It’s Monday, and that means back to work after 4 glorious days off for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As I mentioned in my weekend post, work is busy and there hasn’t been much time for blogging. I’m working to arrange my time a bit better. I miss coming here daily and talking about what’s for lunch.

A busy work schedule means quick and easy food that is a pleasure and a comfort to eat. Nothing hits the spot like that for me better than a quick sausage jambalaya. I remember my mom making this dish when I was a kid when she was busy or wanted to whip something up quick for dinner. It was always one of my favorite meals she made as a kid.

I’ve made it on and off through the years, but never quite got it right. Welll, this weekend was the perfect weekend indeed. Not only did I get it right, I remembered to write it all down and take pictures while I did it. It was quite the Sunday affair. I know have a big ol’ helping of this for lunch today with leftovers for the days to come.

This weekend, I plan to post the recipe on how to make this easy dish. It really isn’t that hard, but does take a wee bit of prep work and time (but nothing too horribly bad). It’s also not a fancy jambalaya. No chicken thighs or slow-cooked pork loin or seafood is found here. This is the simple sort of jambalaya. The sort that I’m sure many a cook who lives in Louisiana makes at their own homes for an easy evening dinner. It’s flavorful enough, not super spicy, and can be made with the simplest of ingredients: sausage rice, onion, bell pepper, and garlic with a few spices thrown into the mix.

In the meantime, I’m just going to leave you all with these two pictures. Hopefully tomorrow, I’ll have time to pack and share an actually bento box.

Until then, be the bento everyone!

P.S. That brown liquid is key to my mom’s (and my) jambalaya! You’ll need some. It’s a wee bit of Kitchen Bouquet.