Inspiration for today’s lunch came from a handful of sources.

A few weeks ago, Gena from Choosing Raw posted about using Dulse, a seaweed that is supposed to be reminiscent of bacon. It can be a great way to make a raw/vegetarian BLT. Heather mentioned it in comment yesterday too and it reminded me I had a package of it in my cupboard.

I looked for this at a couple of health food stores to no avail. Since it’s seaweed and therefore a plant, I was expecting to find it in produce. I finally asked and they directed me to the fish food sushi section.

Dulse tastes…. fishy. Not “fishy” as in that-dude-who-hacked-into-my-eBay-account-to-sell-designer-purses “fishy”, but more like fish tank “fishy”.

As well it should I suppose. It is seaweed after all.

It was also salty. As well it should. It came from the ocean. Where the fish swim.

I decided to follow some prep suggestions on the package and baked it 250 for about 10 minutes to crisp it up for my DLT.

Sort of even looks like bacon, no?

Eating this straight up was pretty intense. I’m not a picky or skittish eater but I’ll be honest that I was wondering if I might be chucking my whole sandwich into the trash.

Two slices of toasted Ezekiel bread, organic red leaf lettuce, tomato, a slice of organic provolone and some mustard hiding under the lettuce there as well. And bacon dulse.

As part of a sandwich, it was pretty good. It’s just TOO INTENSE to eat straight up. I’ll find some ways to finish the package but at this point I don’t think I’ll be buying more of this. I mean, the fish need stuff to eat too. I’d hate to deprive them. Think of the fish!

And take note that as a veg I’m not looking to replace bacon in my life. This was more about trying something different and maybe finding a new fav sandwich. New? Yes. Different? Definitely. Favorite sandwich? Not so much.

Part 2 of today’s lunch came from my new bloggy friend Linda and her perfect sweet potato.

These sounded pretty promising, and I had a couple of sweet potatoes so I went for it.

Three little taters
All in a row
450 degrees
What do you know!

I didn’t poke
I didn’t slice
Just plopped on the rack
Isn’t that nice?

Holy caramelized sweet potato goodness! This puppy needed nothing but a fork. (That’s an interesting sentence.) I’m thrilled I’ve still got 2 1/2 in the fridge for the week.

After lunch we headed outdoors to play and “work” on our bikes.

When a piece of her scooter broke she said “We need goose tape”.

You mean duct tape, kiddo.

And then I accidentally spoiled my appetite for dinner with a bucket of watermelon.

A late dinner salad of organic green leaf, red leaf, chopped gala apples, mushrooms, tofu, raw cashews and miso dressing. Yes I had the exact same thing the other day.

And a couple of raw almond butter stuffed dates as I got the kitchen cleaned up.

And last but not least… Daddy’s home after a weekend out of town!

When I left them to run upstairs and disappear into the office, they were playing hide and seek.

Here’s Ava explaining how she found them so quickly. (Under the windsurfer sails Z-man brought home from the cottage this weekend.)

I was hoping to get a bike ride in tonight but Zak got home too late and I’m whooped anyway. Delighted to get back to my regular work out routine tomorrow AM. Here’s hoping I don’t grow fins overnight.