TV Dinner

So the other morning, I went to put my delicious Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake lunch in the freezer at work. Business as usual, until I noticed that someone else had also deposited a Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake in the freezer already.

Because office kitchens operate under an entirely different set of parameters than home kitchens (and knowing the habits of some of my co-workers), I had no guarantee that the other frozen meal hadn’t been subjected to questionable activities. Perhaps it sat in someone’s car for four hours. Or maybe they have a cat that prowls in their grocery bags and had DONE SOMETHING to that frozen meal.

All possibilities being unacceptable, I wanted to avoid confusion and make sure I ate MY frozen meal and the twin meal matched up with it’s original owner. When you know for a fact that certain people don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom, it’s best to avoid contact with any food items they have touched. The best I could come up with was wrapping my lunch in a plastic bag, and I emailed the predicament to my sister. She found my need to conceal my lunch to be funny, and as usual with my need to impress my little sister, I decided to take it one step further.

So here is the result: a Food Disguise. The blob at top left is mashed potatoes with gravy (and butter). To the right is a brown square. Kidding! It's a brownie, a delicious felt brownie. Then we have peas and carrots plus fried chicken rounding out the classic TV dinner.

If I ever had the chance to make something for Amy Sedaris, this TV dinner Food Disguise would totally be it. In the meantime, I may refine this prototype for the shop and the original is on it's way to my sister, from whom I sincerely hope to earn another laugh.