Monbento Original #45

 

All things considered, I'm pretty proud of how well I did on this bento!

I started by making veggie fried rice (onions, mushrooms, broccoli stems, carrots, edamame, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice, and a chopped folded JUST Egg), which I topped with sesame seeds and scallions. I then pulled out one of those too-spicy flat dumplings that needs greasy things to be palatable and pan-fried it. In some of the remaining oil, I sautéed some spinach and tomatoes. I added a cup of simple dipping sauce (soy sauce, rice vinegar, water, mirin, and sesame oil) and some cucumber half-moons to round it out. A perfectly satisfying meal!

Sometimes, I'm finding some brightness in the overwhelming dark. Not always, but sometimes. In any case, a good lunch nearly always helps.