I’m very unimaginative when it comes to food I eat for a normal breakfast/lunch. Unless it’s my day off, I don’t spend nearly enough time enjoying the meal to care about it deeply. Thus, for breakfast I eat oatmeal combined with various fruits and nuts and for lunch I alternate between a Toasted Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich or Yogurt (depending on the fat content of the rest of my meals) followed by a Luna bar.

Today I got a little more creative than usual with my yogurt and concocted a Chocolate and Raspberry Yogurt combination. It turned out a bit better than I expected. I think I’m going to add it to my normal lunch rotation.

It’s almost time for another Fest. Since food somehow ended up being a critical component of Festing, I’ve started thinking about what dishes I might make. I mentioned to Jaeger that I might try being a bit healthier than usual and he suggested we have vegetarian sushi. This seemed like a good idea to me but while sushi can be served by itself, it seems more like an appetizer than a main meal.

After pondering this for a while, either Jaeger or I came up with the idea of recreating Tokyo Joes’ Boulder Veggie Bowl. I was a little dubious about recreating the sauces but Jaeger informed me that we could buy these separate from Tokyo Joes.

So, tonight I made my first attempt at creating the Boulder Veggie Bowl. It turned out pretty decent except I included about twice as many vegetables as I should have. Based on Jaeger’s feedback I refined the recipe and you can now see it’s current incarnation here. I think the trickiest part is steaming the vegetables so they’re cooked but not limp.

Jaeger and I are contemplating tackling the sushi experiment Sunday. However, I suspect that Jaeger is first going to insist we pick up a genuine sushi mat.