A blogger is me.

Hello All!

Welcome to my blog, I'm Cindy.

I have lived in Alberta most of my life, I lived in Germany for nearly 3 years and now I'm getting settled in Ontario, Canada.

This blog will be about everything and anything that catches my fancy.  I like to cook.  I like to try to write computer programs and recently iOS applications.  I like to read and I exercise (sometimes I even enjoy it!).  

I was watching the movie Julie and Julia looking for inspiration and thought it was time to dig into proper blogging so here I am writing my first post.  Let's do this!

Better Than Usual Ramen Noodles

I have eaten a lot of ramen noodles in my life.  Nothing is easier than boiling water and throwing noodles into the pot for a few minutes, instant meal.  My favourite noodles tend to be the cheapest brands so that is what I'm using for this recipe.

To start: you need some noodles. I used the beef flavoured Walmart brand for this recipe. I make one package per person.  This is a meal people, embrace it. It's delicious.

Next you need some veggies, that's what makes this special.  I usually just use mushrooms and green onions but I didn't have green onions today and I did have zucchini.

Then I got really excited because I also had garlic and ginger so in they went too.  I crushed a clove of garlic with the side of my knife and added a couple of slices of ginger, skin and all.

I also sliced some regular yellow onion. I added the onion to the water while it was coming to a boil to get a head start. 

 I sliced the mushroom and zucchini and it's everyone in the pool with the noodles.

I use the chopsticks I'm going to eat with to cook this.  There is something satisfying about cooking with chopsticks.  Try it!

Now get your bowl ready.  I just dump the sauce packet in the bowl like this.  I know, peak culinary performance here.

Once everyone is wonderful and the noodles are delish just dump it all in your prepped bowl water and all.

If I was putting in green onions I would add them now.  I picked out the ginger and garlic as I was eating because their job was done.  I don't generally drink much of the broth but it is needed as part of the experience.  It is also a great way to warm up on a cold day.  Trust me.  Enjoy!