Save the Planet. Cook from Scratch.
Somehow, salads have gained a reputation for being the food of the fanatical health nut. Or worse yet, being a “lady’s” lunch, thus excluding all male parties from partaking in this easy and inexpensive lunch. But salads can include any combination of “manly” ingredients (that ‘s a code word for filling) so you don’t have to worry about grabbing at your stash of quarters for the vending machine.
Quite a while ago my friend asked me to do a post on taking your lunch to work. My usual default mode as far as lunch is concerned is to make leftovers at dinnertime, then pack them away before Sean can eat them, so we have them for lunch the next day. First of all, not everyone likes leftovers, not everyone cooks dinner every night, and not every dinner is good the next day. So, I have been doing some thinking on the matter, and have decided that one post will just not do. Taking lunch to work is a multi-faceted process that takes time and planning, so I have decided to do a bag lunch series, instead.
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When you live in Las Vegas, you have to come up with a few summer coping mechanisms, like walking around with a lifetime supply of water, making friends with the neighbor who has a pool, and getting used to wearing very little, if any, clotthing. Our move back here from California was nothing short of shocking. All you want to do is sleep and drink water and complain. Not really anything like SLO where it rarely gets above 80 degrees and you can bike for miles and miles without feeling like you are going to pass out. So magical.