almost every time i decide to restrict my diet i pick up a pack of organic brown rice cakes at the market. having these rather cardboard like cakes (?!) in the pantry makes me feel like i'm halfway there (to the diet restriction results, that is). i eat them with sliced tomatoes and sea salt, a thin spread of peanut or almond butter, or with sliced avocados. yesterday for my (rather late) lunch i was feeling like a bowl of something light, filling, and fresh. it had to be fast and easy. bright idea: after lightly toasting it, i crumbled a rice cake as the base of my bowl-I then added chunks of avocado, a chopped up hard boiled egg, sliced tomatoes (vitamins E, B6, C-besides, i add them to pretty much everything), fresh oregano or rocket (wild arugula), and finally, a few drops of my lemony shallot vinaigrette (or simply a combination of fresh squeeze of lemon, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, & red pepper flakes works wonders). quick taste. yum. crunchy goodness. something was missing, though....looked in the refrigerator for ideas. fresh spicy pico de gallo? scooped over a couple of spoons of that, too. another layer of flavor, more texture. aha! crunchy spicy zesty deliciousness. i will do this again. and again. it's thaaaat good!my new favorite lunch bowl, con salsa, below: