Herfst Hike Bento (#81)

Yesterday I went on a hike on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug (‘Utrecht Hill Ridge‘). If I want to participate in the 100 Mile Fitness Challenge I’ve got to get outdoors! I walked for 9.41 km and (in this case) I am also counting my cycling to the train station, so I’m 7 miles down for the challenge – 93 more to go!

For lunch, I brought bento #81, called Herfst Hike Bento because I like alliteration and ‘herfst’ is the Dutch word for autumn.

Top tier

• Crackers
• Crispy fried seaweed snack
• Mini matcha muffin with azuki filling
• 2 yoghurt coated apricots
• Fudge candy
• Corn cob
• Watercress leaves
• Cove-ripened goat’s cheese star
• Fairtrade African pepper spices (hiding under cheese) for corn
• Lemon infused extra vierge olive oil for corn cob

Lower tier

• Falafel (chickpea patty)
• Chili-tomato sauce for falafel
• Mini carrot
• Yellow Cabbage quiche (a.k.a. pie of slobber cabbage ;)
• Garden peas with Fairtrade Basil Herb mix
• Sundried tomato spread with another goat’s cheese star

I thought I had some edamame left but when I got the bag out of the freezer it appeared to be garden peas. No matter, I like them too ;)

CSA (& organic): corn, carrot, yellow cabbage
Organic: watercress, falafel, tomato spread

My hike took me through different types of landscape: estates, sands and moorland, but mostly forest. Which is preferable for autumn ;) Especially when you can enjoy the great weather I got! I should confess I took a wrong turn somewhere, but I got back on track quite easily ;)

Along the way I also released a bookcrossing copy of Almayer’s Folly for my 2nd round of the 2009 History Challenge at Stoop Pavilion (de Koepel van Stoop): a folly itself.

You can find the pictures I took on my hike in a special set on Flickr.

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