Havoc: cry of the gastro-american

So it's been a long time since my last food post. Well, at long last, here it is.


Ramen with embellishments. Asian comfort food, for real. I used the prepackaged stuff, of course, but if you think about it, all it includes is the consomme (in powder form) and the noodles. Both are needlessly time-consuming to make yourself, so why not take a shortcut? The debris you see floating in there consists of bokchoy, firm tofu, and oyster mushrooms, stir-fried on the side with a little ginger, garlic, and shoyu before being added to the mix.




This probably looks better than it actually was. I screwed up the ratio of ingredients in the filling by taking an ill-advised shortcut. Oh well. All you need to know is that it was made for Morgan's Valentine's Day Single's Awareness Day party, was actually consumed, and left me with lots of delicious leftover phyllo sheets, cheese, and asparagus. I will make excellent use of all three ingredients. Case in point:




I don't know how I'd classify this stuff, other than delicious. That is in fact not rice, but couscous, tossed with more of those oyster mushrooms, bokchoy, and roasted asparagus, and seasoned with a little anise seed. The dumplings are store bought (only because I still suck at making them, honestly), and the dipping sauce is a favorite concoction of rice vinegar, Chinese chili paste, sugar, and toasted sesame oil.

Mmmm. I'm looking forward to the rest of this week.