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July 23rd, 2010 - 11:49 am § in Life & Style

Bento experiment #7

First ever veggie burger experiment! The burgers are made of chickpeas (cooked in water and then mashed) and diced potato, carrot, celery, a little bit of onion and some kale too, 1 egg white, salt and black pepper to taste. Patties are then rolled in breadcrumbs and cooked in a pan with just a little bit of sunflower oil.

A trick to avoid using too much oil: put a little oil in the pan, then use some kitchen paper to uniformly spread it in the pan and remove the excess oil.

The box also has some salad at the bottom, 1 tomato and some sauce made with fresh French cheese with a dash of chipotle paste, to give it a spicy/smoky taste.


July 23rd, 2010 - 11:43 am § in Life & Style

Bento experiment #6

Now, this one is very simple… From left to right: - salad with carrots, celery and green beans. - 1 hard boiled egg; fresh French cheese with basil (as salad dressing) - risotto with butternut squash: gently brown some onion with a little butter, add butternut squash cut in small dices, rice ([...]


July 16th, 2010 - 4:30 pm § in Life & Style

Bento experiment #5

Today’s bento lunch box consisted in (left to right): - 1 cup of rice (which I didn’t decorate, my bad) - some steamed green beans and carrots (more or less 1 1/2 cup, almost couldn’t fit in the little box) - a cod fillet that was smashed into the box and looks smaller than it [...[...]


July 15th, 2010 - 12:13 pm § in Life & Style

Bento experiment #4

This one looks lighter, and it also feels lighter, but the calories are about the same, bummer… From left to right: - 1 cup of rice, carrot sticks - sorta-omelette made with 1 egg and 1/3 milk, 1 teaspoon flour, a pinch of salt and some grounded mixed pepper, rolled with about 1/2 cup steamed [...]


July 14th, 2010 - 3:23 pm § in Health

Why I never really liked soy

No offense, I like soy. But I also don’t. Actually, what I don’t like is the huge business behind soy-based products and how in some countries they are advertised as the (almost) only healthy option to replace meat or to top up your protein intake as a vegetarian. The following article v[...]


July 14th, 2010 - 10:40 am § in Life & Style

Bento experiment #3

This one is definitely less graphic From left to right: - 1 cup of pasta with 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and some grounded chilli - 1 cup of kale, cooked in a little water in a frying pan. Then place 1/2 cup at the bottom add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and [...][...]


July 13th, 2010 - 9:44 am § in Life & Style

Bento experiment #2

Meet the Moustached Man! From top to bottom: - steamed green beans (90 gr.), 1 egg split in half, 1 slice of cucumber split in half. I sprinkled some black pepper and parsley as dressing on the green beans before trying to make the eyes with the egg and the cucumber slice. - iceberg salad, [...][...]