Ieniemienie Bento (#141)

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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Betuwe Bento (#103)

Today I went on a hike in the Betuwe with Mr Gnoe. We were supposed to walk for 17.5 km but somehow it turned into 19 (11.8 miles). I’ve got tired little paws now!

Betuwe is known for its fruit production, so we had hoped to see many blossoming trees… Alas, the bad weather of the last few weeks had discarded most of the flowers. Still, we got a bit of sun today and no rain, so we were happy to be outdoors anyway!

Bento #103 came along on our trip, together with a big thermos of tea. Lunch for two in my new Bento Color Box!

Click on the picture for a close-up of Betuwe Bento

Top tier

• potato salad with peas, gherkin and pickled onions on a bed of radicchio and topped with fresh thyme and wasabi sesame seeds
• ramsons leaf as baran
• small packet of scallion crackers from elma’s surprise packet

Middle tier

• spicy stir-fried veggies (red paprika and zucchini & a little leek) with soy sauce and wasabi sesami topping on radicchio
• ramsons flowers
• radishes

Lower tier

• poppy seed scones
• buttermilk curd & raspberry jelly
• rosemary & garlic cashews

Round container on the side

• apple slices in lemon juice

Square container on the side

• raw vegetables: cucumber, carrot, celery stalk, ramsons lower stems
• yoghurt-garlic dip for veggies
• lemon olives

I guess I don’t need to tell you we had a feast ;)

Organic & local: thyme, ramsons, radishes
Organic: potato, pickled onions, radicchio, bell pepper, cukes, apple, mayonaise, yoghurt, buttermilk, egg & butter (in scones)

WW propoints: 16 total (= 8 per person)