A Packed Lunch

Real Simple continues to have a mix of hits and misses for the recipes it publishes. The pictures always look amazing, but the results are not guaranteed. Recently, I tried two recipes from Real Simple's latest edition. The chicken was pretty good (especially the dark meat), but the pasta salad was only OK. Still, it was good enough to pack up for a lunch bento (with the bonus of a leftover lemon bar!).

In some regards, I almost enjoyed my lunch more than dinner before. The chicken did well sitting at room temperature and even if the peas lost their color, they still tasted good!