Monbento Square #45 (Double Tier)

 

If you've followed the news the past week or so, you might know I have spent many days under a particularly noxious cloud of smoke that blew over me from Canada. It turned the skies orange and hazy, and I felt like I was on the surface of Mars. I was too stressed out to do any grocery shopping, so the next few meals you'll see reflect what I prepared while hiding from the world and making do with what I had.

I had a clementine, leftover barley and lentil salad, and a "PLT," i.e., a pea, lettuce, and tomato sandwich (recipe from Forks Over Knives). It was pretty good! The sandwich has a spread made from thawed frozen peas, fresh basil from my window, almond butter, and seasonings. You put that on whole grain toast with Dijon mustard, lettuce, and tomato.

I ate this in my car, surveying the hazy world around me and pondering what we all take for granted. I thought I didn't take safe air for granted after COVID hit, but now I really appreciate safe air. Fingers crossed that the fires will be controlled and the smoke will get rained on or something. I don't fully understand what meteorologists were saying, but rain was supposed to help.