Flowerstar's Bento Blog

In this bento: Ramen with nori and lemon balm decoration, hard-boiled egg, strawberries, scallions, cherry tomatoes (or tomato cherries :P?), cucumber, radishes. Piyo Piyo contains instant chicken soup.

New toys! I ordered from Bento & Co. to reward myself for reaching an important goal, and as you can see, I immediately put the stuff to use :). Since Hanako has a bowl for soup I thought it was a nice idea to pack stuff for ramen soup. Alas, Piyo Piyo does not fit inside her, so I had to take it separately.

Also, the chicken soup was a bit bland. I need to find another type of soup - maybe miso soup? I'm not sure why I'm so intimidated by miso soup 0.0 ...





WW points:
Ramen: 4 points
Soup: 0 points
Egg: 2 points
Vegetables: 0 points
Fruits: 0 points
Total: 6 points

In this bento: Heart-shaped onigiri with tuna, heart-shaped egg, carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, strawberries

One of my rare tries to make a more decorative bento ... Wrapping one of the onigiri in nori was a bit of a tricky affair but it looks kinda neat with the rice peeking out of the nori.

Yes, there's a bit of lettuce again - or rather Chinese cabbage. I still had that left from the weekend and don't know what to do with it, so I might just as well use it in a bento ;).



WW points:
Onigiri: 4 points
Egg: 2 points
Vegetables: 0 points
Fruits: 0 points
Total: 6 points

I added my bento to What's for lunch Wednesday. Why don't you share yours, too?

Actually, one and a half week in bento - I have a bit of a backlog to catch up.

Bento #163 - Spanish omelette and apple bunnies



This bento contains: Spanish omelette with potatoes and bell peppers (tortilla), octodogs, cherry tomato and apple bunnies.

Sadly, the tortilla turned out rather bland - which might be due to me forgetting to add salt and pepper ^^'. Plus, the pan I used was too big so that the omelette did not get a grip on the potato and bell pepper. I'll have to experiment with it a bit more - maybe cook the potatoes before a bit, too.



WW points:
Tortilla: 7 points
Octodogs: 4 points
Cherry tomato: 0 points
Apple bunnies: 0 points
Total: 11 points


Bento #164 - Rice and chicken nuggets



In this bento: Rice with gomashio, chicken nuggets from Kochlöffel, bell pepper and bean sprout stir-fry, blood orange. Tonkatsu sauce in the little green cup.

A lazy bento - the chicken nuggets were bought. Also, I decided that I prefer bell peppers raw ... Ah well.

( +2 )

WW points:
Chicken nuggets: 4 points
Rice: 5 points
Bell pepper stir-fry: 1 point
Blood orange: 0 points
Total: 10 points


Bento #165 - Onigiri and meat balls



In this bento: Onigiri with tuna, meatballs, grapes, cherry tomatoes, cucumber sticks.



WW points:
Onigiri: 5 points
Meatballs: 3 points
Vegetables: 0 points
Grapes: 0 points
Total: 8 points


Bento #166 - Yakisoba and bunnies



In this bento: Yakisoba with vegetables and bacon, bunny egg, cherry tomatoes, apple bunnies.

( +2 )

WW points:
Yakisoba: 6 points
Egg: 2 points
Cherry tomatoes: 0 points
Apple bunnies: 0 points
Total: 8 points


Bento #167 - Gyros on rice



In this bento: Gyros on rice and cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce and onions, tzatziki, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, orange slices.

The gyros was an experiment - I didn't have a recipe for the marinade but just threw together everything that I thought would fit. It wasn't bad but I think I need some coriander and cumin for the next time, to make it more Arabian in taste.

( +4 )

WW points:
Gyros: 4 points
Rice: 5 points
Tzatziki: 1 point
Vegetables: 0 points
Orange: 0 points
Total: 10 points


Bento #168 - Hua juan and turkey nuggets



In this bento: Hua juan, turkey nuggets, kohlrabi-carrot salad, grapes. Tonkatsu sauce in the little container.

I found a good way to get the hua juan back to fluffiness: I just put it in a small sieve and steam it for a few minutes in a pot. Works like a charm :).

( +2 )

WW points:
Hua juan: 3 points
Turkey nuggets: 6 points
Carrot-kohlrabi salad: 1 point
Grapes: 0 points
Total: 10 points

Today's bento: Onigiri, bell pepper kinpira, cherry tomatoes and an apple bunny

This bento was so much fail :(. The onigiri were too soggy and basically fell apart, and the kinpira - ugh. I tried it for the first time, after the recipe in the Just Bento Cookbook, and I was already pretty unhappy that it turned out so ugly. In Maki's photo it was so bright and colourful, and mine was just ... brown. I'm not sure if I'm using the wrong soy sauce or if it's something I'm doing wrong. But then I tried it - and I hated the taste T_T. Well, it probably should not have surprised me, seeing that I'm not too fond of soy sauce. It's okay for flavouring in stir-fries and so on or in sauces like teriyaki or mentsuyu but on its own ... Bah.

Well, at least it looks kinda pretty ^^'?

( +3 )

WW points:

Onigiri: 6 points
Kinpira: 1 point
Cherry tomatoes/apple: 0 points

Total: 7 points

Bento 146 - Simple rice and salmon bento



Monday's bento: Rice with gomashio, salmon, assorted veggie sticks, pineapple with chocolate.

( +4 )

Bento 147 - Potato stir fry



Tuesday's bento: Potato stir fry with minced meat, beans, tomato and onion, assorted veggies and nectarine slices.

( +4 )

Bento 148 - Mini croissants and octodogs



Wednesday's bento: Mini cheese pretzel croissants, octodogs, vegetables, pineapple and chocolate.

( +4 )

Bento 149 - Yaki-ramen and spectacular oranges



Thursday's bento: Yaki-ramen with bacon and vegetables, hard-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes and orange wedges.

( +3 )

Bento 150 - Chicken breast, peas and rice



Friday's bento: Rotisserie chicken breast, peas and rice, vegetables and oranges - and way too much lettuce.

If I had remembered this would be bento 150 I probably would have done something more elaborate ...

( +3 )

Weight Watchers ProPoints:
Chicken (60 g): 3 points
Rice (65 g): 2 points (I'm not quite sure if the point value is for cooked ot uncooked rice ... So this might be wrong)
Peas (2 hands): 1 point
Orange: 0 points
Vegetables: 0 points

Total: 6 points

Yesterday's bento: Fried Mini Maultaschen (little Swabian noodle dumplings), carrot-kohlrabi salad, cherry tomato, Babybel, tangerines, marzipan hearts.

( +3 )

Even longer no bento this time than in my last entry! My camera's battery is dead and I can't find my charger :(. I have nooo idea where it went to!

So, for the time being I am back to using my old camera (after finding its USB cable again - something tells me I really should try and establish something like order in my flat). Ugh, I think the pictures I took with the new one looked so much better ... But bad pictures is better than no pictures, right?

Anyway, on to the bento!



Today's bento: Stir-fried potatoes with egg, ham, bell pepper and onion, mini meat patties, cherry tomatoes, a tangerine and a few slices of marzipan bread.

( +3 )

Tomorrow's bento: Sandwich with tomato paste, ham and cheese, star decorations made from kohlrabi, plum, assorted vegetables and star-shaped egg.

( +5 )

I shared this on What's for Lunch Wednesday! Add yours, too?

Today's bento: Fried rice with turkey, egg and various vegetables, tomatoes, a plum and grapes.

( +4 )