Monbento Square #43 (Single Tier)

 

Leftovers for which you have not seen the original: Steamed rice, beefless beef and broccoli (recipe from The Nut Free Vegan), a version of Korean cucumber salad using gochujang rather than gochugaru, pickled red cabbage with black sesame seeds, and peanut butter carrot salad (recipe from Cinnamon Society). When I made all this I meant for it to be easy; it wasn't as easy as I would have hoped. But it did make for really easy to pack bentos with the leftovers!

The Gardein beefless tips reappeared in my local stores; they took the place of some other things I loved but hey, it's important to appreciate what we can, where we can. And it was broccoli season, so that means time for "beef" and broccoli!

This is obviously a very Americanized version of Asian food, but I really enjoyed it. It was a good balance of colors and flavors. The greens were more vibrant when I had them the first day, but you can't have everything.

My February goals have gone so much better than the January goals did, and although I have hit a rough patch here and there, I'm finding my footing again. Here's hoping I keep it. How are all of you doing?