I couldn’t wait to use my new, super tiny bento so on Saturday I filled it up with snacks for our hike with @Petra_Utrecht and R. in the Betuwe; a district famous for its fruit production, surrounding the Linge stream, that is very popular at this time of year because of the blossoms. Last week I went to explore another part of the area with the Wandelgrrls.
Unfortunately we didn’t get to eat the ‘ieniemienie snack bento’ till we were home, so Petra & R. never even saw it! :(
‘Ienieniemie’ is Dutch slang for Súper Tiny ;)
Contents: fresh date, dried fruits (cranberries & apricot) and cinnamon coated almonds. The nuts were store-bought (organic) and not really cheap, so I may try my hand at making them myself, tweaking the recipe of sweet ’n spicy nuts I’ve posted before.
Every once in a while when we go hiking, we get to see something marvellous. This time it was an occupied stork’s nest, with adult & baby! You’ll have to look closely, but the picture is proof!
Have you been going out, enjoying the wonderful spring weather?
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dinsdag 26 april 2011 bij 14:07
Samantha Nicola
CUTE!
dinsdag 26 april 2011 bij 15:22
Petra
What a shame, we missed the Bento! And I’ve never seen a real Bento. I guess now we need to set a date for the next hike .-)
dinsdag 26 april 2011 bij 17:45
Uniflame
oooh how cute you actually used it.
I think I have eaten dates once in a lifetime, filled with cream cheese. They tasted good then. I might try them again :)
dinsdag 26 april 2011 bij 17:50
Leeswammes
I think the new bento box is ideal for what you used it for. You should have proudly shown it off to your friends though!
We had a short walk (5km) and a long, long cycle ride (55 km) on Sunday and Monday. It was lovely weather and the areas we came through (Zeist, Austerlitz) were beautiful.
dinsdag 26 april 2011 bij 18:33
Gnoe
Thank you all!
@Petra: yeah, so stupid of me! But we all had so many sandwiches to eat… Should have pulled out the snack bento on the train ride back instead of the cookies! :\
@Uniflame: they’re good with cream cheese! Of course now I need to find a good vegan substitute for that ;)
@Leeswammes: I saw your tweet about the bike ride – VERY impressive! Don’t you think our country is at one of its loveliest times right now?
dinsdag 26 april 2011 bij 19:11
Leeswammes
Yes, it’s really beautiful at the moment. But also, there are so many small villages with interesting farm houses and the nature around is so much more special than I knew. It’s only a 45 mins. to 1 hour ride from our house and then we’re in such a lovely country side. I didn’t really know that until this weekend.
woensdag 27 april 2011 bij 02:07
Bentobird/Jenn
love the nature pics and reading of your local explorations. glossy scarlet bento box, so elegant! with spiced nuts, lovely and geisha delicate, Gnoe :D
dinsdag 3 mei 2011 bij 20:10
Chinoiseries
You (and Els?) seem to do a lot of walking lately :) Well, good for you! With such wonderful weather out, I am kicking myself for not getting out more! ;)
That is indeed a teeny bento, perfect for a little snack :D I don’t think I’ve seen cinnamon coated almonds before, but I can imagine them being expensive.