Nanaimo Bar Quest is Over- UPDATED

It's with great happiness and sorrow that my Nanaimo Bar quest has come to it's end. The happy part is obvious... the sorrow? That part is harder to describe. Am I sad because finding my Nanaimo Bar meant I was near the conclusion of my holiday? Maybe. Is it some sort of "post dessert disorder"? Most likely. I am proud to say that I kept to only one Nanaimo Bar but must confess that I ate some serious desserts and will post the photo evidence after announcing the bento box contest winner tomorrow. Until then, I present to you my first Nanaimo Bar.

Updated to add that this photo was accepted on Foodgawker. And Tastestopping.

Salmon Patty Bento Box

Tonight, I remembered the salmon patties for the bento box. Also packed some ogo salad, which I made. Recipe? Nope. I just added to the seaweed: sesame oil, sliced onion, sliced cucumber,carrot, dash of soy sauce and sesame sead. There's some mango tucked in the corner with blackberries. These are not your ordinary blackberries, super spendy, but super sweet.

The snack bento box has my fave salad from PCC Natural Markets, Turkish Apricot Garbanzo. I love it and so does Saba Man. Why does he get 2 boxes you ask? He works long hours and eats his large bento box for lunch and the smaller snack box before he starts his commute home.

Sidebar: I saw a Nanaimo Bar in one of the coffeshops today. But I was in a rush and didn't get it. So it appears that my quest is far from over. I'm working remotely for the remainder of the week so there's little chance of tasting my first Nanaimo Bar until after the weekend.

Nanaimo Bar Quest and a Bento Box

I'll get to the bento box shortly but first a quick mention about my search for a Nanaimo Bar.

Saba Man and I've been spending some time up north in Canada and discovered that Nanaimo Bars were from well, Nanaimo! Years ago when I moved from the islands to the Pacific Northwest, I discovered some strange sounding yet delicious foods like Geoducks, Aplets and Cotlets, lattes. I've tried most of these tasty treats except the Nanaimo Bar; it's eluded me and for far too long. It is time. Time for a quest, a Nanaimo Bar quest. And not just any Nanaimo Bar. Stay tuned.

Ok, back to our scheduled programming.



Today's bento box is vegan! Stirfried "wheat meat", Singapore noodles with tofu, sauteed gai lan, blueberries, mango with yokan. Frequent readers will recognize the bento box as Saba Man's main box which I pack on most days. It's a quick and easy box to fill. The 4 equal sized compartments eliminates the need for seperators.