green fig snack bento

Hi bento pals--a quick post for today, featuring a late-summer snack bento with ripe green figs (two wrapped with prosciutto), walnuts with goat cheese, golden baby tomatoes and white peach slices. A gorgeous early evening here, the light turning golden and holding reflections of leafy branches, a rich hum of cicadas in my backyard...

late august market, smoked fish sandwich bento

Hi bento pals! On overcast Saturday morning before Hurricane Irene's (thankfully understated) arrival in the DC area, I walked over to the farmers market and found late-summer produce still abundant and vibrant...look at these peaches!

Plums in jewel tones hint at fall's rich colors...

Today's bento features market snow pea tops and nasturtium (the little blue flowers are edible borage blooms), a purple market pepper filled with Tzatziki (cucumber-yogurt salad), whole grain toast spread with scallion cream cheese and lush slices of smoked sablefish plus a little half-sour dill pickle.

A sweet white peach for dessert...I've really enjoyed peaches this summer in their many delicious varieties.

Have a super week and happy cooking!

"tiny bento" inspired bento

Today's bento was inspired by the lilting tropical flavors of the Tiny Bento blog and equally yummy Tiny Skillet cooking blog, where Lyndsey amazes me with the international scope of her cooking adventures and the aromatic array of spices featured in her bentos and delicious family meals. Bright images of the flora and fauna of the beautiful Florida coast also illuminate the Tiny Bento blog...it feels like a mini-vacation to visit!

Inspired by spiced ocean breezes from Lyndsey's kitchen, this bento includes rice with coconut milk, coconut flakes and a golden tint of turmeric. Fish cooked in Greek yogurt, scallions and mushrooms rests on farm tomato slices (picked green on Saturday and now ripening to a soft orange).

Fresh basil and ripe peach and sweet cherries round out this summery lunch. A cute green froggie peers out just below some nasturtium leaves (or lily pads!)

Enjoy the rest of the week and stay safe, all those in Hurricane Irene's path...