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When working in an office, other than going out to a nice restaurant (especially when the boss is picking up the tab), I prefer dining al desko. At first, I thought I'd originated the expression, but a quick search revealed that it appeared as early as 1981 in The Washington Post. But I don't care! It's still a great term!

Now, dining al desko could be as simple as chomping on a ham sandwich and chips and washing them down with a glass of water, or as elaborate as a cooked or assembled-and-heated meal. Leftovers are great, either as-is or repurposed. It also depends on your office accommodations.

Right now, I'm toiling in a wide-open cubicle in a big room with several hundred others. There's nary a coffeepot in sight or scent, and the only brew available is in the cafeteria. That's the office culture here. There are banks of microwaves in the café and a couple of stinky toaster ovens, which I avoid. So, the most I've done here from scratch is cut up a few celery sticks, combined them with a bit of mayo, then tossed in the contents of a pouch of wild pink salmon. Voila! Salmon salad.

But several lives ago, I had a private office and a nice little toaster oven. Though I didn't actually cook from scratch, it was pretty sweet, nonetheless, reheating leftovers (I'm a pretty deft chef) or even making a pita pizza. Yum!

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