tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post114263765276501098..comments2024-03-09T23:07:41.551-08:00Comments on Vegan Lunch Box: The Luck o' the Irish to you!Jennifershmoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1143769570121493372006-03-30T17:46:00.000-08:002006-03-30T17:46:00.000-08:00I want you to make my luch for school!....it looks...I want you to make my luch for school!....it looks so fun to eat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1143428402679594082006-03-26T19:00:00.000-08:002006-03-26T19:00:00.000-08:00so creative! I love itso creative! I love itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142895756560933652006-03-20T15:02:00.000-08:002006-03-20T15:02:00.000-08:00Hello. Wow. I just got refered to your blog by a f...Hello. Wow. I just got refered to your blog by a friend. Amazing! I wish I had the time and patience to do all this! Thanks for the inspiration. I try to pick one or two every week to try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142884364484273092006-03-20T11:52:00.000-08:002006-03-20T11:52:00.000-08:00Dude, I love it. In this bit of Canada this is our...Dude, I love it. In this bit of Canada this is our spring break, so we had st paddy's off too, otherwise I would've made a green lunch. Which is pretty geeky in the ninth grade, but oh well. It looks delicious. I may have to try the PEAnutbutter, because it's creeping me out and I need to assure myself that you wouldn't lead me astray. I might add honey though... [l-o veggie... aspiring vegan.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142872566115904112006-03-20T08:36:00.000-08:002006-03-20T08:36:00.000-08:00Interesting lunch and happy belated Saint Patrick'...Interesting lunch and happy belated Saint Patrick's Day!Internet Street Philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529348442250391307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142865344084669442006-03-20T06:35:00.000-08:002006-03-20T06:35:00.000-08:00I live in Canada, and I have to pack my lunches ev...I live in Canada, and I have to pack my lunches every day (a really bad allergy to milk and more will do that to you). <BR/><BR/>I was looking for lunch containers, and I got the Starfrut Lock and Lock ones from Zellers - like a bento box, they come in a variety of sizes, and there are ones with inner compartments you can add and remove at will. They are air and water tight, wash up really well, best of all (I don't have a lot of money) they are only about fide dollars. They fit in a variety of standard insulated lunch containers. <BR/><BR/>I used other containers for a while (I have a tupperware one that I used for over ten years and is still going strong, but I only use it at home now because it leaks a bit) and these are the best ones I can find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142862160640340682006-03-20T05:42:00.000-08:002006-03-20T05:42:00.000-08:00Time for a new meal!Time for a new meal!High Power Rocketryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537203640644706903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142829815029867472006-03-19T20:43:00.000-08:002006-03-19T20:43:00.000-08:00I just discovered your site and I LOVE IT!! Thanks...I just discovered your site and I LOVE IT!! Thanks for all the great lunch/meal ideas. My daughter and I are vegetarians and I am always looking for great lunch ideas - especially since she is beginning kindergarten next fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142821105196945922006-03-19T18:18:00.000-08:002006-03-19T18:18:00.000-08:00Thank you for sharing so many great ideas! You are...Thank you for sharing so many great ideas! You are such an inspiration to me! Since I've been reading your site regularly I have graduated from giving my daughter a dollar for the cafeteria to actually packing lunches..."E" for effort?<BR/>Baby steps!<BR/>Anyhow - thanks :-)Wendy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14097649136157565627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142812799616983452006-03-19T15:59:00.000-08:002006-03-19T15:59:00.000-08:00Love this blog! My kids are not vegans, but what w...Love this blog! My kids are not vegans, but what we call "mostly meatless" and I am always struggling to make new things. Thank you so much for sharing! What a resource!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142800443066001052006-03-19T12:34:00.000-08:002006-03-19T12:34:00.000-08:00Just curious if you've had any success making vega...Just curious if you've had any success making vegan meringue. I bought the Usbourne "Fairy Cooking" book for my almost 5 year old daughter. We can easily veganize almost everything. I've been searching and searching the web for suggestions and it seems to be a pretty unobtainable vegan quest. Thanks for any suggestions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142797717310478152006-03-19T11:48:00.000-08:002006-03-19T11:48:00.000-08:00Cool idea to use peas to color the peanutbutter. :...Cool idea to use peas to color the peanutbutter. :) I used spinach to color pizza dough. I'll have to try the PEAnut butter. Thanks for the tip. Blessings!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142791506293533482006-03-19T10:05:00.000-08:002006-03-19T10:05:00.000-08:00This is so awesome especially since Shmoo didn't e...This is so awesome especially since Shmoo didn't even have school. I love that you still did this wonderful green box. It's super-creative!Eat Peace Pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754499534650636430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142787673466752442006-03-19T09:01:00.000-08:002006-03-19T09:01:00.000-08:00cool. everything's green! although green isn't tha...cool. everything's green! although green isn't that appetizing, i love the fact that everything's of the same color. wish i had a mom like you! hehehe...sunkissedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916602876139797532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142781184450346532006-03-19T07:13:00.000-08:002006-03-19T07:13:00.000-08:00Green is awesome! I love your blog so much, I put ...Green is awesome! I love your blog so much, I put a link on it so my readers can see this wonderful blog you've put together!<BR/><BR/>About the falafel, make sure the balls are not to wet, nor too dry. They should feel like "meatballs". If they are too fry the will crumble and flake, if they are too wet they wont hold. They should be moist but not too hard or dry.Allie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497442248829049906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142774087414120452006-03-19T05:14:00.000-08:002006-03-19T05:14:00.000-08:00I could use some falalel help too, to keep them fr...I could use some falalel help too, to keep them from being too dry, thanks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142767591034433562006-03-19T03:26:00.000-08:002006-03-19T03:26:00.000-08:00Hi Ms Shmoo, that green lunch looks very festive!M...Hi Ms Shmoo, that green lunch looks very festive!<BR/><BR/>May I request a recipe/suggestions from you? You made Shmoo falafel recently, and they looked round and perfect. Mine always fall apart and taste awful, and a lot of people I've talked to can't get theirs to stay together either. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142755669333091582006-03-19T00:07:00.000-08:002006-03-19T00:07:00.000-08:00First time here. I LOVE the pictures of the lunch...First time here. I LOVE the pictures of the lunches. Hubby and I decided to go all organic recently and have been searching for inspiration to eat less meat, too. If my hubs' lunch looks like these, he'll be healthy in time!WannabeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938094279274975960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142737524767944552006-03-18T19:05:00.000-08:002006-03-18T19:05:00.000-08:00This is off-topic, but have you made a version of ...This is off-topic, but have you made a version of palak paneer, Jennifer? It's a cheese and spinach curry. Paneer is a very mild cottage-cheese that doesn't melt, and that made me think of vegan cheese. :] Here's a recipe:<BR/>http://www.food-india.com/recipe/vegetarian.htm<BR/><BR/>along with a bunch of other good ones. :}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142726489833797442006-03-18T16:01:00.000-08:002006-03-18T16:01:00.000-08:00A friend sent me the link to your site and I am so...A friend sent me the link to your site and I am so thrilled to read through everything! My younger son has a severe dairy allergy and loves veggies, so we are always looking for new treats and foods for him. What a wealth of information! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142709571657713092006-03-18T11:19:00.000-08:002006-03-18T11:19:00.000-08:00I always used a Japanese bento container (...being...I always used a Japanese bento container (...being Japanese) which I bought from an Asian market. I don't know how common those are in Canada, but you might want to check them out.<BR/><BR/>PEAnut butter sandwiches sound really odd, but now I have to try them! =)Kobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067041998321415395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142708839525376332006-03-18T11:07:00.000-08:002006-03-18T11:07:00.000-08:00If you're in Canada, you can order a Laptop lunchb...If you're in Canada, you can order a Laptop lunchbox through the web site. There's an option to print an order form, pay by check and mail in your order. I'm not sure how it would work with a check from a Canadian bank, though. An international money order might be better.<BR/><BR/>After reading this blog I decided to order one for myself. I bring my lunch to work most days and always end up with a bunch of various individual containers. I ordered the laptop lunch system (with the carrying case) and the small lunch jar. I've only had a chance to use it once but I love it! I was afraid it would be too small, but it holds more than enough food for an adult. The case fits in my backpack much better than several oddly shaped Rubbermaid containers. My chili stayed hot enough to eat 4 hours after I packed it in the lunch jar.<BR/><BR/>I'm omni, but I plan on trying a lot of Jennifer's recipes when her cookbook eventually comes out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142697547489570302006-03-18T07:59:00.000-08:002006-03-18T07:59:00.000-08:00Hi! Another Canadian here! :) For Bento boxes, ...Hi! Another Canadian here! :) For Bento boxes, you might want to try your local Canadian Tire store for Arcosteel Thermoses - I recently bought two that had three plastic containers that fitted together inside a large thermos - it even had a long skinny continer (permanently) fastened to the outside that holds a fork & spoon. It also has a carrying strap. Several years ago, I bought the similar Japanese version (Nissan Thermos) w chopsticks & had never seen anything even close like it in Canada. (I get a lot of funny looks with them - all the labels/printing on the bottles are in Japanese!)<BR/><BR/>Two caveats: 1) it's not a vacuum thermos in the sense that it has an inner stopper and then a cap over it (in case you just wanted to make it one enormous container of soup for example); it has the 3 plastic containers that fit inside & then the cap. (It might still work, I haven't tried it; I'm just trying to give you a visual idea of what it is.) I also haven't tried them yet myself to see how long they keep things hot/cold. <BR/><BR/>2) Obviously, you are committed to everything being one temperature. Jennifer can make a "cold" lunch for Schmoo in the laptop lunchbox & pack hot soup in a separate thermos - you can't do this here! All hot, or all cold. Personally, I think I would treat it as a bento box for cold/room temperature things and take my hot soup/chili/whatever, in a separate thermos, if for no other reason than I don't like to put hot foods in plastic containers, food grade or not. It still gives you lots of ideas - dry cereal/milk/fruit, pasta salad/granola/juice, sm salad/cold stirfry/dessert, etc.<BR/><BR/>I think it's about $ 40.00 (YMMV) on the Cndn Tire website - I got mine on sale. :) Which is the only reason I bought two MORE in addition to the two I already had :) Beside, my Japanese thermoses can only hold chopsticks, not cutlery. That's a good enough reason, right? :) Also, there isn't much of a description on the website - the only way you can even suspect what it is, is by the cutlery container attached on the side.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer - as another loyal fan who looks forward to your blog every day - THANK YOU for posting this lunch even though little Schmoo didn't go to school!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142689360890728142006-03-18T05:42:00.000-08:002006-03-18T05:42:00.000-08:00When are you going to make more TEMPEH?!When are you going to make more TEMPEH?!High Power Rocketryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537203640644706903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142671370560754922006-03-18T00:42:00.000-08:002006-03-18T00:42:00.000-08:00In my next life, I want to be your kid! Yeah Shmoo...In my next life, I want to be your kid! Yeah Shmoo!!!<BR/><BR/>All of your lunches are amazing...keep rocking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com