tales of two lunches

I've continued brown bagging lunch at the job, with varying success.  Haven't been posting or recording.

Reporting on two week's lunches this time, last week's which was surprisingly good (and mostly provided by a trip to the local Aldi.  Total cost was about $10.

Think inexpensive

Bowtie Pasta with Sausage Alfredo, cut up plum tomatoes on top, and some grated parmesan.  Heat in the break room microwave, and dig in.  Apparently I managed to make enough to feed a co-worker who forgot to bring lunch  Total meals, 6,

Will do again, but maybe without the tomatoes, they were sort of an impulse purchase, and didn't make it to the end of the week with flavor intact.

So, yes.  This.

This week's lunch was not as good.

Chicken Italian sausage on special at the local supermarket, with "Steamed Broccoli Stir Fry," some pad thai sauce, some orange bits (waste product from making candied orange peel), and rice.  End result ... the Italian spicing of the sausage fights with the Asian spicing and the orange and the result is oddly bland.

I think if I'd used plain chicken (chunks or pulled), or if I'd paired the chicken sausage with alfredo sauce it would've been better.  Marking this one down as not successful, but I've picked up some more pad thai sauce to pout over the mess, to see if it makes it better.

Or at least less bad.  It makes the warring fried rices almost palatable,