Aluminum Loaf

We both ended up with too much computer-related work to do today, so we didn't really get a chance to have any fun. We went out this morning for our traditional Sunday morning brunch at Agate Pass Cafe, which was delicious as always; thanks guys! But then—boring us—we had to return to the Airstream to work ... how dull.

When it was coming up on suppertime, I realized that we would need to eat again but that neither of us had the time or energy to get up and go out. I poked around and discovered that the unit of rapini I had bought last week was still perfectly fine (thank the gods for hearty greenery), and I had all the requirements for a nice beans-and-greens style soup. So that's what I made, and what we ate with a few slices of buttered toast between projects.

This afternoon I got a wicked bad craving for both broccoli and peanut butter ... maybe an odd combination, but an idea hit me for how to combine the two and off I went to the store to secure some provisions. My idea was this: make up a batch of my dad's spicy peanut sauce (it's what he uses to make his internationally-famous spicy-peanut-noodle or dandan mein) and use it as an excuse to eat some broccoli and noodles for supper.

First, the sauce. It's so easy Makeshift could make it (but that's unlikely because he can't reach any of the ingredients unless he gets help). Three ingredients:

    1. Peanut butter (chunky or smooth, it doesn't matter)
    2. Soy sauce or tamari (dad uses a very dark mushroom soy that is excellent but
        anything will do)
    3. Sriracha (yes, you can use any other spicy item of your choosing)
    (4.) Hot water—you might as well just put on the water for the noodles now anyway