I woke up on the 28th still full from that mammoth pancake the night before. I chugged several glasses of water and eventually got around to snacking on a clementine (but you know what that looks like!) and introducing Rachel to the wonders of pumpkin yogurt!

with a chopped pear and pumpkin pie spice

This baby bowl satisfied my minimal hunger perfectly, but then I noticed Rich gathering some very intriguing ingredients:

thin-sliced tilapia ...

slivers of carrot and cucumber ...

chopsticks (plus my cousin Josh) ...

Sushi!!

My roll (x3!!)

Inspired by Rich’s culinary creativity, Rachel and I set to work developing an original black bean dip for her to bring to my mom’s potluck later that day:

fork-mashed beans (but don't they look like oreo crumbs???)

sauteeing asparagus, onions, and garlic in olive oil

 We surprised ourselves with the delicious end product!