
Mabo Dofu
I’ve never had an authentic mabo dofu – or was it mapo tofu?? The dish has chinese roots and the version I created was loosely based on the japanese as I don’t have the appropriate bean pastes nor szechuan pepper for spicing it up. The furikake I made was another experiment in trying to be […]