You'd think I'd know more about this, what with having an herb name...

[athenaltena]

Don't worry if you don't get both parts of the joke in the icon, it's a multi-tiered joke of nerdiness.

The other day I tried to spruce up the instant ramen we made after getting back from Boston with mixed results. I threw these things together in my attempt of Rosemary Style cheap-ass Ramen, which includes:

• 1 packet instant ramen noodles, chicken flavor
• 2 dozen approximately one inch diameter cubes of tofu we have left over, browned in some sesame oil
• About a handful of peas to add some color
• A sprig of parsley

Result was edible but a bit bland, until we thought to add a bit of soy sauce to it. Not a very good idea, might try more sesame oil next time for flavor. I also wondered if perhaps I should have tried an egg (insert "Mother and Child reunion" joke here) or something similar.

And in case people are wondering, my skills with food are mostly limited to brownies and the like and heating stuff up, though I can cook breakfast (fried eggs, bacon, english muffins etc) fairly competently. I've been trying to teach myself this stuff in preparation for going off to college, but the results have been a bit... interesting, to say the least.

One of the funniest parts of Easter was actually Dad instructing me how to chop vegetables for a salad, since I didn't know which way to cut them. I thought it was a fairly good salad in the end considering I kept having to be reminded to wash the vegetables, but you have to start somewhere. ^_^;

Comments

[netaria.livejournal.com]

My best guess is it's whatever was in the pre-configured seasoning packet that threw the mix off, because everything else you added should have gotten along fine together. I don't know your tastes, but a little bit of oregano in there might have added some good flavour without mucking with the balance. :) (Or slicing up some fresh scallions. -always teh yum with chicken.)

Your comment about "Mother and Child reunion" made me think of when I worked at a restaurant and when all of us servers would order our breakfast I'd get an omelet with grilled chicken on it. Which would gross out a number of the other staff who viewed me as morally devoid for eating the Mother and Child at the same time... >.> (I think that's silly tho, they should stop eating veal and lamb before they can be bothered about something like that.) heh.

[athenaltena.livejournal.com]

I wondered if the seasoning packet had something to do with it, and almost didn't add it. But yeah, that was probably why it ended up being so bland. Next time I'll put it to the side, in that case.

I actually stole the Mother and Child reunion thing from Paul Simon, who himself stole it from a Chinese dish he ate once, so it's oddly cyclical, no? ^_^

[bertisevil.livejournal.com]

Generally when I make ramen I do something like this...
Ramen
Eggs
Pepper
Seasoning packet
lop chung (Chinese dried sausage) or shrimp
onions

This usually comes out pretty good.

[athenaltena.livejournal.com]

That looks good. I think I'll stash that away for the next time I try something like that. ;)