my LOL lunch

 

Behind this necessarily neat food photo is my LOL lunch’s messy back story. It’s one where, to find laughter, I need look no further than my own foibles.

 

First, after two hours doing French homework, I discovered—five minutes before class—that I had done the wrong assignment. So, after muddling through Zoom class, which was fun despite my confusion, I wandered down to my kitchen to cook lunch.

 

Normally, I carefully plan a meal’s protein, carbs, fiber, veggies, fruits. Too scatterbrained for that; today I just wanted to use up the last half-jars of tomato-basil sauce, coconut milk, and canned pumpkin. I had bought fresh ginger last week to make chai tea from scratch but hadn’t gotten around to that yet. So I made easy tomato soup, pumpkin-pecan pancakes, and chai tea. Each tasted great by itself. Together, not so much.

 

Also, in keeping with today’s discombobulation theme, I didn’t adequately blend the dry with the wet so most of the pancakes looked more like snow-dusted topiary squirrels, and I spilled just about everything I touched. Now, after wiping colorful puddles from the counter and tomato soup splatters from the cabinets, I’m ready for a nap. And I feel a bit queasy. LOL