The Daily Tiffin

It's been a long time since I've posted a bento here - or on my blog. It is not that I don't pack lunches any more, but... most ...

Soeren's already back at school since the past few weeks, but in many countries schools are still out for a few weeks. Not sure about ho...

This is a very "green"-themed bento - just in time for spring! Börek with feta and spinach, green olives, cucumbers and lettuce in...

This bento was very quick to make with a microwaved quiche muffin cup from the freezer and couscous made with water from the tea boiler. Th...

Often it takes very little extra effort to give your lunchbox that extra "cute" touch. For instance, the easiest way to do this is...

It's the season for christmas dinners and as my mother and grandmother were visiting in the weekend, I had a lot of leftovers from mine!...

Big box (top): Millet and chili sin carne decorated with parsley. Millet is actually rather tasty, but not very different from couscous text...

Homemade potato salad garnished with red onion, crisp lettuce and a baby plum tomato in the smaller box. Wholewheat-breaded fishsticks on br...

Top (small box): Couscous salad with parsley and mint (technically Tabbouleh with the couscous ratio cranked way up), two dates and a tiny r...

Need to make your lunches visually more interesting? Try playing with colors. The green in this lunch comes from wasabi coated peanuts, the ...

Small pitas stuffed with rucola, fried eggplant and zucchini slices, yellow bell pepper, some ajvar and an aioli-yoghurt dip. Some more ruco...

I finally cracked and made my own potato salad and "meatball" bento - looks Scandianvian, doesn't it? Homemade potato salad th...

I do love to look at themed bentos, character bentos, kawaii stuff - but given a choice between colored rice and nori, and simple yet nutri...

Left side: Homemade veggie wontons and one storebought veggie dumpling, tamagoyaki with nori wrapping, a condiment cup of wild raspberries, ...

A pretty little box to sweeten my return to work after a long (and needed) vacation. The smaller layer (in front) contains stirfried Japanes...

This is a lunchbox I packed recently. The meatballs (you could use falafel or other veg patties) were made the night before. I saved the hea...

The 21st of June is celebrated as midsummer here in Sweden* and I packed bentoboxes to bring on a celebratory picknick. Most of the food is ...

While noodles make a great addition to your lunchbox, the choices seem to be somewhat limited - from spaghetti nests to farfalle, from soba ...

This bento contains fried Halloumi cheese drizzled with thick balsamico vinegar, couscous and baby spinach salad, cherry tomatoes, ecologica...

Would you believe you can have a complete bento box full of snack foods and still eat healthy? You can! One of the harder parts of packing a...