Sequestration Meal #219

 

Today, Americans got a new president, after what felt like the longest four years of my life. (I mean, I assume so. These posts are scheduled in advance. But who knows anymore.) This last year was like twenty. So in honor of that, a somewhat fancy bento in a small casserole dish:

Steamed rice, stir-fried broccoli stems (from this recipe), orange "chicken" (soy curls) from Soul in the Raw's recipe, and some quick-pickled cucumber slices with halves of grape tomato.

Broccoli stems are so unappreciated. And now that if I buy broccoli I get much more of it than I would otherwise, I end up with a lot of broccoli stems. They aren't quite so beautiful as broccoli florets, and I should probably eat them together like most people would, but they were really good this way.

This soy curls recipe was quite different than most I've used--they're simmered in the sauce rather than sautéed, so they're most softer--but they were good. The orange flavor was very strong, though, and I might cut the orange juice with half water if I made this again.

I may take a break for a day or two; I'm feeling a lot of things. But rest assured I'll be back soon if I can; there are far too many wonderful things to eat out there.