Pepper Bento

It has been 4 years of cooking, writing and snapping photographs that has taught me a lot. I can hardly believe it has been 2 days a week (3 when I started) every week for all this time, 425 posts!

So much has happened and I have come so far in writing, cooking and even my photography, thanks to this blog. Looking back I realise one person can achieve quite a lot!

A big thank you to all of my wonderful followers, especially those of you that have been with me from the beginning, it is appreciated more than you know.

I will try my best to keep the site up and running, so it will still be here for all of my past recipes you may want to peruse.

Have a wonderful winter and a fantastic new year.

Now, just for you, here are some never before seen photographs that for one reason or another didn’t make it to the blog!

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A typical Japanese meal

A try at split doughnuts

Split Doughnut

Amazing stuffing wrapped in sausage meat, try it!

Spaghetti and spicy meatballs

Spicy courgettes and fragrant rice

Ninjabreadmen! I wasn’t happy with their overall look

Lovely spices

Turkey Filo mini pies, so nice!

When I went crazy with Avocados, mmm avocado cream

For a powdered ice cream review, it was horrid!

Fragranced pork

Chocolate Swirl Buns that didn’t have enough “swirl” for me

Cupcakes with butter cream icing

Fresh baked tofu

Chicken breast on a bed of sweet potato purée

Cheesy tomato pasta bake

Super drizzled chocolate Cake!

Rainbow bento boxes!

Char Sui buns straight from the steamer

Chicken & mushrooms in a white sauce in a baguette, yum!

A delicious ploughmans

Orange chocolate mousse with sweet orange segments

Cottage pie in a frying pan

Chocolate cakes with an orange icing

Festive White Chocolate Heart Cake Pops Recipe!

Today I’ve made some cute festive cake pops, they would make fabulous last minute gifts wrapped in a little plastic with pretty ribbon or just as a treat to show a little love.

Festive White Chocolate Heart Cake Pops Makes 24

Ingredients 75g unsalted butter 75g caster sugar 75g self raising flour 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 free range egg

For decoration 200g white chocolate Edible festive…

Gordon Ramsay Vanilla Luxury Shortbread Recipe!

Treat yourself to some delicious home made biscuits, with a touch of special real vanilla pod.

Make it beautiful by cooking it in a special shortbread mould, usually adorned with Thistles to show it’s Scottish heritage!

Gordon Ramsay Vanilla Luxury Shortbread Serves 6-8

Ingredients

250g plain flour Pinch of sea salt 125g unsalted butter 90g caster sugar 2 medium free range eggs 1 vanilla pod

Met…

Pepper’s Cheese & Bacon Filled Potato Skins Recipe!

With just a couple of weeks until the end of the year I have decided to share some more of my recipes with you, rather than writing bento posts, since hopefully, most of us won’t be needing to work quite as much to need a lovely lunch.

Here is my recipe for hearty cheesy and bacon filled potato skins, with smoky bacon and extra mature cheddar.

The filling is so creamy and the skin so crisp, they…

Cream Filled Profiteroles with White & Milk Chocolate Ganache Recipe!

I went pretty mad with my chocolate toppings but faced with these Profiteroles filled with delicious vanilla cream and armed with two different chocolate ganache, it was hard not to!

Cream Filled Profiteroles with White & Milk Chocolate Ganache Serves 2

Ingredients

For the Choux Pastry 65g plain flour, sifted Pinch of salt 50g unsalted butter, diced plus extra for greasing 2 free range eggs,…

Pocket Pint Pop Up Drinking System Review!

Today I have this Pocket Pint I picked up to show you guys. It’s utterly hopeless!

Looks great from the outside.

The pint its self unscrews from a cover of sorts. It’s quite bulky though, so I’m not sure it would fit in a usual pocket like in jeans, maybe a jacket pocket though.

Lets try it with some liquid, the moment of truth!

Within seconds it started leaking from a couple of different…

Pepper’s Coffee Cup Cakes Recipe!

I’ve had these really awesome silicone cups for a while and inspired by them I decided to make literal Coffee cup cakes.

They are cup cakes, they are in a cup and it looks like coffee, but also tastes like it too.

I added chocolate sprinkles to mine while the icing was wet for a fancy coffee look but you can add marshmallows or even use white icing to create a foamy look.

Here is my recipe!

Peppe…

Anchor Promotional Cheese Sandwich Tin!

Hi guys!

I just got this pretty awesome sandwich tin from Anchor and I just had to show you it!

By collecting Anchor points, which come inside their packs of butter you can send away for cool stuff like this. I was already buying the butter so I didn’t specifically try to collect enough points but it is a cool little extra for buying from them.

For an essentially free item (didn’t even pay for…

The Hubby’s Quick & Easy Pear Crumble Recipe!

The hubby cooked this delicious crumble as a surprise for dessert so I thought I’d share it with you guys. Enjoy.

The Hubby’s Quick & Easy Pear Crumble

Ingredients 100g plain flour 50g butter 50g demerara sugar 411g tin of pear quarters in juice, drained

Method Preheat the oven to 200oc.

Place the flour in a medium bowl and add the butter. Rub the flour and butter together with your fingers until…

4 Chicks in a Nest Bento Lunch Box Meal!

I made each chick different with a different hairstyle or hat.

The egg noodles were mixed with butter and peas, sweetcorn and carrot were added for sweetness and colour.

Tasty & Simple Baked Eggs with Cheese Recipe!

I love a good egg! There’s a bit of a love/hate relationship I’ve noticed with eggs, some can’t stand them, some love them!

I’m on the love side with eggs, there’s so much that can be done with them, but it can be hard to get them exactly as you like them.

Poached eggs are a difficult one to get right every time, boiled eggs are quite easy but all of that peeling can be annoying to say the least,…

The Future Of Bento Boxes – A World of 3D Printing!

The Future Of Bento Boxes – A World of 3D Printing

Today I want to talk about something a little different to what I usually post, the future of bento boxes and how a technology like 3D printing could change how we use and think about them, don’t worry, I’ll try not to get too technical and boring!

You may have seen websites like Shapeways where you can buy 3D printed creations designed by pretty…

Pepe Panggang – Indonesian Egg White Layered Cake Recipe!

Hi there guys!

Today I want to share a recipe a little different to a lot of the ones you may be seeing at the moment. Everywhere I go at least, Christmas is filling up every crevice with adverts, presents, decorations, recipes and festive tins of sweets and chocolates galore.

For this little blog though, it will be a refreshing change from the mistletoe and snow covered everything which for some…

Crisp Bread Four Dip Bento Lunch Box Meal!

Ello!

Today is bento day here at PepperBento and I’ve made a snack box this time for lunch.

In each pot I have made a delightful topping for my crisp breads.

In pot number one we have some grated cheddar cheese, always delicious on any type of cracker.

Next we have a tuna and mayo combo which goes so well with the cheese.

In pot number three I cut up some cocktail gherkins, great to scoop up or…

Pepper’s Pork chops in a Creamy Cheese & Mushroom Pasta Recipe!

Good afternoon ladies and gents,

Today I have a new recipe I created for you.

This one is a no measurement sort of recipe, really you should just go with your common sense on exactly how much of each ingredient, but I will provide approximate measures and amounts wherever possible.

My meal today is Pork chops in a creamy cheese and mushroom pasta.

I will admit, this wasn’t what I had in mind when…

SnackEasy 2 In 1 Snack & Drink Cup Review!

Afternoon boys and girls!

Today I’ve got a bit of a weird one as far as bento equipment goes. It’s one of those items that borders on the “is it too embarrassing to take out with me in public” line. I’m here to tell you that it is. Only kidding, I’m sure you would have many jealous onlookers as you pull from your drinks cup, what no other man can.

It’s the SnackFast! Is it a drink? Is it a snack?…

Pepper’s Egg Noodle Spicy Chicken & Bacon Stir Fry Recipe!

Hey there boys and girls!

Today I decided for Halloween, I am going to go with the ancient British tradition of…not celebrating!

Apart from seeing the Halloween costumes, themed foods, dancing skeletons and other terrible tat crammed in with the Christmas stuff at all my local shops, you would hardly know it existed, especially in my area.

In fact, if you were sitting at the door gleefully…