#007: SouthwesTamagoyaki Experiment = Failure

Calories: 123

Contents: Watermelon slices, two celery sticks, SoutwesTamagoyaki, Spinach

I love the slightly sweet tamagoyaki recipe I use but, being from the southwest, eggs to me typically means cheese and hot sauce. I've been trying to modify a tamagoyaki recipe to have that same feel but so far no luck. Today's adventure was no more successful than the last. Rather than mixing in soy sauce and rice wine vinegar (yes, still using the vinegar recipe instead of mirin!) I mixed in Cholula hot sauce and a small amount of taco seasoning. Interestingly it had the "kick" without the flavor. Would not recommend.

#005: Comfy bed for the tamagoyaki!

Calories: 160

Contents: Egg-White Tamagoyaki on a bed of Spinach with Tomato Slices, Raw Carrot flowers, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, and Watermelon flowers.

I wish I knew how to quit you, you delicious egg-white tamagoyaki. I had to take out one of the sections in order to fit the tomato slices in between but I thought it came out okay. (Plus I got to munch on the removed bit of tamagoyaki! :D) The brussels sprouts roasted easily and quickly; I just halved them, tossed them with salt and pepper and 1 tsp. olive oil, then roasted them on a pan in the oven at 400 F until they were browning. They were pretty good at room temperature, though I'd have preferred them warm. I opted for raw carrots instead of steamed like the previous bento because, while delicious, the steamed carrots shriveled a bit and just didn't look as pleasant.

I hope my glutinous rice arrives soon!

#003: Egg-White Tamagoyaki - Round 2

Calories: 143

Contents: Egg-White Tamagoyaki, spinach and tomato salad, honeydew, watermelon, and banana stars.

I tried the egg-white tamagoyaki again, this time using 4 T = 1 Egg instead of 3 and it turned out much better than the last time. I will likely continue making my tamagoyaki like this; the entire roll is <100 kcal. Still disappointed in the last bento's long-grain rice experience I switched back to the salad and ordered glutinous rice online. Hopefully it arrives soon!

I was worried cutting the bananas the day before may lead to brown, grody bananas by the time it was ready to eat but I was wrong, they were great. I typically shy away from bananas since melon tends to be just as satisfying but with fewer calories by volume but when "lunch" is <150 Calories I think it can be managed!