Straight
 on February 15, 2024

Straight from the Recipe Box

By Michael Williamson 

While I am still in the winter soup mode, I do try to incorporate different dishes into my weekly cooking. This week will be a kind of hybrid dish as it is part soup and part noodle dish and before I go into it, know that I am aware it also might sound a bit simplistic.
I recently ran across a couple of peanut butter noodle dishes over the last couple of weeks and while that is a plate I’m not likely to order at a ramen place or other Asian restaurant, I tried a version and found myself quickly returning to it.
Like most people, I associate peanut butter with the classic, all-American sandwich, not something that pairs well with soy sauce or red chili flakes.
Most of the versions of ramen I eat welcome these ingredients with open arms but peanut butter would never come to mind…until…

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