I suppose it has to be bland by necessity, food for the sick. But there is no harm in trying to make it tempting...

[for Linneus it was some sort of sweetened rice pudding they had managed to persuade him to take a few mouthfuls of, once he was healed enough. A simple enough food, but in that moment nothing had tasted better]

...that would be lovely. Perhaps you could bribe the kitchens?