Yes, it's the return of zaru soba coming in at number 3 on our countdown (ooh, I feel like a Lunch Box DJ!). Zaru soba are chilled Japanese buckwheat noodles topped with a sprinkle of nori and served with a flavorful dipping sauce. This time they are appearing without their traditional sidekick, daikon radish, which shmoo didn't care for. But I did pack some edamame and one of my favorite fruit combos: fresh kiwi fruit mixed with fresh blueberries.
Verdict: I found just a few edamame and a broken pencil in the lunch box today. Shmoo was very happy with his soba. With his pencil, apparently not so much. 5 stars for Number 3.
That is my favorite fruit combo too, and it's such a nice colorful combo. This would be on my top 5 too!
ReplyDeleteah ha! I knew the Zaru soba would be in the top five!
ReplyDeleteAnd any fruit combo that has berries in it is a big hit with me.
>>I found a link to a recipe called Deviled Tofu Eggs. Plastic fillable eggs are needed to mold the eggs...
ReplyDeleteWow. Just wow.
>>I just got "World Vegetarian" from Amazon a few days ago!
Hooray! I hope you enjoy the book as much as we have. Don't miss the Greek baked lima beans, they're heaven!
I just bought some soba noodles so I could make this! I forgot to buy the nori though - I'll have to run out and get some tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the twinkie dog will make a reappearance...
Jennifer, I am so impressed by Shmoo's choices for *his* favorite lunches out of all of your lunchbox creations. These three have been chock full of veggies and very healthy items.
ReplyDeleteMost kids would turn up their noses to noodles sprinkled with seaweed, but not your shmoo! Too fabulous. :)
My daughter is a paste & seaweed fan. This would be her top. I'm sure it will also be her frequent lunch when she starts kindergarten in the fall. I'll be checking you out for lots of inspiration. If only my daughter was as adventurous and open as your son. Was he a picky eater when he was younger?
ReplyDeleteWow, I guess my little Mini Muffin isn't the only seaweed fan. She just adores Sushi...vegan of course!
ReplyDeleteawesome number 3!
I love Japanese food. Especially soba noodles.
ReplyDeleteEvery day you impress me with how well you feed Shmoo. Shmoo has the coolest mom ever! : )
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Hmmmm... now that the fondue and the Zaru Soba are down, I can only thinkof the injera as a possible number 1. Although, personally, I want a recipe for the mini-wellington.
ReplyDeleteeggless deviled eggs that i've enjoyed can be found here (scroll down a bit for a photo and the recipe) :
ReplyDeletehttp://tinyurl.com/lvt8l
they suggest using a paring knife, but i've found that an oval shaped cookie cutter works just fine.
i'd also like to add my thanks to jennifer for sharing shmoo's meals via the web. you've been a such an inspiration to this vegan foodie! really looking forward to adding your cookbook to my collection :)
I am putting in my guess now that Little Schmoo's #1 will be the can't-go-wrong standby, "Macaroni & Peas." Do I win an extra week of Vegan Lunch Box posting if I'm right? That would be nice! I will miss checking out this website every day come summer.
ReplyDeleteYes this one I love too, this is so bento box! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the kiwi and blueberry combo: I have to admit I have never had the two at the same time.
And cold buckweat noodles is alwasys my lunch box item when I go bento.
Lol broken pencil, I love that. Just leave the origin of that to the imagination.
i love looking at all those lunches!! i have a very picky eater (he's only 2 though) and i hope to one day make his lunch just as healthy and fun as you do.
ReplyDeletei hope you print all these out and keep for him to look at one day. he'll know just how loved he is.
ever since you first posted the zaru soba lunchbox, it has been a standard meal in my house...we sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top, and add in some steamed spinach in addition to the nori. maybe not traditional, but very tasty none the less. thanks for introducing me to this great dish!
ReplyDeleteVery colorful!
ReplyDeleteWould you believe I am unable to find edamame here!? Among other things, of course, but Edamame? Sheesh!
Beautiful lunch. I like everything about and in it.
ReplyDeleteMy 3 year old likes edamame but I wish I could get the 9 year old to eat them, or beans, for that matter.
>>I wonder if the twinkie dog will make a reappearance...
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys are good! No one's guessed #1 yet... :-)
Cont me among another who will miss your posts over the summer. I never thought of blueberries and kiwi together, but it sure does sound yummy! I’m thinking blueberry-kiwi soygurt concoction. That would be good, maybe with a hint of OJ. Anyway, waiting with bated breath for # 2 & 1.
ReplyDeleteDid you do meatballs in grape jelly? If so that's number one, either that or the caramelized tofu.
ReplyDeletemaybe #1 is cannellini yam hummus?!
ReplyDeleteWe like to roll the soba into nori for a twist on shushi rolls. Kid friendly things to stuff them with? Yam fries, raw carrot strands, string beans, bbq tofu or tempeh, corn or baby corn, a sugarsnap pea. Just some ideas.
ReplyDeleteI adore your blog. I check it out when I need a pick-me-up. We homeschool, but I still love the lunch packs.