Today is the 10-week anniversary of Gnoe going ExtraVeganza! It has been going well and I feel really good about it all; I finally have some peace of mind. Of course it’s not all easy (like spontaneously eating out), but I expect most hurdles will get easier in time. Although I’m not sure yet what to do about Easter… :\
We’ve got nothing special planned for today — in fact there’s usually something easy for dinner on Thursday and tonight it’s falafel. Yum!
Hiking Bento (#138)
Even before I started my ExtraVeganza! pilot project at the end of January I had already taken on the challenge of veganizing my bentos. Resulting in a 100% plant-based bento year!
Yesterday’s was a box of four o’clock goodies that I ate on stage 6 of the Groene Hartpad with @variomatic, a 12 km hike from Nieuwkoop to Slikkendam. We wanted to walk on a bit longer but then we would have had to continue for another 10 kilometres and that really was too much… The weather was absolutely awesome so we had a great day out! Let’s get that summer going! ;)
Left tier
- Braised eggplant
- Nasi goreng (fried rice)
- ‘Facon Bacon’ strips (tempeh)
- Endive, radish, cucumber and wasabi sesame details
Right tier
- BBQ-style mushrooms (cremini and portobello)
- Stir-fried spinach & leek with sesame seeds
- Radish divider and cucumber flower
Side container
- Dried fruit (cranberries & apricots)
- Nuts (cashews, walnuts, peanuts & pecans)
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donderdag 7 april 2011 bij 17:44
Uniflame
BBQ style mushrooms? That sounds so interesting :) How do you make those?
donderdag 7 april 2011 bij 17:55
gamene
gnoe, what a spectacular and flavorful meal! just goes to show you don’t have to sacrifice taste to be vegetarian. YUM!
donderdag 7 april 2011 bij 20:33
Gnoe
Thanks gals!
@gamene: I’m glad you think so! :))
@Uniflame: I will try to copy the recipe from the 21-Day vegan kickstart app!
vrijdag 8 april 2011 bij 12:37
Leeswammes
Hmm, that looks great! You always manage to combine lovely foods – you have an endless supply of left-overs or you are very good at planning. :-)
vrijdag 8 april 2011 bij 15:11
Gnoe
LOL a bit of both. I try to keep a bit aside of every dish that’s bento-worthy. ;) On Wednesday I had enough time to actually cook a little since @variomatic was only able to start at midday. So I stir-fried the fresh spinach that I had kept for this purpose and braised the eggplant (of which most was already used up in a pasta sauce); both didn’t take a lot of effort/time. I also finished making the BBQ mushrooms but I had already made the sauce for dinner earlier in the week and there was a bit of portabello left. Only had to clean the cremini and cook the mushrooms in the sauce.
The fried rice was indeed a leftover, tempeh was ready to go and the veggies are stocked clean in the fridge. Even the toasted sesame seeds were left over from another time. ;)