Mini Photo Story by Emily Hahn

 

Mariano De Los Santos views his phone while cooking dinner at his home in Columbia, Md., Monday, October 12, 2020. He is making a broccoli, white rice, and black bean bowl for dinner. (Emily Hahn)

Santos is rinsing a liquid measuring cup he used to measure rice and water in the sink while the rice cooks, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Emily Hahn)

Santos cuts broccoli on a cutting board for his dinner in Columbia, Md. October 12, 2020. He uses a chefs knife to chop up one head of broccoli. (Emily Hahn)

Santos washes the chopped broccoli in the sink in Columbia, Md. Monday, October 12, 2020. He then puts the prepared broccoli into the pot to steam. (Emily Hahn)  

The black beans and rice are cooked, now it is time for the broccoli to be steamed to complete the meal on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Tonight's meal: plant-based power bowl topped with tomato sauce (not pictured) (Emily Hahn)