Pimp my lunch

This is where the magic happens. Ha.

Sometimes I don't have time to pack lunch, and that means food from the Globe cafeteria. As cafeterias go, it's not half bad. But some days there just isn't anything I want to eat. And that's when it's time to pimp my lunch.

Take the above, from yesterday. I got a side of rice and a side of corn on the cob, cut the corn off the cob and put it on the rice, then topped it with black beans and other veggies from the salad bar. There was an improbably nice salad of watercress with walnuts and dried cranberries, so I got some of that too. Back at my desk, I tossed the beans, rice, and corn with hot sauce, kosher salt, pepper, a bit of olive oil, and sherry vinegar. (Yeah, I'm a nerd. I keep all those things at my desk. But they come in handy!) It was quite tasty.

I can't be the only one who does this. Tell me about your favorite lunch/salad bar/cafeteria pimps.

And for some serious, and sweet, inspiration along the same lines, go here.