#30 Spinach and Ramen Salad

I tentatively say that I am a fan of chicken salad. It embodies the phrase: "hit or miss". I am not a fan of chicken salads with an overabundance of Mayo; especially ones that overcompensate for poor flavoring with heaps of fluffy lard. So when Dan brought home some Costco chicken salad, I decided to add some extra ingredients. I pretty easily transformed this sad-looking chicken salad into a gourmet ramen dish. Dill, onions, salad, and ramen were mixed in, and cooled for 20 minutes. Lastly, I sprinkled some sesame on top because... I can.

#29 Ramen Lo Mein

I guess I should start off by coming clean. This is not the most imaginative dish. I do have another one in mind, but work is keeping in a cage of laziness. Albeit, I still have a cash-related dependency on ramen; and so this meal was created. I hypothesize that Dan had ordered some chow mein last night. My observation of finely chopped onion, shoots, and water chestnuts would reject my null hypothesis, so let us agree to agree. Anyways, the leftovers consisted of some sauce and pathetic-looking mushrooms. I could not get any satisfaction with this. Naturally, I started adding things in my refrigerator. I sauteed some egg yolks with ground turkey; added some beans, cilantro and FRESH julienne mushrooms. And, cheers, a delicious meal in less than 10 minutes.

#28 Grilled Chikin Guacamole Taco

Sunday nights are Grill nights at the East End Thunder Shack (a.k.a Dan's house), which makes Monday afternoons intense clean-up sessions. This past Monday wasn't an exception to the rule, but it was a lot less dismal than usual. Everyone who over brought food, and left food. As a result, our kitchen counter was full of leftovers that I could use for yet another ramen creation.

This scrumptious taco features a random piece of grilled chicken, some sauteed onions, guacamole, ramen, and some leaves of cilantro.

#27 Kimchee Pork Ramen

I have had an extensive love affair with kimchee for quite some time now. This Korean staple first peaked my interest when I was a weight-obsessed teenager. For some god-forsaken reason, I became fixated on a cabbage diet. Cabbage. Cabbage. Cabbage. Cabbage was all that I would eat. Fortunately, I came up some creative ways to mask the blandness that is green cabbage, but my world was truly awakened when I stumbled across the complex dish that is kimchee. Well, those days of strict cabbage meals are over, but my love for kimchee remains intact and has even evolved.
This ramen dish includes some of the more traditional ramen ingredients: miso-based broth, enoki mushrooms, and tofu. However, it would have been a crime to not take it to the net level. I made my version of a tortilla soup, but chopping up a char-grilled pork quesadilla and adding it to the mix. The kimchee came last.